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Natomas Unified highlights DPR and California School Dashboard: graduation rate strong, attendance improving
Summary
District leaders presented the online District Progress Report and the California School Dashboard, noting a 2.7 percentage-point decrease in chronic absenteeism, a 96% graduation rate (highest in the county), and a 49% AP/IB pass rate; trustees sought deeper site-level breakdowns for struggling schools.
Associate Superintendent Tanya Daryl and district research staff presented Natomas Unified’s District Progress Report and an overview of the 2025 California School Dashboard, explaining how the state’s color-coded indicators combine current-year performance and recent change.
Executive Director Steven Fong highlighted areas of progress and concern, noting a 2.7 percentage-point decrease in chronic absenteeism and that the district’s overall graduation rate is 96%, the highest in the county. "We continue to have a high graduation rate," Fong said, and he urged the public to review the detailed metrics available online.
Director Rochelle Seifer reviewed the DPR’s interactive features and said the report is updated as new data arrive; she and Fong described an early-warning dashboard the district is using to act on leading indicators and gave the example of adding an intervention class at Natomas High School based on that real-time data.
The presenters also noted AP/IB outcomes: about 49% of students passed at least one AP or IB exam this year, with subgroup gains (African American students up to about 38% pass, English learners 27%, students with disabilities 29%). Seifer said the DPR is available in English and Spanish and that the district will continue to refine targets based on the incoming data.
Trustees asked for follow-up presentations breaking down intra-year testing frequency, the effect of student transiency on results, and site- and grade-level performance — requests the presenters said they would accommodate in future reports.
