Sutter Middle

Located at 715 Riley St., in Folsom, California, Sutter Middle is a high-enrollment middle school that caters to 1,628 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Folsom-Cordova Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Sutter Middle sits 147% above that benchmark.

Folsom-Cordova Unified comprises 35 schools with combined enrollment of 21,699 students; Sutter Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sutter Middle records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sutter Middle reports 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sutter Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.8%; this one delivers 64.6%.

In the area at large, Sacramento County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Sutter Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Theodore Judah Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sutter Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sutter Middle has increased 7%, going from 1,516 students in 2018 to 1,628 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

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