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T. R. Smedberg Middle

Q: Is T. R. Smedberg Middle a good school?

T. R. Smedberg Middle ranks 1458 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 47% of California middle schools

Summary

T. R. Smedberg Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in Sacramento's Elk Grove Unified district, serving about 1,065 students in a community with growing economic needs.

Academically, the school is in the middle range for its district, performing better than some schools like Samuel Jackman Middle and James Rutter Middle but significantly behind top performers like Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle and Katherine L. Albiani Middle in math and science. A key challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which at 20.4% is notably higher than in these higher-achieving schools.

Interestingly, the school shows relative strength in supporting students from low-income families, English learners, and students experiencing homelessness. However, its overall test scores have declined in recent years alongside a rapid increase in the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to schools in the neighboring Sacramento City Unified district, such as Will C. Wood Middle, Smedberg achieves similar or better academic results while spending considerably less per student.

1,065

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,393

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8239 Kingsbridge Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95829-6040

(916) 681-7525

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend T. R. Smedberg Middle usually attend:

High:

Sheldon High

Feeder schools for T. R. Smedberg Middle:

Elementary:	Arthur C. Butler Elementary
	Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary
	Robert J. Fite Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.7%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,458^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Middle Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove 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	41.2	1458 of 2761	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1436 of 2783	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1504 of 2781	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	1253 of 2740	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	296 of 894	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	1202 of 2715	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	1112 of 2480	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	1214 of 2508	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	992 of 2497	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	940 of 2477	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.0	1235 of 2379	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	879 of 2259	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.0	933 of 2236	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	704 of 2179	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	543 of 2063	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.7	577 of 2005	71.2%	★★★★☆
2007	58.8	701 of 1999	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	629 of 1804	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.2	695 of 1777	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.6	627 of 1769	64.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	409 of 609	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	386 of 627	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	364 of 613	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	375 of 637	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	496 of 643	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	357 of 600	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	629 of 739	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	637 of 743	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	637 of 715	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	619 of 733	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	621 of 745	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	613 of 700	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	1179 of 1531	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	159 of 354	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	1301 of 1491	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1095 of 1369	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	597 of 1478	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	629 of 1521	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	499 of 1540	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	104 of 363	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	582 of 1442	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	734 of 1364	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1404 of 2533	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1400 of 2551	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1551 of 2531	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1178 of 2509	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	222 of 738	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	1025 of 2380	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1106 of 2262	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1682 of 2395	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1741 of 2388	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1969 of 2374	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1514 of 2359	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1238 of 2213	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1047 of 2072	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	191 of 477	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1120 of 2542	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	1211 of 2579	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	1501 of 2531	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	930 of 2458	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	111 of 721	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	1031 of 2369	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	963 of 2230	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1332 of 2534	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	1289 of 2552	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1251 of 2538	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1129 of 2527	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	275 of 763	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	1210 of 2407	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	990 of 2273	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	557 of 726	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	580 of 701	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	543 of 677	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	533 of 665	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	485 of 554	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	413 of 462	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1109 of 1566	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	728 of 1552	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	856 of 1531	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1320 of 1520	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1291 of 1537	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1248 of 1543	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1131 of 1555	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1072 of 1602	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	797 of 1496	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

