Paso Verde

Paso Verde is a K-5 school of large scale in Sacramento, California, operated by Natomas Unified, instructing 897 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 93% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Paso Verde is one of 20 schools operated by Natomas Unified, a district that teaches 14,902 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Paso Verde logs that 27% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 23% Asian, 19% Black, 15% White, 15% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Paso Verde has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Paso Verde sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.3%; this one delivers 41.8%.

In the area at large, Sacramento County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Paso Verde is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Nearest neighbor: Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Paso Verde at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paso Verde has ticked up 185%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 897 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 27% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Paso Verde community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.