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Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle

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Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle ranks 450 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 84% of California middle schools

Summary

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving about 513 students in grades 6-8 within the Natomas Unified district in Sacramento, standing out for its strong academic results and exceptional student attendance.

The school's academic performance is a major strength, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science significantly exceeding both district and state averages. For example, its math proficiency is over four times higher than that of Natomas Middle, another school in the same district. Furthermore, the school maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.9%, which is dramatically better than the rates at nearby schools like California Middle (27.6%) and is a likely contributor to its academic success.

This excellence is achieved cost-effectively, with lower per-student spending than many comparable schools, and is consistent across diverse student groups. The school has sustained a 4-star rating for over a decade, demonstrating a reliable model of achievement. While other schools in the region, such as Miwok Middle in the Sacramento City Unified district, also show high proficiency, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle distinguishes itself with its unique combination of strong results, high attendance, and operational efficiency.

513

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,373

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 Del Paso Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95834-9606

(916) 567-5740

District: Natomas Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.4%

Hispanic:

22.0%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg33%

California avg41%

450^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	81.7	450 of 2761	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	365 of 2783	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	449 of 2781	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	355 of 2740	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	496 of 2715	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	393 of 2480	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	423 of 2508	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	551 of 2497	77.9%	★★★★☆
2015	86.4	301 of 2477	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	569 of 2379	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	58.1	873 of 2259	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	817 of 2236	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	49 of 609	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	84 of 627	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.5	15 of 637	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	79 of 643	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	94 of 600	84.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	494 of 739	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	489 of 743	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	501 of 715	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	492 of 733	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	533 of 745	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	514 of 700	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.8	127 of 1478	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	141 of 1521	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	155 of 1540	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	94 of 1442	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	66.8	237 of 1364	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	445 of 2533	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	368 of 2551	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	476 of 2531	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	353 of 2509	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	516 of 2380	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	376 of 2262	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	316 of 2395	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	151 of 2388	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	362 of 2374	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	307 of 2359	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	373 of 2213	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	169 of 2072	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	386 of 2542	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	401 of 2579	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	333 of 2531	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	237 of 2458	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	247 of 2369	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	125 of 2230	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	428 of 2534	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	333 of 2552	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	387 of 2538	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	331 of 2527	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	408 of 2407	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	370 of 2273	83.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	361 of 726	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	424 of 677	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	224 of 665	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	352 of 554	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	230 of 462	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	380 of 1566	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	171 of 1552	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	288 of 1531	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	637 of 1520	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	501 of 1537	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	446 of 1543	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	253 of 1555	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	400 of 1602	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	334 of 1496	77.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+14 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

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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 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	$13,373	$1,222	$12,151
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	$18,361	$1,977	$16,384
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	$24,503	$3,525	$20,978
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	$21,225	$3,411	$17,814
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	$18,117	$2,033	$16,084
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)
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	$19,913	$3,028	$16,885
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	$25,591	$3,856	$21,735
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	$14,921	$2,210	$12,711
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	$20,127	$3,101	$17,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle

What is the racial makeup of Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle?

Students at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle are 52% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle a good school?

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle ranks 450^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle in?

Natomas Unified

How many students attend Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle.

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