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Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle

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Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle ranks 1165 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 58% of California middle schools

Summary

Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle is a public middle school located in Orangevale, CA, serving 703 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 994 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments, with 44.63% proficiency in ELA and 37.15% in Mathematics, compared to 39.93% and 28.14% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is strongest in 7th grade ELA and 7th grade Mathematics. However, the school has seen a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.9% in 2022-2023 to 27.3% in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, Will Rogers Middle and Sylvan Middle, both in the San Juan Unified district, have lower test scores and rankings. In contrast, schools in the Roseville and Eureka Union districts, such as Warren T. Eich Middle, Olympus Junior High, and Willma Cavitt Junior High, significantly outperform Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle in test scores and rankings.

708

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,398

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8935 Elm Ave.
Orangevale, CA 95662-3522

(916) 971-7891

District: San Juan Unified

Students who attend Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle usually attend:

High:

Casa Roble Fundamental High

Feeder schools for Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle:

Elementary:	Oakview Community Elementary
	Ottomon Way Elementary
	Trajan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

!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 school39%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,165^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Middle Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San 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
2025	50.5	1165 of 2761	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	833 of 2783	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	749 of 2781	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	1085 of 2740	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	867 of 2715	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	863 of 2480	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	854 of 2508	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	835 of 2497	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.6	996 of 2477	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.4	700 of 2379	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	564 of 2259	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	65.2	675 of 2236	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	722 of 2179	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	525 of 2063	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	412 of 2005	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	59.1	696 of 1999	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	544 of 1804	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	697 of 1777	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.6	756 of 1769	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.1	548 of 1531	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	696 of 1491	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	434 of 1369	68.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.7	238 of 1478	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	1116 of 2533	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	762 of 2551	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	715 of 2531	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	927 of 2509	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	851 of 2380	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	735 of 2262	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	954 of 2395	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	702 of 2388	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	527 of 2374	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	929 of 2359	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	528 of 2213	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	556 of 2072	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	911 of 2542	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	605 of 2579	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	586 of 2531	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	762 of 2458	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	726 of 2369	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	724 of 2230	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1101 of 2534	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	843 of 2552	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	703 of 2538	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	1084 of 2527	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	761 of 2407	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	893 of 2273	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	637 of 726	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	511 of 701	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	412 of 677	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	460 of 665	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	738 of 1566	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	578 of 1552	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	402 of 1531	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1043 of 1520	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	879 of 1537	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	814 of 1543	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1052 of 1555	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	971 of 1602	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	911 of 1496	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science26%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 1, 2018

If you do not mind your child being demeaned, yelled at, cussed out - than this school is for you. I have overheard Admin staff belittle their students and I have VP has inappropriate relationships with staff members. This school is not a great place for students. Close Quote

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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/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
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
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
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
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
Sylvan Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Auburn Blvd.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7873	604	27	22.3	64.1%	276 (45.7%)	29 (4.8%)	218 (36.1%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.6%)	15.6	2412^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.6%		19.5	2279^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.1%	133										15.1	15.1			27.6	23.5	27.0	25.9			9.3	13.1	9.6	10.8	$23,490	$21,152	$2,338
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle

How many students attend Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle.

Is Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle a good school?

Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle ranks 1165^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle attend?

Students who attend Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle usually go on to attend Casa Roble Fundamental High

What is the racial makeup of Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle?

Students at Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle are 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle in?

San Juan Unified

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