Summary:
ZIP code 95834 has four high schools: Natomas High, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep, SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy, and Discovery High. Three serve grades 9–12, while SAVA serves grades 6–12; SAVA’s latest test results are from 2024–2025, while the other three have 2025–2026 results. The area’s results are sharply uneven, with one school well above state proficiency and two well below it.
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep is the clear standout: in 2025–2026, 85% of students were proficient in ELA, 52% in math, and 66% in science—about 36, 14, and 30 percentage points above state results, respectively. It was the only school in the current-year group above the state in all three subjects. At the other end, Discovery High had 17% ELA proficiency and 4% in both math and science, trailing the state by about 32, 35, and 32 points. Natomas High fell between them, at 36% in ELA, 17% in math, and 23% in science. SchoolDigger’s rankings echo this contrast: NPPP ranked 125th of 2,137 (94th percentile, five stars), Discovery 1,895th (11th percentile, one star), and Natomas High 1,437th (33rd percentile, two stars).
Results generally improved year over year, but not in every subject. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, NPPP gained 7 percentage points in ELA, 10 in math, and 11 in science; Natomas High gained 7 in math and 10 in science but fell 5 in ELA. Discovery gained 12 points in ELA, was essentially unchanged in math, and fell 3 points in science. Across these three schools, averages moved closer to state results in all subjects but remained below them. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 36% at NPPP, 76% at Natomas High, and 82% at Discovery; the similar shares at the latter two schools coincide with notably different scores, not an explanation for them.
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