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Fern Bacon Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2083^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

Fern Bacon Middle is a public school serving about 680 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Sacramento City Unified School District, which serves a diverse urban community in California's capital.

Overall, the school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and especially science falling well below both district and state averages; chronic student absenteeism is also a notable concern. However, the school demonstrates a clear and consistent strength in its exceptional support for English Language Learner students, who perform significantly better than their peers at many other schools. Interestingly, Miwok Middle, another school in the same district just a few miles away, achieves much higher academic results, highlighting a wide variation within Sacramento City Unified.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts, such as Edward Harris Junior Middle in Elk Grove Unified, Fern Bacon's outcomes are lower despite serving a student population with similar economic needs. The school receives a high level of funding per student, but this has not yet translated into stronger overall academic performance, suggesting resources may not be effectively reaching all areas of instruction. For parents, this indicates a school with a specific, successful program for English Learners but one that is struggling to raise achievement for most students to the levels seen at other local middle schools.

679

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,692

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4140 Cuny Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95823-1911

(916) 395-5340

District: Sacramento City Unified

Feeder schools for Fern Bacon Middle:

Elementary:	Nicholas Elementary
	Pacific Elementary
	Parkway Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

Asian:

21.6%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg34%

California avg41%

2,083^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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	23.3	2083 of 2761	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	2014 of 2783	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	2071 of 2781	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2222 of 2740	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1841 of 2715	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1697 of 2480	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.2	1614 of 2508	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	1503 of 2497	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.5	1484 of 2477	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	1317 of 2379	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	1611 of 2259	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	1760 of 2236	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	1829 of 2179	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	1713 of 2063	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	1641 of 2005	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	1572 of 1999	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	1436 of 1804	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	1406 of 1777	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	1398 of 1769	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	404 of 609	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	321 of 627	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	341 of 613	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	457 of 637	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	583 of 643	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	452 of 600	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	686 of 739	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	700 of 743	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	678 of 715	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	708 of 733	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	698 of 745	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	657 of 700	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	793 of 1531	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1177 of 1491	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1102 of 1369	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	402 of 1478	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	323 of 1521	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	443 of 1540	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	393 of 1442	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	448 of 1364	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2042 of 2533	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1874 of 2551	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1809 of 2531	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2140 of 2509	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1728 of 2380	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1583 of 2262	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1603 of 2395	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1441 of 2388	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1524 of 2374	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1787 of 2359	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1167 of 2213	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1098 of 2072	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	317 of 477	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	357 of 394	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1741 of 2542	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1684 of 2579	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1610 of 2531	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1765 of 2458	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1298 of 2369	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1194 of 2230	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1854 of 2534	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1868 of 2552	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1978 of 2538	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1973 of 2527	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1662 of 2407	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1577 of 2273	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.7	650 of 701	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	635 of 677	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	660 of 665	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	464 of 554	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	428 of 462	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	814 of 1566	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	900 of 1552	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1112 of 1531	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1498 of 1520	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1523 of 1537	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1445 of 1543	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1413 of 1555	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)7th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science12%-21 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 (2024)
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 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
Fern Bacon Middle	Public	7-8	4140 Cuny Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5340	679	29	23.2	87.6%	47 (6.9%)	99 (14.6%)	350 (51.5%)	147 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	17 (2.5%)	23.3	2083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%		25.6	2014^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.6%	69		11.8	11.8				28.5	31.9	30.1				22.2	21.0	21.6	$22,692	$4,366	$18,326
Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Public	4-6	7500 32nd St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4530	357	14	26.3	87.1%	14 (3.9%)	39 (10.9%)	201 (56.3%)	73 (20.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	16 (4.5%)								(n/a)	9.5		9.5	37.2	32.0	39.5			36.1	20.3	12.7	23.3			18.7	$21,002	$4,213	$16,789
Will C. Wood Middle	Public	7-8	6201 Lemon Hill Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5380	680	34	20.2	84.3%	29 (4.3%)	41 (6.0%)	332 (48.8%)	224 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	25 (3.7%)	24.6	2027^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.6%		31	1771^st of 2783 public middle schools	36.4%	256		23.3	23.3				26.4	28.4	27.3				18.2	21.9	20.0	$23,557	$4,435	$19,122
Success Academy	Public	4-8	2221 Matson Dr.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4990	1	2	.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.2	2751^st of 2761 public middle schools	0.4%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0
Samuel Jackman Middle	Public	7-8	7925 Kentwal Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 393-2352	909	44	20.7	86.7%	40 (4.4%)	126 (13.9%)	367 (40.4%)	288 (31.7%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	52 (5.7%)	20	2225^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.4%		17	2399^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.8%	174		16.6	16.6				29.7	29.4	29.6				14.6	14.3	14.5	$17,567	$1,749	$15,818
James Rutter Middle	Public	7-8	7350 Palmer House Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-7590	871	45	19.3	87.7%	43 (4.9%)	106 (12.2%)	352 (40.4%)	302 (34.7%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.6%)	33 (3.8%)	22.5	2135^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		21.2	2209^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	74		14.1	14.1				31.9	24.0	28.1				23.2	18.6	21.0	$17,432	$2,091	$15,341
Sam Brannan Middle	Public	7-8	5301 Elmer Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5360	339	19	17.8	72.9%	22 (6.5%)	76 (22.4%)	162 (47.8%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.4%)	18.5	2294^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%		18.3	2326^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.4%	32		10.6	10.6				37.1	28.6	32.6				14.5	7.1	10.6	$25,416	$3,681	$21,735
California Middle	Public	7-8	1600 Vallejo Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5302	782	41	19.1	62.4%	151 (19.3%)	85 (10.9%)	365 (46.7%)	96 (12.3%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	73 (9.3%)	52.6	1113^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%		48.1	1213^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.4%	100		28.4	28.4				51.9	41.7	47.2				40.3	31.0	36.1	$23,331	$3,345	$19,986
Miwok Middle	Public	7-8	3150 I St.	Sacramento	95816	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5370	1,181	46	25.9	32.9%	446 (37.8%)	55 (4.7%)	355 (30.1%)	176 (14.9%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	136 (11.5%)	86.8	340^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%		88.2	318^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	22		45.7	45.7				73.8	69.9	71.7				62.3	51.1	56.3	$20,127	$3,101	$17,026
Edward Harris Junior Middle	Public	7-8	8691 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0080	1,187	54	22.1	71.9%	98 (8.3%)	160 (13.5%)	282 (23.8%)	495 (41.7%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (2.7%)	117 (9.9%)	68	717^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%		67.3	733^rd of 2783 public middle schools	73.7%	16		40.6	40.6				53.9	56.1	55.0				41.2	43.0	42.0	$15,563	$1,249	$14,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Fern Bacon Middle

How many students attend Fern Bacon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Fern Bacon Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Fern Bacon Middle?

Students at Fern Bacon Middle are 52% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 15% African American, 7% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races.

Is Fern Bacon Middle a good school?

Fern Bacon Middle ranks in the bottom 24.6% of California middle schools.

What district is Fern Bacon Middle in?

Sacramento City Unified

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