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Andrew Carnegie Middle

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Andrew Carnegie Middle ranks 1171 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 58% of California middle schools

Summary

Andrew Carnegie Middle is a public middle school in Orangevale, California, serving 698 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 994 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Overall, Andrew Carnegie Middle performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 47.31% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 39.93% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 35.84% of students were proficient or better, compared to 28.14% for the district and 37.3% for the state. However, the school's performance in Science (CAST) is slightly below the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle stands out as the highest-performing, consistently ranking in the top 30% of California middle schools and outperforming Andrew Carnegie Middle in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In contrast, Sylvan Middle and W.E. Mitchell Middle, also part of the San Juan Unified School District, perform significantly worse than Andrew Carnegie Middle and the district average. Despite the higher per-student spending at Andrew Carnegie Middle compared to the district average, the school's performance still lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Folsom Middle and Sutter Middle, which have significantly higher per-student spending.

687

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,127

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5820 Illinois Ave.
Orangevale, CA 95662-4418

(916) 971-7853

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Andrew Carnegie Middle usually attend:

High:

Bella Vista High

Feeder schools for Andrew Carnegie Middle:

Elementary:	Earl Legette Elementary
	Northridge Elementary
	Pershing Elementary
	Twin Lakes Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,171^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	50.3	1171 of 2761	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	950 of 2783	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	953 of 2781	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	742 of 2740	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	923 of 2715	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	691 of 2480	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	662 of 2508	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	626 of 2497	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	708 of 2477	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	515 of 2379	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	445 of 2259	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	463 of 2236	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	512 of 2179	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.8	447 of 2063	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	62.1	658 of 2005	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	533 of 1999	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	386 of 1804	78.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.1	301 of 1777	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.3	349 of 1769	80.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	621 of 739	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	711 of 743	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	511 of 715	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	558 of 733	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	620 of 745	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.0	375 of 1531	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	647 of 1491	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	284 of 1369	79.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	984 of 1478	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1043 of 1521	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	485 of 1540	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	496 of 1442	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	1124 of 2533	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	915 of 2551	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	956 of 2531	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	699 of 2509	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	912 of 2380	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	756 of 2262	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1077 of 2395	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	798 of 2388	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	926 of 2374	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	660 of 2359	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	1220 of 2213	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1200 of 2072	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	939 of 2542	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	898 of 2579	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	1174 of 2531	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	739 of 2458	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	1294 of 2369	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	600 of 2230	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1099 of 2534	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	883 of 2552	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	817 of 2538	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	694 of 2527	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	794 of 2407	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	562 of 2273	75.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	652 of 726	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	437 of 701	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	538 of 677	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	497 of 665	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	417 of 554	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	293 of 462	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	776 of 1566	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	293 of 1552	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	470 of 1531	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1011 of 1520	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	933 of 1537	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	847 of 1543	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	723 of 1555	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	917 of 1602	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	694 of 1496	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science23%-9 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 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	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
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
Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle	Public	6-8	8935 Elm Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7891	708	30	23.9	52.4%	451 (63.7%)	13 (1.8%)	168 (23.7%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.2%)	50.5	1165^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.8%		62.4	833^rd of 2783 public middle schools	70.1%	332										26.3	26.3			43.2	46.7	43.8	44.6			29.8	48.5	32.3	37.2	$16,131	$1,744	$14,387
Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	715 Riley St.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9035	1,628	69	23.6	21.4%	640 (39.3%)	36 (2.2%)	264 (16.2%)	509 (31.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	171 (10.5%)	89.3	292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	89.4%		91.7	239^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.4%	53	0.0	0.0	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		60.1	60.1			65.8	71.8	75.2	71.0			52.4	61.5	58.8	57.7	$18,893	$1,312	$17,581
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
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
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	4-6	9177 Twin School Rd.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-3477	619	20	30.9	10.3%	378 (61.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (10.5%)	96 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (12.4%)								(n/a)									57.3		57.3	68.6	74.9	83.7			75.3	71.9	72.4	76.6			73.5	$12,371	$821	$11,550
Excelsior Elementary	Public	4-6	2701 Eureka Rd.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2701	469	17	27.9	22.2%	265 (56.5%)	8 (1.7%)	75 (16.0%)	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.3%)								(n/a)									55.3		55.3	66.9	68.9	77.0			70.9	66.7	60.8	72.6			66.3	$12,628	$624	$12,004
Folsom Middle	Public	6-8	500 Blue Ravine Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9040	1,508	57	26.3	12.5%	587 (38.9%)	21 (1.4%)	196 (13.0%)	550 (36.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	146 (9.7%)	94	180^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.5%		94.7	165^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.1%	15										61.3	61.3			78.5	74.0	74.5	75.7			70.3	64.7	64.5	66.5	$18,834	$1,062	$17,772
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew Carnegie Middle

What is the racial makeup of Andrew Carnegie Middle?

Students at Andrew Carnegie Middle are 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Andrew Carnegie Middle in?

San Juan Unified

How many students attend Andrew Carnegie Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Andrew Carnegie Middle.

What high school do graduates of Andrew Carnegie Middle attend?

Students who attend Andrew Carnegie Middle usually go on to attend Bella Vista High

Is Andrew Carnegie Middle a good school?

Andrew Carnegie Middle ranks 1171^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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