Heron

As a roomy primary school in Sacramento, California, Heron instructs 977 students from grades K through 8, part of Natomas Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 110% bigger than typical.

Natomas Unified comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 14,902 students; Heron is among them.

On the student-mix side, Heron lists that 28% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% White, 20% Asian, 15% multiracial, 14% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Heron sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 50.5%.

Across the wider county, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Heron is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Nearest neighbor: Natomas Park Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Heron comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 1,007 students in 2018 compared to 977 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 26% to 22% over that span.

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