American Lakes

As a mid-sized primary school in Sacramento, California, American Lakes enrolls 625 students from grades K through 8, part of Natomas Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 34% above typical.

Across the 20 schools in Natomas Unified (14,902 students total), American Lakes accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, American Lakes reports that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 27% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% White, 6% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 87% of students at American Lakes qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, American Lakes sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 27.6%; actual is 11.3%, a gap of -16.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Sacramento County shows median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which American Lakes is one.

Nearest neighbor: Larry G. Meeks Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, American Lakes comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.7%.

American Lakes operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at American Lakes has increased 29%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 625 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 47% across the same window.

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