How does Natomas Middle compare to other middle schools in Sacramento?

Natomas Middle has a Scope Score of 19.5/100, ranked #1553 among California middle schools. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,257 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Natomas Middle?

4.7% of students at Natomas Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 17.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Natomas Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Natomas Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Natomas Middle?

30.3% of students at Natomas Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Natomas Middle

Middle School

Natomas Unified SacramentoSacramento County95835

📍 3200 North Park Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

609 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

36 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

10.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 109 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic26.1%

White10.5%

Asian17.2%

Black30.7%

Other15.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Natomas Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.7%
Met Standard	12.8%
Below Standard	82.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +2.6pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 4.7%

12.6pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 17.5%

22.0pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 30.3%

11.0pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 17.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 17.4%

13.3pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Natomas Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.7% of students exceeded standard while 12.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.9 points below the Natomas Unified district average of 14.7%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.7% exceeded — 23.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 10.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

17.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

30.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

17.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,257

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	211	4.3%	16.6%	24.2%	55.0%	20.9%
7th	197	7.1%	15.7%	18.8%	58.4%	22.8%
8th	222	5.9%	20.7%	24.8%	48.6%	26.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	210	2.9%	9.1%	20.5%	67.6%	11.9%
7th	197	6.1%	5.6%	20.3%	68.0%	11.7%
8th	220	2.3%	9.1%	20.4%	68.2%	11.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Two Rivers Elementary

56.3# in state

Witter Ranch Elementary

37.4# in state

Natomas Park Elementary

29.4# in state

H. Allen Hight Elementary

18.2# in state

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Middle

Natomas Middle

19.5# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.