How to read the Dashboard results on this page
California has no A to F school grades. The state's California School Dashboard reports each school on several measures and gives most of them one of five colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green or Blue, from lowest to highest. The color blends this year's result with the change since last year, so a school can score below standard and still earn Green if it improved a lot.
- English and math are reported as distance from standard: how many points the average tested student scored above (+) or below (-) the grade-level standard on state tests in grades 3 to 8 and 11. Zero means right at standard.
- Graduation rate is the share of a four-year high school class that graduated.
- Chronic absenteeism is the share of students who missed 10% or more of the school days they were enrolled.
All figures below are from the California Department of Education's 2025 Dashboard data files for all students. Small schools can swing sharply from year to year, so read the number of students tested on the Dashboard before drawing conclusions.
Sacramento school districts compared
At least six districts run schools with Sacramento mailing addresses. Sacramento City Unified has the most, Natomas Unified's schools sit in Natomas, and Twin Rivers Unified and Robla Elementary have schools in the north of the city, in ZIPs such as 95815 and 95838. Elk Grove Unified and San Juan Unified also run schools with Sacramento addresses. A Sacramento mailing address does not tell you the district, so check each home separately.
| District | English | Math | Graduation rate | Chronic absenteeism |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento City Unified | -28.2 (Yellow) | -57.2 (Yellow) | 88.1% (Green) | 23.1% (Orange) |
| Natomas Unified | -45.0 (Orange) | -80.8 (Orange) | 93.3% (Green) | 22.7% (Orange) |
| Twin Rivers Unified | -42.3 (Yellow) | -79.0 (Yellow) | 92.2% (Green) | 28.4% (Orange) |
| Robla Elementary | -58.3 (Orange) | -74.2 (Orange) | n/a (K-6) | 24.0% (Yellow) |
| Elk Grove Unified | +6.5 (Green) | -24.1 (Green) | 90.6% (Green) | 20.1% (Orange) |
| San Juan Unified | -32.0 (Orange) | -65.5 (Orange) | 88.1% (Green) | 22.5% (Orange) |
| State of California | -8.1 | -42.4 | 87.8% | 17.1% |
Source: CDE 2025 Dashboard data files, all students. District averages hide wide gaps between schools, which the sections below show.
Sacramento high schools
West Campus High School (Sacramento City Unified)
West Campus, at 5022 58th Street in 95820, posted the strongest results of any high school in the city: 124.3 points above standard in English and 76.6 above in math, both Blue, with a 98.2% graduation rate. It is one of SCUSD's six small high schools and a criteria-based honors option, so students apply through the district's High School Specialty Program process with extra application steps rather than being assigned by address.
C.K. McClatchy High School (Sacramento City Unified)
McClatchy, at 3066 Freeport Boulevard in 95818, scored 21.7 below standard in English and 80.6 below in math, both Yellow, with math up 22.8 points on the year. Its graduation rate was 91.2% (Green). It houses the Humanities and International Studies Program (HISP), the Law and Public Policy Academy, a Criminal Justice Academy, VAPA programs in dance, music, theater and visual art, and Air Force Junior ROTC, all through the specialty application.
John F. Kennedy High School (Sacramento City Unified)
Kennedy, at 6715 Gloria Drive in 95831, scored 49.2 below in English and 116.0 below in math, both Red, but graduated 91.2% of its class (Green). It offers AP Capstone as an honors program plus academies in criminal justice, culinary arts, manufacturing and design, and a zero-emissions automotive pathway.
School of Engineering and Sciences (Sacramento City Unified)
This grades 7 to 12 school at 7345 Gloria Drive in 95831 scored 4.2 below standard in English (Yellow) and had a 98.5% graduation rate, rated Blue. Chronic absenteeism was 10.1%, well under the district's 23.1%.
Natomas Unified high schools
Inderkum High, at 2500 New Market Drive in 95835, scored 1.6 below standard in English and graduated 95.7% of students (Blue). Natomas High, on Fong Ranch Road, graduated 91.2%. Natomas Charter, a K-12 charter at 2920 Advantage Way, scored 36.5 above standard in English and reported a 100% graduation rate, with chronic absenteeism of just 3.1%.
Luther Burbank, Rosemont and Hiram Johnson (Sacramento City Unified)
Luther Burbank on Florin Road offers the IB Diploma Programme and building trades, digital media and law academies. Rosemont on Kiefer Boulevard runs the LEAD honors program. Hiram Johnson on 14th Avenue has business, health and law academies. On the 2025 Dashboard all three scored more than 60 points below standard in English, with graduation rates of 89.5%, 86.7% and 82.7%.
Sacramento middle and K-8 schools
Miwok Middle School (Sacramento City Unified)
Miwok Middle, at 3150 I Street in 95816, is the district's largest middle school by students tested, more than 1,100. It scored 57.8 points above standard in English (Blue) and 16.0 above in math (Green).
