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Larry G. Meeks Academy

Public, Virtual Grades K-8

4674^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Larry G. Meeks Academy is a K-8 public school serving 169 students in Sacramento's Natomas Unified district, which is situated in a neighborhood with several other schools facing significant academic challenges.

The school presents a mixed picture for parents, with some clear strengths and notable concerns. On the positive side, Meeks Academy has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than both the district and state averages and significantly better than nearby schools like Bannon Creek and American Lakes. It also benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending among its comparison schools in the district. However, academic performance has declined over the past few years, with test scores in English and Math generally below state averages, and the school now ranks in a lower percentile statewide than its district overall.

Performance varies dramatically by grade, with 8th graders scoring exceptionally well while 6th graders score very low, suggesting inconsistency across grades. While Meeks Academy outperforms its lowest-achieving neighbors, it lags behind other area schools like Two Rivers Elementary and Hazel Strauch Elementary. The key question for the school is how to translate its strong resources and improved attendance into more consistent and higher academic achievement for all students.

169

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,221

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2775 Millcreek Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95833-1856

(916) 567-5608

District: Natomas Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.4%

Asian:

22.5%

Two or more races:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,674^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 19 pts since 2023

From bottom 39% (2023) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,253^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 30 pts since 2023

From bottom 25% (2023) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4674 of 5857	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3666 of 5869	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3564 of 5859	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	410 of 593	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	442 of 661	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4669 of 5597	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4604 of 5612	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2732 of 5609	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3955 of 5460	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3249 of 5517	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	3007 of 5363	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	5286 of 5628	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4533 of 5643	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4127 of 5638	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1253 of 2761	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.5	2057 of 2783	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	2084 of 2781	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.1	580 of 627	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	320 of 613	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	1011 of 2533	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	1583 of 2551	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1955 of 2531	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	1274 of 2388	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1581 of 2374	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1035 of 2542	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.1	2021 of 2579	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1891 of 2531	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1395 of 2534	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	2261 of 2552	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1989 of 2538	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2024)31st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)47th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2024)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science26%-6 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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Larry G. Meeks Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 567-5608	169	11	15.2	75.7%	21 (12.4%)	26 (15.4%)	48 (28.4%)	38 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	33 (19.5%)	22	4674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		33.2	3666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	1008																													8.0	42.9	26.4	21.7	42.1	16.0	9.4	37.5	60.7	30.8	26.1	47.4	12.0	28.1	31.3	42.9	30.8							$26,221	$25,372	$849
Bannon Creek	Public	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5600	491	23	21.6	84.1%	31 (6.3%)	151 (30.8%)	203 (41.3%)	34 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	56 (11.4%)	4.9	5840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		10.4	5669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	171																													6.3	6.8	6.5	6.1	6.0	18.0	3.8	9.7	13.6	9.6	2.0	2.0	0.0	5.9	3.3	15.3	5.0	94.8			96.6		96.6	$18,912	$16,830	$2,082
Jefferson	Public	K-8	2001 Pebblewood	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5580	735	29	25.3	78.6%	60 (8.2%)	133 (18.1%)	331 (45.0%)	108 (14.7%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (4.1%)	67 (9.1%)	25	4392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.1	5018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	626																													17.1	7.8	13.2	29.6	36.3	35.7	26.4	32.9	20.6	30.6	29.7	31.3	21.6	15.6	19.3	9.4	21.3	95.0	97.0		95.0	97.0	96.0	$17,404	$15,348	$2,056
American Lakes	Public	K-8	2800 Stonecreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5500	625	28	22.6	87.0%	40 (6.4%)	169 (27.0%)	296 (47.4%)	39 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	67 (10.7%)	5.2	5835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.4%		8.5	5748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	87																													5.4	3.2	4.2	11.6	8.5	5.4	6.5	20.3	7.9	9.9	10.1	1.7	5.4	3.8	5.2	3.2	4.9							$19,750	$17,698	$2,052
Hazel Strauch Elementary	Public	K-6	3141 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2745	650	24	26.9	86.6%	28 (4.3%)	73 (11.2%)	431 (66.3%)	48 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	50 (7.7%)	54.9	2318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%		53.1	2396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	78																													23.0		23.0	46.2	50.0	46.7	57.9			50.0	49.5	41.5	28.0	49.4			42.5	91.5	92.5	94.3	92.5	92.5	93.4	$19,794	$17,702	$2,092
Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	2781 Northgate Blvd.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2740	1,091	49	22.1	92.2%	70 (6.4%)	101 (9.3%)	707 (64.8%)	115 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	77 (7.1%)	40.9	3160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		41.2	3107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	53																													15.5	23.4	21.2	44.2	39.8	28.1	55.7	34.8	36.6	38.5	45.5	31.0	8.3	46.6	28.2	25.5	29.6	97.2				97.2		$29,629	$27,536	$2,093
Two Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5520	612	24	25.5	57.0%	95 (15.5%)	101 (16.5%)	220 (35.9%)	100 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	81 (13.2%)	52.3	2480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.7%		45.3	2842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.6%	362																													34.7		34.7	35.8	44.6	55.3				45.2	41.1	42.9	43.2				42.3							$16,962	$15,182	$1,780
Elkhorn Village Elementary	Public	K-8	750 Cummins Way	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7670	557	31	17.7	85.6%	40 (7.2%)	12 (2.2%)	465 (83.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)	27.3	4194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.1	4000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	194	10.6	7.1	2.4	5.9	2.8	8.0	6.2	42.6	19.1	41.5	17.7	13.9	16.0	26.7	21.3	26.2	4.9	14.7	16.7	16.0	16.9	10.6	7.1	4.9	5.9	0.0	12.0	6.7	28.4	19.2	24.4	30.3	25.5	40.3	27.7	47.1	42.3	35.7	35.4	26.3	25.4	10.8	12.7	7.7	19.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1
Riverbank Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Carrie St.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7700	599	35	17.2	88.5%	87 (14.5%)	20 (3.3%)	353 (58.9%)	103 (17.2%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	20 (3.3%)	10.3	5614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		10.2	5676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.3%	62																													16.4	5.6	11.0	16.7	14.8	22.2	9.1	25.9	12.1	16.7	15.9	11.3	13.7	2.8	0.0	6.9	8.6	94.4	95.8	97.2	97.2	95.8	95.8
Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	365	14	25.9	92.1%	18 (4.9%)	51 (14.0%)	158 (43.3%)	85 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	38 (10.4%)	26.3	4295^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.7%		58	2144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	2151																													19.4		19.4	30.4	26.4	38.7	41.7			34.0	30.4	18.5	22.6	20.6			23.0							$22,159	$19,946	$2,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry G. Meeks Academy

Is Larry G. Meeks Academy a good school?

Larry G. Meeks Academy ranks in the bottom 20.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Larry G. Meeks Academy in?

Natomas Unified

How many students attend Larry G. Meeks Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Larry G. Meeks Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Larry G. Meeks Academy?

Students at Larry G. Meeks Academy are 28% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 20% Two or more races, 15% African American, 12% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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