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Folsom Middle

Public Grades 6-8

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Folsom Middle is a 1,508-student public school serving grades 6–8 in Folsom, California, and is part of the Folsom-Cordova Unified district. Its 2025–2026 results are strong across English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and its clearest overall strength is outperforming both the state and district in all three subjects.

Math is Folsom’s strongest subject against state and district benchmarks: 67% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 49% districtwide, gaps of 29 and 18 percentage points. ELA was 76% (26 points above the state and 16 above the district), while science was 62% (26 above the state and 14 above the district). Among eight nearby schools serving middle grades, Folsom ranked fourth in ELA, fifth in math, and sixth in science; its results were about 8, 11, and 5 points above those schools’ respective averages. Science is therefore a relative weak spot in the nearby comparison: Folsom trailed Sutter Middle by about 2 points in that subject, while leading it in ELA and math.

Scores remain high, though Folsom’s advantage over the state has narrowed since 2022–2023 as state results improved: the gaps narrowed by about 4 points in ELA, 5 in math, and 7 in science. SchoolDigger gives Folsom five stars and a 93rd-percentile statewide rank; four nearby schools rank higher. Its group rankings are lower: SchoolDigger places it at the 72nd percentile for White students and 63rd for Multi-racial students, compared with 93rd overall. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 26.3, versus a nearby-school average of about 24; 13% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the fourth-lowest rate among the 11 schools with the same measure and year. Chronic absenteeism rose to 8% in 2025–2026, but remained below the district’s 13% and the state’s 18%.

1,508

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,703

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

500 Blue Ravine Rd.
Folsom, CA 95630-3403

(916) 294-9040

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend Folsom Middle usually attend:

High:

Folsom High

Feeder schools for Folsom Middle:

Elementary:	Empire Oaks Elementary
	Folsom Hills Elementary
	Oak Chan Elementary
	Russell Ranch Elementary
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	Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

Asian:

36.5%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg53%

California avg42%

179^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

376^th of 968Folsom-Cordova 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	93.4	179 of 2703	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	180 of 2761	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	165 of 2783	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	112 of 2781	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	99 of 2740	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	196 of 2715	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	184 of 2480	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	247 of 2508	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	218 of 2497	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	265 of 2477	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	328 of 2379	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	284 of 2259	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	311 of 2236	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.9	242 of 2179	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	86.2	161 of 2063	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	124 of 2005	93.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.3	209 of 1999	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	88.4	148 of 1804	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	94.7	51 of 1777	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	67 of 1769	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	111 of 769	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	119 of 739	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	120 of 743	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	60 of 715	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	92 of 733	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	92 of 745	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	118 of 700	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.6	75 of 1531	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	141 of 1491	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	129 of 1369	90.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.7	95 of 1478	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	43 of 1521	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	44 of 1540	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.9	167 of 2483	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	198 of 2533	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	143 of 2551	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	103 of 2531	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	77 of 2509	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	193 of 2380	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	205 of 2262	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	145 of 2325	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	111 of 2395	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	88 of 2388	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	50 of 2374	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	119 of 2359	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	140 of 2213	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	74 of 2072	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	483 of 2493	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	400 of 2542	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	332 of 2579	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	261 of 2531	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	276 of 2458	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	476 of 2369	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	271 of 2230	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	180 of 2478	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	156 of 2534	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	180 of 2552	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	117 of 2538	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	127 of 2527	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	183 of 2407	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	162 of 2273	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	268 of 734	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	247 of 726	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	227 of 701	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	241 of 677	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	145 of 665	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	194 of 554	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	166 of 462	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	150 of 1586	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	171 of 1566	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	221 of 1552	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	155 of 1531	89.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	411 of 1482	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	402 of 1520	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	392 of 1537	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	264 of 1543	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	190 of 1555	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	353 of 1602	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	325 of 1496	78.3%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+26 vs state

Mathematics67%+29 vs state

Science62%+26 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 18, 2024

For two years (5th grade and 6th grade), my student received a score = 4 (the highest score) on the CAASP state testing and A's in all of their classes. By the Folsom Middle School English Honors requirements, my student qualified for English Honors for 6th grade and 7th grade years. THEY DID NOT GIVE IT TO MY STUDENT FOR TWO YEARS. They refuse to help over-achieving students to reach their full potential. When asked regarding having my STUDENT into the English Honors program, I was told that they will now be on a waitlist in the order that my email was received in their mailbox. My student will be an 8th grader for the 2024-2025 school year and I was notified that they will be able to take English Honors "if they want to". There are stories of teachers peeking into bathroom stalls while girls are on the toilet with their pants down. My student has been screamed at by a teacher, whose face was 2 inches from their face. One student was having seizures and the yard duty DID NOT CARE. Close Quote

