Sylvan Middle

As a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Citrus Heights, California, Sylvan Middle serves 604 students from grades 6 through 8, run under San Juan Unified.

San Juan Unified comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 39,171 students; Sylvan Middle is among them.

Demographically, Sylvan Middle records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Sacramento County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Sylvan Middle reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Sylvan Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at Sylvan Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sylvan Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 41.3%; actual is 18.0%, a gap of -23.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) reports that median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Sylvan Middle is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carriage Drive Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sylvan Middle ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.3%.

Sylvan Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 769 students in 2018 compared to 604 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 46% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.