Natomas High School

Natomas High School
Location
3301 Fong Ranch Rd

Sacramento
,
California
95834

United States

38°37′45″N 121°29′42″W / 38.62912°N 121.49507°W / 38.62912; -121.49507
Information
School typePublic, High School
Established1997
School district
Natomas Unified School District
Principal
Marcel Baker
Teaching staff
52.48 (FTE)
Grades9–12
GenderCo-Ed
Average class size
35
Student to teacher ratio
22.05
Campus size
500 acres
Color     
Slogan"It's a Great Day to be a Nighthawk!...CAW!"
Team nameNighthawks
RivalInderkum High School
STAR average701
Graduates87%
Websitenatomasunified.org/nhs/

Natomas High School is a high school in the Natomas Unified School District located in the Natomas neighborhood of Sacramento. It is located at 3301 Fong Ranch Road. The school mascot is Nelly the Nighthawk.

History

Opened in 1997, the school is the first high school built in the Natomas Unified School District. A total of 1,300 students started attending the school that year, although it was built to accommodate 1,800 and has a total capacity of 2,200. For the previous three years, high school students in the district attended classes on the campus of Leroy Greene Middle School.

In 1998, the school started a Business and Professions Academy. By 2001, eighty students in the program would regularly come to school in dresses, suits and ties or other clothing considered "business appropriate".

Notable alumni

2026 shooting

On April 10, 2026, the school was placed on lock down. A shooter was reported on campus at 3:30 pm, and one student, identified as De'Jon Sledge, from a nearby school and a former student at the school was shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.The suspect who was presumed to be a Natomas High student was arrested, however the Sacramento DA didn't continue with charges, and instead wrote the possible homicide off as a self-defense act. At the scene, the victim was wearing a ski mask and had a firearm. The Sacramento DA concluded that rather than a targeted homicide, the prepetrator acted in self-defense against the victim. It is unclear why the perpetrator was armed.

Sports

Natomas Nighthawks (14-6-4), played Bella Vista (13-6-3) 2–1 in pouring rain to win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship at Folsom High School. It was Nighthawks' first boys section soccer championship and the first time Coach Joe Rebelo's team advanced past the first round of the playoffs in his eight years at the school.

On March 7, 2020, The Natomas Nighthawks (19-6-3) beat John F. Kennedy High school of Richmond, CA (15-10-3) 3–2 to claim its first-ever CIF NorCal Division IV Soccer Championship.

On 4/16/21, the Natomas Nighthawks beat Florin High School to end with a league record of 4-0, and a 4-2 record overall, and claimed the title of the champions of the Greater Sacramento League for the first time in school history. Powered by Coach Hagan.

References

  1. 1 2 "Natomas High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "NATOMAS GEAR UP FOR THE ... FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL", no byline given, Sacramento Bee, September 2, 1997, Page B8
  3. ↑ "NATOMAS HIGH OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS COMMUNITY HAS WAITED NEARLY A DECADE FOR MODERN, HIGH-TECH CAMPUS", no byline given, Sacramento Bee, September 11, 1997, Page N1
  4. ↑ "Business academy suits students at Natomas High", no byline given, Sacramento Bee, November 22, 2002, Page N1
  5. ↑ Hannibal, Cecil (April 13, 2026). "Mother identifies teen killed in shooting at Natomas High School, teen arrested". KCRA. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ Macht, Daniel (April 10, 2026). "Student shot at Natomas High School in Sacramento, police say". KCRA. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Prosecutors cite self-defense in fatal Natomas High shooting during attempted robbery". abc10.com. April 14, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.

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