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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005219
Albert Einstein Middle
9325 Mirandy Dr., Sacramento, CA 95826 · (916) 395-5310 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
424 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 287 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 50% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.8pp since 2014
Math
17.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.9% | 27.3% | 28.6% | 38.2% |
| Math | 6.9% | 11.0% | 22.6% | 59.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 16.3% |
| 2022-23 | 30.6% | 18.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 48.3% | 32.5% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 32.4% |
| 2016-17 | 43.7% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Albert Einstein Middle
Albert Einstein Middle's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Einstein Middle this school | 579 | 73.2% | 24.2% |
| Westside Preparatory Charter Rio Linda | 480 | 81.0% | 42.4% |
| Taft Middle San Diego | 410 | 65.6% | 34.3% |
| Farb Middle San Diego | 443 | 67.7% | 43.2% |
| Creative Performing and Media Arts San Diego | 614 | 77.4% | 26.3% |
| Sierra Middle Stockton | 591 | 72.4% | 39.1% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Albert Einstein Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #931 of 1,224 | #28 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #928 of 1,227 ▼ 19 | #29 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #906 of 1,227 ▲ 21 | #26 of 39 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #303 of 1,214 | #15 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #807 of 1,377 | #29 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #979 of 1,279 | #30 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #13 of 1,278 | #3 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #682 of 1,329 | #17 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #320 of 930 | #8 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
-124 (-18%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,004
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 25.1 | 23.1:1 | 73% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 26.3 | 23.2:1 | 75% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 29 | 23.1:1 | 74% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 703 | 30 | 23.4:1 | 74% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 30.7 | 23.8:1 | 74% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 30 | 24.8:1 | 76% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | N/A | N/A | 67% (536) |
| 2000-01 | 995 | 44 | 22.6:1 | 47% (464) |
| 1990-91 | 1,004 | 47 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert Einstein Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (730 to 579); teachers down 18% (30.7 to 25.1).
About Albert Einstein Middle
Albert Einstein Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Sacramento, California. A total of 579 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8.
Sacramento City Unified is made up of 73 schools with 37,657 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Albert Einstein Middle is Hispanic (37%). Other groups make up 22% White, 16% Black, 11% Asian, and 10% multiracial. Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Albert Einstein Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 76%.
At Albert Einstein Middle, 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 23.1:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 73% of enrollment. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 10 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Albert Einstein Middle is D. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Albert Einstein Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%; the prediction is 36.6%.
Albert Einstein Middle is located in Sacramento County, where median household income is about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Albert Einstein Middle is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County, which together enroll about 259,342 students.
Rosemont High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Albert Einstein Middle is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 579 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 703.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sacramento City Unified
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Hiram W. Johnson HighHigh · 1,682 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Luther Burbank HighHigh · 1,535 students
- Rosemont HighHigh · 1,485 students
- Miwok MiddleMiddle · 1,181 students
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Other Albert Einstein Middle schools
One other US public school is named Albert Einstein Middle. Albert Einstein Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Albert Einstein Middle SchoolShoreline, WA · 1,032 students
Nearby schools
- Rosemont High0.6 mi · 1,485
- El Centro Jr./Sr. High0.6 mi · 76
- James Marshall Elementary0.7 mi · 337
- Sequoia Elementary0.7 mi · 408
- Growth Public0.9 mi · 300
- Golden Empire Elementary1.0 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Albert Einstein MiddleHow large is Albert Einstein Middle?
Albert Einstein Middle enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Albert Einstein Middle serve?
Albert Einstein Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Albert Einstein Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Albert Einstein Middle is approximately 23.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Albert Einstein Middle?
Albert Einstein Middle reports a student body of 22% White, 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Albert Einstein Middle?
Albert Einstein Middle is overseen by Sacramento City Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.