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T. R. Smedberg Middle

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T. R. Smedberg Middle ranks 1452 nd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 47% of California middle schools

Summary

T. R. Smedberg Middle serves 1,065 students in grades 7–8 in Sacramento and is part of Elk Grove Unified, with ten nearby middle schools providing a local comparison. Its 2025–26 test results trail state and district results in all three tested subjects, and science has the widest gaps: proficiency was 22%, 14 points below the state and 15 points below the district.

ELA is Smedberg’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while science is its weakest. In 2025–26, ELA proficiency was 48%, just 2 points below the nearby-school average of 50%; Smedberg ranked sixth of 11 schools. Math proficiency was 29%, 10 points below the nearby average of 39%, and science was 22%, 12 points below the nearby average of 34%. Smedberg ranked seventh in math and eighth in science. Compared with the state and district, ELA was 2 points below the state and 7 below the district; math was 9 and 15 points below, respectively. Science was 14 points below the state and 15 below the district.

ELA and math have improved over the four reported years, but science has not kept pace. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 8 points and math rose 7, while science slipped by 1 point; the state’s science proficiency rose over the same period, widening Smedberg’s gap from 7 to 14 points. SchoolDigger gives the school a 47th-percentile ranking and 2 stars, below the nearby-school average of about the 56th percentile. In 2024–25, 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 63% at nearby schools; the student-teacher ratio was 21.7 to 1, close to the local average of 21.5 to 1. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show notable differences: its ranking for Asian Students was at the 16th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 47th overall, and its African American Students ranking fell from the 38th percentile in 2023–24 to the 20th in 2025–26.

1,065

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,324

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

8239 Kingsbridge Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95829-6040

(916) 681-7525

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend T. R. Smedberg Middle usually attend:

High:

Sheldon High

Feeder schools for T. R. Smedberg Middle:

Elementary:	Arthur C. Butler Elementary
	Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary
	Robert J. Fite Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.7%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg47%

California avg42%

1,452^nd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

577^th of 1,530Elk 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	41.5	1452 of 2740	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	1458 of 2761	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1436 of 2783	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1504 of 2781	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	1253 of 2740	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	296 of 894	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	1202 of 2715	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	1112 of 2480	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	1214 of 2508	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	992 of 2497	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	940 of 2477	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.0	1235 of 2379	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	879 of 2259	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.0	933 of 2236	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	704 of 2179	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	543 of 2063	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.7	577 of 2005	71.2%	★★★★☆
2007	58.8	701 of 1999	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	629 of 1804	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.2	695 of 1777	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.6	627 of 1769	64.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	474 of 594	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	409 of 609	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	386 of 627	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	364 of 613	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	375 of 637	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	496 of 643	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	357 of 600	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	656 of 777	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	629 of 739	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	637 of 743	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	637 of 715	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	619 of 733	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	621 of 745	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	613 of 700	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	1179 of 1531	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	159 of 354	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	1301 of 1491	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1095 of 1369	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	597 of 1478	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	629 of 1521	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	499 of 1540	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	104 of 363	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	582 of 1442	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	734 of 1364	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	1400 of 2516	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	1404 of 2533	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1400 of 2551	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1551 of 2531	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1178 of 2509	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	222 of 738	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	1025 of 2380	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1106 of 2262	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	1520 of 2357	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	1682 of 2395	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1741 of 2388	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1969 of 2374	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1514 of 2359	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1238 of 2213	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1047 of 2072	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	360 of 442	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	191 of 477	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	1224 of 2529	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	1120 of 2542	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	1211 of 2579	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	1501 of 2531	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	930 of 2458	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	111 of 721	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	1031 of 2369	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	963 of 2230	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	1311 of 2514	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	1332 of 2534	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	1289 of 2552	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1251 of 2538	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1129 of 2527	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	275 of 763	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	1210 of 2407	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	990 of 2273	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	503 of 735	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	557 of 726	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	580 of 701	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	543 of 677	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	533 of 665	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	485 of 554	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	413 of 462	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1110 of 1605	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	1109 of 1566	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	728 of 1552	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	856 of 1531	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	1238 of 1490	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	1320 of 1520	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1291 of 1537	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1248 of 1543	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1131 of 1555	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1072 of 1602	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	797 of 1496	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-31 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-27 vs school

Homeless (2026)19th percentile-28 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2026)16th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

I used to go to Smedburg Middle School the teachers there actually cared about me and whether I would graduate or not. Principle McDonald and Vice-Principle Berg helped me get my act together. They also helped me focus in school and to them I am eternally grateful. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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	1452^nd of 2740 public middle schools	47.0%		41.2	1458^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.2%	6	22.1	22.1	52.9	42.2	47.6	32.6	25.2	29.0	$16,324	$502	$15,822
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%)	87.3	311^th of 2740 public middle schools	88.6%		86	353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	87.2%	42	48.2	48.2	73.1	74.8	73.9	57.0	59.2	58.1	$14,742	$231	$14,511
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	776^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.7%		68	717^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%	59	38.6	38.6	60.5	54.6	57.7	43.6	42.1	42.9	$15,966	$669	$15,297
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%)	78.3	506^th of 2740 public middle schools	81.5%		75.8	566^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%	60	48.2	48.2	54.7	59.7	57.2	56.7	59.9	58.3	$17,409	$250	$17,159
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	2162^nd of 2740 public middle schools	21.1%		22.5	2135^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%	27	16.6	16.6	30.4	26.4	28.4	23.1	20.9	22.0	$17,685	$1,166	$16,519
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	1236^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.9%		43.8	1367^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.5%	131	29.8	29.8	48.9	44.9	46.9	37.9	31.6	34.8	$15,811	$231	$15,580
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%)	90.9	237^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.4%		91.3	246^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.1%	9	54.0	54.0	76.2	73.6	74.9	64.3	62.6	63.4	$15,495	$231	$15,264
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	2260^th of 2740 public middle schools	17.5%		20	2225^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.4%	35	15.0	15.0	33.0	28.3	30.7	19.5	13.9	16.7	$17,344	$1,112	$16,232
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	2322^nd of 2740 public middle schools	15.3%		24.6	2027^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.6%	295	17.0	17.0	21.9	24.6	23.1	21.4	17.2	19.6	$25,538	$4,161	$21,377
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	1825^th of 2740 public middle schools	33.4%		24.4	2037^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.2%	212	27.2	27.2	39.7	35.9	37.7	22.5	19.5	21.0	$24,043	$3,204	$20,839

Frequently Asked Questions about T. R. Smedberg Middle

What high school do graduates of T. R. Smedberg Middle attend?

Students who attend T. R. Smedberg Middle usually go on to attend Sheldon High

What district is T. R. Smedberg Middle in?

Elk Grove Unified

Is T. R. Smedberg Middle a good school?

T. R. Smedberg Middle ranks 1452^nd of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of T. R. Smedberg Middle?

Students at T. R. Smedberg Middle are 44% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,065 students attended T. R. Smedberg Middle.

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