Summary:
ZIP code 67651 has two schools serving grades PK–12: Natoma Elementary (57 students) and Natoma High (58 students), both listed in the Paradise district. In 2025–26, both schools’ all-grades ELA and math results were above state results, but performance varies by school and subject. The clearest concern is Natoma High’s science result: 25% proficiency, 13 points below the state’s 38%.
Natoma Elementary stands out in the two-school comparison, with 58% proficiency in ELA and 54% in math, compared with 50% and 42% at Natoma High—gaps of 8 and 12 points. The elementary school’s results were 12 points above the state in ELA and 13 points above in math; the high school was 4 points above the state in ELA but just 1 point above in math. Grade-level results add detail: elementary fourth-grade math was 16 points above the state, while fourth-grade ELA was essentially level. High-school tenth-grade ELA was 5 points above its state result, and eleventh-grade science was nearly even.
Recent changes especially favor elementary math: its proficiency rose 13 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while the state rose 2 points; its margin over the state grew from 2 to 13 points. Elementary ELA also improved 3 points, while high-school ELA was essentially unchanged and its math increase was smaller than the state’s. SchoolDigger’s latest listed percentile is 61 for each school, up from 53 for the elementary school in 2020–21 and 43 for the high school in 2022–23; the years are not consecutive. The schools have similar student-teacher ratios (5.9 and 6.3) and free/reduced-lunch rates (65% and 64%); chronic absenteeism was 14% at the elementary school and 20% at the high school, versus 18% statewide. Both enroll fewer than 60 students, so small-group results merit caution.
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