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Mills Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

Mills Middle serves 886 students in grades 6–8 in Rancho Cordova, in the Sacramento area. SchoolDigger ranks it 2,377th of 2,703 California schools, at the 12th percentile with 1 star, while its district, Folsom-Cordova Unified, ranks at the 61st percentile with 3 stars. The most important concern is that Mills’ 2025–2026 proficiency rates fell below both state and district rates in every subject, with the widest gap in math: 12% proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 49% in the district.

Among nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Mills is near the bottom in all three subjects: third-lowest in ELA, second-lowest in math, and third-lowest in science. Only Katherine Johnson Middle scored lower in math (6% versus Mills’ 12%); in ELA, only Arcade Middle and Katherine Johnson scored lower. Science is Mills’ relative bright spot against the state and district, with smaller gaps than in ELA or math, but its 19% proficiency still ranked third-lowest locally. The nearby all-grades comparisons exclude two schools that serve only grades 7–8.

Results have improved most in science: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Mills gained 9 percentage points in science and 2 in ELA, while math fell by 1 point. Its science gap with the state narrowed by 3 points, but its math gap widened by 5. Despite the science gain, SchoolDigger’s overall ranking declined 14 percentile points from 2021–2022. In 2024–2025, Mills reported 83% free/reduced lunch eligible, the fourth-highest rate among nearby schools; California is designated a statewide-free-meals state, but this is Mills’ separately reported measure. Its student-teacher ratio was 20.8 in 2024–2025, near the middle of nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for homeless students reached the 43rd percentile in 2025–2026, 31 points above Mills’ overall percentile; its special education ranking rose from the 2nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 21st in 2025–2026. These group rankings describe school effectiveness, not individual students’ progress.

886

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,792

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

10439 Coloma Rd.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-2107

(916) 294-9045

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend Mills Middle usually attend:

High:

Cordova High

Feeder schools for Mills Middle:

Elementary:	Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences
	Cordova Meadows Elementary
	White Rock Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

