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Arden Middle

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Arden Middle ranks 1505 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

Arden Middle serves 1,010 students in grades 6–8 in Sacramento, within San Juan Unified. Its results are uneven: ELA is comparatively stronger, while Science is the clearest academic concern. The most important finding is that Arden’s Science proficiency is well below both state and district results, and has dropped sharply in the latest year.

ELA is Arden’s strongest subject compared with nearby grades 6–8 schools: 44% of students were proficient, 10 points above the five-school peer average, though 5 points below the state and 4 points above the district. Math proficiency was 28%, 5 points above the peer average but 10 below the state and about even with the district (0.4 points lower). Science proficiency was 21%—7 points below the peer average, 15 below the state and 9 below the district. Among six nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Arden ranked third in ELA and Math proficiency, but fourth in Science.

Results have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell 6 points, Math 10 and Science 11, with further drops in the latest year of 8, 4 and 9 points, respectively. Arden’s results are now below the state in all three subjects, after being above it in each in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger ranked Arden 1,505 of 2,703 statewide in 2025–2026, at the 44th percentile and with 2 stars; its percentile fell 28 points from 2022–2023. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.5, and 46% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Asian students was at the 2nd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with Arden overall at the 44th percentile. For English Language Learner students, the latest available measure was the 18th percentile in 2023–2024, versus 66th percentile overall that year; subgroup enrollment counts were not provided.

1,010

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,296

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1640 Watt Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95864-2964

(916) 971-7306

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Arden Middle usually attend:

High:

El Camino Fundamental High

Feeder schools for Arden Middle:

Elementary:	Del Dayo Elementary
	Mariemont Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

California avg42%

1,505^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle Schools in the San Juan Unified

628^th of 968San Juan 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	39.2	1505 of 2703	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	1078 of 2761	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	939 of 2783	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	782 of 2781	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	844 of 2740	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	768 of 2715	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	762 of 2480	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.1	669 of 2508	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	655 of 2497	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	637 of 2477	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	50.1	1148 of 2379	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.6	831 of 2259	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.6	597 of 2236	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	65.1	658 of 2179	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.1	684 of 2063	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.2	465 of 2005	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	424 of 1999	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	329 of 1804	81.8%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	288 of 1777	83.8%	★★★★☆
2004	85.0	201 of 1769	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	481 of 583	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	497 of 609	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	446 of 627	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.9	172 of 613	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	132 of 637	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	392 of 643	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	172 of 600	71.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	1.5	750 of 769	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.2	727 of 739	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	729 of 743	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	704 of 715	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	695 of 733	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	605 of 700	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	272 of 1531	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	444 of 1491	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	289 of 1369	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	1207 of 1478	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1276 of 1521	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1155 of 1540	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	751 of 1442	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1148 of 1364	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1341 of 2483	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	966 of 2533	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	749 of 2551	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	707 of 2531	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	710 of 2509	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	685 of 2380	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	654 of 2262	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	1354 of 2325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	882 of 2395	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	750 of 2388	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	595 of 2374	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	752 of 2359	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	904 of 2213	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	995 of 2072	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	395 of 442	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	233 of 394	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1782 of 2493	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.0	1418 of 2542	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	1127 of 2579	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	1221 of 2531	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	1227 of 2458	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	1344 of 2369	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1405 of 2230	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	1456 of 2478	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.4	1046 of 2534	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1099 of 2552	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	809 of 2538	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	834 of 2527	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	751 of 2407	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	792 of 2273	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	559 of 734	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	487 of 726	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	477 of 701	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	441 of 677	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	454 of 665	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	439 of 554	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	778 of 1586	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	516 of 1566	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	414 of 1552	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	263 of 1531	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	890 of 1482	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	718 of 1520	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	655 of 1537	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	638 of 1543	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	726 of 1555	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	605 of 1602	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	639 of 1496	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-48 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-27 vs school

Homeless (2026)11th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

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Arden Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Watt Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7306	1,010	45	22.5	46.1%	469 (46.4%)	60 (5.9%)	275 (27.2%)	122 (12.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.6%)	39.2	1505^th of 2703 public middle schools	44.3%		53.9	1078^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.0%	427	21.4	21.4	35.3	46.9	49.9	44.0	24.1	32.2	28.5	28.3	$18,296	$17,102	$1,194
Katherine Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	2641 Kent Dr.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5500	612	33	18.5	90.2%	117 (19.1%)	101 (16.5%)	135 (22.1%)	213 (34.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	35 (5.7%)	6.2	2654^th of 2703 public middle schools	1.8%		6.3	2710^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.8%	56	7.1	7.1	6.8	12.3	10.1	10.0	5.8	8.7	4.4	6.4	$24,533	$22,484	$2,049
Arcade Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7300	595	24	24.2	83.4%	190 (31.9%)	44 (7.4%)	119 (20.0%)	206 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.2%)	16.8	2328^th of 2703 public middle schools	13.9%		18.5	2295^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.9%	33	22.9	22.9	13.4	25.2	28.3	23.2	6.1	17.7	16.7	14.1	$20,465	$18,548	$1,917
Winston Churchill Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Whitney Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7324	987	46	21.6	43.1%	382 (38.7%)	52 (5.3%)	180 (18.2%)	261 (26.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	105 (10.6%)	84.8	365^th of 2703 public middle schools	86.5%		84.3	385^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%	20	59.4	59.4	68.9	62.2	64.4	64.9	62.4	54.4	54.7	56.8	$19,816	$18,706	$1,110
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
Mills Middle	Public	6-8	10439 Coloma Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9045	886	42	20.8	82.8%	178 (20.1%)	82 (9.3%)	398 (44.9%)	104 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.1%)	113 (12.8%)	15.6	2377^th of 2703 public middle schools	12.1%		15.9	2401^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.0%	24	18.5	18.5	20.5	23.8	33.1	25.9	11.4	10.3	15.0	12.3	$19,116	$18,170	$946
Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy	Public	7-8	3051 Fairfield St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3490	503	27	18.3	97.4%	28 (5.6%)	70 (13.9%)	248 (49.3%)	109 (21.7%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	32 (6.4%)	8.1	2618^th of 2703 public middle schools	3.1%		8.2	2663^rd of 2761 public middle schools	3.5%	45	5.7	5.7		7.5	16.2	12.1		11.4	10.5	11.0	$28,255	$26,222	$2,033
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
John Barrett Middle	Public	6-8	4243 Barrett Rd.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7842	802	33	24.1	55.0%	433 (54.0%)	38 (4.7%)	189 (23.6%)	61 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (9.0%)	43.3	1375^th of 2703 public middle schools	49.1%		38.9	1521^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%	146	35.3	35.3	41.6	44.6	45.2	44.0	24.4	28.6	31.5	28.5	$19,048	$17,620	$1,428
Norwood Junior High	Public	7-8	4601 Norwood Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2710	450	22	20.6	83.1%	24 (5.3%)	69 (15.3%)	170 (37.8%)	136 (30.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	43.4	1365^th of 2703 public middle schools	49.5%		42.3	1419^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.6%	54	25.6	25.6		43.2	58.7	51.1		23.7	28.6	26.2	$27,068	$24,754	$2,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Arden Middle

What is the racial makeup of Arden Middle?

Students at Arden Middle are 46% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Arden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,010 students attended Arden Middle.

What district is Arden Middle in?

San Juan Unified

What high school do graduates of Arden Middle attend?

Students who attend Arden Middle usually go on to attend El Camino Fundamental High

Is Arden Middle a good school?

Arden Middle ranks 1505^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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