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Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005241
Fern Bacon Middle
4140 Cuny Ave., Sacramento, CA 95823 · (916) 395-5340 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
23.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
595 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 | 360 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 319 | 47% |
Student demographics
66%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
30.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
21.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.7% | 23.4% | 28.3% | 41.6% |
| Math | 7.5% | 14.1% | 27.5% | 50.9% |
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 | 30.1% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 28.4% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.8% | 26.1% |
| 2017-18 | 37.5% | 22.1% |
| 2016-17 | 37.8% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Fern Bacon Middle
Fern Bacon Middle's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Bacon Middle this school | 679 | 87.6% | 25.4% |
| Bell Middle San Diego | 700 | 81.1% | 23.8% |
| Delta Sierra Middle Stockton | 563 | 92.5% | 18.1% |
| Jessie Nelson Academy Signal Hill | 832 | 80.5% | 27.8% |
| Hogan Middle Vallejo | 785 | 82.0% | 20.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy Sacramento | 503 | 97.4% | 8.9% |
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 Fern Bacon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #894 of 1,224 | #26 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #809 of 1,227 ▼ 37 | #23 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #981 of 1,227 ▼ 29 | #28 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #386 of 1,214 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #635 of 1,377 | #24 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #1,001 of 1,279 | #31 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #262 of 1,278 | #30 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #360 of 1,329 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #667 of 930 | #15 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
679
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 807
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 679 | 29.2 | 23.3:1 | 88% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 32.5 | 19.9:1 | 92% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 32.5 | 20.7:1 | 92% (619) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 31 | 22.6:1 | 93% (654) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 31.9 | 23.5:1 | 88% (664) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 27 | 27.3:1 | 90% (662) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | N/A | N/A | 89% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 920 | 42 | 21.9:1 | 68% (628) |
| 1990-91 | 807 | 43 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fern Bacon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (751 to 679); teachers down 8% (31.9 to 29.2).
About Fern Bacon Middle
In Sacramento, California, Fern Bacon Middle is a mid-sized middle school. It teaches 679 students in grades 7 through 8.
Fern Bacon Middle is one of 73 schools in Sacramento City Unified, which enrolls 37,657 students in total.
Hispanic students are 52% of those enrolled at Fern Bacon Middle. Next come 22% Asian, 15% Black, 7% White, and 3% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Sacramento County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
The school had 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. The school's 23.3:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 88%. The 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County is 25 points lower.
Among California public middle schools, Fern Bacon Middle outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fern Bacon Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 25.4% actual against 28.2% predicted.
In Sacramento County, home to about 1,594,006 people, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Sacramento County number 387, with about 259,342 students.
Bowling Green Elementary is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Fern Bacon Middle ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 25.4% versus a 16.8% average.
The NCES locale for Fern Bacon Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 701 in 2020-21 to 679 in 2024-25.
People who know Fern Bacon Middle can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Fern Bacon MiddleHow large is Fern Bacon Middle?
Fern Bacon Middle enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Fern Bacon Middle serve?
Fern Bacon Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fern Bacon Middle?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Fern Bacon Middle.
How diverse is Fern Bacon Middle?
Fern Bacon Middle reports a student body of 7% White, 52% Hispanic, 15% Black, 22% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fern Bacon Middle public or private?
Fern Bacon Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.