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Sutter Middle

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Sutter Middle ranks 292 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 89% of California middle schools

Summary

Sutter Middle is a large, well-regarded public school serving grades 6-8 with about 1,628 students in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top 15% of California middle schools.

Academically, the school performs strongly, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science notably above state averages. It shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and students in Special Education. When compared to some nearby schools in more affluent areas like Rolling Hills Middle or Willma Cavitt Junior High, Sutter's test scores are somewhat lower, but it also serves a more economically diverse student population. A key local comparison is with Folsom Middle, another school in the same district located just over a mile away, which has higher test scores and a lower chronic absenteeism rate.

Sutter Middle's chronic absenteeism rate, while lower than the state average, is higher than several neighboring schools. The school's statewide ranking has seen a slight recent dip, coinciding with an increase in students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school maintains a high level of academic achievement and has successfully reduced absenteeism since the peak pandemic years, indicating effective re-engagement of students.

1,628

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,207

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 Riley 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
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	Theodore Judah Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.3%

Asian:

31.3%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Listening scores 21 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg53%

California avg41%

292^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	89.3	292 of 2761	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	239 of 2783	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	302 of 2781	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	283 of 2740	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	310 of 2715	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	278 of 2480	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	89.4	255 of 2508	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	85.9	314 of 2497	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	87.1	292 of 2477	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	450 of 2379	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	359 of 2259	84.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	332 of 2236	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	262 of 2179	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	252 of 2063	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	242 of 2005	87.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	262 of 1999	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	84.3	221 of 1804	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	91.3	100 of 1777	94.4%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	94 of 1769	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	218 of 609	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	71 of 613	88.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	158 of 739	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	170 of 743	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	159 of 715	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	160 of 733	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	183 of 745	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	126 of 700	82.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.6	212 of 1531	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	165 of 1491	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	125 of 1369	90.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.4	119 of 1478	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	46.5	532 of 1521	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	321 of 1540	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	97 of 1442	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	142 of 1364	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	269 of 2533	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	224 of 2551	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	279 of 2531	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	255 of 2509	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	302 of 2380	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	292 of 2262	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	522 of 2395	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	387 of 2388	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	492 of 2374	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	533 of 2359	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	444 of 2213	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	354 of 2072	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	701 of 2542	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	506 of 2579	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	653 of 2531	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	950 of 2458	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	873 of 2369	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	442 of 2230	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	308 of 2534	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	233 of 2552	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	296 of 2538	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	278 of 2527	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	284 of 2407	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	251 of 2273	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	264 of 726	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	283 of 701	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	341 of 677	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	337 of 665	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	315 of 554	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	249 of 462	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	398 of 1566	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	324 of 1552	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	119 of 1531	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	522 of 1520	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	407 of 1537	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	520 of 1543	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	422 of 1555	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	601 of 1602	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	603 of 1496	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Listening4%-21 vs state

Overall0%-10 vs state

Writing0%-17 vs state

Reading0%-8 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	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 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	715 Riley 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%)	89.3	292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	89.4%		91.7	239^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.4%	53	0.0	0.0	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		60.1	60.1			65.8	71.8	75.2	71.0			52.4	61.5	58.8	57.7	$16,207	$15,170	$1,037
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%)	94	180^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.5%		94.7	165^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.1%	15										61.3	61.3			78.5	74.0	74.5	75.7			70.3	64.7	64.5	66.5	$14,703	$13,876	$827
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%)	50.5	1165^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.8%		62.4	833^rd of 2783 public middle schools	70.1%	332										26.3	26.3			43.2	46.7	43.8	44.6			29.8	48.5	32.3	37.2	$20,398	$19,152	$1,246
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
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)									57.3		57.3	68.6	74.9	83.7			75.3	71.9	72.4	76.6			73.5	$11,184	$10,656	$528
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%)	97.1	77^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%		98	53^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.1%	24										72.4	72.4				79.9	81.2	80.7				75.6	70.6	72.7	$11,043	$10,922	$121
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)									55.3		55.3	66.9	68.9	77.0			70.9	66.7	60.8	72.6			66.3	$13,332	$12,968	$364
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%)	93.1	198^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.8%		94	186^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.3%	12										66.3	66.3			70.4	86.4	66.4	74.2			68.3	66.5	62.2	65.5	$16,847	$16,036	$811
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%)	96	119^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.7%		95.1	153^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.5%	34										65.4	65.4			79.0	77.4	77.9	78.1			74.4	71.0	70.0	71.7	$20,865	$20,748	$117
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%)	93.5	193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.0%		95.1	152^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.5%	41										58.0	58.0				79.2	74.3	76.9				70.8	58.0	64.7	$14,208	$13,622	$586

Frequently Asked Questions about Sutter Middle

Is Sutter Middle a good school?

Sutter Middle ranks 292^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sutter Middle?

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

What is the racial makeup of Sutter Middle?

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

What district is Sutter Middle in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

What high school do graduates of Sutter Middle attend?

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

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