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Rolling Hills Middle

Public Grades 6-8

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Rolling Hills Middle is a top-performing public school serving 778 students in grades 6-8 in El Dorado Hills, part of the highly-rated Buckeye Union Elementary district.

The school has earned a consistent 5-star rating for over a decade, ranking in the 96th percentile of all California middle schools, with students scoring well above state and district averages in English, Math, and Science. What truly sets Rolling Hills apart is its effective support for all students, with Hispanic, special education, and economically disadvantaged subgroups all performing in the 93rd percentile or higher statewide. The school also shows impressive post-pandemic recovery, having more than halved its chronic absenteeism rate to just 7.5%, far below the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Rolling Hills stands out for its consistent excellence and efficiency, achieving superior results with lower per-student spending than many peers. It significantly outperforms another school in its own district, Camerado Springs Middle, across all academic metrics. While Willma Cavitt Junior High scores slightly higher, it serves only grades 7-8. Schools like Marina Village Middle with similar community profiles perform comparably well, highlighting a cluster of high-quality educational options in the region.

778

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,865

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7141 Silva Valley Pkwy.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-7862

(916) 933-9290

District: Buckeye Union Elementary

Students who attend Rolling Hills Middle usually attend:

High:

Oak Ridge High

Feeder schools for Rolling Hills Middle:

Elementary:	Oak Meadow Elementary
	Silva Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Asian:

18.1%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg68%

California avg41%

119^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary

116^th of 1,543Buckeye 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	96.0	119 of 2761	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	153 of 2783	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	147 of 2781	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	117 of 2740	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	143 of 2715	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	126 of 2480	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	169 of 2508	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	136 of 2497	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	185 of 2477	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	168 of 2379	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	186 of 2259	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	85.4	178 of 2236	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	186 of 2179	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	84.8	200 of 2063	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	90.5	99 of 2005	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	74 of 1999	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	67 of 1804	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	90.5	112 of 1777	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.7	82 of 1769	95.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	147 of 739	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	152 of 743	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	170 of 715	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	200 of 733	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	149 of 745	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	138 of 700	80.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	98 of 1531	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	112 of 1491	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	145 of 1369	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	131 of 2533	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	165 of 2551	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	157 of 2531	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	125 of 2509	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	111 of 2380	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	96 of 2262	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	123 of 2395	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	63 of 2388	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	140 of 2374	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	51 of 2359	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	24 of 2213	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	78 of 2072	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	183 of 2542	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	348 of 2579	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	144 of 2531	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	107 of 2458	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	220 of 2369	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	151 of 2230	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	118 of 2534	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	138 of 2552	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	138 of 2538	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	114 of 2527	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	165 of 2407	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	147 of 2273	93.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	140 of 726	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	265 of 701	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	184 of 677	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	104 of 665	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	259 of 554	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	123 of 462	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	103 of 1566	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	69 of 1552	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	145 of 1531	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	107 of 1520	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	181 of 1537	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	156 of 1543	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	154 of 1555	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	183 of 1602	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	161 of 1496	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

Science65%+33 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 (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	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
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	7141 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9290	778	38	20.5	10.2%	436 (56.0%)	6 (0.8%)	126 (16.2%)	141 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.6%)	96	119^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.7%		95.1	153^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.5%	34										65.4	65.4			79.0	77.4	77.9	78.1			74.4	71.0	70.0	71.7	$20,865	$20,748	$117
Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2540 Green Valley Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-4400	470	25	18.7	27.2%	350 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.5%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	72.2	634^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.0%		69.9	688^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.3%	54										49.3	49.3			52.5	72.6	62.8	62.8			40.0	39.7	38.6	39.4	$22,064	$20,970	$1,094
Marina Village Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Francisco Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3993	750	35	21.4	12.9%	510 (68.0%)	15 (2.0%)	98 (13.1%)	79 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	40 (5.3%)	93.1	198^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%		94	186^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.3%	12										66.3	66.3			70.4	86.4	66.4	74.2			68.3	66.5	62.2	65.5	$16,847	$16,036	$811
Camerado Springs Middle	Public	6-8	2480 Merrychase Dr.	Cameron Park	95682	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-1658	536	25	21.1	20.5%	353 (65.9%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (24.1%)	19 (3.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	85.8	355^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.1%		83.9	399^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.7%	44										59.3	59.3			57.0	77.5	61.9	65.4			53.5	63.6	56.5	57.8	$23,104	$22,858	$246
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	$14,703	$13,876	$827
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	$16,207	$15,170	$1,037
Willma Cavitt Junior High	Public	7-8	7200 Fuller Dr.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-4152	375	15	24.4	8.5%	224 (59.7%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.3%)	70 (18.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.7%)	97.1	77^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%		98	53^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.1%	24										72.4	72.4				79.9	81.2	80.7				75.6	70.6	72.7	$11,043	$10,922	$121
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	$11,184	$10,656	$528
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	$20,398	$19,152	$1,246
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	$21,710	$20,384	$1,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Rolling Hills Middle

What high school do graduates of Rolling Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend Rolling Hills Middle usually go on to attend Oak Ridge High

Is Rolling Hills Middle a good school?

Yes! Rolling Hills Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 119^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Rolling Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Rolling Hills Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Rolling Hills Middle?

Students at Rolling Hills Middle are 56% White, 18% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Rolling Hills Middle in?

Buckeye Union Elementary

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