Natomas Charter, Sacramento CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Natomas Charter

Natomas Charter is a kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade charter school in Sacramento serving a population of about that size across all grade bands. The school draws students from a diverse community: roughly a third of enrollment is Hispanic, close to a quarter is Asian, and the remainder are distributed across Black, white, and multiracial groups. About two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need.

The school's recent state assessment results show an uneven profile. In English language arts, students across grades three through eight cluster around the mid-range, with Grade 5 performing above that mark and Grade 3 slightly lower. Math proficiency declines noticeably as students advance: third and fourth graders show proficiency rates in the upper range, but by eighth grade proficiency has fallen substantially, dropping to less than a third of students meeting state standards. Science proficiency, measured in grades five and eight, sits roughly in the mid-range for fifth grade but falls to about a third of students by grade eight. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile when compared to other schools in Sacramento County districts, a genuine strength.

The pattern here merits close attention. The school maintains reasonable performance in early elementary, shows particular strength in elementary language arts around Grade 5, but encounters a persistent decline in math and science through the middle grades. A parent considering this school, particularly one with middle-school-age children, may want to explore with the school what approaches are in place to address this trajectory and how the school supports students as content becomes more demanding.

No graduation rate or high school outcome data is available from the state, so the picture of how the school's high school students fare on state exams or in completion rates remains unclear. The school does span grades nine through twelve, with enrollment distributed across all four grades, but state testing results for secondary grades are not in the available data.

The Natomas neighborhood in Sacramento has median home values below the state benchmark and median rents modestly above inflation-adjusted prior years. The area occupies an affordable band within the Sacramento market. The school itself is tuition-free and charter-operated, which removes the constraint of district-boundary assignment for families who want enrollment.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 115 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 360%

School 60% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 639%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 575%

School 75% · district not reported

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 665%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 765%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 859%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 556%

School 56% · district not reported

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income72%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income55%Higher-income71%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income79%14 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income74%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income55%Higher-income74%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income46%Higher-income69%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income68%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income68%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income56%9 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income46%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income39%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income39%22 pp gap