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Barbara Chilton Middle

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Barbara Chilton Middle ranks 327 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 88% of California middle schools

Summary

Barbara Chilton Middle is a highly-regarded public middle school serving 1,289 students in grades 6-8 within the Roseville City Elementary district, consistently ranking among the top California schools for its strong academic results.

The school's performance is impressive, with over 60% of students proficient in math and English, significantly outpacing both district and state averages. What truly sets Barbara Chilton apart is its exceptional effectiveness with all students, achieving these high results while serving a diverse community; it notably outperforms nearby schools like George A. Buljan Middle and Antelope Crossing Middle by 15-20 percentage points in core subjects. Furthermore, the school maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.7%, which is about half the state average and lower than many comparison schools, including Warren T. Eich Middle.

Barbara Chilton operates efficiently, spending less per student than several neighboring schools while delivering superior outcomes. While it shows a slight recent dip from its historical 5-star rating, its 4-star status still places it in the 88th percentile statewide. The school demonstrates particular strength in mathematics and has shown strong recovery in student attendance since the pandemic. When compared to a high-performing school in a more affluent district like Granite Oaks Middle in Rocklin Unified, Barbara Chilton's achievements in its context are especially notable, making it a standout model of consistent academic excellence.

1,289

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,598

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Bob Doyle Dr.
Roseville, CA 95747-9048

(916) 771-1870

District: Roseville City Elementary

Students who attend Barbara Chilton Middle usually attend:

High:

West Park High

Feeder schools for Barbara Chilton Middle:

Elementary:	Fiddyment Farm
	Junction Elementary
	Orchard Ranch Elementary
	Riego Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

Asian:

25.8%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Roseville City Elementary

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 (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg53%

California avg41%

327^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Roseville City Elementary

371^st of 1,543Roseville City Elementary 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	87.4	327 of 2761	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	369 of 2783	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	256 of 2781	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	212 of 2740	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	253 of 2715	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	203 of 2480	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	252 of 2508	90.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.8	278 of 2497	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	91.6	187 of 2477	92.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	14 of 609	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	57 of 627	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	5 of 613	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	1 of 637	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	428 of 739	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	444 of 743	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	305 of 715	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	267 of 733	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	356 of 745	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	260 of 700	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.4	63 of 1531	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	83 of 1491	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	81 of 1369	94.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	259 of 1478	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	240 of 1521	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	284 of 2533	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	332 of 2551	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	245 of 2531	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	168 of 2509	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	237 of 2380	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	170 of 2262	92.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	151 of 2395	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	135 of 2388	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	110 of 2374	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	83 of 2359	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	111 of 2213	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	31 of 2072	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	245 of 2542	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	140 of 2579	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	46 of 2531	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	159 of 2458	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	147 of 2369	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	74 of 2230	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	363 of 2534	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	359 of 2552	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	244 of 2538	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	250 of 2527	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	248 of 2407	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	249 of 2273	89.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	63 of 194	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.9	20 of 193	89.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	409 of 726	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	388 of 701	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.1	226 of 677	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	251 of 665	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	237 of 554	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	106 of 462	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	230 of 1566	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	285 of 1552	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	102 of 1531	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	430 of 1520	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	505 of 1537	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	409 of 1543	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	366 of 1555	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	452 of 1602	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	465 of 1496	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2025)68th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-44 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+18 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science49%+17 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
Barbara Chilton Middle	Public	6-8	4501 Bob Doyle Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1870	1,289	54	23.9	30.3%	557 (43.2%)	49 (3.8%)	216 (16.8%)	333 (25.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	125 (9.7%)	87.4	327^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.2%		86.1	369^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.7%	42	49.3	49.3	65.9	70.1	63.4	66.4	66.0	61.2	56.4	61.1	$13,598	$13,074	$524
Robert C. Cooley Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Prairie Woods Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1740	1,149	48	23.9	35.8%	524 (45.6%)	47 (4.1%)	231 (20.1%)	219 (19.1%)	7 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	111 (9.7%)	79.3	487^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		82.4	431^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	56	44.9	44.9	62.3	64.9	67.1	64.7	45.4	52.8	46.3	48.2	$12,652	$11,956	$696
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Country Club Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2620	1,010	42	24.3	33.5%	486 (48.1%)	12 (1.2%)	239 (23.7%)	135 (13.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	126 (12.5%)	71.2	647^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.6%		77.3	543^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.5%	104	48.0	48.0	53.1	58.8	57.2	56.3	46.2	36.3	48.8	43.8	$18,707	$18,302	$405
Wilson C. Riles Middle	Public	7-8	4747 PFE Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 787-8100	682	34	20.0	56.0%	215 (31.5%)	89 (13.0%)	202 (29.6%)	105 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	56 (8.2%)	34.9	1650^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		32.7	1717^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.3%	67	24.8	24.8		36.7	34.6	35.7		24.9	28.8	26.7	$17,260	$16,694	$566
George A. Buljan Middle	Public	6-8	100 Hallissy Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1720	862	44	19.7	58.6%	371 (43.0%)	26 (3.0%)	293 (34.0%)	84 (9.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	80 (9.3%)	54.2	1068^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		51.1	1140^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	72	29.3	29.3	51.4	51.9	38.5	47.0	49.1	34.1	31.2	38.0	$16,606	$16,080	$526
Antelope Crossing Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 745-2100	1,051	44	23.9	55.2%	453 (43.1%)	76 (7.2%)	238 (22.6%)	158 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	114 (10.8%)	62.3	845^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		60.4	879^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	34	43.9	43.9	48.8	55.4	47.2	50.3	35.0	43.3	38.4	38.9	$18,402	$17,916	$486
Alpha Technology Middle	Public	6-8	8920 Elwyn Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 991-4726	59	3	20.0	54.2%	26 (44.1%)	1 (1.7%)	25 (42.4%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	18.6	2283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%		29.5	1835^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.1%	448	19.1	19.1	15.8	27.3	38.1	27.4	15.8	13.6	4.8	11.3	$27,862	$26,018	$1,844
Twelve Bridges Middle	Public	6-8	770 Westview Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5270	931	38	24.2	16.8%	544 (58.4%)	14 (1.5%)	198 (21.3%)	68 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.6%)	88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		87.5	333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	88.0%	22	54.6	54.6	61.3	81.5	73.3	71.7	51.5	59.4	62.0	57.4	$16,654	$15,016	$1,638
Warren T. Eich Middle	Public	6-8	1509 Sierra Gardens Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1770	939	49	19.1	50.6%	475 (50.6%)	10 (1.1%)	297 (31.6%)	75 (8.0%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.7%)	77	540^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.4%		68.6	709^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.5%	169	41.9	41.9	57.5	65.5	57.0	60.2	54.5	54.7	41.7	50.6	$17,666	$17,292	$374
Granite Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	2600 Wyckford Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 315-9009	979	48	20.5	18.8%	498 (50.9%)	15 (1.5%)	176 (18.0%)	165 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (12.5%)	89.6	285^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		90.7	264^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.5%	21	47.3	47.3		73.8	66.7	70.3		71.1	60.3	65.8	$20,688	$20,276	$412

Frequently Asked Questions about Barbara Chilton Middle

What high school do graduates of Barbara Chilton Middle attend?

Students who attend Barbara Chilton Middle usually go on to attend West Park High

What district is Barbara Chilton Middle in?

Roseville City Elementary

How many students attend Barbara Chilton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,289 students attended Barbara Chilton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Barbara Chilton Middle?

Students at Barbara Chilton Middle are 43% White, 26% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Barbara Chilton Middle a good school?

Barbara Chilton Middle ranks 327^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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