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Enrollment
687
Middle
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005760
Andrew Carnegie Middle
5820 Illinois Ave., Orangevale, CA 95662 · (916) 971-7853 · Sacramento County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
315 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 6 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 279 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 46% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
47.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
35.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 34.1% | 26.0% | 26.7% |
| Math | 19.1% | 16.7% | 27.7% | 36.5% |
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 | 47.3% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 32.4% |
| 2021-22 | 54.8% | 35.8% |
| 2018-19 | 49.6% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 56.5% | 46.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.5% | 47.0% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Andrew Carnegie Middle
Andrew Carnegie Middle's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie Middle this school | 687 | 45.9% | 44.2% |
| Niguel Hills Middle Laguna Niguel | 693 | 44.6% | 65.2% |
| Shorecliffs Middle San Clemente | 634 | 43.8% | 50.3% |
| Laguna Middle San Luis Obispo | 780 | 43.3% | 64.3% |
| Marine View Middle Huntington Beach | 736 | 46.2% | 56.1% |
| Atascadero Middle Atascadero | 845 | 48.4% | 40.7% |
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 Andrew Carnegie Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #432 of 1,224 | #11 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #483 of 1,227 ▼ 28 | #14 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #544 of 1,227 ▼ 113 | #16 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #121 of 1,214 | #5 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #621 of 1,377 | #22 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #970 of 1,279 | #29 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #475 of 1,278 | #37 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #979 of 1,329 | #31 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #111 of 930 | #4 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
687
-235 (-25%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,018
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 687 | 29.9 | 23.0:1 | 46% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 31.2 | 22.4:1 | 36% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 32.4 | 23.1:1 | 36% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 922 | 37 | 24.9:1 | 29% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 1,000 | 40.5 | 24.7:1 | 35% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 1,059 | 42 | 25.2:1 | 32% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 873 | N/A | N/A | 32% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 877 | 36 | 24.4:1 | 13% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 1,018 | 42 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrew Carnegie Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,000 to 687); teachers down 26% (40.5 to 29.9).
About Andrew Carnegie Middle
Andrew Carnegie Middle is a mid-sized middle school in California, with an address in Orangevale. It enrolls 687 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
San Juan Unified serves 39,171 students across 67 schools.
The student body at Andrew Carnegie Middle is 59% White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Sacramento County, the White share is about 45%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
There are about 23.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Andrew Carnegie Middle, which has 29.9. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 46%. The rate at public schools in Sacramento County averages 63%, higher than here.
Andrew Carnegie Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of California public middle schools.
Andrew Carnegie Middle is 8.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.2% versus 52.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Sacramento County, median household income comes to about $92,175, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 387, with about 259,342 students.
Of the public schools around it, Andrew Carnegie Middle is closest to Orangevale Open K-8, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Andrew Carnegie Middle at 6th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 25%, from 922 to 687. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 23.0:1, from 24.9:1.
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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
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Other Andrew Carnegie Middle schools
One other US public school is named Andrew Carnegie Middle. Andrew Carnegie Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Andrew Carnegie MiddleCarson, CA · 843 students
Nearby schools
- Orangevale Open K-80.2 mi · 593
- Pershing Elementary0.7 mi · 494
- Bella Vista High1.1 mi · 1,939
- Trajan Elementary1.3 mi · 391
- Golden Valley Orchard1.3 mi · 292
- Northridge Elementary1.5 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Andrew Carnegie MiddleHow many students attend Andrew Carnegie Middle?
Andrew Carnegie Middle enrolls approximately 687 students in grades 06-08.
Is Andrew Carnegie Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Andrew Carnegie Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Andrew Carnegie Middle have?
Andrew Carnegie Middle employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andrew Carnegie Middle?
At Andrew Carnegie Middle, the student body is approximately 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Andrew Carnegie Middle?
Andrew Carnegie Middle is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
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