Westlake Charter

Westlake Charter is a combined-grade school of expansive scale in Sacramento, California, overseen by Natomas Unified, instructing 1,493 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 148% bigger than the state mean of about 602.

Natomas Unified comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 14,902 students; Westlake Charter is among them.

Demographically, Westlake Charter lists that the largest single group is Asian at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westlake Charter has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Westlake Charter higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westlake Charter performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.5%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of -11.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Sacramento County shows median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Westlake Charter is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Natomas Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westlake Charter. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westlake Charter at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Westlake Charter runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westlake Charter has rose 62%, going from 919 students in 2018 to 1,493 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 22% to 16% across the same window.

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