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Heron

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Heron ranks 1976 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heron is a K–8 school in Sacramento’s Natomas area, part of Natomas Unified, with 977 students. In 2025–2026, about 56% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 44% in math, and 53% in science—above state and district rates in all three subjects. Science is Heron’s clearest strength: its proficiency rate was 17 percentage points above the state and 19 points above the district.

Compared with eight nearby schools reporting all-grade results, Heron ranked third in ELA, fourth in math, and first in science. Its rates were 12 points above the nearby-school average in ELA, 6 points above in math, and 24 points above in science. Math is the closest to the state average: Heron’s 44% compared with 38% statewide, while its ELA rate of 56% compared with 49% and science rate of 53% compared with 36%. Heron’s eighth-grade results were especially strong, including 61% proficiency in science, 25 points above the state; seventh-grade math was a weaker spot at 35%, 3 points below the state.

Results have risen since 2022–2023: ELA gained 2 percentage points, math 3, and science 13, though math has eased from its 2024–2025 peak. SchoolDigger gives Heron 3 stars and a statewide 66th-percentile ranking, down 11 percentile points from 2023–2024. Its group rankings are also notably lower than its overall standing: SchoolDigger places Heron at the 20th percentile for Asian students and 13th for multiracial students; the multiracial ranking fell 26 points since 2023–2024. Heron’s 2024–2025 reported free/reduced lunch eligibility was 35%, compared with 31% at Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary and 48% at Northlake Tk-8. Its 22.6 student-teacher ratio was among the lower reported ratios nearby, but not the lowest. Chronic absenteeism rose from 12% in 2024–2025 to 23% in 2025–2026, above the state’s 18% rate that year.

977

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,748

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

5151 Banfield Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95835-1421

(916) 567-5680

District: Natomas Unified

Students who attend Heron usually attend:

High:

Inderkum High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

22.1%

Asian:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Natomas Unified

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg36%

California avg42%

Elementary school

1,976^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

616^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Natomas Unified

903^rd of 1,530Natomas 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	1976 of 5817	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.4	1456 of 5857	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	1362 of 5869	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	1773 of 5859	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	1427 of 5883	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	1397 of 5789	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	1194 of 5662	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	58.5	2093 of 5692	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	1753 of 5614	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.1	1606 of 5611	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	63.4	1922 of 5530	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	2155 of 5390	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	1455 of 5377	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	59.5	2012 of 5314	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.2	2111 of 5193	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	2169 of 5113	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.9	1880 of 5113	63.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	224 of 508	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	142 of 569	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	78 of 593	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	125 of 661	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	187 of 663	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	164 of 747	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	120 of 700	82.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	962 of 1210	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	854 of 1203	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	850 of 1205	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	905 of 1190	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	854 of 1154	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	843 of 1149	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	766 of 1071	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.0	287 of 2227	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	250 of 2585	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	302 of 2128	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	1972 of 5581	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.8	1511 of 5597	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	1430 of 5612	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	1774 of 5609	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	1333 of 5635	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	1205 of 5492	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	1082 of 5413	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	1356 of 5094	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	699 of 5107	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	815 of 5107	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1104 of 5087	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	621 of 5084	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	865 of 4963	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	1003 of 4830	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	2272 of 5423	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	1789 of 5460	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1797 of 5517	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	2144 of 5363	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	1796 of 5264	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	1324 of 5173	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	1389 of 5084	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	1853 of 5603	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	1331 of 5628	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	1239 of 5643	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	1705 of 5638	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	1415 of 5663	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	1591 of 5510	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	1272 of 5431	76.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	652 of 753	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	513 of 718	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	409 of 670	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	468 of 669	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	352 of 610	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	341 of 445	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	816 of 2927	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	548 of 2847	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	275 of 2635	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	530 of 2420	78.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	776 of 2536	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	829 of 2598	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	1396 of 2651	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	1697 of 2661	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	1265 of 2726	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	1232 of 2834	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	870 of 2737	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	616 of 2740	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	737 of 2761	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	707 of 2783	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	761 of 2781	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	598 of 2740	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	630 of 2715	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	537 of 2480	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	53.0	1031 of 2508	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	749 of 2497	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	61.9	827 of 2477	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.1	937 of 2379	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	1079 of 2259	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	950 of 2236	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.1	1278 of 2179	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.6	1090 of 2063	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.9	1247 of 2005	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.6	1079 of 1999	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	112 of 594	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	44.3	304 of 609	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	244 of 627	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	136 of 613	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	62 of 637	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	188 of 643	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	174 of 600	71.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	462 of 777	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	433 of 739	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	490 of 743	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	525 of 715	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	526 of 733	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	470 of 745	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	462 of 700	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	533 of 1531	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	397 of 1491	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	329 of 1369	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	656 of 2516	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	668 of 2533	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	686 of 2551	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	816 of 2531	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	590 of 2509	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	602 of 2380	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	557 of 2262	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	568 of 2357	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	410 of 2395	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	402 of 2388	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	719 of 2374	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	439 of 2359	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	436 of 2213	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	518 of 2072	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	697 of 2529	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	50.5	1065 of 2542	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	1297 of 2579	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1392 of 2531	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	668 of 2458	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	396 of 2369	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	480 of 2230	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	532 of 2514	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.4	744 of 2534	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	674 of 2552	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	639 of 2538	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	555 of 2527	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	579 of 2407	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	488 of 2273	78.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	407 of 735	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	402 of 726	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	411 of 701	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	351 of 677	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	388 of 665	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	322 of 554	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	225 of 462	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	316 of 1605	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	392 of 1566	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	394 of 1552	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.5	809 of 1531	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	484 of 1490	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	670 of 1520	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	577 of 1537	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	692 of 1543	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	602 of 1555	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	752 of 1602	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	645 of 1496	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-46 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-53 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2026)41st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+6 vs state

