Independent charter school · Natomas Unified · Sacramento, California

Natomas Charter — Rating & test scores

Sacramento · TK–12 · 1,850 students (2024–25)

2920 Advantage Way, 95834natomascharter.org ↗(916) 419-3788
84thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
71

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (120 of 120); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 120
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

How to enroll
Compare

Compare schools

Choose up to four high schools.

Type at least two characters to search.

Save

Sign in to save this school

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Natomas Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Natomas Charter a good school?

Natomas Charter scores higher than 84 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 84th percentile, Strong, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 86 in 100 California elementary schools we score (86th percentile, Strong, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 59 in 100 California middle schools we score (59th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 3 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average Natomas Unified high school. 0.8% of students (15 of 1,965) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (6)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 44 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 55% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Natomas Charter in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

130 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

87% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $4.0 million is planned for 22 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 13% of its $29.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 27% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 136
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 136 tested

Advanced
36%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
29%
This school71%
California57%
Natomas Unified59%

71% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 136 tested

Advanced
7%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
73%
This school27%
California32%
Natomas Unified29%

27% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced56%70%75%
Advanced29%35%45%
Proficient27%35%30%
Developing level21%13%9%
Minimal23%17%16%
Tested111105106
California44%46%49%
Difference+12+24+26
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced62%62%66%
Advanced24%23%29%
Proficient38%39%37%
Developing level24%21%21%
Minimal14%17%13%
Tested200207208
California48%51%49%
Difference+14+11+17
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced71%
Advanced36%
Proficient35%
Developing level21%
Minimal8%
Tested136
California57%
Difference+14

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced51%60%47%
Advanced23%27%26%
Proficient28%33%21%
Developing level23%31%30%
Minimal26%9%23%
Tested111105106
California47%42%37%
Difference+4+18+10
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced30%38%31%
Advanced14%14%13%
Proficient16%24%18%
Developing level38%31%33%
Minimal32%31%36%
Tested200207208
California37%38%36%
Difference−70−5
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced27%
Advanced7%
Proficient20%
Developing level27%
Minimal46%
Tested136
California32%
Difference−5

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the elementary grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 67% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 53% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 86th percentile (Strong) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 322 tested

Advanced
36%
Proficient
31%
Below the standard
33%
This school67%
California46%
Natomas Unified39%

67% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 322 tested

Advanced
25%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
47%
This school53%
California42%
Natomas Unified33%

53% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in English; near it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 59th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 615 tested

Advanced
26%
Proficient
37%
Below the standard
37%
This school63%
California49%
Natomas Unified47%

63% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 615 tested

Advanced
14%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
67%
This school33%
California37%
Natomas Unified32%

33% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 44 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 79% to 71% and math from 35% to 27%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202579%131 tested
→
202671%136 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202535%131 tested
→
202627%136 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in English?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school36%35%21%8%136
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Natomas Unified29%30%19%22%1,263
Math, grade 11 · This school7%20%27%46%136
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Natomas Unified12%17%23%48%1,266
English, grades 3–5 · This school36%31%14%19%322
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Natomas Unified18%21%21%40%3,291
Math, grades 3–5 · This school25%28%28%19%322
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Natomas Unified14%19%27%40%3,298
English, grades 6–8 · This school26%37%22%15%615
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Natomas Unified18%29%23%30%3,681
Math, grades 6–8 · This school14%19%34%33%615
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Natomas Unified17%15%25%43%3,681

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202671%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202627%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the lowest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201778%
120 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201893%
124 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201997%
106 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202282%
121 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202383%
140 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202481%
121 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202579%
131 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202671%
136 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201741%
120 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201851%
124 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201953%
106 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202244%
119 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202337%
139 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202445%
122 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202535%
131 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202627%
136 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Natomas Charter’s results?

Natomas Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Natomas Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Natomas Unified authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2029.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 82% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 87% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 120 of 120 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

82%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 99 of 120 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

83%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 100 of 120 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

87% enrolled in college within 12 months · 119 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓14 · 12%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓22 · 19%
  • California community college54 · 45%
  • In-state private4 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year8 · 7%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled16 · 13%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
130 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 120 of 120 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 99 of 120 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 100 of 120 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
45
Admitted
31
Enrolled
16

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 36 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 6
  • UCLAApplied 24 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 23 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 4
  • UC San DiegoApplied 22 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 19 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 19 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 17 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 45 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2024Applied 57 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2023Applied 53 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2022Applied 56 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2021Applied 38 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2020Applied 51 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2019Applied 57 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2018Applied 42 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2017Applied 51 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2016Applied 55 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 17

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
265
Admitted
260
Enrolled
98

