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Norwood Junior High

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Norwood Junior High ranks 1365 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Norwood Junior High is a 7th–8th-grade school in Sacramento, serving 450 students in Twin Rivers Unified. Its latest results show English language arts as a strength, while math and science remain below state proficiency levels. The most urgent concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism rose to 41% in 2025–2026, 22 percentage points above the state rate.

Compared with nearby schools serving the same grades, Norwood stands out most in English: 51% of students were proficient, versus 49% statewide and 36% in the district; it ranked third among six peers, whose average was 37%. Math proficiency was 26%—12 points below the state and 1 point below the district—while science was 26%, 10 points below the state but 5 points above the district. Norwood ranked fourth among the six peers in both subjects, near their averages of 28% in math and 26% in science. Its absenteeism rate was also below the district’s 44%, but well above the state’s 18%.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: proficiency rose 9 points in English, 9 in math and 11 in science. The state gap narrowed in each subject, though math and science remain below state levels. SchoolDigger places Norwood at the 50th percentile statewide, with 2 stars, in 2025–2026; that percentile is up from 40 in 2022–2023, and was fourth-highest among Norwood and 10 nearby schools. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.6, close to the nearby-school average of 20.9. Norwood reported that 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, compared with a nearby-school average of 74%; this is context, not an explanation for results. In SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well schools serve student groups, Norwood ranked at the 89th percentile for Homeless Students in 2025–2026, down from the 99th percentile the prior year, while its overall percentile was 50. Its 17th-percentile ranking for Asian Students was notably lower than its overall standing. These group rankings are relative measures, not test-score percentages.

450

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,068

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4601 Norwood Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95838-2283

(916) 566-2710

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Students who attend Norwood Junior High usually attend:

High:

Rio Linda High

Feeder schools for Norwood Junior High:

Elementary:

Regency Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.8%

Asian:

30.2%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

California avg42%

1,365^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

691^st of 968Twin Rivers 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
2026	43.4	1365 of 2703	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	1419 of 2761	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1660 of 2783	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1658 of 2781	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1897 of 2740	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1648 of 2715	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1267 of 2480	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	1549 of 2508	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	1653 of 2497	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.3	1522 of 2477	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.7	1779 of 2379	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	1787 of 2259	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.7	1709 of 2236	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	1496 of 2179	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	268 of 583	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	275 of 609	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	369 of 627	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	319 of 613	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	374 of 637	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	368 of 643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	277 of 600	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	636 of 769	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	619 of 739	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	658 of 743	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	634 of 715	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	690 of 733	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	655 of 745	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	598 of 700	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	1283 of 1531	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	924 of 1491	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	538 of 1369	60.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	254 of 1478	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	165 of 1521	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	435 of 1540	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	407 of 1442	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	443 of 1364	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	1133 of 2483	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	1149 of 2533	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	1598 of 2551	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1525 of 2531	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1827 of 2509	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1584 of 2380	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1261 of 2262	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	1032 of 2325	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	876 of 2395	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	1331 of 2388	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1696 of 2374	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1611 of 2359	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1327 of 2213	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	730 of 2072	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	48 of 442	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	94.0	6 of 477	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	947 of 2493	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	916 of 2542	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1313 of 2579	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	1216 of 2531	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	1448 of 2458	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	1106 of 2369	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	768 of 2230	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	1406 of 2478	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	1524 of 2534	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1497 of 2552	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1539 of 2538	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1687 of 2527	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1475 of 2407	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1143 of 2273	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	141 of 193	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	581 of 734	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	601 of 726	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	583 of 677	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	566 of 665	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	979 of 1586	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	895 of 1566	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	630 of 1552	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	940 of 1531	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1070 of 1482	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1489 of 1555	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1200 of 1602	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1043 of 1496	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)89th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2022)27th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)17th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	43.4	1365^th of 2703 public middle schools	49.5%		42.3	1419^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%	54	25.6	25.6		43.2	58.7	51.1		23.7	28.6	26.2	$27,068	$24,754	$2,314
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%)	8.1	2618^th of 2703 public middle schools	3.1%		8.2	2663^rd of 2761 public middle schools	3.5%	45	5.7	5.7		7.5	16.2	12.1		11.4	10.5	11.0	$28,255	$26,222	$2,033
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1101 G St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2720	331	17	20.0	88.2%	82 (24.8%)	13 (3.9%)	151 (45.6%)	43 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	36 (10.9%)	38.5	1524^th of 2703 public middle schools	43.6%		40.6	1478^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.5%	46	33.1	33.1		35.9	38.7	37.3		30.4	29.1	29.8	$29,066	$26,474	$2,592
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%)	16	2355^th of 2703 public middle schools	12.9%		13.2	2511^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.1%	156	16.2	16.2		30.5	21.4	26.2		20.5	5.8	13.5	$32,960	$30,482	$2,478
Westside Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	6537 West Second St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1990	480	24	20.3	81.0%	119 (24.8%)	55 (11.5%)	199 (41.5%)	53 (11.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.2%)	56.5	998^th of 2703 public middle schools	63.1%		52.7	1107^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%	109	27.7	27.7		54.3	49.1	51.8		44.8	38.1	41.5	$23,263	$22,000	$1,263
Natomas Middle	Public	7-8	3200 North Park Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5540	672	34	19.8	81.3%	59 (8.8%)	215 (32.0%)	178 (26.5%)	139 (20.7%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	65 (9.7%)	14.1	2429^th of 2703 public middle schools	10.1%		14	2480^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.2%	51	16.3	16.3		23.2	25.5	24.3		10.8	13.7	12.3	$20,691	$18,618	$2,073
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%)	6.2	2654^th of 2703 public middle schools	1.8%		6.3	2710^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.8%	56	7.1	7.1	6.8	12.3	10.1	10.0	5.8	8.7	4.4	6.4	$24,533	$22,484	$2,049
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%)	16.8	2328^th of 2703 public middle schools	13.9%		18.5	2295^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%	33	22.9	22.9	13.4	25.2	28.3	23.2	6.1	17.7	16.7	14.1	$20,465	$18,548	$1,917
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5740	513	23	22.1	37.6%	48 (9.4%)	31 (6.0%)	113 (22.0%)	269 (52.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.6%)	84.9	361^st of 2703 public middle schools	86.6%		81.7	450^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.7%	89	50.6	50.6	56.7	72.8	68.0	65.9	63.7	63.6	52.3	59.9	$26,523	$25,138	$1,385
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%)	88.8	281^st of 2703 public middle schools	89.6%		86.8	340^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%	59	58.7	58.7		69.1	75.6	72.2		56.7	59.3	57.9	$22,087	$19,180	$2,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwood Junior High

How many students attend Norwood Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Norwood Junior High.

Is Norwood Junior High a good school?

Norwood Junior High ranks 1365^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Norwood Junior High attend?

Students who attend Norwood Junior High usually go on to attend Rio Linda High

What district is Norwood Junior High in?

Twin Rivers Unified

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Junior High?

Students at Norwood Junior High are 38% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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