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Natomas Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 10% of California middle schools

Summary

Natomas Middle is a public middle school serving 672 students in grades 6-8 within the Natomas Unified district in Sacramento, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of California middle schools.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with only about 23% of students proficient in English and 12% in math, which is well below state averages and dramatically lower than nearby schools like Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle (just over a mile away in the same district) and Miwok Middle. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 30% of students missing significant school time, a rate more than ten times higher than Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep and strongly correlated with lower academic performance across the area.

While Natomas Middle spends more per student ($18,361) than several higher-performing schools, outcomes have declined, with a sharp increase in students qualifying for free/reduced lunch to over 81%. The school's struggles are consistent across all grade levels, and its performance trajectory contrasts sharply with other schools in the region serving similar student populations, such as Westside Preparatory Charter, suggesting factors like school culture and instructional quality are pivotal.

672

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,691

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 North Park Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95835-1896

(916) 567-5540

District: Natomas Unified

Students who attend Natomas Middle usually attend:

High:

Inderkum High

Feeder schools for Natomas Middle:

Elementary:	H. Allen Hight Elementary
	Natomas Park Elementary
	Two Rivers Elementary
	Witter Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.0%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Asian:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,480^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	14.0	2480 of 2761	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2473 of 2783	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2196 of 2781	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1976 of 2740	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2231 of 2715	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	2027 of 2480	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	2186 of 2508	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	2025 of 2497	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	2139 of 2477	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	1895 of 2379	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	1638 of 2259	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	1394 of 2236	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.8	1448 of 2179	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.6	1429 of 2063	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.8	1683 of 2005	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	1496 of 1999	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.7	989 of 1804	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.2	1173 of 1777	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.0	839 of 1769	52.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	514 of 609	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	487 of 627	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	489 of 613	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	450 of 637	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	516 of 643	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	487 of 600	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	722 of 739	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.5	727 of 743	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	656 of 715	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	678 of 733	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	685 of 745	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	642 of 700	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	1299 of 1531	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1404 of 1491	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1189 of 1369	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	963 of 1478	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	959 of 1521	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1096 of 1540	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	982 of 1442	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	434 of 1364	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2293 of 2533	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2266 of 2551	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1949 of 2531	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1462 of 2509	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1971 of 2380	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1830 of 2262	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2136 of 2395	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2237 of 2388	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1509 of 2374	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1619 of 2359	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1859 of 2213	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1553 of 2072	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	329 of 477	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.8	390 of 394	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	60.1	94 of 320	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2272 of 2542	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2346 of 2579	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	2058 of 2531	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1759 of 2458	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2091 of 2369	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1862 of 2230	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	2289 of 2534	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	2301 of 2552	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2079 of 2538	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2037 of 2527	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2052 of 2407	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1890 of 2273	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	700 of 726	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	660 of 701	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	634 of 677	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	601 of 665	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	526 of 554	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	450 of 462	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1313 of 1566	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1318 of 1552	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1231 of 1531	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1370 of 1520	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1282 of 1537	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1406 of 1543	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1172 of 1555	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1556 of 1602	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1415 of 1496	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science10%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, March 2, 2020

