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Toby Johnson Middle

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Toby Johnson Middle ranks 389 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Toby Johnson Middle is a public middle school in Elk Grove, California, serving 1,335 students in grades 7-8. This school consistently outperforms the Elk Grove Unified School District and the state of California in academic achievement, ranking in the top 15% of California middle schools.

Toby Johnson Middle's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 66.59% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 54.36% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate is 55.19%, while the district and state have 43.41% and 37.3%, respectively. The school's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to other middle schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District, such as T.R. Smedberg Middle, James Rutter Middle, and Samuel Jackman Middle, Toby Johnson Middle stands out as a high-performing institution. Additionally, the school's proximity to another top-ranked middle school, Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle, suggests a concentration of educational excellence in this area of Elk Grove.

1,317

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,743

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10099 Franklin High Rd.
Elk Grove, CA 95757-5951

(916) 714-8181

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Toby Johnson Middle usually attend:

High:

Franklin High

Feeder schools for Toby Johnson Middle:

Elementary:	Arlene Hein Elementary
	Carroll Elementary
	Helen Carr Castello Elementary
	Stone Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.1%

Hispanic:

21.7%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg46%

California avg41%

389^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.9	389 of 2761	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	497 of 2783	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	409 of 2781	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	399 of 2740	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	96 of 894	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	437 of 2715	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	402 of 2480	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	510 of 2508	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	483 of 2497	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	467 of 2477	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.0	686 of 2379	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	308 of 2259	86.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	295 of 2236	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	366 of 2179	83.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.1	246 of 2063	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	218 of 2005	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	84.5	223 of 1999	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.1	168 of 1804	90.7%	★★★★★
2005	85.1	199 of 1777	88.8%	★★★★☆
2004	83.7	224 of 1769	87.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	76 of 609	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	153 of 627	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	83 of 613	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	87 of 637	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	107 of 643	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	95 of 600	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	415 of 739	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	446 of 743	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	429 of 715	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	428 of 733	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	382 of 745	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	367 of 700	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.5	451 of 1531	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	92 of 354	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	596 of 1491	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	549 of 1369	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.7	198 of 1478	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	70 of 1521	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	150 of 1540	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	42 of 363	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	270 of 1442	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	124 of 1364	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	377 of 2533	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	600 of 2551	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	392 of 2531	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	343 of 2509	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	82 of 738	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	473 of 2380	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	412 of 2262	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	216 of 2395	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	374 of 2388	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	288 of 2374	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	403 of 2359	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	358 of 2213	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	395 of 2072	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	231 of 2542	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	437 of 2579	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	427 of 2531	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	285 of 2458	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	33 of 721	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	253 of 2369	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	240 of 2230	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	401 of 2534	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	380 of 2552	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	411 of 2538	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	403 of 2527	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	96 of 763	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	347 of 2407	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	352 of 2273	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	270 of 726	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	344 of 701	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	346 of 677	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	306 of 665	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	334 of 554	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	286 of 462	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	426 of 1566	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.1	641 of 1552	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	279 of 1531	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	625 of 1520	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	596 of 1537	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	508 of 1543	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	479 of 1555	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	547 of 1602	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	376 of 1496	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

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Friday, October 7, 2011

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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 (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 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
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	$14,743	$853	$13,890
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	$15,139	$723	$14,416
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	$15,216	$731	$14,485
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	$16,271	$783	$15,488
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	$15,563	$1,249	$14,314
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	$17,567	$1,749	$15,818
Clarksburg Middle	Public	7-9	52870 Netherlands Rd.	Clarksburg	95612	Yolo County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 744-1717	171	10	17.2	75.4%	27 (15.8%)	5 (2.9%)	130 (76.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	9.1	2643^rd of 2761 public middle schools	4.3%		11.3	2618^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.9%	25	5.3	5.3	21.1	12.3	16.7	10.5	5.3	7.9	$17,236	$1,499	$15,737
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	$14,519	$752	$13,767
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	$15,393	$941	$14,452
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	$17,432	$2,091	$15,341

Frequently Asked Questions about Toby Johnson Middle

How many students attend Toby Johnson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,317 students attended Toby Johnson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Toby Johnson Middle?

Students at Toby Johnson Middle are 41% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Toby Johnson Middle in?

Elk Grove Unified

What high school do graduates of Toby Johnson Middle attend?

Students who attend Toby Johnson Middle usually go on to attend Franklin High

Is Toby Johnson Middle a good school?

Toby Johnson Middle ranks 389^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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