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Sutter Middle

Public Grades 6-8
296th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,703 California Middle Schools
Better than 89% of California middle schools
Summary

Sutter Middle is a 1,628-student school serving grades 6–8 in Folsom, California, and is part of Folsom-Cordova Unified. In 2025–2026, 69% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 58% in math, and 63% in science. All three rates were above both district and California averages; the clearest overall finding is that science is the school’s strongest result relative to nearby schools, the district, and the state.

Compared with the six nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Sutter Middle ranked fourth of seven in ELA and math and third in science. Its rates were 4 points above the nearby-school average in ELA, 5 points above in math, and 11 points above in science. It was not the local leader in ELA or math, despite being above California by 20 points in ELA and math and 27 points in science; it exceeded its district by 10, 9, and 16 points, respectively. Chronic absenteeism was also relatively low at 8%, below the district’s 13% and California’s 18%, and equal to Folsom Middle.

Across 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose 4 percentage points and science rose 3, while ELA increased 2 points overall but remained 2 points below its 2023–2024 peak. SchoolDigger rated Sutter Middle in the 89th statewide percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026; five of nine nearby schools with reported rankings placed higher. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Multi-racial Students was at the 54th percentile, compared with the school’s 89th-percentile overall ranking. Its ranking for African American Students fell from the 88th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 64th in 2024–2025. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23.6, and 21% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year.

1,628
Students ?
23.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,207
Per pupil spending ?
21.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 254 E. Bidwell St.
       Folsom, CA  95630-3053

(916) 294-9035

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified


Students who attend Sutter Middle usually attend:

High:    Folsom High

Feeder schools for Sutter Middle:

Elementary:    Blanche Sprentz Elementary
    Carl H. Sundahl Elementary
    Gold Ridge Elementary
    Natoma Station Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

White:
39.3%
Asian:
31.3%
Hispanic:
16.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school64%
District avg53%
California avg42%
296th of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Middle Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified
376th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202687.8296 of 270389.0%★★★★☆
202589.3292 of 276189.4%★★★★☆
202491.7239 of 278391.4%★★★★★
202388.9302 of 278189.1%★★★★☆
202289.8283 of 274089.7%★★★★☆
201988.0310 of 271588.6%★★★★☆
201888.2278 of 248088.8%★★★★☆
201789.4255 of 250889.8%★★★★☆
201685.9314 of 249787.4%★★★★☆
201587.1292 of 247788.2%★★★★☆
201375.2450 of 237981.1%★★★★☆
201277.8359 of 225984.1%★★★★☆
201178.2332 of 223685.2%★★★★☆
201081.6262 of 217988.0%★★★★☆
200981.7252 of 206387.8%★★★★☆
200882.7242 of 200587.9%★★★★☆
200782.1262 of 199986.9%★★★★☆
200684.3221 of 180487.7%★★★★☆
200591.3100 of 177794.4%★★★★★
200491.694 of 176994.7%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202556.5218 of 60964.2%★★★☆☆
202383.171 of 61388.4%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202677.4156 of 76979.7%★★★★☆
202577.6158 of 73978.6%★★★★☆
202476.4170 of 74377.1%★★★★☆
202375.7159 of 71577.8%★★★★☆
202276.8160 of 73378.2%★★★★☆
201975.1183 of 74575.4%★★★★☆
201878.5126 of 70082.0%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202276.6212 of 153186.2%★★★★☆
201982.1165 of 149188.9%★★★★☆
201885.0125 of 136990.9%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202475.4119 of 147891.9%★★★★★
202346.5532 of 152165.0%★★★☆☆
202258.7321 of 154079.2%★★★★☆
201985.497 of 144293.3%★★★★★
201880.3142 of 136489.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202686.9287 of 248388.4%★★★★☆
202589.2269 of 253389.4%★★★★☆
202490.9224 of 255191.2%★★★★★
202388.1279 of 253189.0%★★★★☆
202288.9255 of 250989.8%★★★★☆
201986.0302 of 238087.3%★★★★☆
201885.8292 of 226287.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202664.0663 of 232571.5%★★★★☆
202570.7522 of 239578.2%★★★★☆
202476.6387 of 238883.8%★★★★☆
202370.4492 of 237479.3%★★★★☆
202268.7533 of 235977.4%★★★★☆
201972.5444 of 221379.9%★★★★☆
201875.3354 of 207282.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.6700 of 249371.9%★★★★☆
202563.3701 of 254272.4%★★★★☆
202471.8506 of 257980.4%★★★★☆
202363.9653 of 253174.2%★★★★☆
202252.3950 of 245861.4%★★★☆☆
201955.2873 of 236963.1%★★★☆☆
201872.1442 of 223080.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202686.6295 of 247888.1%★★★★☆
202587.3308 of 253487.8%★★★★☆
202490.8233 of 255290.9%★★★★★
202387.7296 of 253888.3%★★★★☆
202288.8278 of 252789.0%★★★★☆
201987.8284 of 240788.2%★★★★☆
201888.6251 of 227389.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202656.3338 of 73454.0%★★★☆☆
202564.0264 of 72663.6%★★★☆☆
202460.2283 of 70159.6%★★★☆☆
202351.4341 of 67749.6%★★☆☆☆
202250.7337 of 66549.3%★★☆☆☆
201949.5315 of 55443.1%★★☆☆☆
201853.4249 of 46246.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.5468 of 158670.5%★★★★☆
202561.8398 of 156674.6%★★★★☆
202466.4324 of 155279.1%★★★★☆
202387.2119 of 153192.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.5533 of 148264.0%★★★☆☆
202564.9522 of 152065.7%★★★☆☆
202471.1407 of 153773.5%★★★★☆
202363.6520 of 154366.3%★★★☆☆
202269.9422 of 155572.9%★★★★☆
201962.0601 of 160262.5%★★★☆☆
201859.9603 of 149659.7%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)88th percentile~ school
Male (2026)88th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)86th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2026)80th percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-17 vs school
Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-18 vs school
Special Education (2026)70th percentile-19 vs school
African American (2025)64th percentile-25 vs school
White (2026)64th percentile-25 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-35 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state
Science63%+27 vs state
Mathematics58%+20 vs state

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Sutter Middle ranks 296th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,628 students attended Sutter Middle.

Students at Sutter Middle are 39% White, 31% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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