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

Across Sacramento County, California, 39 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 32.7% 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

Best % Proficient

5.6%

Median % Proficient

32.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SACRAMENTO COUNTY, 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	Mills Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	82.8%	886	17.7%
6	Sylvan Middle	Citrus Heights, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	64.1%	604	18.2%
7	Samuel Jackman Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	86.7%	909	19.6%
8	Sam Brannan Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	72.9%	339	19.9%
9	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	83.4%	595	20.5%
10	Foothill Ranch Middle	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	92.9%	509	21.5%
11	James Rutter Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	87.7%	871	23.0%
12	Albert Einstein Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	73.2%	579	24.2%
13	Will C. Wood Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	84.3%	680	25.3%
14	Fern Bacon Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	87.6%	679	25.4%
15	Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	87.1%	357	26.5%
16	Will Rogers Middle	Fair Oaks, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	75.9%	564	27.2%
17	W. E. Mitchell Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	62.8%	755	28.2%
18	Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	88.2%	331	29.6%
19	John Barrett Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	55.0%	802	32.0%
20	Norwood Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	83.1%	450	32.7%
21	T. R. Smedberg Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	71.5%	1,065	34.7%
22	Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	55.5%	1,034	37.8%
23	California Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	62.4%	782	39.5%
24	Arden Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	46.1%	1,010	41.3%
25	Westside Preparatory Charter	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	81.0%	480	42.4%
26	Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	52.4%	708	43.0%
27	Antelope Crossing Middle	Antelope, CA	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	Middle	55.2%	1,051	43.4%
28	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle	Galt, CA	Galt Joint Union Elementary	Middle	53.7%	779	43.9%
29	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	45.9%	687	44.2%
30	Edward Harris Jr. Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	71.9%	1,187	47.9%
31	Joseph Kerr Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	46.8%	877	53.2%
32	Toby Johnson Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	45.0%	1,317	57.7%
33	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	37.6%	513	58.8%
34	Winston Churchill Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	43.1%	987	59.6%
35	Katherine L. Albiani Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	38.3%	1,447	62.0%
36	Miwok Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	32.9%	1,181	63.1%
37	Sutter Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	21.4%	1,628	64.4%
38	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	43.9%	1,136	68.0%
39	Folsom Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	12.5%	1,508	70.5%

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