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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Sacramento County, California

Across Sacramento County, California, 39 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Sam Brannan Middle leads the list at 17.9:1, against a median of 21.7:1 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 Students/teacher

17.9:1

Median Students/teacher

21.7:1

LOWEST RATIO · SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Sam Brannan Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	339	17.9:1
2	W. E. Mitchell Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	755	18.0:1
3	Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	503	18.3:1
4	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	612	18.6:1
5	California Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	782	19.1:1
6	James Rutter Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	871	19.3:1
7	Foothill Ranch Middle	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	509	19.5:1
8	Rio Tierra Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	328	19.5:1
9	Will Rogers Middle	Fair Oaks, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	564	19.6:1
10	Natomas Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	672	19.9:1
11	Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	331	20.0:1
12	Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,034	20.1:1
13	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle	Galt, CA	Galt Joint Union Elementary	Middle	779	20.2:1
14	Will C. Wood Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	680	20.2:1
15	Westside Preparatory Charter	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	480	20.3:1
16	Norwood Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	Middle	450	20.6:1
17	Samuel Jackman Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	909	20.8:1
18	Mills Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	886	20.9:1
19	Joseph Kerr Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	877	21.0:1
20	Winston Churchill Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	987	21.7:1
21	T. R. Smedberg Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,065	21.7:1
22	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	Middle	513	22.2:1
23	Edward Harris Jr. Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,187	22.2:1
24	Sylvan Middle	Citrus Heights, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	604	22.4:1
25	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,136	22.5:1
26	Arden Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	1,010	22.6:1
27	Katherine L. Albiani Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,447	22.8:1
28	Toby Johnson Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,317	22.8:1
29	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	687	23.0:1
30	Albert Einstein Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	579	23.1:1
31	Fern Bacon Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	679	23.3:1
32	Sutter Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	1,628	23.6:1
33	Antelope Crossing Middle	Antelope, CA	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	Middle	1,051	23.9:1
34	Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	708	24.0:1
35	John Barrett Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	802	24.2:1
36	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	595	24.3:1
37	Miwok Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	1,181	25.9:1
38	Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	357	26.4:1
39	Folsom Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	1,508	26.4:1

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