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3200 North Park Drive, Sacramento · 672 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 68

Needs SupportScope Score · 8th percentile. Higher than 8 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well below California in English and math: 24% and 12% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 415 in English, 414 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

Overview

Is Natomas Middle a good middle school?

Needs Support. Natomas Middle is lower than most California middle schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced924%
Math, Proficient or Advanced1012%
English, Advanced145%
Math, Advanced165%

Progress in a year, 2025

English15−11 pts
Math17−13 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance1032 in 100
Natomas Middle’s place among California middle schools, out of 100Natomas Unified’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

32 in 100 students (152 of 481) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a third times the rate at the average Natomas Unified middle school.

Each bar is Natomas Middle’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 481. District and California figures are averages of school rates (11 Natomas Unified schools; 2,529 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Natomas Middle say about itself?

We haven’t read Natomas Middle’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open nms.natomasunified.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 13 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

−11

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income436−13 points
Black or African American155−19 points
Hispanic or Latino140−4 points
English learners130−9 points
Asian100−3 points

Math

−13

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income434−13 points
Black or African American155−15 points
Hispanic or Latino139−16 points
English learners130−6 points
Asian100−7 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 519 students in English, 517 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 11 points below that expected score, and in math 13 points below it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 43rd percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 6 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Natomas Middle. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

7 middle schools within 4.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Natomas Pacific Pathways PrepCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8486th
  2. Westside Preparatory CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7655th
  3. NorwoodTwin Rivers Unified · by addressScope Score 7445th
  4. Alpha TechnologyElverta Joint Elementary · by addressScope Score 7335th
  5. New Hope CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7018th
  6. NatomasScope Score 688th
  7. Rio TierraTwin Rivers Unified · by addressScope Score 662nd
Natomas UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Natomas Middle compare with schools like it?

Natomas Middle’s Scope Score is 68. 513 California middle schools, counting Natomas Middle, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Natomas Middle’s result is higher than 78 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 513

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 77%

    Scope Score 85Strong · 88th percentile

513 California public middle schools where 75% to 87% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 75% to 87% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Natomas Middle’s share. The count includes Natomas Middle. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 25% to 24% and math stayed at 12%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202652%25%50%CaliforniaCalifornia50%Natomas UnifiedDistrict24%Natomas MiddleThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202638%17%37%CaliforniaCalifornia33%Natomas UnifiedDistrict12%Natomas MiddleThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Natomas Unified’s line combines its 11 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Natomas Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringNatomas MiddleNatomas UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201725%52%49%482
201828%54%50%472
201929%54%50%532
202231%49%48%408
202331%47%47%424
202422%45%47%416
202525%45%49%419
202624%50%50%415
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringNatomas MiddleNatomas UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201717%38%37%492
201819%40%37%474
201919%38%37%535
202213%28%31%415
202314%29%32%433
20249%28%33%411
202512%29%35%417
202612%33%37%414

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

24%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

502619
Natomas Unified50%California50%

Math

12%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

68207
Natomas Unified33%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 24% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced23%25%
Advanced4%7%
Proficient19%18%
Developing level30%23%
Minimal47%52%
Tested203212
California51%49%
Difference−28−24

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 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced11%14%
Advanced3%7%
Proficient8%7%
Developing level22%17%
Minimal67%69%
Tested203211
California38%36%
Difference−27−22

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school5%19%26%50%415
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Natomas Unified19%31%22%28%2,498
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school5%7%20%68%414
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Natomas Unified17%16%24%43%2,496

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 415 tested in English, 414 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Black or African American students are the largest group here, at 28% of students. 152 of 481 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

32in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (152 of 481 students).

At the average Natomas Unified middle school: 23 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 23.7% of students were suspended at least once (123 of 519). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

672

students in grades 7–8.

Black or African American 28%Asian 25%Hispanic or Latino 24%White 10%Two or more races 9%Filipino 3%

Family income

81%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 546 of 672. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

35

teachers, with 10 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

76% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

54%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (41 of 76 students).

