Samuel Jackman Middle

As a medium-sized junior high in Sacramento, California, Samuel Jackman Middle instructs 909 students from grades 7 through 8, part of Elk Grove Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Samuel Jackman Middle sits 38% larger than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Samuel Jackman Middle lists that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Asian, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 87% of students at Samuel Jackman Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Samuel Jackman Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.9%; this one delivers 17.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) records 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. Samuel Jackman Middle is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Prairie Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Samuel Jackman Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 22.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 1,019 students in 2018 compared to 909 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment increased from 25% to 32% over that span.

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