Summary:
Nine schools serve ZIP code 95834: three elementary schools, one middle school, four high schools, and one alternative school. In 2024–2025, their average proficiency was 46% in English language arts (ELA), 31% in math, and 29% in science, compared with statewide results of 49%, 37%, and 33%. The averages mask a wide divide: school results spanned 73 points in ELA, 64 in math, and 48 in science.
The Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep High was a standout in 2025–2026, leading the seven schools with results at 85% in ELA and 66% in science; both were 36 and 30 points above state results. Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary led math at 68%, 30 points above the state. The Prep Middle campus also scored above state in all three subjects: 66% ELA, 60% math, and 51% science. At the other end, Discovery High had the lowest results in all three subjects: 17% ELA, 4% math, and 4% science. Even in 2024–2025, the lows were stark: Discovery recorded 5% ELA and 7% science, while SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy had 3% math.
Across the seven schools with scores in both years, average results rose by 1 point in ELA, 2 in math, and 4 in science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though some schools moved in the opposite direction. Garden Valley Elementary’s science result fell 5 points, while the Prep High campus improved in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for Prep High rose from 89 to 94 between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026; Garden Valley’s fell from 63 to 20. As context, all schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: Prep campuses ranged from 31% to 38%, while Garden Valley was at 92% and Discovery at 82%. These measures describe the schools’ reported student populations, not the reason for their results. Schools serve different grade spans, so all-grade comparisons are not perfectly alike.
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