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Enrollment
877
Middle
DISTRICT 1,094 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233001402
Joseph Kerr Middle
8865 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA 95624 · (916) 686-7728 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL877 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
21.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
410 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 412 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 465 | 53% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
56.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
55.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 35.2% | 22.9% | 20.8% |
| Math | 31.0% | 24.1% | 22.0% | 22.8% |
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 | 56.4% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.2% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 50.8% |
| 2020-21 | 51.1% | 37.7% |
| 2018-19 | 56.8% | 49.9% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 53.8% |
| 2016-17 | 46.7% | 49.7% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Joseph Kerr Middle
Joseph Kerr Middle's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kerr Middle this school | 877 | 46.8% | 53.2% |
| Lewis Middle San Diego | 1,013 | 48.5% | 60.0% |
| Valley View Middle Pleasant Hill | 819 | 49.7% | 46.1% |
| James L. Day Middle Temecula | 932 | 42.0% | 55.9% |
| Sequoia Middle Pleasant Hill | 882 | 50.1% | 52.4% |
| De Portola Middle San Diego | 680 | 45.0% | 64.7% |
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 Joseph Kerr Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #307 of 1,224 | #9 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #224 of 1,227 ▲ 55 | #8 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #373 of 1,227 ▲ 18 | #9 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #698 of 1,214 | #16 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 877 | #328 of 1,377 | #15 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #627 of 1,279 | #19 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.1% | #16 of 1,278 | #6 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #966 of 1,329 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #856 of 930 | #21 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
877
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 2,036
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 877 | 41.7 | 21.0:1 | 47% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 40.8 | 21.6:1 | 42% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 39.2 | 20.2:1 | 40% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 884 | 42 | 21.1:1 | 33% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 42.5 | 21.3:1 | 40% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 941 | 43 | 21.9:1 | 45% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 950 | N/A | N/A | 37% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 1,449 | 61 | 23.8:1 | 18% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 2,036 | 92 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph Kerr Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (906 to 877); teachers down 2% (42.5 to 41.7).
About Joseph Kerr Middle
Joseph Kerr Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Elk Grove, California, under Elk Grove Unified. School enrollment was 877 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Elk Grove Unified enrolls 63,232 students in 67 schools, including Joseph Kerr Middle.
Joseph Kerr Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 31%. After that, the student body is 31% White, 17% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 8% Black. By the diversity index, Joseph Kerr Middle comes in at 76%.
At Joseph Kerr Middle, 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.0:1. Middle schools in California have a similar average ratio of 20.7:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment. That is 16 points below the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
The allk12 Grade for Joseph Kerr Middle is B+. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Joseph Kerr Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 53.2% actual against 52.1% predicted.
Sacramento County has about 1,594,006 residents, and median household income is about $92,175, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sacramento County number 387 and enroll about 259,342.
The closest other public school is California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Joseph Kerr Middle is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (884) and 2024-25 (877).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Joseph Kerr Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Elk Grove Unified
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 students
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · 2,142 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
Other schools in Elk Grove
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 students
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · 2,142 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
Nearby schools
- California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus0.1 mi · 577
- Jessie Baker0.2 mi · 170
- Elk Grove High0.6 mi · 1,684
- Florence Markofer Elementary0.7 mi · 670
- James A. McKee Elementary0.8 mi · 488
- Elk Grove Elementary0.8 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph Kerr MiddleHow many students attend Joseph Kerr Middle?
Joseph Kerr Middle enrolls approximately 877 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Joseph Kerr Middle serve?
Joseph Kerr Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Joseph Kerr Middle?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at Joseph Kerr Middle.
What is the student diversity at Joseph Kerr Middle?
Student demographics at Joseph Kerr Middle are roughly 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 17% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Joseph Kerr Middle public or private?
Joseph Kerr Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.