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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Sacramento County, California

Across Sacramento County, California, 39 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle leads the list at 76.0%, against a median of 44.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Sacramento County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

76.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.6%

BEST IN READING · SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,136	76.0%
2	Folsom Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	1,508	75.7%
3	Miwok Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	1,181	71.7%
4	Sutter Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	1,628	71.0%
5	Katherine L. Albiani Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,447	69.3%
6	Toby Johnson Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,317	66.6%
7	Winston Churchill Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	987	65.5%
8	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	513	62.5%
9	Joseph Kerr Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	877	56.4%
10	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle	Galt, CA	Galt Joint Union Elementary	Middle	779	55.7%
11	Edward Harris Jr. Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,187	55.0%
12	Arden Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	1,010	51.5%
13	Westside Preparatory Charter	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	480	51.3%
14	Antelope Crossing Middle	Antelope, CA	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	Middle	1,051	50.3%
15	Norwood Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	450	49.0%
16	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	687	47.3%
17	California Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	782	47.2%
18	Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,034	46.1%
19	T. R. Smedberg Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,065	45.2%
20	Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	708	44.6%
21	John Barrett Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	802	41.9%
22	Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	331	38.2%
23	W. E. Mitchell Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	755	38.2%
24	Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	357	36.1%
25	Will Rogers Middle	Fair Oaks, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	564	34.4%
26	Albert Einstein Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	579	33.2%
27	Sam Brannan Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	339	32.6%
28	Fern Bacon Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	679	30.1%
29	Samuel Jackman Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	909	29.6%
30	Foothill Ranch Middle	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	509	28.6%
31	James Rutter Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	871	28.1%
32	Will C. Wood Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	680	27.3%
33	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	595	25.9%
34	Sylvan Middle	Citrus Heights, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	604	25.9%
35	Mills Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	886	23.9%
36	Natomas Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	672	23.5%
37	Rio Tierra Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	328	21.3%
38	Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	503	16.0%
39	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	612	8.2%

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