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Will C. Wood Middle

Q: Is Will C. Wood Middle a good school?

Will C. Wood Middle ranks in the bottom 15.2% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Will C. Wood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Will C. Wood Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Will C. Wood Middle?

Students at Will C. Wood Middle are 49% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 6% African American, 4% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Will C. Wood Middle attend?

Students who attend Will C. Wood Middle usually go on to attend Hiram W. Johnson High

Public Grades 7-8

2291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

Will C. Wood Middle is a Sacramento, California, public school serving grades 7–8, with 680 students in the Sacramento City Unified area. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA), math, and science were all below district and state rates; chronic absenteeism was 31%, compared with 27% in the district and 18% statewide. The clearest concern for families is ELA: Will C. Wood had the lowest ELA proficiency among nearby schools serving the same grades.

Compared with eight nearby schools serving grades 7–8, Will C. Wood was weakest in ELA, third-lowest in math, and in the middle for science. ELA proficiency was 23%, versus 41% in the district and 49% statewide; it was 20 percentage points below the nearby-school average of 43%. Math was 20%, 13 points below the district and 19 below the state, as well as 10 points below the nearby average of 30%. Science was 17%, 13 points below the district and 19 below the state, and 11 points below the nearby average of 28%. A close size comparison shows mixed results: Fern Bacon Middle enrolls 679 students and had higher ELA and math proficiency, while Will C. Wood had higher science proficiency.

Results and rankings have weakened over time: since 2022–23, ELA proficiency fell from 31% to 23%, while math and science changed little; the gaps to the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Will C. Wood in the 15th percentile statewide in 2025–26 (2,291 of 2,703 schools; one star), down from the 36th percentile in 2023–24; nearby schools ranged from the 18th to the 90th percentile. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 20.2, below the nearby average of about 21.5. In 2024–25, 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable group trend: SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for African American students fell from the 30th percentile in 2023–24 to the 1st percentile in 2025–26, while the school’s overall ranking declined from the 36th to the 15th percentile.

680

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,287

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6201 Lemon Hill Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95824-3225

(916) 395-5380

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Will C. Wood Middle usually attend:

High:

Hiram W. Johnson High

Feeder schools for Will C. Wood Middle:

Elementary:	Camellia Elementary
	Earl Warren Elementary
	Elder Creek Elementary
	Ethel I. Baker Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

Asian:

32.9%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

California avg42%

2,291^st of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

617^th of 968Sacramento 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
2026	17.5	2291 of 2703	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	2027 of 2761	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1771 of 2783	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1845 of 2781	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1950 of 2740	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	2124 of 2715	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1904 of 2480	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1704 of 2508	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.7	1843 of 2497	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	1732 of 2477	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.6	1132 of 2379	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.5	1173 of 2259	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.4	1490 of 2236	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.1	1279 of 2179	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	1145 of 2063	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	951 of 2005	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.1	1075 of 1999	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1312 of 1804	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	1171 of 1777	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.0	1014 of 1769	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	575 of 583	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	502 of 609	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	441 of 627	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	503 of 613	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	491 of 637	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	569 of 643	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	439 of 600	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	685 of 769	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	639 of 739	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	616 of 743	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	614 of 715	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	651 of 733	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	690 of 745	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	649 of 700	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	1256 of 1531	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1298 of 1491	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1018 of 1369	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	639 of 1478	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	538 of 1521	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	524 of 1540	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	802 of 1442	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	785 of 1364	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	2209 of 2483	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	1992 of 2533	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1829 of 2551	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1707 of 2531	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1675 of 2509	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2022 of 2380	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1834 of 2262	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	2147 of 2325	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	2100 of 2395	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2063 of 2388	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2042 of 2374	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2145 of 2359	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2025 of 2213	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1820 of 2072	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	378 of 442	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	424 of 477	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	331 of 394	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1944 of 2493	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	1687 of 2542	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1346 of 2579	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1421 of 2531	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1636 of 2458	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1703 of 2369	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1564 of 2230	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	2030 of 2478	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	1809 of 2534	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1496 of 2552	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1692 of 2538	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1935 of 2527	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1853 of 2407	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1742 of 2273	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	731 of 734	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	528 of 554	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.7	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1263 of 1586	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1168 of 1566	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1127 of 1552	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1331 of 1531	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	1344 of 1482	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1396 of 1520	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1474 of 1543	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1538 of 1555	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1535 of 1602	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1333 of 1496	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-15 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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%)	17.5	2291^st of 2703 public middle schools	15.2%		24.6	2027^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.6%	264		17.0	17.0			21.9	24.6	23.1			21.4	17.2	19.6	$28,287	$24,126	$4,161
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%)	21.6	2120^th of 2703 public middle schools	21.6%		23.3	2083^rd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%	37		12.7	12.7				31.7	31.7				22.9	22.9	$24,980	$20,816	$4,164
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%)	21.3	2132^nd of 2703 public middle schools	21.1%		22.5	2135^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%	3		16.6	16.6			30.4	26.4	28.4			23.1	20.9	22.0	$24,516	$23,350	$1,166
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%)	19	2229^th of 2703 public middle schools	17.5%		20	2225^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.4%	4		15.0	15.0			33.0	28.3	30.7			19.5	13.9	16.7	$23,888	$22,776	$1,112
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%)								(n/a)								0.0					0.0
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%)	53.2	1088^th of 2703 public middle schools	59.7%		52.6	1113^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%	25		35.8	35.8			50.9	47.7	49.3			38.8	31.2	35.2	$26,532	$23,418	$3,114
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%)	88.8	281^st of 2703 public middle schools	89.6%		86.8	340^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.7%	59		58.7	58.7			69.1	75.6	72.2			56.7	59.3	57.9	$22,087	$19,180	$2,907
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%)	22.5	2078^th of 2703 public middle schools	23.1%		18.5	2294^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%	216		16.1	16.1			37.9	32.3	35.1			21.6	13.7	17.6	$35,514	$31,924	$3,590
Albert Einstein Middle	Public	7-8	9325 Mirandy Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5310	579	25	23.0	73.2%	127 (21.9%)	90 (15.5%)	216 (37.3%)	66 (11.4%)	7 (1.2%)	16 (2.8%)	57 (9.8%)	30.2	1800^th of 2703 public middle schools	33.4%		24.4	2037^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.2%	237		27.2	27.2			39.7	35.9	37.7			22.5	19.5	21.0	$26,254	$23,050	$3,204
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%)	66.5	767^th of 2703 public middle schools	71.6%		68	717^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.0%	50		38.6	38.6			60.5	54.6	57.7			43.6	42.1	42.9	$21,575	$20,906	$669

Frequently Asked Questions about Will C. Wood Middle

How many students attend Will C. Wood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Will C. Wood Middle.

What high school do graduates of Will C. Wood Middle attend?

Students who attend Will C. Wood Middle usually go on to attend Hiram W. Johnson High

Is Will C. Wood Middle a good school?

Will C. Wood Middle ranks in the bottom 15.2% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Will C. Wood Middle?

Students at Will C. Wood Middle are 49% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 6% African American, 4% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Will C. Wood Middle in?

Sacramento City Unified

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