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About Us

The Performing and Fine Arts Academy, serving grades 6-12, offers a unique balance of rigorous academic instruction and intensive instruction in the performing and fine arts. Areas of artistic training range from drama, dance, music and the fine arts to stagecraft and computer animation.

About NCS

Natomas Charter School is made up of five diverse and unique academies. Each academy program acts as a "school within a school," offering a distinctive instructional delivery system. Since the school was founded in 1993, Natomas Charter School has been recognized as a leader and one of the best schools in the Sacramento region. We have won numerous awards including most recently a Niche 2020 Best Charter Schools award and 2021 and 2022 Best Public Middle School in Sacramento County as well as being featured in the Sacramento Bee as one of best high schools in the region for college preparedness and University of California Admissions.

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25-26 Calendar

See all important dates for the 25-26 school year here.

Finishing 2024-25 School year!

The schedule can be found here.

LE/PFAA Attendance Information

FAQs regarding attendance at LE and PFAA. Here you can find information about absences, tardies, Short-Term Independent Study study, early dismissal, etc.

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Our Mission

The mission of Natomas Charter School’s Performing and Fine Arts Academy is to prepare 6-12th grade students who have strong personal interest in the arts to successfully pursue higher learning and a profession in an ever-changing world. We will help students discover and develop their unique skills and talents through an intense, integrated arts and academic program with high standards that combines critical thinking and a whole-person developmental approach to learning.