NP3 Elementary School

Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary School (NP3 Elementary) provides a small school environment where students are known individually by their teachers and staff. Our school focuses on high expectations, academic excellence, and opportunities to build meaningful relationships with others. NP3 Elementary received the first charter authorization from Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) in 2016 joining NP3 High and Middle School and creating a K-12 system.

All three NP3 schools have been identified as high-performing schools and received a seven-year charter renewal by authorizer NUSD in June 2021. As a public charter school, families choose to send their students to NP3; however, there is no tuition charged or selective admissions. Being a charter school gives the school some freedom in developing its own academic policies and programs. It is, however, accountable for educational standards to Natomas Unified School District, the State of California, and the United States government.

NP3 Elementary School’s student population is 482 and reflects the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) and Sacramento County. NUSD is one of the most diverse districts in the nation, and NP3 mirrors that diversity. NP3 Elementary is committed to providing a rigorous education in a safe classroom setting. Students are empowered to be leaders of their school and community. A student’s social and emotional education is developed and enhanced with two full-time counselors, the Leader in Me framework, and a strong partnership with Sacramento State University. Relationships are fostered through the use of responsive classroom techniques, restorative justice practices and small flexible learning environments.

The vision of NP3 is to inspire, cultivate, and support innovative educational excellence every day. NP3 values relationships, diversity, service learning, high levels of learning, collaborative culture, and student voice. The mission is to graduate college ready students who value diversity and intellectual engagement, and are dedicated to personal and civic responsibility.

NP3 Elementary opened the 2022-23 school year in a beautiful new facility. Classrooms are equipped with furniture and technology that encourage a flexible, progressive and collaborative learning environment. 

NP3 High, Middle and Elementary Schools are all California Distinguished Schools. The State of California recognized NP3 Elementary School in 2023 as a Distinguished School. Schools who are selected for this award are some of California’s most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected for the Distinguished School Award demonstrate significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap and exceptional student performance. NP3 Elementary is proud to be recognized as a Leader in Me Lighthouse Model School. Lighthouse Schools demonstrate exemplary elements of the Leader in Me core paradigms: “everyone can be a leader,” “everyone has genius,” “change starts with me,” “develop the whole person,” and “educators empower students to lead their own learning.” In addition, they are the recipient of the Civic Learning Award of Merit for their commitment to civic engagement. All three NP3 schools were recognized by CORE Districts for having high individual student growth from year to year in English. NP3 Elementary received the Healthy Planet School Garden Grant for promoting and encouraging a healthy lifestyle for students and families and the Walking Classroom grant for strengthening the physical, mental, and academic health of students while they walk, listen and learn.

What Makes NP3 Elementary School Special:

- A focus on building strong relationships

- Small class sizes two full time elementary school counselors

- Commitment to civic education and service learning

- Unique opportunity to be part of an award-winning K-12 system

- Many clubs, arts, activities, leadership opportunities, and action teams for students to get involved outside of the classroom