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Natoma Station Elementary

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Natoma Station Elementary ranks 783 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Natoma Station Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 548 students in Folsom, part of the Folsom-Cordova Unified district, known for its strong academic performance that consistently exceeds both district and state averages.

The school stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate, which is less than half the district average, and for achieving strong results with efficient spending per student compared to nearby schools like Blanche Sprentz Elementary. It also shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting its Hispanic student population, outperforming other schools in the area. While performance is high overall, the school has noted a significant performance gap between male and female students and an unexpected opportunity to better support its Asian student population, which currently performs below the school's typical high standards.

Within its district, Natoma Station maintains a solid position with a smaller student-teacher ratio than many peers. It outperforms schools in neighboring districts, such as those in San Juan Unified, even when they have similar student demographics. While showing strength in English and Math, the school has identified science as a subject for potential growth compared to top performers like Oak Chan Elementary. Its consistent track record over the past decade points to stable and effective teaching practices.

548

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,880

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Turnpike Dr.
Folsom, CA 95630-8012

(916) 294-9145

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend Natoma Station Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sutter Middle
High:	Folsom High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Asian:

19.9%

Hispanic:

19.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg53%

California avg41%

783^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

630^th of 1,543Folsom-Cordova 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	87.9	783 of 5857	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	898 of 5869	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	975 of 5859	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	713 of 5883	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	453 of 5789	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	500 of 5662	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	463 of 5692	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	688 of 5614	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	88.1	724 of 5611	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	1396 of 5530	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	1123 of 5390	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	84.9	732 of 5377	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	89.1	494 of 5314	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	93.5	254 of 5193	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	92.7	329 of 5113	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	92.2	395 of 5113	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	92.7	348 of 4818	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	95.5	188 of 4822	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	96.5	153 of 4809	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	642 of 1203	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	837 of 1205	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	748 of 1190	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	556 of 1154	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	550 of 1149	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	622 of 1071	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	1065 of 5597	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	929 of 5612	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	951 of 5609	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	712 of 5635	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	667 of 5492	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	397 of 5413	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	268 of 5107	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	929 of 5107	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	809 of 5087	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	641 of 4963	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1081 of 5460	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	1734 of 5517	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	1386 of 5363	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	828 of 5264	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	481 of 5628	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	826 of 5643	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	993 of 5638	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	780 of 5663	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	334 of 5510	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	638 of 5431	88.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	510 of 718	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	418 of 670	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	634 of 2847	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	823 of 2598	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	784 of 2651	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	1010 of 2661	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	691 of 2726	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	509 of 2834	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	426 of 2737	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-40 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science51%+19 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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
Natoma Station Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Turnpike Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9145	548	28	19.6	21.5%	255 (46.5%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (19.5%)	109 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	87.9	783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	115	51.5		51.5	68.8	77.6	73.0				72.6	71.9	68.7	54.5				64.4							$17,880	$17,188	$692
Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary	Public	K-5	775 Russi Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9170	490	25	19.9	13.5%	215 (43.9%)	12 (2.4%)	50 (10.2%)	169 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	92.9	480^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		93.2	498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	18	57.5		57.5	77.1	77.5	73.8				76.1	81.7	77.8	62.5				73.7	96.8						$18,039	$17,260	$779
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-6	5515 Main Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2243	494	19	26.0	33.4%	332 (67.2%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (19.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	66	1789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		55.2	2277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	488	44.1		44.1	59.0	54.4	58.3	57.7			57.7	52.6	56.5	27.4	42.3			43.1							$20,355	$18,762	$1,593
Golden Valley River	Public, Charter	K-8	9601 Lake Natoma Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley River District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-6141	297	12	25.8	24.9%	200 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	36	3491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.3	2779^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	712	16.7	33.3	24.1	15.6	65.6	53.3	66.7	66.7	65.2	53.7	9.4	18.8	6.7	29.6	17.7	33.3	18.5	78.7	93.4	85.3	96.7	88.5	96.7
Theodore Judah Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Dean Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9175	600	28	21.4	32.3%	154 (25.7%)	12 (2.0%)	106 (17.7%)	260 (43.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.7%)	90.4	631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.5	725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	94	57.5		57.5	72.6	74.2	76.9				74.6	65.4	73.4	60.8				66.7	96.2						$17,066	$16,262	$804
Blanche Sprentz Elementary	Public	K-5	249 Flower Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9110	348	16	22.3	39.9%	160 (46.0%)	8 (2.3%)	91 (26.1%)	32 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (15.5%)	67.9	1693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%		66.4	1761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.0%	68	40.8		40.8	63.3	53.9	54.2				57.0	66.7	46.8	32.7				49.7	98.5			98.5	98.5	98.5	$18,924	$18,018	$906
Gold Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	735 Halidon Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9140	496	23	22.0	26.8%	198 (39.9%)	11 (2.2%)	91 (18.3%)	132 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.1%)	77	1282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		80.9	1118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	164	50.0		50.0	48.6	62.4	63.5				58.7	54.1	69.4	51.2				58.4	97.2						$21,449	$20,702	$747
Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	9010 Pershing Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8076	494	19	26.0	44.5%	279 (56.5%)	7 (1.4%)	118 (23.9%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.5%)	82.3	1056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		86	906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	150	67.8		67.8	62.2	68.8	70.1	60.8			66.1	52.0	54.3	60.9	51.9			55.3							$20,767	$19,358	$1,409
Golden Valley Orchard	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Filbert Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley Orchard District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-1490	292	14	21.6	31.5%	200 (68.5%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (17.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.6%)	37.5	3381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		47.7	2686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	695	41.4	30.0	36.7	32.0	25.9	51.7	42.9	76.2	60.0	46.7	12.0	11.5	24.1	42.9	28.6	20.0	23.5	87.0	93.5			87.0
Orangevale Open K-8	Public	K-8	5630 Illinois Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8067	593	24	24.4	32.7%	423 (71.3%)	5 (0.8%)	102 (17.2%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	69	1646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.6	1518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	128	56.5	43.6	51.0	45.1	65.4	63.1	51.7	56.3	47.5	56.1	51.0	50.0	40.2	35.0	42.2	53.2	45.0							$15,732	$14,546	$1,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Natoma Station Elementary

How many students attend Natoma Station Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Natoma Station Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Natoma Station Elementary?

Students at Natoma Station Elementary are 47% White, 20% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Natoma Station Elementary in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

Is Natoma Station Elementary a good school?

Natoma Station Elementary ranks 783^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Natoma Station Elementary attend?

Students who attend Natoma Station Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sutter Middle
High : Folsom High

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