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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Natomas High?
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Enrollment
1,157
High
DISTRICT 973 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATOMAS UNIFIED·NCES 060003603755
Natomas High
3301 Fong Ranch Rd., Sacramento, CA 95834 · (916) 641-4960 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,157 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
22.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
879 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 | 282 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 299 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 277 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 299 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%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
41.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.2pp since 2014
Math
9.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 32.2% | 29.2% | 29.6% |
| Math | 1.3% | 7.7% | 21.9% | 69.1% |
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 | 41.2% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 7.6% |
| 2022-23 | 35.4% | 4.3% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020-21 | 39.2% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 48.4% | 9.1% |
| 2017-18 | 43.3% | 6.9% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 11.3% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Natomas High
Natomas High's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natomas High this school | 1,157 | 76.0% | 24.6% |
| Skyline High Oakland | 1,250 | 76.0% | 37.2% |
| University High School Charter Los Angeles | 1,385 | 72.3% | 40.8% |
| Vallejo High Vallejo | 1,146 | 84.3% | 25.5% |
| Fairfield High Fairfield | 1,605 | 81.3% | 27.1% |
| John Muir High Pasadena | 1,206 | 76.2% | 28.1% |
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 Natomas High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #935 of 1,052 | #38 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #987 of 1,056 ▼ 4 | #42 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #880 of 1,056 ▼ 24 | #33 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #364 of 1,044 | #11 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,157 | #705 of 2,093 | #29 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #866 of 1,352 | #32 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #231 of 1,351 | #37 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #727 of 1,575 | #18 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #103 of 327 | #5 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
1,157
+64 (+6%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 1,559
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 1,157 | 52.5 | 22.1:1 | 76% (879) |
| 2023-24 | 1,206 | 56.5 | 21.3:1 | 78% (944) |
| 2022-23 | 1,229 | 57.8 | 21.3:1 | 63% (778) |
| 2020-21 | 1,093 | 52 | 21.0:1 | 72% (782) |
| 2017-18 | 1,035 | 51.1 | 20.3:1 | 68% (701) |
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 46 | 22.1:1 | 61% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 1,297 | N/A | N/A | 65% (848) |
| 2000-01 | 1,559 | 74 | 21.1:1 | 20% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natomas High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,035 to 1,157); teachers up 3% (51.1 to 52.5).
About Natomas High
Natomas High, a medium-sized high school, is located in Sacramento, California. The school's enrollment of 1,157 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Natomas Unified serves 14,902 students across 20 schools.
Natomas High's enrollment is 52% Hispanic. Other groups include 21% Black, 11% Asian, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Sacramento County residents are about 24% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Natomas High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The teaching staff at Natomas High is 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. About 76% of students, or 879, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Sacramento County.
allk12 grades Natomas High a D. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Natomas High is 10.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (24.6% versus 35.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Sacramento County has about 1,594,006 residents, and median household income is about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 387 public schools in Sacramento County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,342.
Discovery High is located about 0.4 miles from Natomas High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Natomas High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,093 in 2020-21 and 1,157 in 2024-25, a 6% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.1:1) than in 2020-21 (21.0:1).
Community posts for Natomas High can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
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- 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
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery High0.4 mi · 130
- Rio Tierra Junior High0.8 mi · 328
- American Lakes0.8 mi · 625
- Hazel Strauch Elementary0.8 mi · 650
- Jefferson0.8 mi · 735
- Bannon Creek1.0 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Natomas HighHow large is Natomas High?
Natomas High enrolls approximately 1,157 students in grades 09-12.
Is Natomas High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Natomas High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Natomas High?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Natomas High.
What is the student diversity at Natomas High?
Student demographics at Natomas High are roughly 8% White, 52% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Natomas High public or private?
Natomas 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.