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What's one thing Inderkum High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,194
High
DISTRICT 973 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATOMAS UNIFIED·NCES 060003611084
Inderkum High
2500 New Market Dr., Sacramento, CA 95835 · (916) 567-5640 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,194 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
1,229 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 547 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 616 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 523 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 508 | 23% |
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.7pp since 2014
Math
28.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 30.2% | 19.5% | 27.2% |
| Math | 14.0% | 14.3% | 18.9% | 52.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 49.2% | 29.3% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 28.3% |
| 2020-21 | 65.7% | 39.5% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 31.6% |
| 2017-18 | 49.7% | 24.4% |
| 2016-17 | 50.2% | 25.0% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Inderkum High
Inderkum High's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inderkum High this school | 2,194 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| John F. Kennedy High Sacramento | 1,652 | 59.4% | 27.9% |
| Laguna Creek High Elk Grove | 2,142 | 51.9% | 41.1% |
| Bear Creek High Stockton | 1,925 | 65.8% | 34.8% |
| Rancho Cucamonga High Rancho Cucamonga | 3,221 | 57.4% | 57.4% |
| Lakewood High Lakewood | 2,305 | 58.4% | 32.4% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Inderkum High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #527 of 1,052 | #17 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #463 of 1,056 ▼ 2 | #17 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #626 of 1,056 ▼ 36 | #19 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #460 of 1,044 | #16 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,194 | #189 of 2,093 | #7 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,152 of 1,352 | #44 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.5% | #4 of 1,351 | #1 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #1,106 of 1,575 | #44 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #227 of 327 | #15 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,194
-122 (-5%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 1,623
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 26.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,194 | 89.9 | 24.4:1 | 56% (1,229) |
| 2023-24 | 2,242 | 91.6 | 24.5:1 | 52% (1,172) |
| 2022-23 | 2,266 | 91.1 | 24.9:1 | 39% (886) |
| 2020-21 | 2,316 | 89 | 26.0:1 | 46% (1,063) |
| 2017-18 | 2,115 | 78.6 | 26.9:1 | 49% (1,043) |
| 2015-16 | 1,882 | 74 | 25.4:1 | 48% (912) |
| 2010-11 | 1,623 | N/A | N/A | 54% (883) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inderkum High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,115 to 2,194); teachers up 14% (78.6 to 89.9).
About Inderkum High
This page covers Inderkum High, a large high school in Sacramento, California. A total of 2,194 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 162% larger than average.
The district, Natomas Unified, operates 20 schools serving 14,902 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Inderkum High. The largest is Hispanic students, at 28%. The remaining shares are 24% Asian, 21% Black, 12% White, and 12% multiracial. Inderkum High's diversity index is 79%, against a US figure of 70%.
Inderkum High employs 89.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Inderkum High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 56%.
The allk12 Grade for Inderkum High is C+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Inderkum High, the prediction is 46.7% and the result is 40.0%.
Census estimates describe Sacramento County this way: the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
The nearest public school is Natomas Charter, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Inderkum High is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Inderkum High's enrollment declined 5%, to 2,194. The school's ratio fell from 26.0:1 to 24.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Natomas Unified
- Westlake CharterCombined · 1,493 students
- Natomas HighHigh · 1,157 students
- HeronElementary · 977 students
- Paso VerdeElementary · 897 students
- H. Allen Hight ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- Leroy Greene AcademyHigh · 755 students
Other schools in Sacramento
- Highlands Community CharterCombined · 11,713 students
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Natomas CharterCombined · 1,850 students
Nearby schools
- Natomas Charter0.6 mi · 1,850
- Heron0.7 mi · 977
- Natomas Park Elementary0.8 mi · 745
- Natomas Middle1.0 mi · 672
- H. Allen Hight Elementary1.0 mi · 760
- Westlake Charter1.3 mi · 1,493
Frequently asked questions
About Inderkum HighWhat is the total enrollment at Inderkum High?
Inderkum High enrolls approximately 2,194 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Inderkum High serve?
Inderkum High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Inderkum High?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Inderkum High.
How diverse is Inderkum High?
Inderkum High reports a student body of 12% White, 28% Hispanic, 21% Black, 24% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Inderkum High public or private?
Inderkum High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Natomas Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.