20.1%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg53%

California avg42%

2,409^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

599^th of 1,530Folsom-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	15.6	2409 of 2740	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	2401 of 2761	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2395 of 2783	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2356 of 2781	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	2029 of 2740	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2209 of 2715	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1804 of 2480	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.4	1665 of 2508	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.9	1728 of 2497	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.0	1748 of 2477	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.4	1407 of 2379	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.8	1395 of 2259	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.8	1449 of 2236	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.0	1361 of 2179	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.2	1469 of 2063	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	1411 of 2005	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.5	1435 of 1999	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.7	1249 of 1804	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.3	1104 of 1777	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.6	947 of 1769	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	511 of 594	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	557 of 609	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	550 of 627	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	409 of 613	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	390 of 637	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	476 of 643	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	358 of 600	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.1	766 of 777	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.6	714 of 739	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	724 of 743	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	694 of 715	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	685 of 733	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	734 of 745	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	689 of 700	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	815 of 1531	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1385 of 1491	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	986 of 1369	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	858 of 1478	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1117 of 1521	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	525 of 1540	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	442 of 1442	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	572 of 1364	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	2170 of 2516	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	2189 of 2533	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2206 of 2551	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2037 of 2531	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1786 of 2509	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	2002 of 2380	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1720 of 2262	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	2145 of 2357	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	2228 of 2395	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2191 of 2388	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2224 of 2374	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1810 of 2359	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1876 of 2213	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1468 of 2072	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	254 of 442	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	348 of 477	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	245 of 394	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	181 of 320	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	201 of 336	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	2171 of 2529	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	2248 of 2542	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2212 of 2579	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2223 of 2531	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1581 of 2458	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1983 of 2369	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1582 of 2230	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	2259 of 2514	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	2258 of 2534	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2215 of 2552	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	2259 of 2538	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1932 of 2527	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1985 of 2407	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1632 of 2273	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	669 of 735	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	694 of 726	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	672 of 701	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	651 of 677	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	625 of 665	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	527 of 554	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	455 of 462	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1272 of 1605	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1431 of 1566	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1514 of 1552	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1260 of 1531	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	1329 of 1490	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1319 of 1520	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1308 of 1537	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1301 of 1543	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1298 of 1555	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1420 of 1602	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1247 of 1496	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2026)43rd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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 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
Mills Middle	Public	6-8	10439 Coloma Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9045	886	42	20.8	82.8%	178 (20.1%)	82 (9.3%)	398 (44.9%)	104 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.1%)	113 (12.8%)	15.6	2409^th of 2740 public middle schools	12.1%		15.9	2401^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.0%	8	18.5	18.5	20.5	23.8	33.1	25.9	11.4	10.3	15.0	12.3	$16,792	$946	$15,846
W. E. Mitchell Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Zinfandel Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9050	755	42	17.9	62.8%	203 (26.9%)	62 (8.2%)	297 (39.3%)	86 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	95 (12.6%)	29.5	1853^rd of 2740 public middle schools	32.4%		31.1	1794^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%	59	29.7	29.7	34.8	39.4	38.8	37.7	19.3	20.9	17.8	19.4	$19,272	$1,374	$17,898
John Barrett Middle	Public	6-8	4243 Barrett Rd.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7842	802	33	24.1	55.0%	433 (54.0%)	38 (4.7%)	189 (23.6%)	61 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (9.0%)	43.3	1395^th of 2740 public middle schools	49.1%		38.9	1521^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%	126	35.3	35.3	41.6	44.6	45.2	44.0	24.4	28.6	31.5	28.5	$17,821	$1,428	$16,393
Winston Churchill Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Whitney Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7324	987	46	21.6	43.1%	382 (38.7%)	52 (5.3%)	180 (18.2%)	261 (26.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	105 (10.6%)	84.8	373^rd of 2740 public middle schools	86.4%		84.3	385^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%	12	59.4	59.4	68.9	62.2	64.4	64.9	62.4	54.4	54.7	56.8	$18,046	$1,110	$16,936
Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4924 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7889	564	29	19.5	75.9%	241 (42.7%)	39 (6.9%)	192 (34.0%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.7%)	23.8	2053^rd of 2740 public middle schools	25.1%		27.1	1926^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%	127	15.5	15.5	22.2	43.9	39.5	35.9	11.1	21.7	16.1	16.6	$20,344	$2,229	$18,115
Arden Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Watt Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7306	1,010	45	22.5	46.1%	469 (46.4%)	60 (5.9%)	275 (27.2%)	122 (12.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.6%)	39.2	1527^th of 2740 public middle schools	44.3%		53.9	1078^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.0%	449	21.4	21.4	35.3	46.9	49.9	44.0	24.1	32.2	28.5	28.3	$17,328	$1,194	$16,134
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
Arcade Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7300	595	24	24.2	83.4%	190 (31.9%)	44 (7.4%)	119 (20.0%)	206 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.2%)	16.8	2359^th of 2740 public middle schools	13.9%		18.5	2295^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%	64	22.9	22.9	13.4	25.2	28.3	23.2	6.1	17.7	16.7	14.1	$18,774	$1,917	$16,857
Katherine Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	2641 Kent Dr.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5500	612	33	18.5	90.2%	117 (19.1%)	101 (16.5%)	135 (22.1%)	213 (34.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	35 (5.7%)	6.2	2690^th of 2740 public middle schools	1.8%		6.3	2710^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.8%	20	7.1	7.1	6.8	12.3	10.1	10.0	5.8	8.7	4.4	6.4	$20,874	$2,049	$18,825
Foothill Ranch Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Diablo Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3440	509	26	19.4	92.9%	99 (19.4%)	63 (12.4%)	184 (36.1%)	103 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.2%)	17.7	2319^th of 2740 public middle schools	15.4%		20.7	2195^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.5%	124	18.4	18.4		24.6	20.2	22.4		14.8	23.0	19.0	$21,210	$2,505	$18,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Mills Middle

What district is Mills Middle in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mills Middle?

Students at Mills Middle are 45% Hispanic, 20% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Mills Middle attend?

Students who attend Mills Middle usually go on to attend Cordova High

Is Mills Middle a good school?

Mills Middle ranks in the bottom 12.1% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Mills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Mills Middle.

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