I used to go to Smedburg Middle School the teachers there actually cared about me and whether I would graduate or not. Principle McDonald and Vice-Principle Berg helped me get my act together. They also helped me focus in school and to them I am eternally grateful. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
T. R. Smedberg Middle	Public	7-8	8239 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7525	1,065	49	21.7	71.5%	90 (8.5%)	124 (11.6%)	275 (25.8%)	465 (43.7%)	9 (0.8%)	17 (1.6%)	85 (8.0%)	41.2	1458^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.2%		40.7	1436^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.4%	22	21.9	21.9	47.7	42.9	45.2	30.2	23.9	26.9	$15,393	$941	$14,452
Katherine L. Albiani Middle	Public	7-8	9140 Bradshaw Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-5210	1,447	63	22.8	38.3%	363 (25.1%)	61 (4.2%)	331 (22.9%)	499 (34.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.9%)	176 (12.2%)	86	353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	87.2%		88.1	322^nd of 2783 public middle schools	88.4%	31	46.3	46.3	71.6	67.1	69.3	55.6	55.9	55.7	$14,519	$752	$13,767
Edward Harris Junior Middle	Public	7-8	8691 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0080	1,187	54	22.1	71.9%	98 (8.3%)	160 (13.5%)	282 (23.8%)	495 (41.7%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (2.7%)	117 (9.9%)	68	717^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%		67.3	733^rd of 2783 public middle schools	73.7%	16	40.6	40.6	53.9	56.1	55.0	41.2	43.0	42.0	$15,563	$1,249	$14,314
Joseph Kerr Middle	Public	7-8	8865 Elk Grove Blvd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7728	877	42	21.0	46.8%	270 (30.8%)	68 (7.8%)	274 (31.2%)	149 (17.0%)	6 (0.7%)	16 (1.8%)	94 (10.7%)	75.8	566^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		70.8	674^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.8%	108	38.5	38.5	57.7	55.2	56.4	56.0	54.5	55.2	$16,271	$783	$15,488
James Rutter Middle	Public	7-8	7350 Palmer House Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-7590	871	45	19.3	87.7%	43 (4.9%)	106 (12.2%)	352 (40.4%)	302 (34.7%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.6%)	33 (3.8%)	22.5	2135^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		21.2	2209^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	74	14.1	14.1	31.9	24.0	28.1	23.2	18.6	21.0	$17,432	$2,091	$15,341
Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Public	7-8	9329 Soaring Oaks Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1302	1,034	51	20.1	55.5%	170 (16.4%)	112 (10.8%)	310 (30.0%)	281 (27.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	140 (13.5%)	43.8	1367^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.5%		50.1	1169^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.0%	198	21.9	21.9	44.2	48.0	46.1	32.3	26.5	29.4	$15,216	$731	$14,485
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Public	7-8	8365 Whitelock Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7680	1,136	50	22.5	43.9%	151 (13.3%)	119 (10.5%)	237 (20.9%)	487 (42.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.1%)	128 (11.3%)	91.3	246^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.1%		92.3	223^rd of 2783 public middle schools	92.0%	23	49.9	49.9	76.1	75.8	76.0	63.9	58.9	61.5	$15,139	$723	$14,416
Samuel Jackman Middle	Public	7-8	7925 Kentwal Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 393-2352	909	44	20.7	86.7%	40 (4.4%)	126 (13.9%)	367 (40.4%)	288 (31.7%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	52 (5.7%)	20	2225^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.4%		17	2399^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.8%	174	16.6	16.6	29.7	29.4	29.6	14.6	14.3	14.5	$17,567	$1,749	$15,818
Will C. Wood Middle	Public	7-8	6201 Lemon Hill Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5380	680	34	20.2	84.3%	29 (4.3%)	41 (6.0%)	332 (48.8%)	224 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	25 (3.7%)	24.6	2027^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.6%		31	1771^st of 2783 public middle schools	36.4%	256	23.3	23.3	26.4	28.4	27.3	18.2	21.9	20.0	$23,557	$4,435	$19,122
Albert Einstein Middle	Public	7-8	9325 Mirandy Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5310	579	25	23.0	73.2%	127 (21.9%)	90 (15.5%)	216 (37.3%)	66 (11.4%)	7 (1.2%)	16 (2.8%)	57 (9.8%)	24.4	2037^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.2%		26	1997^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.2%	40	15.3	15.3	39.6	26.4	33.2	24.4	11.4	17.9	$22,614	$3,397	$19,217

Frequently Asked Questions about T. R. Smedberg Middle

Is T. R. Smedberg Middle a good school?

T. R. Smedberg Middle ranks 1458^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend T. R. Smedberg Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,065 students attended T. R. Smedberg Middle.

What district is T. R. Smedberg Middle in?

Elk Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of T. R. Smedberg Middle?

Students at T. R. Smedberg Middle are 44% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of T. R. Smedberg Middle attend?

Students who attend T. R. Smedberg Middle usually go on to attend Sheldon High

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