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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Sacramento, California

Across Sacramento, California, 19 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Katherine Johnson Middle leads the list at 5.6%, against a median of 24.2% 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, California

Best % Proficient

5.6%

Median % Proficient

24.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	90.2%	612	5.6%
2	Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	97.4%	503	8.9%
3	Rio Tierra Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	93.0%	328	14.9%
4	Natomas Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	81.3%	672	16.4%
5	Samuel Jackman Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	86.7%	909	19.6%
6	Sam Brannan Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	72.9%	339	19.9%
7	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	83.4%	595	20.5%
8	Foothill Ranch Middle	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	92.9%	509	21.5%
9	James Rutter Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	87.7%	871	23.0%
10	Albert Einstein Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	73.2%	579	24.2%
11	Will C. Wood Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	84.3%	680	25.3%
12	Fern Bacon Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	87.6%	679	25.4%
13	Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	87.1%	357	26.5%
14	Norwood Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	83.1%	450	32.7%
15	T. R. Smedberg Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	71.5%	1,065	34.7%
16	California Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	62.4%	782	39.5%
17	Arden Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	46.1%	1,010	41.3%
18	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	37.6%	513	58.8%
19	Miwok Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	32.9%	1,181	63.1%

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