Natomas Unified: 46%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Black or African American28%
Asian25%
Hispanic or Latino24%
White10%
Two or more races9%
Filipino3%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 29 of 38.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Seven student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White41 tested37%California 62%
  • Two or more races35 tested29%California 63%
  • Asian102 tested28%California 76%
  • Low-income346 tested23%California 39%
  • Hispanic or Latino100 tested20%California 40%
  • Black or African American113 tested14%California 34%
  • Students with disabilities62 tested8%California 14%
  • English learners81 tested1%California 7%

28% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 76% for the same group across California. Low-income, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino and White students, students of two or more races and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Natomas Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 346 tested in English, 345 in math
English23%−1336%−1639%
Math12%−1022%−1426%
Black or African American · 113 tested in English, 112 in math
English14%−1226%−2034%
Math5%−1116%−1520%
Asian · 102 tested
English28%−3058%−4876%
Math21%−2445%−5071%
Hispanic or Latino · 100 tested
English20%−1939%−2040%
Math9%−1625%−1625%
White · 41 tested
English37%−2360%−2562%
Math17%−2744%−3350%
Two or more races · 35 tested
English29%−2251%−3463%
Math17%−1835%−3350%
English learners · 81 tested
English1%−67%−67%
Math2%−46%−57%
Students with disabilities · 62 tested in English, 61 in math
English8%−917%−614%
Math7%−310%−29%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Natomas Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Natomas Middle. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$19,240 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. Natomas Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $54 million.

$19,240

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,587
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,653
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,073
  • Natomas Middle$19,240
  • Natomas Unified middle schools$16,952
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Natomas Unified’s yearly plan

$54million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$30million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 7 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $54 million of $229 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Natomas Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Natomas Middle like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95835. They are not figures for the families at Natomas Middle.

Typical household income in a year

$114,468

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95835.

Typical home value
$607,200
People who live in this ZIP code
42,004
Typical age
38.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
50%

What you can do

Who can act on Natomas Middle’s results?

The state has Natomas Middle in targeted support; Natomas Unified’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for homeless students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Natomas Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Natomas Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Natomas Middle. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?32 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (152 of 481 students); average California middle school: 18 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?23.7% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (123 of 519 students); average California middle school: 3.7%
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?13 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 7 and 8, 2025 (517 students)
  4. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  5. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Natomas Middle, and how do I get in?

Ask Natomas Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Natomas Park Elementary
    Scope Score 67Needs Support · 7th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Natomas Middle
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile
  3. High
    Inderkum High
    Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. H. Allen Hight Elementary (7th percentile, Needs Support, among elementary schools, 2026) has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Natomas Park Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 7th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Two Rivers Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 34th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Witter Ranch Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 14th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • H. Allen Hight Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 7th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • American Lakes

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Jefferson

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Bannon Creek

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Heron

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

High-school links

  • Inderkum High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 52nd percentile · high · 2025

    81% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Natomas High

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 12th percentile · high · 2025

    19% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Inderkum High
Inderkum HighScope Score 75 · Solid · 52nd percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Inderkum High. UC records 54 enrollees from Inderkum High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 16 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Inderkum High around 2028, and a school can change a lot in 2 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 79% of the students who finished high school at Inderkum High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

54 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 16 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Inderkum High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Natomas Middle?

Address
3200 North Park Drive, Sacramento 95835Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Patrick BirdsongAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated June 30, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Natomas Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Natomas Middle a good middle school?

Natomas Middle has a Scope Score of 68. It scored higher than 8 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Needs Support, 8th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 32 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 23 in 100 at the average Natomas Unified middle school. 23.7% of students (123 of 519) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Lower, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 11 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 13 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 519 students in English, 517 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 23% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Natomas Middle in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Natomas Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Inderkum High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Inderkum High: Scope Score 75, Solid, 52nd percentile among California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,323 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #9 of 11 in Natomas Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math5%3642%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math18%3223%
8th graders in 2026 against 6th graders in 2024 (partly different children)+42 scale-score pts4320%
Chronically absent32 in 100325%
Suspension rate23.7% (123 of 519)05%
English learners: top level24%525%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California middle schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. 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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–26688#2323California middle schools · 2,529 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 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 absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–1912 in 1009.4% (84 of 893)0
2021–22not on filenot on file−6
2022–23not on filenot on file+9
2023–2430 in 10017.9% (133 of 745)+3
2024–2530 in 10017.4% (139 of 797)+3
2025–2632 in 10023.7% (123 of 519)—

