Natoma Station Elementary

Natoma Station Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Folsom, California, one of the schools within Folsom-Cordova Unified, teaches 548 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Folsom-Cordova Unified, which oversees 35 schools and 21,699 students, Natoma Station Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Natoma Station Elementary logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 20% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Sacramento County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Natoma Station Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Natoma Station Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.7%; this one delivers 65.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) shows that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Natoma Station Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Natoma Station Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 24%: 442 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 54% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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