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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Sacramento County, California

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Sacramento County, California, drawn from 39 qualifying public middle schools. Rio Linda Preparatory Academy leads the list at +12.8pp, against a median of +0.6pp 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 3-yr change

+12.8pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.6pp

MOST IMPROVED · SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Rio Linda Preparatory Academy	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	331	21.9%	34.7%	+12.8pp
2	Norwood Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	450	25.1%	36.9%	+11.7pp
3	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	1,136	62.1%	68.7%	+6.6pp
4	Sam Brannan Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	339	15.2%	21.6%	+6.4pp
5	Foothill Ranch Middle	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	509	18.8%	23.5%	+4.7pp
6	Edward Harris Jr. Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	1,187	44.1%	48.5%	+4.4pp
7	Fern Bacon Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	679	21.7%	25.9%	+4.2pp
8	Miwok Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	1,181	61.0%	64.0%	+3.1pp
9	Winston Churchill Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	987	58.3%	61.2%	+3.0pp
10	James Rutter Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	871	21.7%	24.5%	+2.8pp
11	Sutter Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	1,628	61.9%	64.3%	+2.5pp
12	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle	Galt, CA	Galt Joint Union Elementary	779	41.7%	44.0%	+2.3pp
13	Samuel Jackman Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	909	20.2%	22.0%	+1.9pp
14	Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	708	39.2%	40.9%	+1.7pp
15	Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	503	9.4%	11.0%	+1.6pp
16	Joseph Kerr Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	877	54.4%	55.8%	+1.4pp
17	Toby Johnson Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	1,317	59.7%	60.9%	+1.2pp
18	John Barrett Middle	Carmichael, CA	San Juan Unified	802	31.5%	32.3%	+0.8pp
19	W. E. Mitchell Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	755	28.2%	28.9%	+0.7pp
20	Westside Preparatory Charter	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	480	42.6%	43.2%	+0.6pp
21	Katherine L. Albiani Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	1,447	62.1%	62.5%	+0.4pp
22	T. R. Smedberg Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	1,065	35.8%	36.1%	+0.2pp
23	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	612	6.8%	6.8%	+0.0pp
24	Will C. Wood Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	680	24.3%	23.7%	-0.7pp
25	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	513	59.2%	58.5%	-0.8pp
26	Albert Einstein Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	579	26.4%	25.6%	-0.8pp
27	Will Rogers Middle	Fair Oaks, CA	San Juan Unified	564	27.1%	26.1%	-1.0pp
28	Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	1,034	39.3%	37.8%	-1.6pp
29	Arden Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	1,010	44.0%	42.1%	-2.0pp
30	California Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	782	43.8%	41.7%	-2.1pp
31	Folsom Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	1,508	73.3%	71.1%	-2.2pp
32	Antelope Crossing Middle	Antelope, CA	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	1,051	46.9%	44.6%	-2.3pp
33	Rio Tierra Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	328	19.3%	16.9%	-2.4pp
34	Cesar Chavez Intermediate	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	357	30.5%	27.4%	-3.1pp
35	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Orangevale, CA	San Juan Unified	687	45.3%	41.6%	-3.7pp
36	Mills Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	886	21.9%	17.8%	-4.1pp
37	Sylvan Middle	Citrus Heights, CA	San Juan Unified	604	24.1%	18.3%	-5.8pp
38	Natomas Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	672	23.5%	17.6%	-5.9pp
39	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	595	28.8%	20.1%	-8.7pp

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