Alpha Technology Middle

Located at 8920 Elwyn Ave., in Elverta, California, Alpha Technology Middle is a tiny middle-grades school that caters to 59 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Elverta Joint Elementary. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Alpha Technology Middle sits 91% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Elverta Joint Elementary (218 students total), Alpha Technology Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Alpha Technology Middle reports that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, Alpha Technology Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.2%; this one comes in at 23.9%, -23.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Alpha Technology Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Elverta Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alpha Technology Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alpha Technology Middle at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 36%: 92 students in 2018 compared to 59 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 14% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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