Joseph Kerr Middle

As an average-sized junior high in Elk Grove, California, Joseph Kerr Middle teaches 877 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by Elk Grove Unified. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Elk Grove Unified comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 63,232 students; Joseph Kerr Middle is among them.

On demographics, Joseph Kerr Middle logs that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% White, 17% Asian, 11% multiracial, 8% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at Joseph Kerr Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Joseph Kerr Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of -1.1 points.

In the broader community, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Joseph Kerr Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph Kerr Middle. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Joseph Kerr Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 906 students in 2018 compared to 877 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 31% over that span.

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