Creative Connections Arts Academy

Creative Connections Arts Academy is a school serving multiple grade levels located in North Highlands, California, in Sacramento County. Enrollment totals 716 students across kindergarten through 12.

The district for Creative Connections Arts Academy is Twin Rivers Unified, with 44 schools and 24,770 students.

Of every 100 students at Creative Connections Arts Academy, about 48 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 21% White, 16% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Sacramento County is about 24% Hispanic. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Creative Connections Arts Academy are from different groups.

There are 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Creative Connections Arts Academy, giving a ratio of 21.4:1. The school's 21.4:1 compares with an average of 18.6:1 for combined schools in California. By family income, 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 15 points lower.

Creative Connections Arts Academy earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of California public K-12 schools.

Creative Connections Arts Academy scores 39.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.8%.

In the wider Sacramento County area, median household income comes to about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sacramento County's 387 public schools enroll about 259,342 students and include Creative Connections Arts Academy.

North Country Elementary, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Creative Connections Arts Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Creative Connections Arts Academy is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.

Federal data place Creative Connections Arts Academy in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 3%.

Creative Connections Arts Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.