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California Middle

Q: Is California Middle a good school?

California Middle ranks 1113 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 60% of California middle schools

Summary

California Middle is a public school serving about 780 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Sacramento City Unified School District, standing out as a relatively stronger performer in its local area.

Academically, the school's test scores in English and Math are close to the state average, which is a notable achievement as it consistently outperforms several nearby middle schools like Fern Bacon Middle, Will C. Wood Middle, and Sam Brannan Middle. However, a significant point of comparison is Miwok Middle, another school in the same district located just a few miles away, which achieves much higher proficiency rates with similar resources, showing what is possible in the community. Parents should note that student performance tends to drop between 7th and 8th grade here, and chronic absenteeism is higher than the state average, though it is lower than at some schools with similar challenges in other districts like Rio Tierra Junior High.

The school has shown strengths in supporting students in special education and English language learner programs. While its statewide ranking has gradually declined from earlier years when it was a 4-star school, it currently maintains a 3-star rating and remains one of the higher-performing middle schools within its own district network, suggesting it has effective practices that other local schools do not.

782

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,331

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Vallejo Way
Sacramento, CA 95818-3837

(916) 395-5302

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend California Middle usually attend:

High:

C. K. McClatchy High

Feeder schools for California Middle:

Elementary:	Bret Harte Elementary
	Crocker/Riverside Elementary
	Ethel Phillips Elementary
	Leataata Floyd Elementary
	More...
	Sutterville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.7%

White:

19.3%

Asian:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,113^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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	52.6	1113 of 2761	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	1213 of 2783	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	1094 of 2781	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	836 of 2740	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	1072 of 2715	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	918 of 2480	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.3	703 of 2508	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	675 of 2497	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	66.8	719 of 2477	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	69.2	621 of 2379	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	67.6	636 of 2259	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	623 of 2236	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	57.5	851 of 2179	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	784 of 2063	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.8	864 of 2005	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.6	1050 of 1999	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.1	888 of 1804	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.3	992 of 1777	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.4	928 of 1769	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	373 of 609	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	473 of 627	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	434 of 613	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	346 of 637	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	360 of 643	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	329 of 600	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	596 of 739	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	607 of 743	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	607 of 715	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	534 of 733	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	654 of 745	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	526 of 700	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	322 of 1531	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	630 of 1491	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	300 of 1369	78.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	303 of 1478	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	558 of 1521	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	366 of 1540	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	623 of 1442	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	726 of 1364	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1120 of 2533	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	1176 of 2551	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	998 of 2531	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	884 of 2509	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	982 of 2380	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	926 of 2262	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1160 of 2395	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	1240 of 2388	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1075 of 2374	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1005 of 2359	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	1211 of 2213	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1000 of 2072	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	331 of 477	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	347 of 394	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1544 of 2542	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1547 of 2579	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1474 of 2531	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	1126 of 2458	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	1347 of 2369	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1127 of 2230	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	990 of 2534	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	1122 of 2552	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	1029 of 2538	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	693 of 2527	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	1021 of 2407	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	838 of 2273	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	363 of 726	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	416 of 701	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	378 of 677	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	264 of 665	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	393 of 554	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	341 of 462	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	369 of 1566	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	664 of 1552	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	456 of 1531	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	395 of 1520	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	304 of 1537	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	266 of 1543	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	282 of 1555	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	174 of 1602	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	261 of 1496	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)79th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science28%-4 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, June 17, 2012

I graduated Cal Middle spring of 2008. It's safe to say, Cal Middle completely turned my life around. I was unhappy and outcast at my Elementary school and it got to the point where I tried to commit suicide. However, I fortunately failed and have never tried since. When I got to Cal, I had decided to reinvent myself, even going so far as to change my name. I would not be trying to be someone I was not, but rather loose the bonds I had constrained myself with. I arrived at Cal my first day scared witless and found immediately friends and a welcoming environment. Cal was so diverse that I found that it was extremely easy to find people with whom I could identify. Additionally, some of the best teachers I have had came from Cal, including Mr. Dell, Mr. and Ms. Holt, and the librarian Ms. Vann. Overall, those years remain two of the best years of my life so far. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
California Middle	Public	7-8	1600 Vallejo Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5302	782	41	19.1	62.4%	151 (19.3%)	85 (10.9%)	365 (46.7%)	96 (12.3%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	73 (9.3%)	52.6	1113^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%		48.1	1213^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.4%	100														28.4	28.4				51.9	41.7	47.2				40.3	31.0	36.1	$23,331	$3,345	$19,986
Sam Brannan Middle	Public	7-8	5301 Elmer Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5360	339	19	17.8	72.9%	22 (6.5%)	76 (22.4%)	162 (47.8%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.4%)	18.5	2294^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%		18.3	2326^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.4%	32														10.6	10.6				37.1	28.6	32.6				14.5	7.1	10.6	$25,416	$3,681	$21,735
Miwok Middle	Public	7-8	3150 I St.	Sacramento	95816	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5370	1,181	46	25.9	32.9%	446 (37.8%)	55 (4.7%)	355 (30.1%)	176 (14.9%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	136 (11.5%)	86.8	340^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		88.2	318^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	22														45.7	45.7				73.8	69.9	71.7				62.3	51.1	56.3	$20,127	$3,101	$17,026
Evergreen Middle	Public	7-9	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fern Bacon Middle	Public	7-8	4140 Cuny Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5340	679	29	23.2	87.6%	47 (6.9%)	99 (14.6%)	350 (51.5%)	147 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	17 (2.5%)	23.3	2083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%		25.6	2014^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.6%	69														11.8	11.8				28.5	31.9	30.1				22.2	21.0	21.6	$22,692	$4,366	$18,326
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
Success Academy	Public	4-8	2221 Matson Dr.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4990	1	2	.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.2	2751^st of 2761 public middle schools	0.4%					(n/a)														0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0
Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Public	4-6	7500 32nd St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4530	357	14	26.3	87.1%	14 (3.9%)	39 (10.9%)	201 (56.3%)	73 (20.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	16 (4.5%)								(n/a)													9.5		9.5	37.2	32.0	39.5			36.1	20.3	12.7	23.3			18.7	$21,002	$4,213	$16,789
Rio Tierra Junior High	Public	7-8	3201 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2730	328	17	19.4	93.0%	16 (4.9%)	57 (17.4%)	188 (57.3%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	27 (8.2%)	13.2	2511^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.1%		11	2630^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.5%	119														7.6	7.6				27.5	15.8	21.3				16.4	8.8	12.4	$24,503	$3,525	$20,978
Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy	Public	7-8	3051 Fairfield St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3490	503	27	18.3	97.4%	28 (5.6%)	70 (13.9%)	248 (49.3%)	109 (21.7%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	32 (6.4%)	8.2	2663^rd of 2761 public middle schools	3.5%		7.8	2720^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.3%	57	3.5	13.3	6.8	6.9	13.3	9.1	10.3	6.7	9.1	3.5	26.7	11.4		5.5	5.5				17.3	14.8	16.0				7.2	4.6	5.9	$19,913	$3,028	$16,885

Frequently Asked Questions about California Middle

What high school do graduates of California Middle attend?

Students who attend California Middle usually go on to attend C. K. McClatchy High

Is California Middle a good school?

California Middle ranks 1113^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend California Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended California Middle.

What is the racial makeup of California Middle?

Students at California Middle are 47% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What district is California Middle in?

Sacramento City Unified

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