Total enrollment
14,902
+1,178 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Natomas Unified
California · 14,902 students · 1 city
Natomas Unified is a public-school district inside California, running 20 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 14,902 students, broken out as 12 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high.
4-year change in Natomas Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
+2 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Natomas Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #307 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,902 | #89 of 587 | #562 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #102 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #384 of 587 | #8,753 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.7% | #331 of 587 | #2,998 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #2 of 530 | #18 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Natomas Unified
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary at 68.5% proficient to American Lakes at 9.4%, a gap of 59.1 points. That is the 42nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 12,724 to 14,510 students (up 14%) and from 557 to 647 full-time teachers (up 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inderkum High | Sacramento | High | 09-12 | 2,194 |
| Westlake Charter | Sacramento | Combined | KG-12 | 1,493 |
| Natomas High | Sacramento | High | 09-12 | 1,157 |
| Heron | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-08 | 977 |
| Paso Verde | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-08 | 897 |
| H. Allen Hight Elementary | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-05 | 760 |
| Leroy Greene Academy | Sacramento | High | 06-12 | 755 |
| Natomas Park Elementary | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-05 | 745 |
| Jefferson | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-08 | 735 |
| Natomas Middle | Sacramento | Middle | 06-08 | 672 |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep | Sacramento | High | 09-12 | 629 |
| American Lakes | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-08 | 625 |
| Witter Ranch Elementary | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-05 | 621 |
| Two Rivers Elementary | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-05 | 612 |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle | Sacramento | Middle | 06-08 | 513 |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-05 | 504 |
| Bannon Creek | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-08 | 491 |
| Heredia-Arriaga | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-08 | 223 |
| Larry G. Meeks Academy | Sacramento | Elementary | KG-08 | 169 |
| Discovery High | Sacramento | High | 09-12 | 130 |
About Natomas Unified
Natomas Unified runs 20 public schools across California, collectively hosting roughly 14,902 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Natomas Unified is built around 12 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Natomas Unified is about 745, meaningfully above the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 14,902 students, grew 9% from the 13,724 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 18 to 20 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Natomas Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.