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Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep

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Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep ranks 233 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep (NP3) is a high-performing public high school (grades 9-12) serving 629 students in Sacramento's Natomas Unified district, consistently ranking among the top 15% of schools in California.

The school excels in key areas that matter to families, boasting a near-perfect 98.6% graduation rate with zero dropouts and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.6%, indicating a highly engaged student body. Academically, NP3 significantly outperforms other high schools in its district, such as Natomas High and Inderkum High, especially in English Language Arts. It achieves these outstanding results efficiently, spending less per student than some neighboring schools while maintaining a balanced student-teacher ratio.

While NP3 is a standout, the analysis shows that mathematics is a relative challenge area, a trend seen across several local schools. It's also noteworthy that NP3's success as an alternative pathway model isn't guaranteed by the label alone, as seen in the contrasting results with Discovery High in the same district. Overall, NP3 demonstrates that a strong school culture and effective teaching can lead to remarkable student outcomes, even within a mid-performing district.

629

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,889

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 Del Paso Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95834-9606

(916) 567-5740

District: Natomas Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.8%

Hispanic:

23.2%

White:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg33%

California avg41%

233^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	88.5	233 of 2162	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	230 of 2159	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	189 of 2170	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	204 of 2123	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	93 of 1290	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	150 of 2133	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	78 of 2017	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	159 of 2021	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	243 of 2039	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	449 of 1994	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	53.0	710 of 2426	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	53.5	702 of 2354	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	46.6	876 of 2367	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.6	1044 of 2281	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.2	1111 of 2238	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.3	836 of 2117	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.0	584 of 2063	71.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	399 of 585	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.4	251 of 573	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	385 of 591	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	316 of 581	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	378 of 582	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	315 of 581	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	587 of 1085	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	95.0	43 of 938	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	285 of 1906	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	264 of 1915	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	187 of 1915	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	225 of 1858	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	71 of 1054	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	152 of 1833	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	87 of 1760	95.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	178 of 1900	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	452 of 1902	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	96.2	70 of 1917	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	94 of 1861	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	80 of 1814	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	29 of 1742	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	191 of 2013	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	117 of 2026	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	85 of 2030	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	70 of 1943	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	34 of 1126	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	103 of 1937	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	47 of 1862	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	174 of 1942	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	164 of 1948	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	207 of 1963	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	177 of 1916	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	109 of 1122	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	143 of 1880	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	83 of 1834	95.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.3	108 of 515	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	77 of 422	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	206 of 1155	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	141 of 1173	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	228 of 1193	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	164 of 1204	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	91 of 1222	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	33 of 1173	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)79th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science55%+23 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 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 (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	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 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	$29,889	$28,504	$1,385
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	$18,151	$16,256	$1,895
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
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	$42,163	$40,418	$1,745
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	$28,876	$27,464	$1,412
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	$20,204	$18,040	$2,164
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
Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	75	7	10.7	89.3%	14 (18.7%)	6 (8.0%)	46 (61.3%)	5 (6.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	9.3	2049^th of 2162 public high schools	5.2%		8.1	2158^th of 2159 public high schools	0.0%	109		0.0		0.0				2.6	2.6				5.3	5.3
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
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)															$62,701	$58,710	$3,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep

Is Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep a good school?

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep ranks 233^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep in?

Natomas Unified

What is the racial makeup of Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep?

Students at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep are 50% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep.

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