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What's the most underrated thing about Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATOMAS UNIFIED·NCES 060003612523
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle
3700 Del Paso Rd., Sacramento, CA 95834 · (916) 567-5740 · Sacramento County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
193 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 168 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 33% |
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
62.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
54.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.3% | 37.1% | 25.3% | 12.2% |
| Math | 30.1% | 24.4% | 24.0% | 21.6% |
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 | 62.5% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 50.5% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 51.4% |
| 2018-19 | 63.3% | 53.6% |
| 2017-18 | 66.5% | 56.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.2% | 55.1% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Pacific Pathways Prep Middle
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle this school | 513 | 37.6% | 58.8% |
| Carmenita Middle Cerritos | 639 | 40.2% | 74.3% |
| Bert M. Lynn Middle Torrance | 612 | 33.0% | 69.1% |
| Calle Mayor Middle Torrance | 626 | 35.6% | 72.0% |
| Piedmont Middle San Jose | 591 | 34.0% | 50.6% |
| Creekside Middle Castro Valley | 754 | 39.1% | 68.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Pacific Pathways Prep Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #239 of 1,224 | #7 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #235 of 1,227 ▼ 12 | #9 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #295 of 1,227 ▼ 72 | #8 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #293 of 1,214 | #14 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #903 of 1,377 | #31 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #831 of 1,279 | #22 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #272 of 1,278 | #31 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #1,075 of 1,329 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #235 of 257 | #13 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
513
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 513 | 23.1 | 22.2:1 | 38% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 38% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 23.1 | 22.2:1 | 38% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 39% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 23 | 22.1:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 40% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | N/A | N/A | 43% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (509 to 513); teachers up 1% (23 to 23.1).
About Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle is a small middle school based in Sacramento, California. School enrollment was 513 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Natomas Unified has 14,902 students spread across 20 schools.
At 52%, Asian students outnumber all other groups at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle combined. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Sacramento County, the Asian share is about 18%. By the diversity index, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle comes in at 66%.
Teachers at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle total 23.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.2:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 193 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 38%. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle is B+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 57.5% for a school in California with Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle posts 58.8%.
Sacramento County census figures show that median household income is about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 387 public schools operate in Sacramento County, serving about 259,342 students.
Of nearby public schools, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (506) to 2024-25 (513). By 2024-25, the school had 22.2 students per teacher, compared with 21.1 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Westlake CharterCombined · 1,493 students
- Natomas HighHigh · 1,157 students
- HeronElementary · 977 students
- Paso VerdeElementary · 897 students
- H. Allen Hight ElementaryElementary · 760 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
- Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep0.0 mi · 629
- Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary0.0 mi · 504
- Paso Verde0.6 mi · 897
- Natomas Charter1.0 mi · 1,850
- Natomas Middle1.1 mi · 672
- H. Allen Hight Elementary1.1 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle?
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle serve?
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle.
How diverse is Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle?
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle reports a student body of 9% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 52% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle?
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle is overseen by Natomas Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.