📍 2800 Stonecreek Dr., Sacramento, Sacramento County, 95833
American Lakes is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sacramento, Sacramento County. The school has 665 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Sanino. It is part of the Natomas Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
American Lakes enrolls 665 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 311 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 179 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 9.2% |
| White | 53 | 8% |
| Asian | 40 | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 665 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
American Lakes is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
American Lakes is one of 19 schools in Natomas Unified, based in Sacramento, California. The district serves 14,923 students district-wide and employs 655 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 665 students, American Lakes is smaller than the district average of about 785 students per school.