California Middle School (Sacramento City Unified)
California Middle, at 1600 Vallejo Way in 95818, scored 9.4 below standard in English and 43.6 below in math, both Yellow, after gains of about 18 and 16 points on the year.
Sacramento City Unified K-8 schools
Two K-8 schools in the southwest stood out. Genevieve Didion, at 6490 Harmon Drive in 95831, scored 57.5 above standard in English and 47.3 above in math, both Blue. Leonardo da Vinci, at 4701 Joaquin Way in 95822, scored 26.7 above in English and 2.3 above in math, both Green. Most other district middle schools scored between 45 and 75 points below standard in English.
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle (Natomas Unified)
This grades 6 to 8 charter magnet at 3700 Del Paso Road in 95834 scored 29.0 above standard in English and 5.7 above in math, both Green, with chronic absenteeism of 2.9%.
Sacramento elementary schools
East Sacramento and Midtown elementary schools
Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary, 1410 60th Street, had the highest English result of any elementary school in the city: 82.0 points above standard, with 55.7 above in math, both Blue. Caleb Greenwood, an IB World School at 5457 Carlson Drive, scored 68.3 above in English and 50.5 above in math. David Lubin, 3535 M Street, was 47.2 above in English (Blue), and Theodore Judah, on McKinley Boulevard, 31.5 above (Green).
Land Park, Pocket and Greenhaven elementary schools
Crocker/Riverside Elementary, 2970 Riverside Boulevard, scored 68.9 above standard in both English and math, both Blue. William Land Elementary on 12th Street was 57.3 above in English (Blue). Further south, Matsuyama Elementary on Windbridge Drive was 32.0 above, Sutterville Elementary on Monterey Way 28.1 above, and Pony Express Elementary was close to standard at 1.9 below, all Green.
South and east Sacramento elementary schools
Camellia Elementary, 6600 Cougar Drive in 95828, scored 24.0 above standard in English and 23.1 above in math, both Green, with chronic absenteeism of 6.1%. Golden Empire Elementary on Canberra Drive was 16.9 below in English (Yellow). Many schools south of US 50 scored 50 to 110 points below standard and had chronic absenteeism above 25%.
Natomas and north Sacramento elementary schools
In Twin Rivers Unified, Northlake TK-8 on Oyster Point Way in 95835 scored 38.3 above standard in English (no color yet, as it had no prior-year result), and Regency Park Elementary on Bridgecross Drive was 4.2 above (Green). Hazel Strauch Elementary in 95833 was close to standard at 1.1 below. Natomas Unified's H. Allen Hight Elementary was 62.0 below in English.
School choice in Sacramento: open enrollment, specialty programs and charters
SCUSD open enrollment for grades K-8
Students living in Sacramento City Unified can apply to other district K-8 schools when space allows. The district lists the 2027-28 open enrollment window as January 11 to February 5, 2027, through its SchoolMint system.
SCUSD High School Specialty Programs
Honors programs (McClatchy's HISP, Kennedy's AP Capstone, Rosemont's LEAD and West Campus) and career academies are filled through a single High School Specialty Program application. The district's 2027-28 table shows which grades have openings; many programs, including most of McClatchy's, accept new students mainly in 9th grade.
Transfers between and into Sacramento districts
SCUSD's district permit window for 2027-28 runs April 5 to April 30, 2027. Transfers into SCUSD from another district need an approved inter-district permit from the home district first. Dual immersion programs accept intra-district permits during the year.
Charter schools in the city
Charters enroll by application, not address. Examples with 2025 Dashboard results include Natomas Charter, Sacramento Charter High (0.2 above standard in English, 88.0% graduation), The MET (88.6% graduation) and Sacramento New Technology Early College High (93.9% graduation). Check each school's admission dates directly.
How to check which schools serve a Sacramento address
We never say a home is zoned for a school. Attendance areas follow district boundaries, not ZIP codes or neighborhood names, and they can change. A house with a Sacramento mailing address can sit in any of several districts. Before you buy:
- Sacramento City Unified: enter the address in the district's School Finder from its Find Your School page, or call the Enrollment Center at (916) 643-2400. It is at 5601 47th Avenue and open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Natomas Unified: use the school locator linked from Enrollment in NUSD Schools.
- Twin Rivers Unified: use Find Your School on trusd.net.
- Elk Grove Unified: check Boundary Information on egusd.net.
- Robla Elementary: contact the district through robla.k12.ca.us.
Then look the school up on the Dashboard for its latest results. For prices in the areas around the schools above, see our Sacramento real estate guide, the East Sacramento and Land Park guides, and the Sacramento ZIP code guide.