It seems like there could be plenty of potential at this school, but it’s all wasted for the most part, the community’s pretty mean from my experience, a friend of mine got an office referral for telling someone to scroll down, the campus is literally just a road and some basketball courts, a field, tables, and buildings, the schedule design is horrible and yet they blame our being late to class on our phones, apparently it’s ok for your bus to ditch you because they did that and they had to send another bus to cone pick us up, overall it’s not a very great place Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Diversity! We are one of the most diverse schools in the state. International Baccalaureate! We have a new principal who began leading us last year, and he brought high expectations with him. We have rigorous academic standards and work hard to help every child achieve their full potential. This school is based in the community and full of hardworking teachers and administrators who love what they do and believe in the children there. They've successfully reduced the school's suspension rate by 50 through the implementation of Restorative Justice. There are so many opportunities for parents to be involved, too! PTSA, School Site Council, PBIS... and so many clubs for kids to enjoy! We are even starting a new Garden Club where we will be growing organic veggies right on campus. We envision a middle school community where every child is successful, every family is engaged, every teacher is inspired, and everyone belongs. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Natomas Middle	Public	6-8	3200 North Park Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5540	672	34	19.8	81.3%	59 (8.8%)	215 (32.0%)	178 (26.5%)	139 (20.7%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	65 (9.7%)	14	2480^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.2%		15.1	2473^rd of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	7													10.5	10.5	20.9	22.8	26.6	23.5	11.9	11.7	11.4	11.6	$20,691	$18,618	$2,073
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5740	513	23	22.1	37.6%	48 (9.4%)	31 (6.0%)	113 (22.0%)	269 (52.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.6%)	81.7	450^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.7%		86.2	365^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.9%	85													45.0	45.0	62.1	63.8	61.5	62.5	57.2	54.6	51.5	54.4	$26,523	$25,138	$1,385
Westside Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	6537 West Second St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1990	480	24	20.3	81.0%	119 (24.8%)	55 (11.5%)	199 (41.5%)	53 (11.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.2%)	52.7	1107^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%		53.9	1042^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.6%	65													22.4	22.4		49.6	53.2	51.3		36.7	33.5	35.2	$23,263	$22,000	$1,263
Rio Tierra Junior High	Public	7-8	3201 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2730	328	17	19.4	93.0%	16 (4.9%)	57 (17.4%)	188 (57.3%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	27 (8.2%)	13.2	2511^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.1%		11	2630^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.5%	119													7.6	7.6		27.5	15.8	21.3		16.4	8.8	12.4	$32,960	$30,482	$2,478
Norwood Junior High	Public	7-8	4601 Norwood Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2710	450	22	20.6	83.1%	24 (5.3%)	69 (15.3%)	170 (37.8%)	136 (30.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	42.3	1419^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%		34.2	1660^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.4%	241													20.9	20.9		48.2	49.8	49.0		29.9	19.4	24.8	$27,068	$24,754	$2,314
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1101 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2720	331	17	20.0	88.2%	82 (24.8%)	13 (3.9%)	151 (45.6%)	43 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	36 (10.9%)	40.6	1478^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.5%		27	1952^nd of 2783 public middle schools	29.9%	474													25.7	25.7		36.7	39.7	38.2		31.6	30.6	31.1	$29,066	$26,474	$2,592
Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy	Public	7-8	3051 Fairfield St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3490	503	27	18.3	97.4%	28 (5.6%)	70 (13.9%)	248 (49.3%)	109 (21.7%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	32 (6.4%)	8.2	2663^rd of 2761 public middle schools	3.5%		7.8	2720^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.3%	57	3.5	13.3	6.8	6.9	13.3	9.1	10.3	6.7	9.1	3.5	26.7	11.4	5.5	5.5		17.3	14.8	16.0		7.2	4.6	5.9	$28,255	$26,222	$2,033
Alpha Technology Middle	Public	6-8	8920 Elwyn Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 991-4726	59	3	20.0	54.2%	26 (44.1%)	1 (1.7%)	25 (42.4%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	18.6	2283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%		29.5	1835^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.1%	448													19.1	19.1	15.8	27.3	38.1	27.4	15.8	13.6	4.8	11.3	$27,862	$26,018	$1,844
Evergreen Middle	Public	7-9	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Miwok Middle	Public	7-8	3150 I St.	Sacramento	95816	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5370	1,181	46	25.9	32.9%	446 (37.8%)	55 (4.7%)	355 (30.1%)	176 (14.9%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	136 (11.5%)	86.8	340^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		88.2	318^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	22													45.7	45.7		73.8	69.9	71.7		62.3	51.1	56.3	$22,087	$19,180	$2,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Natomas Middle

Is Natomas Middle a good school?

Natomas Middle ranks in the bottom 10.2% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Natomas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Natomas Middle.

What district is Natomas Middle in?

Natomas Unified

What is the racial makeup of Natomas Middle?

Students at Natomas Middle are 32% African American, 26% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Natomas Middle attend?

Students who attend Natomas Middle usually go on to attend Inderkum High

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