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W. E. Mitchell Middle

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W. E. Mitchell Middle ranks 1794 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

W. E. Mitchell Middle is a public school serving about 755 students in grades 6-8 in Rancho Cordova, part of the generally higher-performing Folsom-Cordova Unified School District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science consistently below both district and state averages; for example, only about 20% of students met math standards in 2024-2025, compared to nearly 50% across the Folsom-Cordova Unified district. This performance gap exists despite the school spending more per student ($27,790) than nearby schools like Arden Middle and maintaining smaller class sizes. While the school serves a population with considerable economic need, its academic results are mixed when compared to other area schools with similar profiles, performing better than some, like Mills Middle, but worse than others, like Winston Churchill Middle.

There are notable bright spots and areas for concern. The school has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to below the state average. However, performance varies widely for different student groups, with special education students performing relatively well while other groups, such as English Learners, have seen sharp declines. The overall picture is of a school with substantial resources and some successful initiatives, but one that is still working to translate those advantages into consistent academic achievement for all students.

755

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,768

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Zinfandel Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-5228

(916) 294-9050

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend W. E. Mitchell Middle usually attend:

High:

Cordova High

Feeder schools for W. E. Mitchell Middle:

Elementary:	Cordova Villa Elementary
	Mather Heights Elementary
	Navigator Elementary
	Peter J. Shields Elementary
	More...
	Williamson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

26.9%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,794^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

630^th of 1,543Folsom-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
2025	31.1	1794 of 2761	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1741 of 2783	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1684 of 2781	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1691 of 2740	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1863 of 2715	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1406 of 2480	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	1598 of 2508	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	1705 of 2497	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	1477 of 2477	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	1417 of 2379	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.3	1660 of 2259	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	1564 of 2236	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.2	1598 of 2179	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	1416 of 2063	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.7	1355 of 2005	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	1172 of 1999	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	929 of 1804	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.3	892 of 1777	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.6	757 of 1769	57.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	491 of 609	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	356 of 627	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	479 of 613	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	333 of 637	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	565 of 643	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	298 of 600	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	642 of 739	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	655 of 743	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	572 of 715	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	630 of 733	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	542 of 745	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	520 of 700	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	921 of 1531	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1025 of 1491	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	972 of 1369	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	1411 of 1478	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1085 of 1521	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	849 of 1540	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1294 of 1442	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	768 of 1364	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1524 of 2533	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1547 of 2551	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1365 of 2531	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1550 of 2509	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1669 of 2380	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1328 of 2262	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1818 of 2395	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1676 of 2388	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1738 of 2374	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1733 of 2359	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1776 of 2213	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1430 of 2072	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	275 of 477	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	294 of 394	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	310 of 320	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	260 of 336	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	2015 of 2542	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1939 of 2579	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1969 of 2531	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1933 of 2458	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1953 of 2369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1363 of 2230	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1755 of 2534	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1688 of 2552	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1706 of 2538	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1571 of 2527	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1739 of 2407	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1336 of 2273	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	606 of 726	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	632 of 701	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	588 of 677	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	583 of 665	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	505 of 554	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	408 of 462	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	781 of 1566	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	969 of 1552	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	620 of 1531	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1169 of 1520	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1249 of 1537	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1257 of 1543	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1313 of 1555	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1345 of 1602	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1137 of 1496	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

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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 (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	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 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
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%)	31.1	1794^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		31.7	1741^st of 2783 public middle schools	37.4%	53	23.7	23.7	29.5	41.0	44.4	38.2	20.0	20.4	18.5	19.6	$22,768	$21,394	$1,374
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%)	15.9	2401^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.0%		17	2395^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.9%	6	15.3	15.3	15.4	24.8	30.9	23.9	5.5	16.0	13.4	11.7	$19,116	$18,170	$946
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%)	38.9	1521^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		39.9	1468^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.3%	53	32.0	32.0	39.9	45.8	39.2	41.9	19.5	25.2	22.3	22.7	$19,048	$17,620	$1,428
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%)	27.1	1926^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%		33.5	1688^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	238	24.6	24.6	35.2	33.7	34.4	34.4	15.4	19.0	18.7	17.8	$23,293	$21,064	$2,229
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%)	84.3	385^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		81.9	441^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	56	48.6	48.6	72.8	68.8	56.5	65.5	67.2	58.2	47.5	57.0	$19,816	$18,706	$1,110
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%)	50.3	1171^st of 2761 public middle schools	57.6%		57.5	950^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.9%	221	23.4	23.4	59.8	51.2	40.4	47.3	49.4	40.5	28.0	35.8	$21,710	$20,384	$1,326
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%)	18.5	2295^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%		28.8	1867^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	428	18.7	18.7	24.8	29.1	23.3	25.9	10.7	14.6	17.4	14.4	$20,465	$18,548	$1,917
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%)	53.9	1078^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.0%		57.8	939^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.3%	139	30.1	30.1	45.5	51.6	56.1	51.5	30.7	32.2	34.5	32.6	$18,296	$17,102	$1,194
Sylvan Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Auburn Blvd.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7873	604	27	22.3	64.1%	276 (45.7%)	29 (4.8%)	218 (36.1%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.6%)	15.6	2412^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.6%		19.5	2279^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.1%	133	15.1	15.1	27.6	23.5	27.0	25.9	9.3	13.1	9.6	10.8	$23,490	$21,152	$2,338
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%)	20.7	2195^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.5%		20.4	2248^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	53	11.6	11.6		32.7	24.6	28.6		14.7	22.4	18.5	$25,389	$22,884	$2,505

Frequently Asked Questions about W. E. Mitchell Middle

What is the racial makeup of W. E. Mitchell Middle?

Students at W. E. Mitchell Middle are 39% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend W. E. Mitchell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended W. E. Mitchell Middle.

What high school do graduates of W. E. Mitchell Middle attend?

Students who attend W. E. Mitchell Middle usually go on to attend Cordova High

What district is W. E. Mitchell Middle in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

Is W. E. Mitchell Middle a good school?

W. E. Mitchell Middle ranks 1794^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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