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Sacramento StateApplied 2,350 · Admitted 2,259 · Enrolled 321
  • San Diego StateApplied 122 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 113 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 99 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 91 · Admitted 84 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 72 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 65 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 47 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 46 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 38 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 36 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 18 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 265 · Admitted 260 · Enrolled 98
  • Fall 2024Applied 228 · Admitted 225 · Enrolled 83
  • Fall 2023Applied 245 · Admitted 238 · Enrolled 87
  • Fall 2022Applied 188 · Admitted 183 · Enrolled 71
  • Fall 2021Applied 75 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 39

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

3 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Natomas Unified high school, 17 in 100 were. 0.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 64 of 1,946 students counted for it; suspension: 15 of 1,965 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Natomas Unified high school 3.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

3 in 100This school
17 in 100At the average Natomas Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

64 of 1,946 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.8%

of students were suspended at least once (15 of 1,965). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 2 in 100, 8 of 422
  • Grades 7–8: 6 in 100, 24 of 427
  • Grades 9–12: 4 in 100, 24 of 604
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Natomas Charter

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

80% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Natomas CharterSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 52 tested62%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 52 tested23%Same group, California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 35 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 80%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 35 tested29%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 29%2. White: 19%3. Asian: 18%4. Two or more races: 15%5. Black or African American: 11%6. Filipino: 5%7. Not reported: <1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino29%
  2. White19%
  3. Asian18%
  4. Two or more races15%
  5. Black or African American11%
  6. Filipino5%
  7. Not reported<1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  10. Unallocated share1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

49% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 44 of 89 English learners49%
Natomas Unified · 551 of 1,20346%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

40%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 737 of 1,850. California: 63%.

82teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

79%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Natomas Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 52 tested
English62%+1349%+1349%
Math23%+122%023%
Hispanic or Latino · 35 tested
English80%+2852%+3149%
Math29%+821%+821%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Natomas Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian, Black or African American, Filipino and White students, students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino29%
White19%
Asian18%
Two or more races15%
Black or African American11%
Filipino5%
Not reported<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 79% of teaching positions, 67.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 85 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Natomas Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: natomascharter.org ↗Office: (916) 419-3788Administrator: Joe Wood

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2920 Advantage Way, Sacramento 95834

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 79% in 2025 to 71% in 2026 here; California: 57% to 57%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What did Short Term Independent Study pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $190,826 less?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (916) 419-37882920 Advantage Way, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #227 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 6 in Natomas Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math26%6122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)82%7420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math57%6518%
Chronically absent4 in 100695%
Suspension rate1.0% (19 of 1,923)615%
English learners: top level31%—5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257184#227California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–244 in 1000.8% (16 of 1,935)
2024–254 in 1001.0% (19 of 1,923)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English1,07330%65%
2026 · Math1,07316%38%
2025 · English1,05831%66%
2025 · Math1,05718%41%
2024 · English1,06031%66%
2024 · Math1,06118%42%
2023 · English1,09532%66%
2023 · Math1,09319%42%
2022 · English1,09630%64%
2022 · Math1,09518%42%
2019 · English1,06130%70%
2019 · Math1,06122%49%
2018 · English1,08531%68%
2018 · Math1,08322%52%
2017 · English1,09933%70%
2017 · Math1,09926%52%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English10462%
2025 · Grade 4 · English10666%
2025 · Grade 5 · English10775%
2025 · Grade 6 · English20165%
2025 · Grade 7 · English20465%
2025 · Grade 8 · English20559%
2025 · Grade 11 · English13179%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math10460%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math10659%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math10753%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math20038%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math20431%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math20530%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math13135%
2024 · Grade 3 · English10556%
2024 · Grade 4 · English11065%
2024 · Grade 5 · English11274%
2024 · Grade 6 · English20464%
2024 · Grade 7 · English20862%
2024 · Grade 8 · English20062%
2024 · Grade 11 · English12181%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math10553%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math11064%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math11255%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math20436%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math20829%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math20034%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math12245%
2023 · Grade 3 · English10755%
2023 · Grade 4 · English11369%
2023 · Grade 5 · English10977%
2023 · Grade 6 · English20651%
2023 · Grade 7 · English20664%
2023 · Grade 8 · English21471%
2023 · Grade 11 · English14083%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math10753%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math11365%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math10952%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math20632%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math20638%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math21337%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math13937%
2022 · Grade 3 · English11756%
2022 · Grade 4 · English10972%
2022 · Grade 5 · English11157%
2022 · Grade 6 · English20762%
2022 · Grade 7 · English22063%
2022 · Grade 8 · English21160%
2022 · Grade 11 · English12182%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math11857%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math10969%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math11236%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math20636%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math22041%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math21130%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math11944%
2019 · Grade 3 · English10363%
2019 · Grade 4 · English10957%
2019 · Grade 5 · English11563%
2019 · Grade 6 · English19967%
2019 · Grade 7 · English22165%
2019 · Grade 8 · English20877%
2019 · Grade 11 · English10697%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math10365%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math10954%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math11545%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math19948%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math22145%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math20847%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math10653%
2018 · Grade 3 · English10842%
2018 · Grade 4 · English11258%
2018 · Grade 5 · English11373%
2018 · Grade 6 · English21161%
2018 · Grade 7 · English21174%
2018 · Grade 8 · English20669%
2018 · Grade 11 · English12493%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math10658%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math11256%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math11350%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math21148%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math21153%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math20650%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math12451%
2017 · Grade 3 · English11047%
2017 · Grade 4 · English10767%
2017 · Grade 5 · English11764%
2017 · Grade 6 · English21272%
2017 · Grade 7 · English21275%
2017 · Grade 8 · English22174%
2017 · Grade 11 · English12078%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math11063%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math10760%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math11741%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math21254%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math21258%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math22148%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math12041%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide45118%36%41%5%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income40355%+22+16
Hispanic or Latino29859%+22+19
Asian21276%+23+3
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+11802Accelerated−10802Moderate
English-only students+11589not categorized−12589not categorized
Low-income+7325Accelerated−14325Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+10235Accelerated−14235Moderate
White+16152Accelerated−9152Moderate
Asian+14144Accelerated−5144Average
Two or more races+12128Accelerated−5128Average
English learners+1199Accelerated−299Average
Students with disabilities+1789Accelerated−389Average
Black or African American+1182Accelerated−1382Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1665not categorized−465not categorized
Filipino+749Accelerated−1049Moderate
English learners only−334not categorized+434not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−124Average−1224Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

