H. Allen Hight Elementary

H. Allen Hight Elementary is a substantial elementary campus in Sacramento, California, overseen by Natomas Unified. The school caters to 760 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 63% larger than typical.

Natomas Unified runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 14,902 students. H. Allen Hight Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, H. Allen Hight Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, H. Allen Hight Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.9%.

Around the school, census data for Sacramento County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. H. Allen Hight Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Natomas Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H. Allen Hight Elementary. On composite proficiency, H. Allen Hight Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 28%: 594 students in 2018 compared to 760 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 28% to 34%. Class-load math has fell: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for H. Allen Hight Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.