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John Barrett Middle

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John Barrett Middle ranks 1521 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

John Barrett Middle is a public middle school located in Carmichael, CA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 743 students. The school faces several challenges, including low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Academically, John Barrett Middle's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is generally below the state and San Juan Unified School District averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 39.22% to 45.8%, compared to the state average of 47.84% to 49.65%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 19.46% to 25.17%, compared to the state average of 33.94% to 36.6%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by CAST, is also below the state and district averages, with a proficiency rate of 31.97% compared to the state average of 31.95%. Additionally, John Barrett Middle has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 28.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other nearby middle schools in the San Juan Unified School District, such as Andrew Carnegie Middle and Winston Churchill Middle, John Barrett Middle generally performs below average. However, the school performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Arcade Fundamental Middle and Sylvan Middle, which have even lower academic achievement and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

802

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,210

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4243 Barrett Rd.
Carmichael, CA 95608-2463

(916) 971-7842

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend John Barrett Middle usually attend:

High:

Del Campo High

Feeder schools for John Barrett Middle:

Elementary:	Albert Schweitzer Elementary
	Carmichael Elementary
	Mary Deterding Elementary
	Thomas Kelly Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2023 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2023) to 45th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,521^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	38.9	1521 of 2761	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	1468 of 2783	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1374 of 2781	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	1361 of 2740	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	1460 of 2715	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1357 of 2480	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	1422 of 2508	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	1416 of 2497	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	1653 of 2477	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1511 of 2379	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	973 of 2259	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	899 of 2236	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.6	536 of 2179	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.8	494 of 2063	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	596 of 2005	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	513 of 1999	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	319 of 1804	82.3%	★★★★☆
2005	83.3	231 of 1777	87.0%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	214 of 1769	87.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	182 of 627	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	31.0	428 of 613	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	407 of 637	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	388 of 643	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	410 of 600	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	716 of 739	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	695 of 743	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	691 of 715	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	710 of 1531	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	1013 of 1491	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	726 of 1369	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.2	221 of 1478	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	301 of 1521	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	34.5	997 of 1540	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	718 of 1442	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	840 of 1364	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1413 of 2533	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1474 of 2551	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1191 of 2531	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1217 of 2509	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1294 of 2380	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1238 of 2262	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1068 of 2395	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1249 of 2388	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	855 of 2374	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	940 of 2359	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	1521 of 2213	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1226 of 2072	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	259 of 477	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	243 of 336	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1546 of 2542	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1488 of 2579	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1430 of 2531	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1430 of 2458	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1745 of 2369	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1465 of 2230	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1433 of 2534	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	1291 of 2552	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1380 of 2538	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1301 of 2527	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1374 of 2407	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1285 of 2273	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	609 of 726	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	605 of 701	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	522 of 677	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	485 of 665	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	508 of 554	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	434 of 462	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	942 of 1566	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	627 of 1552	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	530 of 1531	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1183 of 1520	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1198 of 1537	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1175 of 1543	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1154 of 1555	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1161 of 1602	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1112 of 1496	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2024)71st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-15 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
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
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
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
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
W. E. Mitchell Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Zinfandel Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9050	755	42	17.9	62.8%	203 (26.9%)	62 (8.2%)	297 (39.3%)	86 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	95 (12.6%)	31.1	1794^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		31.7	1741^st of 2783 public middle schools	37.4%	53	23.7	23.7	29.5	41.0	44.4	38.2	20.0	20.4	18.5	19.6	$27,790	$1,743	$26,047
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
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
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
Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	5820 Illinois Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7853	687	30	23.0	45.9%	405 (59.0%)	12 (1.7%)	168 (24.5%)	31 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.6%)	50.3	1171^st of 2761 public middle schools	57.6%		57.5	950^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.9%	221	23.4	23.4	59.8	51.2	40.4	47.3	49.4	40.5	28.0	35.8	$17,127	$1,863	$15,264
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Barrett Middle

What high school do graduates of John Barrett Middle attend?

Students who attend John Barrett Middle usually go on to attend Del Campo High

What district is John Barrett Middle in?

San Juan Unified

What is the racial makeup of John Barrett Middle?

Students at John Barrett Middle are 54% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% African American.

How many students attend John Barrett Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended John Barrett Middle.

Is John Barrett Middle a good school?

John Barrett Middle ranks 1521^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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