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Discovery High

Public Grades 9-12

1814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 16% of California high schools

Summary

Discovery High is a small public high school serving about 130 students in grades 9-12 within the Natomas Unified district in Sacramento, known for its high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school faces significant challenges, most critically an extremely high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which at 80% is far above the district and state averages and is a major barrier to learning. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are in the single digits, placing the school in the bottom quartile of the state and notably lower than other area schools with similar student demographics, such as Grant Union High and Futures High. Despite receiving substantially more funding per student than nearby schools like Inderkum High and Leroy Greene Academy, these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes.

Discovery High's small size, low student-teacher ratio, and volatile graduation rates suggest it may serve as an alternative education setting. While its graduation rate has recently improved, the school's performance stands in stark contrast to higher-achieving schools in the same district, such as Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep, highlighting varied performance within Natomas Unified. Addressing the severe attendance issue appears to be the most urgent need for improving student success.

130

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,808

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3401 Fong Ranch Rd.
Sacramento, CA 95834-1797

(916) 928-5200

District: Natomas Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

African American:

30.8%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (80% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,814^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	14.7	1814 of 2162	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1836 of 2159	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1868 of 2170	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1953 of 2123	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1172 of 1290	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1833 of 2133	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1820 of 2017	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1860 of 2021	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	1737 of 2039	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	1875 of 1994	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	2078 of 2426	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	2126 of 2354	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	2059 of 2367	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	1736 of 2281	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	1357 of 2238	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	8.5	1910 of 2117	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	1863 of 2063	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	1678 of 1968	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.7	1743 of 1901	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	1435 of 1653	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	424 of 523	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	495 of 517	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	491 of 521	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	516 of 592	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	526 of 582	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1059 of 1085	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	54.3	268 of 1044	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1608 of 1906	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1803 of 1915	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1711 of 1915	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1823 of 1858	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1031 of 1054	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1763 of 1833	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1596 of 1900	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1679 of 1902	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1618 of 1917	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1639 of 1861	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1613 of 1814	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1463 of 1742	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1709 of 2013	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1766 of 2026	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1867 of 2030	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1825 of 1943	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	991 of 1126	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1701 of 1937	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1607 of 1862	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1662 of 1942	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1586 of 1948	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1688 of 1963	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1674 of 1916	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	996 of 1122	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1584 of 1880	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1609 of 1834	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	1007 of 1216	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science7%-25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy5%-43 vs state

Mathematics4%-34 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery High

What district is Discovery High in?

Natomas Unified

What is the racial makeup of Discovery High?

Students at Discovery High are 51% Hispanic, 31% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% White.

Is Discovery High a good school?

Discovery High ranks in the bottom 16.1% of California high schools.

How many students attend Discovery High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Discovery High.

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