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 6 and grade 8 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
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 · English4155%24%
2026 · Math4145%12%
2025 · English6306%23%
2025 · Math6274%12%
2024 · English5975%21%
2024 · Math5983%10%
2023 · English5998%26%
2023 · Math6093%11%
2022 · English5878%33%
2022 · Math5974%14%
2019 · English7197%29%
2019 · Math7246%17%
2018 · English7453%29%
2018 · Math7505%18%
2017 · English7053%23%
2017 · Math7175%16%

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 6 · English21121%
2025 · Grade 7 · English19723%
2025 · Grade 8 · English22227%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math21012%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math19712%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math22011%
2024 · Grade 6 · English18119%
2024 · Grade 7 · English19920%
2024 · Grade 8 · English21724%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math18710%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math1958%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math21611%
2023 · Grade 6 · English17515%
2023 · Grade 7 · English19534%
2023 · Grade 8 · English22928%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math1765%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math20219%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math23110%
2022 · Grade 6 · English17936%
2022 · Grade 7 · English21631%
2022 · Grade 8 · English19230%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math18216%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math21816%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math19711%
2019 · Grade 6 · English18728%
2019 · Grade 7 · English28331%
2019 · Grade 8 · English24927%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math18914%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math28420%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math25116%
2018 · Grade 6 · English27330%
2018 · Grade 7 · English23523%
2018 · Grade 8 · English23732%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math27617%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math23918%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math23520%
2017 · Grade 6 · English22318%
2017 · Grade 7 · English22326%
2017 · Grade 8 · English25924%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math22515%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math22716%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math26517%

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
Schoolwide2094%12%52%32%

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-income34623%−13−16
Black or African American11314%−12−20
Asian10228%−30−48
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−11519Moderate−13517Moderate
Low-income−13436Moderate−13434Moderate
English-only students−14354not categorized−16352not categorized
Black or African American−19155Moderate−15155Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−4140Average−16139Moderate
English learners−9130Moderate−6130Moderate
Asian−3100Average−7100Moderate
Students with disabilities−2878Minimal−2377Minimal
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+366not categorized−966not categorized
English learners only−1864not categorized−564not categorized
Two or more races−2251Minimal−1951Moderate
White−347Average+646Accelerated
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2139Minimal−2039Moderate
Homeless−2626Minimal−1826Moderate
Filipino+1014Accelerated−714Moderate

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; here that is grades 7 and 8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 8 against the same school’s grade 6 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 8 in 2026 against grade 6 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 6
5%
exceeded standard · 19% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 181 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 8
7%
Advanced · 25% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 212 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 184 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

519 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

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

State model · math−13 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

517 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −13 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's −3-point median for California middle 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 middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 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; here that is grades 7 and 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 · 30 in 100 → 2025–26 · 32 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 17.4% (139 of 797) → 2025–26 · 23.7% (123 of 519) · +6.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10027 in 100+16 in 100
Male13 in 10036 in 100+23 in 100
Asian4 in 10026 in 100+22 in 100
Black or African American14 in 10035 in 100+21 in 100
Filipino3 of 472 of 14—
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10039 in 100+29 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native1 of 10——
Pacific Islander3 of 18——
Two or more races23 of 9817 of 41—
White13 of 908 of 46—
Students with disabilities16 in 10035 of 86—
English learners12 in 10025 of 91—
Foster youth1 of 14——
Homeless1 of 1319 of 38—
Low-income15 in 10033 in 100+18 in 100
All students12 in 10032 in 100+20 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

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

School-level federal expenditures$278 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 672

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,795 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 672

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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 holders6.9%

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 95835 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95835 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$114,468
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)50%
ZIP-area population42,004
Median age38.2 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 95835 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 2,529 middle 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 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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