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James Rutter Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

James Rutter Middle serves 871 students in grades 7–8 in Sacramento, within Elk Grove Unified. The school’s 2025–2026 results were below state and district averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important concern is ELA: proficiency was 28%, compared with 49% statewide and 54% in the district.

Among the nine nearby schools, James Rutter’s results were also below average in all three subjects: 28% in ELA versus 40%, 22% in math versus 27%, and 17% in science versus 24%. ELA was the clearest weakness, 12 percentage points below the nearby-school average; math was closest, 5 points below. Of the 10 schools compared, James Rutter had the second-lowest ELA result, fifth-lowest math result, and fourth-lowest science result. Math was also the closest subject to state results, though still 16 points lower; science was 19 points lower than the state. These results sit below the district’s 64th-percentile, three-star SchoolDigger standing.

Scores have risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased 3 percentage points, math 6, and science 6. Math’s gap with the state narrowed by 2 points, while the ELA and science gaps remained essentially unchanged. SchoolDigger placed James Rutter at the 21st percentile, with one star, in 2025–2026—fourth-lowest among the 10 schools—and its overall standing has stayed between the 20th and 24th percentiles in the years provided. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 19.3, below the nearby-school average of 20.9. That year, 88% were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest reported share among nearby schools; this measure is not the same as meal access, since all California students receive free school meals. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves English Language Learner Students fell from the 72nd percentile in 2021–2022 to the 41st in 2023–2024. Its ranking for Multi-racial Students was consistently lower than its overall standing: the subgroup was at the 6th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 21st overall.

871

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,516

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

7350 Palmer House Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95828-4027

(916) 422-7590

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend James Rutter Middle usually attend:

High:

Florin High

Feeder schools for James Rutter Middle:

Elementary:	Anna Kirchgater Elementary
	David Reese Elementary
	Florin Elementary
	Samuel Kennedy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

Asian:

34.7%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg47%

California avg42%

2,132^nd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

350^th of 968Elk 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
2026	21.3	2132 of 2703	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	2135 of 2761	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2209 of 2783	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2211 of 2781	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	2143 of 2740	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	701 of 894	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	2126 of 2715	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1892 of 2480	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	1861 of 2508	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	1955 of 2497	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	1933 of 2477	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	1901 of 2379	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	1587 of 2259	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	1714 of 2236	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1573 of 2179	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	1313 of 2063	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.4	1103 of 2005	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.5	1149 of 1999	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.1	1008 of 1804	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	1073 of 1777	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.4	1095 of 1769	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	507 of 583	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	468 of 609	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	475 of 627	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	457 of 613	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	574 of 637	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	587 of 643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	432 of 600	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	711 of 769	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	688 of 739	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	713 of 743	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	677 of 715	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	696 of 733	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	710 of 745	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	648 of 700	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	1247 of 1531	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	298 of 354	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1238 of 1491	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1286 of 1369	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	879 of 1478	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	751 of 1521	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	427 of 1540	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	41.6	168 of 363	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	854 of 1442	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	699 of 1364	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	2021 of 2483	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	2101 of 2533	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2117 of 2551	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2059 of 2531	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1809 of 2509	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	559 of 738	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1956 of 2380	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1738 of 2262	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	1945 of 2325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	1874 of 2395	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1909 of 2388	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	2096 of 2374	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1963 of 2359	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1901 of 2213	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1824 of 2072	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	408 of 442	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	466 of 477	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	372 of 394	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1826 of 2493	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1809 of 2542	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1953 of 2579	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1908 of 2531	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1615 of 2458	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	460 of 721	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1741 of 2369	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1539 of 2230	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	1948 of 2478	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	1860 of 2534	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1969 of 2552	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2033 of 2538	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2121 of 2527	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	629 of 763	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1924 of 2407	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1814 of 2273	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	688 of 734	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	677 of 726	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	657 of 701	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	642 of 677	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	648 of 665	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	519 of 554	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	444 of 462	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1226 of 1586	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	1121 of 1566	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1397 of 1552	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1316 of 1531	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	1092 of 1482	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	1194 of 1520	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1459 of 1537	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1470 of 1543	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1344 of 1555	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1529 of 1602	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1275 of 1496	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)8th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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%)	21.3	2132^nd of 2703 public middle schools	21.1%		22.5	2135^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%	3		16.6	16.6			30.4	26.4	28.4			23.1	20.9	22.0	$24,516	$23,350	$1,166
Will C. Wood Middle	Public	7-8	6201 Lemon Hill Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5380	680	34	20.2	84.3%	29 (4.3%)	41 (6.0%)	332 (48.8%)	224 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	25 (3.7%)	17.5	2291^st of 2703 public middle schools	15.2%		24.6	2027^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.6%	264		17.0	17.0			21.9	24.6	23.1			21.4	17.2	19.6	$28,287	$24,126	$4,161
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%)	19	2229^th of 2703 public middle schools	17.5%		20	2225^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.4%	4		15.0	15.0			33.0	28.3	30.7			19.5	13.9	16.7	$23,888	$22,776	$1,112
Fern Bacon Middle	Public	7-8	4140 Cuny Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5340	679	29	23.2	87.6%	47 (6.9%)	99 (14.6%)	350 (51.5%)	147 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	17 (2.5%)	21.6	2120^th of 2703 public middle schools	21.6%		23.3	2083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%	37		12.7	12.7				31.7	31.7				22.9	22.9	$24,980	$20,816	$4,164
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%)	66.5	767^th of 2703 public middle schools	71.6%		68	717^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%	50		38.6	38.6			60.5	54.6	57.7			43.6	42.1	42.9	$21,575	$20,906	$669
Success Academy	Public	4-8	2221 Matson Dr.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4990	1	2	.4	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								0.0					0.0
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%)	41.5	1431^st of 2703 public middle schools	47.1%		41.2	1458^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.2%	27		22.1	22.1			52.9	42.2	47.6			32.6	25.2	29.0	$22,458	$21,956	$502
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%)	48.4	1219^th of 2703 public middle schools	54.9%		43.8	1367^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.5%	148		29.8	29.8			48.9	44.9	46.9			37.9	31.6	34.8	$21,703	$21,472	$231
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%)	30.2	1800^th of 2703 public middle schools	33.4%		24.4	2037^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.2%	237		27.2	27.2			39.7	35.9	37.7			22.5	19.5	21.0	$26,254	$23,050	$3,204
Sam Brannan Middle	Public	7-8	5301 Elmer Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5360	339	19	17.8	72.9%	22 (6.5%)	76 (22.4%)	162 (47.8%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.4%)	22.5	2078^th of 2703 public middle schools	23.1%		18.5	2294^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%	216		16.1	16.1			37.9	32.3	35.1			21.6	13.7	17.6	$35,514	$31,924	$3,590

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What district is James Rutter Middle in?

Elk Grove Unified

What high school do graduates of James Rutter Middle attend?

Students who attend James Rutter Middle usually go on to attend Florin High

What is the racial makeup of James Rutter Middle?

Students at James Rutter Middle are 40% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 12% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

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James Rutter Middle ranks in the bottom 21.1% of California middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended James Rutter Middle.

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