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Enrollment
802
Middle
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005755
John Barrett Middle
4243 Barrett Rd., Carmichael, CA 95608 · (916) 971-7842 · Sacramento County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL802 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
441 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 | 187 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 308 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 38% |
Student demographics
64%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
41.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.9pp since 2014
Math
22.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 29.5% | 26.0% | 32.1% |
| Math | 9.6% | 13.2% | 25.6% | 51.7% |
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 | 41.9% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 28.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.1% | 25.2% |
| 2021-22 | 41.5% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 41.4% | 28.2% |
| 2017-18 | 42.1% | 29.8% |
| 2016-17 | 37.1% | 32.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 John Barrett Middle
John Barrett Middle's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett Middle this school | 802 | 55.0% | 32.0% |
| Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High Chico | 716 | 57.3% | 53.7% |
| Bidwell Junior High Chico | 1,012 | 52.3% | 45.3% |
| Warren T. Eich Middle Roseville | 939 | 50.6% | 50.8% |
| Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle Orangevale | 708 | 52.4% | 43.0% |
| George A. Buljan Middle Roseville | 862 | 58.6% | 40.5% |
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 John Barrett Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #688 of 1,224 | #21 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #778 of 1,227 ▼ 184 | #22 of 39 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #665 of 1,227 ▲ 118 | #21 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #770 of 1,214 | #18 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 802 | #439 of 1,377 | #17 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #1,099 of 1,279 | #35 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #328 of 1,278 | #34 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #892 of 1,329 | #26 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #58 of 257 | #3 of 14 |
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
802
+82 (+11%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 802 | 33.2 | 24.2:1 | 55% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 31.9 | 23.3:1 | 52% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 29.7 | 22.6:1 | 49% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 29 | 24.8:1 | 46% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 28.9 | 23.6:1 | 55% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 28 | 23.6:1 | 57% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 925 | N/A | N/A | 45% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 920 | 38 | 24.2:1 | 14% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 28 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Barrett Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (681 to 802); teachers up 15% (28.9 to 33.2).
About John Barrett Middle
John Barrett Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Carmichael, California. It enrolls 802 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 22% larger than the average for middle schools in California.
San Juan Unified is made up of 67 schools with 39,171 students in all.
The student body at John Barrett Middle is 54% White. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Sacramento County, the White share is about 45%. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at John Barrett Middle are from different groups.
John Barrett Middle reported 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 24.2:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 3.5 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 441 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, John Barrett Middle would score about 47.3%. It scores 32.0%, a bottom-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Sacramento County show the median household earns about $92,175 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Sacramento County number 387, with about 259,342 students.
Thomas Kelly Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from John Barrett Middle. John Barrett Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. John Barrett Middle comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, John Barrett Middle had a net gain of 82 students, or 11%.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Mira Loma HighHigh · 1,655 students
- Del Campo HighHigh · 1,548 students
- El Camino Fundamental HighHigh · 1,226 students
- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
Other schools in Carmichael
- Visions In EducationCombined · 7,460 students
- California Montessori Project-San Juan CampusesElementary · 1,545 students
- Winston Churchill MiddleMiddle · 987 students
- Starr King K-8Elementary · 885 students
- Options for Youth-San JuanHigh · 720 students
- Mary Deterding ElementaryElementary · 670 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Kelly Elementary0.7 mi · 321
- Albert Schweitzer Elementary0.8 mi · 331
- Carmichael Elementary0.8 mi · 374
- Del Campo High0.8 mi · 1,548
- Will Rogers Middle0.8 mi · 564
- Options for Youth-San Juan0.9 mi · 720
Frequently asked questions
About John Barrett MiddleHow many students attend John Barrett Middle?
John Barrett Middle enrolls approximately 802 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John Barrett Middle serve?
John Barrett Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Barrett Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Barrett Middle is approximately 24.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John Barrett Middle?
John Barrett Middle reports a student body of 54% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees John Barrett Middle?
John Barrett Middle is overseen by San Juan Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.