802 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

802 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 4 in 100 → 2025–26 · 3 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.0% (19 of 1,923) → 2025–26 · 0.8% (15 of 1,965) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—3 in 100—
Male—3 in 100—
Asian—2 in 100—
Black or African American—1 in 100—
Filipino—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—3 in 100—
Pacific Islander—8 in 100—
Two or more races—5 in 100—
White—5 in 100—
Students with disabilities—6 in 100—
English learners—6 in 100—
Homeless—20 in 100—
Low-income—5 in 100—
All students—3 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 82% · numerator 99 students classified Prepared · denominator 120 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 2% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 99 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 99 of 120 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
2%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
83%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
87%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20254531163.904.004.16
20245746223.903.974.08
20235327143.834.004.08
20225629163.874.014.02
20213822153.733.954.00
20205132173.873.934.04
20195734183.864.064.10
20184228183.864.054.08
20175132163.753.873.89
20165529173.713.903.96

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20252344
Berkeley20243343
Berkeley202331under 3under 3
Berkeley202225under 3under 3
Berkeley2021213under 3
Davis202536136
Davis2024472611
Davis202333106
Davis202240125
Davis202127106
Irvine202517under 3under 3
Irvine2024254under 3
Irvine2023243under 3
Irvine2022244under 3
Irvine202123under 3under 3
Los Angeles202524under 3under 3
Los Angeles2024333under 3
Los Angeles20233853
Los Angeles20222555
Los Angeles2021213under 3
Merced202588under 3
Merced2024109under 3
Merced202366under 3
Merced202299under 3
Merced202164under 3
Riverside20251212under 3
Riverside20241010under 3
Riverside2023107under 3
San Diego202522144
San Diego20242883
San Diego2023295under 3
San Diego2022288under 3
San Diego2021143under 3
Santa Barbara2025196under 3
Santa Barbara20242710under 3
Santa Barbara2023154under 3
Santa Barbara2022203under 3
Santa Barbara2021184under 3
Santa Cruz20251913under 3
Santa Cruz20242926under 3
Santa Cruz20231910under 3
Santa Cruz20222412under 3
Santa Cruz202116103
Universitywide2025453116
Universitywide2024574622
Universitywide2023532714
Universitywide2022562916
Universitywide2021382215

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 130 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections3
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,863

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California1412%
California State University2219%
California community college5445%
In-state private43%
Out-of-state, 4-year87%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled1613%

119 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 87% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,925 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,748 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,021 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 62%Instruction support 12%Student services 8%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$119,702,38661.64%62%
Instruction support$23,799,45312.26%12%
Student services$14,842,5037.64%8%
Administration$15,189,8997.82%8%
Buildings & maintenance$18,495,7019.52%9%
Other$2,167,4391.12%1%
Total$194,197,381100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $194,197,381 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,925 per pupil
2020$12,015 per pupil
2019$12,033 per pupil
2018$9,532 per pupil
2017$10,087 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95834 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95834 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$101,260
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)41%
ZIP-area population36,245
Median age35.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95834 →

Downloads, embed and methodologyCSV · embed code · sources · corrections

Embed this scorecard

<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/natomas-charter-0659"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Natomas Charter — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

  • Its Scope Score is a high school score; results for its other grades are in these records.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

How we analyze · Request a correction