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Joseph Kerr Middle

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Joseph Kerr Middle ranks 566 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 80% of California middle schools

Summary

Joseph Kerr Middle is a well-regarded public school serving approximately 877 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Elk Grove Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 20% of all California middle schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in mathematics where over 55% of students are proficient, a rate that significantly outpaces both the district and state averages. This success is notable because Joseph Kerr achieves these outcomes while serving a student population with a level of economic need comparable to or higher than many neighboring schools. For example, it outperforms nearby Edward Harris Junior Middle in math by a considerable margin. The school also shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, with its African American, Special Education, and economically disadvantaged students all ranking in the 80th percentile or higher statewide.

Joseph Kerr Middle demonstrates efficient use of resources, achieving strong results with per-student spending and class sizes typical for the district. The school is on a positive trajectory, showing steady improvement in its statewide ranking and test scores over recent years while also reducing chronic absenteeism. While not the absolute top performer in the district—schools like Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle and Toby Johnson Middle have higher scores—it represents a compelling case of a school delivering consistent, high-quality education and effective support for a diverse range of learners.

877

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,880

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8865 Elk Grove Blvd.
Elk Grove, CA 95624-1828

(916) 686-7728

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Joseph Kerr Middle usually attend:

High:

Elk Grove High

Feeder schools for Joseph Kerr Middle:

Elementary:	Elk Grove Elementary
	Ellen Feickert Elementary
	Florence Markofer Elementary
	James A. McKee Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

