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Enrollment
886
Middle
DISTRICT 1,194 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED·NCES 061389001576
Mills Middle
10439 Coloma Rd., Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 · (916) 294-9045 · Sacramento County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL886 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
20.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
734 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 277 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 301 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 35% |
Student demographics
72%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
23.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
11.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.2% | 18.7% | 25.9% | 50.3% |
| Math | 3.4% | 8.3% | 21.4% | 66.9% |
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 | 23.9% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.6% | 13.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.3% | 13.6% |
| 2018-19 | 28.7% | 19.3% |
| 2017-18 | 33.7% | 21.0% |
| 2016-17 | 39.5% | 19.7% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Mills Middle
Mills Middle's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Middle this school | 886 | 82.8% | 17.7% |
| Ahwahnee Middle Fresno | 738 | 86.2% | 23.4% |
| Bancroft Middle San Leandro | 948 | 79.0% | 26.0% |
| Tenaya Middle Fresno | 876 | 71.8% | 30.0% |
| Yuba Gardens Intermediate Olivehurst | 761 | 77.5% | 21.3% |
| Tropico Middle Rosamond | 815 | 81.2% | 18.0% |
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 Mills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #1,103 of 1,224 | #35 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #1,105 of 1,227 ▼ 50 | #34 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #1,112 of 1,227 ▼ 23 | #35 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #94 of 1,214 | #4 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 886 | #317 of 1,377 | #14 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #594 of 1,279 | #18 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #79 of 1,278 | #18 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #463 of 1,329 | #13 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #68 of 257 | #4 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
886
+141 (+19%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 905
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
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 | 886 | 42.5 | 20.9:1 | 83% (734) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 36.7 | 22.3:1 | 87% (714) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 35.6 | 23.0:1 | 83% (678) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 30 | 24.8:1 | 79% (587) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 38.7 | 20.0:1 | 86% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 82% (574) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | N/A | N/A | 78% (645) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 41 | 23.9:1 | 69% (681) |
| 1990-91 | 905 | 39 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mills Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (772 to 886); teachers up 10% (38.7 to 42.5).
About Mills Middle
Mills Middle operates as a mid-sized middle school in Rancho Cordova, California. It teaches 886 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 34% more students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
The district for Mills Middle is Folsom-Cordova Unified, with 35 schools and 21,699 students.
The student body at Mills Middle has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. The remaining shares are 20% White, 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, and 9% Black. Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Mills Middle lists 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.9 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 83% of students at Mills Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Sacramento County report 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mills Middle lands at F, ahead of 4% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mills Middle is 13.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.7%. Predicted: 31.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sacramento County show that the median household earns about $92,175 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Sacramento County has 387 public schools with about 259,342 students, including Mills Middle.
Cordova High is the nearest public school to Mills Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Mills Middle ranks 7th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment rose 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mills Middle. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- W. E. Mitchell MiddleMiddle · 755 students
Other schools in Rancho Cordova
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 1,235 students
- Lake View CharterCombined · 969 students
- Robert J. McGarvey ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- W. E. Mitchell MiddleMiddle · 755 students
- Williamson ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Other Mills Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mills Middle. Mills Middle is the largest of the 2.
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Nearby schools
- Cordova High0.2 mi · 1,944
- Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences0.4 mi · 293
- Rancho Cordova Elementary0.4 mi · 407
- Peter J. Shields Elementary0.5 mi · 307
- White Rock Elementary0.9 mi · 381
- Cordova Meadows Elementary1.0 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Mills MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Mills Middle?
Mills Middle enrolls approximately 886 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mills Middle serve?
Mills Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mills Middle?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Mills Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mills Middle?
At Mills Middle, the student body is approximately 20% White, 45% Hispanic, 9% Black, 12% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Mills Middle public or private?
Mills Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Folsom-Cordova Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.