American Lakes vs Heron

How do these schools compare?

Metric American Lakes Heron
Location Sacramento, CA Sacramento, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 625 977
Student:Teacher Ratio 22.9:1 24.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 69.6% 28.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric American Lakes Heron
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,128 $20,128
District Natomas Unified Natomas Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group American Lakes Heron
White 6.4% 22.1%
African American 27.0% 13.8%
Hispanic or Latino 47.4% 28.2%
Asian 6.2% 19.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.3%
Multiracial 10.7% 14.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric American Lakes Heron
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio
Chronic Absenteeism 49.8% 22.4%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.