Westlake Charter
Sacramento · CA · Natomas Unified · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Inderkum High → Natomas Charter → Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep → SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy → Discovery High → Natomas High → Heritage Peak Charter → Paseo Grande Charter →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Westlake Charter compares for families
What families should know about Westlake Charter.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Inderkum High, Natomas Charter, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +9.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,493 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $17,133 per student in district revenue, the 886 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $15,179,838/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inderkum High Sacramento |
Public | 1.3 | 2,194 | -6.5% |
| Natomas Charter Sacramento |
Public · charter | 1.5 | 560 | +2.9% |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Sacramento |
Public · charter | 1.8 | 629 | -0.5% |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy Sacramento |
Public · charter | 2.9 | 211 | +24.9% |
| Discovery High Sacramento |
Public | 3.4 | 130 | +47.7% |
| Natomas High Sacramento |
Public | 3.7 | 1,157 | -3.8% |
| Heritage Peak Charter Rio Linda |
Public · charter | 4.2 | 351 | +3.8% |
| Paseo Grande Charter Sacramento |
Public · charter | 4.4 | 139 | — |