Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep

Located at 3700 Del Paso Rd., in Sacramento, California, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep is a close-knit senior high that works with 629 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Natomas Unified. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep records that the most-represented group is Asian (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 18% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.8%, the actual is 60.4%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the broader community, Sacramento County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep is one.

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep operates from a metropolitan location. Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 619 (now 629). The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 42% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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