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Foothill Ranch Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 20% of California middle schools

Summary

Foothill Ranch Middle is a public school serving about 500 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, an area where academic outcomes vary widely between neighboring schools.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in core subjects like math and science well below state averages, and its overall state ranking has declined over the past several years. It's notable that the school spends more per student than some higher-performing nearby schools, such as Antelope Crossing Middle and Winston Churchill Middle, yet achieves lower results. However, the school does show relative strengths in managing chronic absenteeism compared to its district and has been effective in supporting its English Language Learner students.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that challenges can be school-specific. For instance, Rio Linda Preparatory Academy, which is in the same district and serves a similarly economically disadvantaged population, achieves stronger academic outcomes. Furthermore, being located in a higher-performing district does not guarantee success, as seen with Mills Middle, which ranks lower than Foothill Ranch despite being part of the higher-ranked Folsom-Cordova Unified district.

509

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,962

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5001 Diablo Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95842-3119

(916) 566-3440

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Foothill Ranch Middle usually attend:

High:

Foothill High

Feeder schools for Foothill Ranch Middle:

Elementary:

Woodridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

Asian:

20.2%

White:

19.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,195^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1107^th of 1,543Twin Rivers Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2195 of 2761	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	2248 of 2783	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2005 of 2781	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2330 of 2740	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1685 of 2715	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1519 of 2480	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	1379 of 2508	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	1407 of 2497	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	15.6	2169 of 2477	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	1911 of 2379	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1950 of 2259	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	2049 of 2236	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	1957 of 2179	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	536 of 609	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	436 of 627	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	347 of 613	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	533 of 637	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	308 of 643	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	276 of 600	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	724 of 739	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.9	734 of 743	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	711 of 715	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	727 of 733	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	740 of 745	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	674 of 700	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1123 of 1531	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1148 of 1491	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1186 of 1369	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	619 of 1478	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	781 of 1521	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	971 of 1540	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	626 of 1442	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	411 of 1364	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1912 of 2533	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1871 of 2551	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1887 of 2531	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2103 of 2509	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1486 of 2380	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1486 of 2262	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1417 of 2395	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1809 of 2388	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1320 of 2374	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1788 of 2359	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	940 of 2213	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	830 of 2072	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	290 of 477	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	135 of 336	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1905 of 2542	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1912 of 2579	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1612 of 2531	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1998 of 2458	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1148 of 2369	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	1044 of 2230	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2158 of 2534	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2271 of 2552	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1822 of 2538	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2174 of 2527	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1558 of 2407	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1350 of 2273	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	111 of 197	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	154 of 193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	679 of 726	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	667 of 701	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	569 of 677	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	610 of 665	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	492 of 554	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	818 of 1566	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1417 of 1552	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1118 of 1531	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1389 of 1520	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1358 of 1537	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1403 of 1543	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1461 of 1555	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1208 of 1602	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1149 of 1496	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+27 vs school

Military Connected (2023)44th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foothill Ranch Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Diablo Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3440	509	26	19.4	92.9%	99 (19.4%)	63 (12.4%)	184 (36.1%)	103 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.2%)	20.7	2195^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.5%		20.4	2248^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	53	11.6	11.6		32.7	24.6	28.6		14.7	22.4	18.5	$20,962	$3,605	$17,357
Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4924 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7889	564	29	19.5	75.9%	241 (42.7%)	39 (6.9%)	192 (34.0%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.7%)	27.1	1926^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%		33.5	1688^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	238	24.6	24.6	35.2	33.7	34.4	34.4	15.4	19.0	18.7	17.8	$18,210	$2,983	$15,227
John Barrett Middle	Public	6-8	4243 Barrett Rd.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7842	802	33	24.1	55.0%	433 (54.0%)	38 (4.7%)	189 (23.6%)	61 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (9.0%)	38.9	1521^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		39.9	1468^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.3%	53	32.0	32.0	39.9	45.8	39.2	41.9	19.5	25.2	22.3	22.7	$16,210	$1,647	$14,563
Antelope Crossing Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 745-2100	1,051	44	23.9	55.2%	453 (43.1%)	76 (7.2%)	238 (22.6%)	158 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	114 (10.8%)	62.3	845^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		60.4	879^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	34	43.9	43.9	48.8	55.4	47.2	50.3	35.0	43.3	38.4	38.9	$12,782	$849	$11,933
Sylvan Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Auburn Blvd.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7873	604	27	22.3	64.1%	276 (45.7%)	29 (4.8%)	218 (36.1%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.6%)	15.6	2412^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.6%		19.5	2279^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.1%	133	15.1	15.1	27.6	23.5	27.0	25.9	9.3	13.1	9.6	10.8	$17,866	$2,738	$15,128
Winston Churchill Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Whitney Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7324	987	46	21.6	43.1%	382 (38.7%)	52 (5.3%)	180 (18.2%)	261 (26.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	105 (10.6%)	84.3	385^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		81.9	441^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	56	48.6	48.6	72.8	68.8	56.5	65.5	67.2	58.2	47.5	57.0	$16,034	$1,407	$14,627
Arcade Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7300	595	24	24.2	83.4%	190 (31.9%)	44 (7.4%)	119 (20.0%)	206 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.2%)	18.5	2295^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%		28.8	1867^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	428	18.7	18.7	24.8	29.1	23.3	25.9	10.7	14.6	17.4	14.4	$18,706	$2,902	$15,804
Wilson C. Riles Middle	Public	7-8	4747 PFE Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 787-8100	682	34	20.0	56.0%	215 (31.5%)	89 (13.0%)	202 (29.6%)	105 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	56 (8.2%)	34.9	1650^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		32.7	1717^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.3%	67	24.8	24.8		36.7	34.6	35.7		24.9	28.8	26.7	$15,974	$801	$15,173
Katherine Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	2641 Kent Dr.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5500	612	33	18.5	90.2%	117 (19.1%)	101 (16.5%)	135 (22.1%)	213 (34.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	35 (5.7%)	6.3	2710^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.8%		6.3	2743^rd of 2783 public middle schools	1.4%	33	3.3	3.3	7.7	8.9	8.0	8.2	4.3	8.0	4.2	5.5	$17,223	$2,882	$14,341
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1101 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2720	331	17	20.0	88.2%	82 (24.8%)	13 (3.9%)	151 (45.6%)	43 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	36 (10.9%)	40.6	1478^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.5%		27	1952^nd of 2783 public middle schools	29.9%	474	25.7	25.7		36.7	39.7	38.2		31.6	30.6	31.1	$25,591	$3,856	$21,735

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Ranch Middle

What district is Foothill Ranch Middle in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Ranch Middle?

Students at Foothill Ranch Middle are 36% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 19% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Foothill Ranch Middle attend?

Students who attend Foothill Ranch Middle usually go on to attend Foothill High

How many students attend Foothill Ranch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Foothill Ranch Middle.

Is Foothill Ranch Middle a good school?

Foothill Ranch Middle ranks in the bottom 20.5% of California middle schools.

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