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Esparto Middle

Q: Is Esparto Middle a good school?

Esparto Middle ranks 1548 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

Esparto Middle is a public middle school serving 241 students in grades 6-8 in the rural Esparto Unified district, and it stands out for its remarkable and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround, having climbed from a low statewide ranking just a few years ago to near the state average today, showing more dramatic growth than nearby schools like Winters Middle or Lee Middle. Key strengths include exceptional science scores that beat the state average and outperform most neighboring schools, and a successful focus on attendance that has reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate lower than many peers. It's important to note that Esparto Middle is also a bright spot within its own district, outperforming the Esparto Unified averages in every core subject.

While math proficiency remains a challenge area common to similar schools in the region, the overall trajectory is positive. The school operates with a higher per-student budget than some neighbors but also a higher student-teacher ratio. For parents, the data paints a picture of a school that is actively improving, managing student attendance very well, and achieving strong results in science, making it a compelling option in the area.

241

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,778

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26058 Country Road 21A
Esparto, CA 95627

(530) 787-4151

District: Esparto Unified

Students who attend Esparto Middle usually attend:

High:

Esparto High

Feeder schools for Esparto Middle:

Elementary:

Esparto Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

White:

15.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2017 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,548^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 35 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1203^rd of 1,543Esparto 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	37.9	1548 of 2761	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	2153 of 2783	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2309 of 2781	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2254 of 2740	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	767 of 894	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2359 of 2715	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1994 of 2480	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	2288 of 2508	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	248 of 354	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	886 of 1478	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1185 of 1521	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1456 of 1540	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	861 of 1364	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1632 of 2533	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2246 of 2551	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1952 of 2531	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2030 of 2509	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	638 of 738	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2101 of 2380	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1919 of 2262	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1295 of 2395	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1787 of 2388	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1833 of 2374	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1880 of 2359	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1928 of 2213	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1725 of 2072	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1377 of 2542	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1949 of 2579	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1985 of 2531	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1897 of 2458	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	573 of 721	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2070 of 2369	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1912 of 2230	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1227 of 2534	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	1695 of 2552	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2202 of 2538	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	2043 of 2527	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	649 of 763	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2117 of 2407	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1772 of 2273	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	78 of 95	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1342 of 1566	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	1276 of 1537	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1437 of 1543	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1371 of 1555	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1522 of 1602	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1227 of 1496	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)30th percentile+16 vs school

Migrant (2025)18th percentile-26 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-6 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Esparto Middle	Public	6-8	26058 Country Road 21A	Esparto	95627	Yolo County	Esparto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 787-4151	241	11	22.8	80.9%	38 (15.8%)	5 (2.1%)	180 (74.7%)	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	37.9	1548^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.9%		22.4	2153^rd of 2783 public middle schools	22.6%	605													38.3	38.3	26.9	37.7	62.0	42.3	17.5	11.5	23.5	17.6	$17,778	$15,404	$2,374
Winters Middle	Public	6-8	425 Anderson Ave.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6130	367	19	19.8	60.5%	98 (26.7%)	5 (1.4%)	246 (67.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	21.3	2175^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		22	2173^rd of 2783 public middle schools	21.9%	2		0.0	3.9		20.0	26.9		0.0	3.9		0.0	3.9	18.7	18.7	31.8	28.0	18.1	26.4	17.8	24.0	13.3	18.3	$16,961	$16,318	$643
Lee Middle	Public	7-8	520 West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-0251	575	32	17.8	75.1%	103 (17.9%)	5 (0.9%)	407 (70.8%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.6%)	34.1	1676^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.3%		28.5	1880^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.4%	204	9.4	3.3	6.5	15.6	20.0	17.7	15.6	0.0	8.1	3.1	3.3	3.2	24.3	24.3		39.1	37.7	38.4		26.1	20.0	22.8	$14,819	$12,814	$2,005
Douglass Middle	Public	7-8	525 Granada Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-2191	768	39	19.5	73.7%	124 (16.1%)	7 (0.9%)	537 (69.9%)	64 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.5%)	49.3	1196^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.7%		41.7	1406^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.5%	210	6.3	6.6	6.5	19.0	7.9	13.6	20.3	9.2	14.8	5.1	7.9	6.5	27.3	27.3		50.4	47.7	49.1		34.5	26.7	30.5	$12,567	$11,206	$1,361
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High	Public	7-9	2121 Calaveras Ave.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5430	524	27	19.3	22.1%	260 (49.6%)	15 (2.9%)	139 (26.5%)	48 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.3%)	91.6	234^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.5%		93.6	195^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	39													53.5	53.5		74.7	67.5	71.2		71.8	62.3	67.2	$23,894	$22,062	$1,832
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High	Public	7-9	1220 Drexel Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5445	588	31	19.2	24.5%	257 (43.7%)	16 (2.7%)	94 (16.0%)	154 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.5%)	95.3	143^rd of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%		94.4	175^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	32													66.8	66.8		74.1	73.1	73.6		71.3	81.1	76.4	$17,612	$16,682	$930
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High	Public	7-9	4000 East Covell Blvd.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5330	533	26	20.1	43.5%	207 (38.8%)	27 (5.1%)	173 (32.5%)	82 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.3%)	75.6	573^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.2%		75.3	580^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.2%	7													44.7	44.7		60.4	55.6	57.9		51.0	45.6	48.2	$19,601	$18,396	$1,205

Frequently Asked Questions about Esparto Middle

Is Esparto Middle a good school?

Esparto Middle ranks 1548^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Esparto Middle attend?

Students who attend Esparto Middle usually go on to attend Esparto High

What district is Esparto Middle in?

Esparto Unified

What is the racial makeup of Esparto Middle?

Students at Esparto Middle are 75% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Esparto Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Esparto Middle.

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