Foothill Ranch Middle

As a cozy middle school in Sacramento, California, Foothill Ranch Middle teaches 509 students from grades 7 through 8, part of Twin Rivers Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Twin Rivers Unified comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 24,770 students; Foothill Ranch Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Foothill Ranch Middle shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Asian, 19% White, 12% Black, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Foothill Ranch Middle has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Foothill Ranch Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Foothill Ranch Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Foothill Ranch Middle is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Woodridge Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Foothill Ranch Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Foothill Ranch Middle at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 31.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment rose from 10% to 20% over that span.

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