Natomas Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.9% |
| Met Standard | 18.4% |
| Below Standard | 69.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Natomas Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Natomas Unified district average of 14.4%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.4% exceeded — 6.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 11.3% | 19.1% | 30.4% |
| 4th | 109 | 14.7% | 16.5% | 31.2% |
| 5th | 108 | 8.3% | 22.2% | 30.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 11.3% | 26.1% | 37.4% |
| 4th | 111 | 9.0% | 13.5% | 22.5% |
| 5th | 107 | 16.8% | 13.1% | 29.9% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.7