Summary:
Natomas Middle is a public middle school located in Sacramento, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 662 students. The school is part of the Natomas Unified School District, which is ranked 869 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Natomas Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger for the majority of the years. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with most groups ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of California middle schools, particularly for Asian, Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Natomas Middle lags significantly behind the Natomas Unified School District and the state of California in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates typically 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.4% in 2018-2019 to 30.5% in 2022-2023, well above the district and state averages.
Interestingly, Natomas Middle performs significantly worse than the nearby Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle, a public charter school in the same district, which consistently ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools and outperforms Natomas Middle by a wide margin in academic achievement. Other nearby schools, such as California Middle and Miwok Middle, also outperform Natomas Middle in terms of statewide ranking, academic proficiency, and other key metrics. These performance gaps suggest that Natomas Middle may be facing equity challenges in providing a high-quality education for all students, and the school's consistently low performance indicates a need for a comprehensive review and implementation of targeted strategies to address the school's areas of concern.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Natomas Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2467th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,526
Students who attend Natomas Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Natomas Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.5
Number of students: 662
Racial breakdown:
African American:
35.0%
Hispanic:
26.1%
Asian:
17.5%
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Two or more races:
11.8%
White:
6.0%
Pacific Islander:
3.0%
American Indian:
0.3%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65%
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