Science53%+17 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heron	Public	K-8	5151 Banfield Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5680	977	43	22.6	35.1%	216 (22.1%)	135 (13.8%)	276 (28.2%)	191 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	145 (14.8%)	62.2	1976^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.0%		73.4	1456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%	520	45.5	60.5	53.1	52.0	46.5	55.9	54.2	57.8	67.5	55.7	47.0	44.8	42.3	42.1	34.7	50.9	43.8	97%	0%	$20,748	$1,520	$19,228
Natomas Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4700 Crest Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5234	745	29	25.6	69.4%	79 (10.6%)	168 (22.6%)	225 (30.2%)	196 (26.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (9.8%)	18.9	4905^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.7%		28	4139^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%	766	20.2		20.2	23.3	26.4	24.8	21.4			24.3	20.0	30.0	25.0	7.1			22.4	≥ 99%		$17,199	$1,798	$15,401
Heredia-Arriaga	Public	K-8	1800 Club Center Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5730	223	10	22.3	37.2%	18 (8.1%)	14 (6.3%)	166 (74.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)								(n/a)																		≥ 99%		$16,942	$1,520	$15,422
Regency Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5901 Bridgecross Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1660	619	23	27.0	71.6%	81 (13.1%)	115 (18.6%)	154 (24.9%)	154 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	101 (16.3%)	66.1	1777^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.5%		64.2	1875^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.0%	98	40.2		40.2	60.8	45.8	53.7	56.0			54.2	59.5	48.6	35.4	51.7			48.6	97%	0%	$19,593	$2,056	$17,537
H. Allen Hight Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 North Park Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5700	760	31	24.3	76.3%	56 (7.4%)	259 (34.1%)	186 (24.5%)	171 (22.5%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	78 (10.3%)	14.7	5253^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	9.7%		18.1	5003^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%	250	19.8		19.8	15.0	22.8	34.0	21.3			23.4	22.0	12.9	13.0	12.7			15.3	96%	0%	$16,777	$1,748	$15,029
Northlake Tk-8	Public	K-8	3651 Oyster Point Way	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1920	380	20	19.0	48.4%	34 (8.9%)	65 (17.1%)	68 (17.9%)	156 (41.1%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	46 (12.1%)	76.2	1309^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.5%					(n/a)	41.1	27.3	36.0	52.3	69.2	58.9	68.9	53.1	51.5	58.7	55.4	73.6	53.6	46.7	40.6	36.4	51.9	≥ 98%		$21,849	$1,862	$19,987
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3800 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5890	504	22	22.9	30.8%	70 (13.9%)	21 (4.2%)	109 (21.6%)	254 (50.4%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (7.9%)	87.5	767^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.8%		88	781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.7%	14	52.4		52.4	64.3	64.3	76.2				68.3	71.4	71.4	60.7				67.9	≥ 98%		$13,917	$1,385	$12,532
Paso Verde	Public	K-8	5240 PV Scholars Ln.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5810	897	39	23.2	52.4%	134 (14.9%)	170 (19.0%)	246 (27.4%)	204 (22.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	134 (14.9%)	37.7	3391^st of 5817 public elementary schools	41.7%		36	3484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%	93	33.0	24.7	28.9	36.5	40.5	41.6	37.2	45.7	50.0	41.9	41.7	32.6	25.6	25.3	22.0	36.4	30.8	≥ 99%		$15,733	$1,520	$14,213
Witter Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	3790 Poppy Hill Way	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5620	621	26	23.6	73.6%	72 (11.6%)	93 (15.0%)	159 (25.6%)	217 (34.9%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	63 (10.1%)	25.6	4333^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.5%		30.4	3931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%	402	20.2		20.2	31.1	31.5	43.4	26.2			33.3	29.7	31.8	19.3	13.6			24.4	95%	0%	$19,055	$1,775	$17,280
Westside Elementary	Public	K-6	6537 West Second St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1990	376	14	26.8	76.9%	140 (37.2%)	10 (2.7%)	153 (40.7%)	28 (7.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.4%)	39.1	3286^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.5%		40.5	3184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.6%	102	20.8		20.8	40.0	45.5	38.9	31.5			39.0	37.0	49.1	24.1	33.3			35.9	92%	0%	$19,216	$2,459	$16,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Heron

What is the racial makeup of Heron?

Students at Heron are 28% Hispanic, 22% White, 20% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 14% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Heron in?

Natomas Unified

What schools do graduates of Heron attend?

Students who attend Heron usually go on to attend:

High : Inderkum High

How many students attend Heron?

In the 2024-25 school year, 977 students attended Heron.

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Heron ranks 1976^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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