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EV Cain Middle

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EV Cain Middle ranks 1791 st of 2761 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

E.V. Cain Middle is a K-8 school serving 411 students in Auburn, CA, within the Auburn Union Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges as a whole.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, with particular struggles in mathematics where proficiency drops sharply in middle school grades. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly one-third of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than at nearby schools like Penryn Elementary (8.6%) and dramatically higher than local charter schools such as Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter (0.3%). The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, a number that has increased rapidly in recent years.

Interestingly, despite having higher per-student spending than many neighboring schools, these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic results. Within its own district, Skyridge Elementary demonstrates that better outcomes are possible with a similar student population. For parents, key areas to watch are the school's efforts to improve attendance and its strategies to address the steep decline in math performance in the upper grades.

411

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,705

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Palm Ave.
Auburn, CA 95603-3712

(530) 823-6106

District: Auburn Union Elementary

Students who attend EV Cain Middle usually attend:

High:

Placer High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,791^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Auburn Union Elementary

1047^th of 1,543Auburn Union Elementary 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	31.2	1791 of 2761	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1627 of 2783	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1363 of 2781	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	1437 of 2740	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	475 of 894	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1099 of 2715	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	1086 of 2480	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.7	1198 of 2508	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	1094 of 2497	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	963 of 2477	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.8	607 of 2379	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	56.4	905 of 2259	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.3	774 of 2236	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	577 of 2179	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	496 of 2063	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	66.2	555 of 2005	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	56.2	757 of 1999	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.4	491 of 1804	72.8%	★★★★☆
2005	65.5	514 of 1777	71.1%	★★★★☆
2004	67.4	476 of 1769	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	627 of 1531	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	139 of 354	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	776 of 1491	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	771 of 1369	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	1206 of 1478	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1191 of 1521	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1006 of 1540	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	132 of 363	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	706 of 1442	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	1228 of 1364	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1641 of 2533	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1481 of 2551	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	1051 of 2531	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	1190 of 2509	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	343 of 738	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	931 of 2380	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	992 of 2262	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1957 of 2395	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2049 of 2388	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1627 of 2374	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1988 of 2359	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1234 of 2213	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1264 of 2072	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	285 of 320	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	211 of 336	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1560 of 2542	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1619 of 2579	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1464 of 2531	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1639 of 2458	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	398 of 721	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1174 of 2369	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	1212 of 2230	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1615 of 2534	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1605 of 2552	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1454 of 2538	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1452 of 2527	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	434 of 763	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	1106 of 2407	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	1062 of 2273	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	546 of 701	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	478 of 554	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	402 of 462	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1091 of 1566	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	842 of 1552	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	755 of 1531	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1218 of 1520	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1106 of 1537	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	965 of 1543	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	971 of 1555	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	928 of 1602	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	910 of 1496	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2023)11th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
EV Cain Middle	Public	K-8	150 Palm Ave.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 823-6106	411	24	17.0	69.1%	228 (55.5%)	4 (1.0%)	139 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)								(n/a)	26.3	28.6	27.7	36.7	46.0	33.3	25.6	42.9	34.9	36.7	36.7	43.2	18.0	12.8	14.0	27.0	24.2							$15,705	$1,116	$14,589
Alta Vista Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	173 Oak St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-7067	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Auburn Elementary	Public	K-8	11400 Lariat Ranch Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 887-1958	501	23	21.7	84.4%	176 (35.1%)	6 (1.2%)	283 (56.5%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	14.7	5286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		17.8	5049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	237	19.6	15.4	17.5	18.6	21.8	31.4	22.5	29.7	28.6	24.8	18.0	11.5	15.7	14.3	7.9	17.3	14.3	52.4	64.3	85.7	52.4	59.5	59.5	$14,444	$1,090	$13,354
Skyridge Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Perkins Way	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-7019	461	23	19.7	49.2%	345 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	58	2167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		55.2	2276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	109	42.4	32.0	37.6	41.5	54.7	55.9	43.9	45.7	41.7	47.8	56.6	39.6	42.4	24.4	37.1	31.9	39.6	87.9	90.1	93.4	89.0	90.1	89.0	$14,777	$806	$13,971
Bowman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	13777 Bowman Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Ackerman Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-1974	606	28	21.9	25.1%	422 (69.6%)	3 (0.5%)	109 (18.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	75.9	1334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		84.8	956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	378	75.0	45.8	61.0	62.1	55.6	81.3	38.1	73.9	55.9	61.5	54.6	60.3	65.6	39.7	44.9	50.0	52.5	97.5						$12,603	$412	$12,191
Ophir STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	1373 Lozanos Rd.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-3495	200	10	19.2	21.0%	154 (77.0%)	3 (1.5%)	29 (14.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	76.6	1302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		91.4	613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	689	63.0	74.1	68.5	52.6		63.0	77.8	81.0	77.8	71.3	31.6		51.9	51.9	61.9	48.2	51.9							$13,812	$1,047	$12,765
Northside Elementary	Public	K-6	860 Cave Valley Rd.	Cool	95614	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8355	283	13	21.7	28.6%	184 (65.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (16.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	69.5	1623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		72.3	1483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.7%	140	46.0		46.0	46.7	43.9	67.6	57.1			53.7	60.0	52.4	46.0	50.0			51.8	89.4	93.6	93.6		91.5		$17,172	$387	$16,785
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	349	16	21.6	12.3%	275 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	68.1	1685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		54.1	2337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	652	51.1	40.9	47.8	48.7	57.1	52.2	65.5	71.9	63.6	58.7	59.5	51.4	30.4	51.7	37.5	40.9	44.8	51.3	56.4	61.5	59.0	56.4	56.4	$10,963	$144	$10,819
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	164	12	14.0	13.4%	129 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	78.3	1226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		90.6	664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	562	55.0	71.4	61.8	50.0	75.0	55.0	77.8	77.8	78.6	67.5	62.5	70.0	50.0	38.9	83.3	64.3	61.4							$25,537	$2,211	$23,326
Newcastle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	333	12	28.6	18.3%	241 (72.4%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	81.1	1111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.0%		81.4	1093^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	18	61.0	57.5	59.3	64.1	79.3	80.5	56.4	81.0	72.5	72.2	69.2	72.4	53.7	27.5	61.9	58.5	56.5	94.3			94.3			$11,656	$00	$11,656

Frequently Asked Questions about EV Cain Middle

Is EV Cain Middle a good school?

EV Cain Middle ranks 1791^st of 2761 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is EV Cain Middle in?

Auburn Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of EV Cain Middle?

Students at EV Cain Middle are 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend EV Cain Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended EV Cain Middle.

What schools do graduates of EV Cain Middle attend?

Students who attend EV Cain Middle usually go on to attend:

High : Placer High

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