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Winston Churchill Middle

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Winston Churchill Middle ranks 385 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Winston Churchill Middle is a public middle school located in Carmichael, California, serving 995 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 994 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Winston Churchill Middle consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of California middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.49% of Winston Churchill Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.93% for the San Juan Unified district and 48.81% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 56.98% of Winston Churchill Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 28.14% for the district and 37.3% for the state.

Winston Churchill Middle outperforms most of the nearby schools in the San Juan Unified district, including Katherine Johnson Middle, Arden Middle, and John Barrett Middle, in both academic proficiency and overall school rankings. However, some schools outside the district, such as W.E. Mitchell Middle and Mills Middle in the Folsom-Cordova Unified district, have higher proficiency rates in certain subject areas.

987

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,816

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 Whitney Ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608-2937

(916) 971-7324

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Winston Churchill Middle usually attend:

High:

Mira Loma High

Feeder schools for Winston Churchill Middle:

Elementary:	Cameron Ranch Elementary
	Del Paso Manor Elementary
	Pasadena Avenue Elementary
	Whitney Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Asian:

26.4%

Hispanic:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg33%

California avg41%

385^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	84.3	385 of 2761	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	441 of 2783	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	431 of 2781	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	350 of 2740	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	371 of 2715	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	371 of 2480	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	305 of 2508	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	281 of 2497	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	87.6	278 of 2477	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	62.0	834 of 2379	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	769 of 2259	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	715 of 2236	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	613 of 2179	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	65.7	608 of 2063	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	68.8	509 of 2005	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	366 of 1999	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	334 of 1804	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	81.9	258 of 1777	85.5%	★★★★☆
2004	83.1	233 of 1769	86.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	176 of 609	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	206 of 627	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	233 of 613	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	255 of 637	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	320 of 643	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	290 of 600	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	307 of 739	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	344 of 743	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	394 of 715	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	385 of 733	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	281 of 745	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	262 of 700	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.2	320 of 1531	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	784 of 1491	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1084 of 1369	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.0	691 of 1478	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	1283 of 1521	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	697 of 1540	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	784 of 1442	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	970 of 1364	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	407 of 2533	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	442 of 2551	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	382 of 2531	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	348 of 2509	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	355 of 2380	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	359 of 2262	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	473 of 2395	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	639 of 2388	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	590 of 2374	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	338 of 2359	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	544 of 2213	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	590 of 2072	71.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	234 of 477	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	254 of 394	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	208 of 336	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	660 of 2542	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	766 of 2579	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	1002 of 2531	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	866 of 2458	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	1191 of 2369	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1199 of 2230	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	368 of 2534	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	396 of 2552	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	447 of 2538	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	322 of 2527	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	358 of 2407	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	353 of 2273	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	210 of 726	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	266 of 701	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	255 of 677	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	271 of 665	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	317 of 554	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	245 of 462	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	371 of 1566	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.0	585 of 1552	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	552 of 1531	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	584 of 1520	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	481 of 1537	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	421 of 1543	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	236 of 1555	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	410 of 1602	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	407 of 1496	72.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-31 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science49%+16 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 (2025)
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
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	$19,816	$18,706	$1,110
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	$20,465	$18,548	$1,917
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	$19,048	$17,620	$1,428
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	$24,533	$22,484	$2,049
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	$18,296	$17,102	$1,194
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	$23,293	$21,064	$2,229
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	$19,116	$18,170	$946
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	$25,389	$22,884	$2,505
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	$22,768	$21,394	$1,374
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	$26,254	$23,050	$3,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Winston Churchill Middle

What high school do graduates of Winston Churchill Middle attend?

Students who attend Winston Churchill Middle usually go on to attend Mira Loma High

What district is Winston Churchill Middle in?

San Juan Unified

Is Winston Churchill Middle a good school?

Winston Churchill Middle ranks 385^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Winston Churchill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 987 students attended Winston Churchill Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Winston Churchill Middle?

Students at Winston Churchill Middle are 39% White, 26% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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