Natomas Middle

As an average-sized middle-grades school in Sacramento, California, Natomas Middle instructs 672 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Natomas Unified.

Natomas Unified runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 14,902 students. Natomas Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Natomas Middle lists that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 10% multiracial, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Natomas Middle is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 31.1%; Natomas Middle posts 15.2%, -15.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Natomas Middle is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is H. Allen Hight Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Natomas Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.5%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Natomas Middle's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 754 (now 672). Black enrollment moved from 26% to 32% across the same window.

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