📍 5240 PV Scholars Ln., Sacramento, Sacramento County, 95835
Paso Verde is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sacramento, Sacramento County. The school has 901 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cassandra Poole. It is part of the Natomas Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
Paso Verde enrolls 901 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 26% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Asian and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 26% |
| Asian | 211 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 157 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 148 | 16% |
| White | 142 | 16% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 901 students (41%) 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.
Paso Verde is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Paso Verde 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 901 students, Paso Verde is close to the district average of about 785 students per school.