30.8%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

California avg41%

566^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove 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	75.8	566 of 2761	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	674 of 2783	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	720 of 2781	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	538 of 2740	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	321 of 894	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	709 of 2715	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	654 of 2480	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	824 of 2508	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.5	908 of 2497	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	828 of 2477	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.4	444 of 2379	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	473 of 2259	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	451 of 2236	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	491 of 2179	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	350 of 2063	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	388 of 2005	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	346 of 1999	82.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	362 of 1804	79.9%	★★★★☆
2005	68.8	465 of 1777	73.8%	★★★★☆
2004	70.4	419 of 1769	76.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	81 of 609	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	124 of 627	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	84 of 613	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	59 of 637	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	40.2	362 of 643	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	354 of 600	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	535 of 739	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	547 of 743	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	549 of 715	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	493 of 733	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	421 of 745	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	455 of 700	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.8	195 of 1531	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	96 of 354	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.7	677 of 1491	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	652 of 1369	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	390 of 1478	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	481 of 1521	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	180 of 1540	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	83 of 363	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	295 of 1442	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	343 of 1364	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	490 of 2533	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	596 of 2551	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	749 of 2531	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	659 of 2509	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	274 of 738	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	719 of 2380	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	574 of 2262	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	597 of 2395	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	585 of 2388	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	641 of 2374	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	294 of 2359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	641 of 2213	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	382 of 2072	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	411 of 2542	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	644 of 2579	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	521 of 2531	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	324 of 2458	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	196 of 721	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	507 of 2369	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	612 of 2230	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	605 of 2534	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	690 of 2552	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	606 of 2538	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	383 of 2527	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	262 of 763	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	609 of 2407	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	646 of 2273	71.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	319 of 726	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	382 of 701	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	444 of 677	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	398 of 665	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	387 of 554	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	332 of 462	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	281 of 1566	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	361 of 1552	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	426 of 1531	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	452 of 1520	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	586 of 1537	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	681 of 1543	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	514 of 1555	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	624 of 1602	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	659 of 1496	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science38%+6 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 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
Joseph Kerr Middle	Public	7-8	8865 Elk Grove Blvd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7728	877	42	21.0	46.8%	270 (30.8%)	68 (7.8%)	274 (31.2%)	149 (17.0%)	6 (0.7%)	16 (1.8%)	94 (10.7%)	75.8	566^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		70.8	674^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.8%	108		38.5	38.5				57.7	55.2	56.4				56.0	54.5	55.2	$24,880	$24,630	$250
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Public	7-8	8365 Whitelock Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7680	1,136	50	22.5	43.9%	151 (13.3%)	119 (10.5%)	237 (20.9%)	487 (42.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.1%)	128 (11.3%)	91.3	246^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.1%		92.3	223^rd of 2783 public middle schools	92.0%	23		49.9	49.9				76.1	75.8	76.0				63.9	58.9	61.5	$21,071	$20,840	$231
Katherine L. Albiani Middle	Public	7-8	9140 Bradshaw Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-5210	1,447	63	22.8	38.3%	363 (25.1%)	61 (4.2%)	331 (22.9%)	499 (34.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.9%)	176 (12.2%)	86	353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	87.2%		88.1	322^nd of 2783 public middle schools	88.4%	31		46.3	46.3				71.6	67.1	69.3				55.6	55.9	55.7	$19,565	$19,334	$231
Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Public	7-8	9329 Soaring Oaks Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1302	1,034	51	20.1	55.5%	170 (16.4%)	112 (10.8%)	310 (30.0%)	281 (27.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	140 (13.5%)	43.8	1367^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.5%		50.1	1169^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.0%	198		21.9	21.9				44.2	48.0	46.1				32.3	26.5	29.4	$21,703	$21,472	$231
Edward Harris Junior Middle	Public	7-8	8691 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0080	1,187	54	22.1	71.9%	98 (8.3%)	160 (13.5%)	282 (23.8%)	495 (41.7%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (2.7%)	117 (9.9%)	68	717^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%		67.3	733^rd of 2783 public middle schools	73.7%	16		40.6	40.6				53.9	56.1	55.0				41.2	43.0	42.0	$21,575	$20,906	$669
Toby Johnson Middle	Public	7-8	10099 Franklin High Rd.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-8181	1,317	58	22.8	45.0%	184 (14.0%)	132 (10.0%)	286 (21.7%)	541 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	155 (11.8%)	83.9	389^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.9%		79.1	497^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	108		44.2	44.2				68.9	64.6	66.6				57.3	53.3	55.2	$20,995	$20,646	$349
T. R. Smedberg Middle	Public	7-8	8239 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7525	1,065	49	21.7	71.5%	90 (8.5%)	124 (11.6%)	275 (25.8%)	465 (43.7%)	9 (0.8%)	17 (1.6%)	85 (8.0%)	41.2	1458^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.2%		40.7	1436^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.4%	22		21.9	21.9				47.7	42.9	45.2				30.2	23.9	26.9	$22,458	$21,956	$502
Samuel Jackman Middle	Public	7-8	7925 Kentwal Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 393-2352	909	44	20.7	86.7%	40 (4.4%)	126 (13.9%)	367 (40.4%)	288 (31.7%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	52 (5.7%)	20	2225^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.4%		17	2399^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.8%	174		16.6	16.6				29.7	29.4	29.6				14.6	14.3	14.5	$23,888	$22,776	$1,112
James Rutter Middle	Public	7-8	7350 Palmer House Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-7590	871	45	19.3	87.7%	43 (4.9%)	106 (12.2%)	352 (40.4%)	302 (34.7%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.6%)	33 (3.8%)	22.5	2135^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		21.2	2209^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	74		14.1	14.1				31.9	24.0	28.1				23.2	18.6	21.0	$24,516	$23,350	$1,166
Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Public	4-6	7500 32nd St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4530	357	14	26.3	87.1%	14 (3.9%)	39 (10.9%)	201 (56.3%)	73 (20.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	16 (4.5%)								(n/a)	9.5		9.5	37.2	32.0	39.5			36.1	20.3	12.7	23.3			18.7	$26,192	$22,716	$3,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Kerr Middle

What district is Joseph Kerr Middle in?

Elk Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Kerr Middle?

Students at Joseph Kerr Middle are 31% Hispanic, 31% White, 17% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Joseph Kerr Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended Joseph Kerr Middle.

What high school do graduates of Joseph Kerr Middle attend?

Students who attend Joseph Kerr Middle usually go on to attend Elk Grove High

Is Joseph Kerr Middle a good school?

Joseph Kerr Middle ranks 566^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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