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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 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
Folsom Middle	Public	6-8	500 Blue Ravine Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9040	1,508	57	26.3	12.5%	587 (38.9%)	21 (1.4%)	196 (13.0%)	550 (36.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	146 (9.7%)	93.4	179^th of 2703 public middle schools	93.4%		94	180^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.5%	1		61.9	61.9			77.9	75.2	73.9	75.7			70.3	64.1	66.5	66.9	$14,703	$13,876	$827
Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	254 E. Bidwell St.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9035	1,628	69	23.6	21.4%	640 (39.3%)	36 (2.2%)	264 (16.2%)	509 (31.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	171 (10.5%)	87.8	296^th of 2703 public middle schools	89.0%		89.3	292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	89.4%	4		63.4	63.4			63.2	75.1	68.9	68.9			51.1	62.9	62.1	58.5	$16,207	$15,170	$1,037
Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle	Public	6-8	8935 Elm Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7891	708	30	23.9	52.4%	451 (63.7%)	13 (1.8%)	168 (23.7%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.2%)	48.1	1225^th of 2703 public middle schools	54.7%		50.5	1165^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.8%	60		29.8	29.8			47.3	40.6	46.5	44.8			29.4	47.4	31.1	36.0	$20,398	$19,152	$1,246
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	7141 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9290	778	38	20.5	10.2%	436 (56.0%)	6 (0.8%)	126 (16.2%)	141 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.6%)	94.8	143^rd of 2703 public middle schools	94.7%		96	119^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.7%	24		69.9	69.9			75.7	75.5	76.3	75.8			70.7	70.6	70.0	70.4	$20,865	$20,748	$117
Willma Cavitt Junior High	Public	7-8	7200 Fuller Dr.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-4152	375	15	24.4	8.5%	224 (59.7%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.3%)	70 (18.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.7%)	96.5	91^st of 2703 public middle schools	96.6%		97.1	77^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%	14		72.3	72.3				81.4	75.6	78.8				77.7	74.8	76.4	$11,043	$10,922	$121
Marina Village Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Francisco Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3993	750	35	21.4	12.9%	510 (68.0%)	15 (2.0%)	98 (13.1%)	79 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	40 (5.3%)	95.1	136^th of 2703 public middle schools	95.0%		93.1	198^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%	62		65.5	65.5			79.5	81.4	79.7	80.1			68.2	66.8	66.2	67.1	$16,847	$16,036	$811
Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	5820 Illinois Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7853	687	30	23.0	45.9%	405 (59.0%)	12 (1.7%)	168 (24.5%)	31 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.6%)	52.8	1096^th of 2703 public middle schools	59.5%		50.3	1171^st of 2761 public middle schools	57.6%	75		34.1	34.1			60.2	53.2	45.6	51.1			33.3	42.2	25.0	33.8	$21,710	$20,384	$1,326
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	4-6	9177 Twin School Rd.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-3477	619	20	30.9	10.3%	378 (61.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (10.5%)	96 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (12.4%)								(n/a)	52.6		52.6	67.3	69.7	81.3			72.7	70.6	66.2	72.6			69.8	$11,184	$10,656	$528
Excelsior Elementary	Public	4-6	2701 Eureka Rd.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2701	469	17	27.9	22.2%	265 (56.5%)	8 (1.7%)	75 (16.0%)	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.3%)								(n/a)	53.1		53.1	62.2	60.8	72.5			65.5	74.6	57.6	65.8			66.0	$13,332	$12,968	$364
Olympus Junior High	Public	7-8	2625 La Croix Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-1667	439	20	22.2	19.1%	234 (53.3%)	8 (1.8%)	66 (15.0%)	73 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (12.8%)	94.4	154^th of 2703 public middle schools	94.3%		93.5	193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.0%	39		72.6	72.6				78.0	73.0	75.2				67.5	67.2	67.4	$14,208	$13,622	$586

Frequently Asked Questions about Folsom Middle

What district is Folsom Middle in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

What high school do graduates of Folsom Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Folsom Middle?

Students at Folsom Middle are 39% White, 36% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Folsom Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,508 students attended Folsom Middle.

Is Folsom Middle a good school?

Yes. Folsom Middle ranks in the top 6.6% of California middle schools.

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