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Natomas High

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Natomas High ranks 1496 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 31% of California high schools

Summary

Natomas High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,157 students in the Natomas Unified district of Sacramento, consistently ranking in the lower third of California high schools.

The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only 9% of students are proficient, a rate dramatically lower than nearby schools like Inderkum High (28%) and Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep (43%). Despite higher per-student spending than some peers and a strong 91% graduation rate, student performance in core subjects lags behind other comprehensive schools in the district, and chronic absenteeism is above average.

Interesting comparisons within the same district reveal stark differences; Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep is a top-tier school, while the alternative Discovery High, located on the same campus, faces even greater challenges. The school's relative success with English Language Learners suggests there are effective practices that could be leveraged, but addressing the math proficiency gap and absenteeism remain critical priorities for improvement.

1,157

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,129

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Fong Ranch Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95834-1719

(916) 641-4960

District: Natomas Unified

Feeder schools for Natomas High:

Elementary:	American Lakes
	Bannon Creek
	Jefferson
	Two Rivers Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

African American:

21.0%

Asian:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,496^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Natomas Unified

927^th of 1,543Natomas Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1496 of 2162	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1426 of 2159	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1537 of 2170	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1494 of 2123	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	864 of 1290	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1357 of 2133	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1317 of 2017	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	1377 of 2021	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.4	1229 of 2039	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.9	1396 of 1994	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1242 of 2426	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.0	1154 of 2354	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.7	1109 of 2367	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.0	1036 of 2281	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	30.1	1380 of 2238	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.8	1026 of 2117	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.0	926 of 2063	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.6	876 of 1968	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.0	824 of 1901	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.9	704 of 1653	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	330 of 523	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	422 of 517	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	389 of 521	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	361 of 522	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	246 of 592	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	373 of 582	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	561 of 585	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	560 of 573	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	579 of 591	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	570 of 581	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	571 of 582	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	577 of 581	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	686 of 1161	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	155 of 555	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	687 of 1117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	779 of 1052	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	356 of 1085	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	606 of 1064	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	609 of 1044	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	383 of 467	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	802 of 941	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.6	235 of 938	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1255 of 1906	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1358 of 1915	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1359 of 1915	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1415 of 1858	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	797 of 1054	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1282 of 1833	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1325 of 1760	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1395 of 1900	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1106 of 1902	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1281 of 1917	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1207 of 1861	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1135 of 1814	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1015 of 1742	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	286 of 410	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	260 of 328	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1340 of 2013	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1309 of 2026	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1441 of 2030	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1366 of 1943	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	800 of 1126	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1182 of 1937	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1176 of 1862	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1487 of 1942	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1267 of 1948	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1467 of 1963	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1380 of 1916	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	822 of 1122	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1217 of 1880	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1097 of 1834	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	533 of 577	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	502 of 515	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	408 of 422	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1077 of 1252	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	975 of 1216	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	792 of 1197	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	672 of 1155	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	810 of 1173	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	814 of 1193	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1131 of 1204	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	996 of 1222	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1038 of 1173	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Natomas High	Public	9-12	3301 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 641-4960	1,157	52	22.0	76.0%	89 (7.7%)	243 (21.0%)	605 (52.3%)	132 (11.4%)	6 (0.5%)	23 (2.0%)	57 (4.9%)	29.5	1496^th of 2162 public high schools	30.8%		33	1426^th of 2159 public high schools	34.0%	70		14.5	11.3	12.9				41.2	41.2				9.0	9.0	$17,129	$2,153	$14,976
Discovery High	Public	9-12	3401 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5200	130	10	13.1	82.3%	4 (3.1%)	40 (30.8%)	66 (50.8%)	6 (4.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.2%)	14.7	1814^th of 2162 public high schools	16.1%		14.4	1836^th of 2159 public high schools	15.0%	22		5.5	8.9	7.2				5.5	5.5				3.6	3.6	$24,808	$1,490	$23,318
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1214 North Market Blvd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1920	234	18	13.0	70.9%	20 (8.5%)	58 (24.8%)	115 (49.1%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.7%)	25.6	1580^th of 2162 public high schools	26.9%		24.6	1595^th of 2159 public high schools	26.1%	15	0.0	27.3	16.7	12.8			5.6	27.9	20.3			0.0	4.8	2.9	$10,312	$2,395	$7,917
Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	755	40	19.0	63.0%	116 (15.4%)	103 (13.6%)	334 (44.2%)	118 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	73 (9.7%)	58.7	854^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%		55.6	864^th of 2159 public high schools	60.0%	10	23.4	36.8		28.4	39.9	46.2	42.3	64.5	46.2	30.5	25.6	21.9	14.7	24.1	$14,268	$1,261	$13,007
Inderkum High	Public	9-12	2500 New Market Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5640	2,194	90	24.4	56.0%	274 (12.5%)	469 (21.4%)	621 (28.3%)	534 (24.3%)	10 (0.5%)	30 (1.4%)	255 (11.6%)	53.5	963^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.5%		66.2	629^th of 2159 public high schools	70.9%	334		24.7	20.2	22.4				53.3	53.3				28.3	28.3	$16,226	$2,089	$14,137
Capital College & Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	501 Arden Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Capital College & Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 234-0583	115	8	14.2	71.3%	22 (19.1%)	33 (28.7%)	38 (33.0%)	5 (4.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	14 (12.2%)								(n/a)															$59,457	$12,400	$47,057
Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	171	7	24.1	68.4%	58 (33.9%)	4 (2.3%)	75 (43.9%)	24 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	93.8	128^th of 2162 public high schools	94.1%		97.3	61^st of 2159 public high schools	97.2%	67		72.2		72.2				80.6	80.6				50.0	50.0
Futures High	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Futures High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1902	469	22	21.2	79.3%	335 (71.4%)	35 (7.5%)	57 (12.2%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44.4	1157^th of 2162 public high schools	46.5%		40.7	1228^th of 2159 public high schools	43.1%	71		24.1		23.4				44.4	44.4				22.0	22.0	$13,272	$1,013	$12,259
Grant Union High	Public	9-12	1400 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3450	1,987	98	20.1	91.3%	100 (5.0%)	311 (15.7%)	987 (49.7%)	397 (20.0%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.5%)	114 (5.7%)	40.8	1243^rd of 2162 public high schools	42.5%		33.6	1408^th of 2159 public high schools	34.8%	165		14.1	3.3	13.2				46.5	46.5				24.1	24.1	$20,656	$3,394	$17,262
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5740	629	35	17.7	36.4%	106 (16.9%)	27 (4.3%)	146 (23.2%)	313 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.1%)	88.5	233^rd of 2162 public high schools	89.2%		89.9	230^th of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	3		55.4		55.4				78.0	78.0				42.8	42.8	$15,089	$1,222	$13,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Natomas High

What schools feed into Natomas High?

Natomas High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : American Lakes
Elementary : Bannon Creek
Elementary : Jefferson
Elementary : Two Rivers Elementary

What district is Natomas High in?

Natomas Unified

Is Natomas High a good school?

Natomas High ranks 1496^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Natomas High?

Students at Natomas High are 52% Hispanic, 21% African American, 11% Asian, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Natomas High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,157 students attended Natomas High.

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