Keema School for Independent Study

Keema School for Independent Study is a reasonably sized multi-level school in Sacramento, California, run under Twin Rivers Unified. The school caters to 529 students in grades K through 12.

Keema School for Independent Study is one of 44 schools operated by Twin Rivers Unified, a district that serves 24,770 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Keema School for Independent Study reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 21% White, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Keema School for Independent Study shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Keema School for Independent Study is one campus in the mix.

Highlands Community Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Keema School for Independent Study has grew 32%, going from 401 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 27% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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