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Arden Middle

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Arden Middle ranks 1078 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 61% of California middle schools

Summary

Arden Middle is a public school serving about 1,010 students in grades 6-8 in Sacramento, part of the San Juan Unified School District, and it consistently performs better than the district average while often meeting or coming close to state averages in core subjects.

Compared to many nearby schools, Arden stands out for its solid academic results relative to its resources and student population. It spends less per student than schools like Mills Middle but achieves higher test scores, and it has a significantly lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than schools such as Will Rogers Middle or Katherine Johnson Middle. While it doesn't reach the top-tier performance of a school like Winston Churchill Middle, it reliably outperforms other schools in the area with higher economic need.

Parents should note that student performance varies within the school; it has shown historical strength in supporting students with special needs, but test scores for English Language Learners and Asian students are notably low compared to state averages. Overall, Arden represents a stable, mid-performing option that has shown resilience and makes efficient use of its funding within a district that has a wide range of school performance levels.

1,010

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,777

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1640 Watt Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95864-2964

(916) 971-7306

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Arden Middle usually attend:

High:

El Camino Fundamental High

Feeder schools for Arden Middle:

Elementary:	Del Dayo Elementary
	Mariemont Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Juan Unified

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2015) to 61st (2025)

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,078^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Middle Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San Juan 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	53.9	1078 of 2761	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	939 of 2783	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	782 of 2781	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	844 of 2740	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	768 of 2715	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	762 of 2480	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.1	669 of 2508	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	655 of 2497	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	637 of 2477	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	50.1	1148 of 2379	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.6	831 of 2259	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.6	597 of 2236	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	65.1	658 of 2179	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.1	684 of 2063	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.2	465 of 2005	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	424 of 1999	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	329 of 1804	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	288 of 1777	83.8%	★★★★☆
2004	85.0	201 of 1769	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	497 of 609	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	446 of 627	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.9	172 of 613	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	132 of 637	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	392 of 643	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	172 of 600	71.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	727 of 739	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	729 of 743	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	704 of 715	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	695 of 733	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	605 of 700	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	272 of 1531	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	444 of 1491	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	289 of 1369	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	1207 of 1478	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1276 of 1521	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1155 of 1540	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	751 of 1442	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1148 of 1364	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	966 of 2533	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	749 of 2551	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	707 of 2531	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	710 of 2509	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	685 of 2380	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	654 of 2262	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	882 of 2395	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	750 of 2388	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	595 of 2374	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	752 of 2359	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	904 of 2213	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	995 of 2072	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	233 of 394	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1418 of 2542	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	1127 of 2579	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	1221 of 2531	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	1227 of 2458	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	1344 of 2369	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1405 of 2230	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1046 of 2534	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1099 of 2552	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	809 of 2538	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	834 of 2527	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	751 of 2407	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	792 of 2273	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	487 of 726	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	477 of 701	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	441 of 677	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	454 of 665	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	439 of 554	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	516 of 1566	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	414 of 1552	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	263 of 1531	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	718 of 1520	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	655 of 1537	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	638 of 1543	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	726 of 1555	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	605 of 1602	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	639 of 1496	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2024)41st percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-48 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

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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 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
Arden Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Watt Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7306	1,010	45	22.5	46.1%	469 (46.4%)	60 (5.9%)	275 (27.2%)	122 (12.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.6%)	53.9	1078^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.0%		57.8	939^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.3%	139													30.1	30.1	45.5	51.6	56.1	51.5	30.7	32.2	34.5	32.6	$15,777	$1,703	$14,074
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
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
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
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
Mills Middle	Public	6-8	10439 Coloma Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9045	886	42	20.8	82.8%	178 (20.1%)	82 (9.3%)	398 (44.9%)	104 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.1%)	113 (12.8%)	15.9	2401^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.0%		17	2395^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.9%	6													15.3	15.3	15.4	24.8	30.9	23.9	5.5	16.0	13.4	11.7	$24,074	$1,608	$22,466
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
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
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
Norwood Junior High	Public	7-8	4601 Norwood Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2710	450	22	20.6	83.1%	24 (5.3%)	69 (15.3%)	170 (37.8%)	136 (30.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	42.3	1419^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%		34.2	1660^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.4%	241													20.9	20.9		48.2	49.8	49.0		29.9	19.4	24.8	$21,225	$3,411	$17,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Arden Middle

What high school do graduates of Arden Middle attend?

Students who attend Arden Middle usually go on to attend El Camino Fundamental High

What is the racial makeup of Arden Middle?

Students at Arden Middle are 46% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Arden Middle in?

San Juan Unified

How many students attend Arden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,010 students attended Arden Middle.

Is Arden Middle a good school?

Arden Middle ranks 1078^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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