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Enrollment
1,065
Middle
DISTRICT 1,094 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233007234
T. R. Smedberg Middle
8239 Kingsbridge Dr., Sacramento, CA 95829 · (916) 681-7525 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,065 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
21.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
762 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 7 | 502 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 563 | 53% |
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
45.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 31.8% | 24.3% | 30.5% |
| Math | 9.8% | 17.1% | 26.3% | 46.8% |
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 | 45.2% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 21.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.4% | 27.3% |
| 2020-21 | 53.6% | 38.5% |
| 2018-19 | 47.9% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 33.8% |
| 2016-17 | 47.2% | 30.0% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 T. R. Smedberg Middle
T. R. Smedberg Middle's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. R. Smedberg Middle this school | 1,065 | 71.5% | 34.7% |
| Edward Harris Jr. Middle Elk Grove | 1,187 | 71.9% | 47.9% |
| River Heights Intermediate Eastvale | 1,203 | 68.7% | 55.4% |
| Wangenheim Middle San Diego | 703 | 67.6% | 42.6% |
| Aptos Middle San Francisco | 911 | 58.7% | 55.1% |
| John Muir Middle San Leandro | 969 | 79.4% | 32.5% |
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 T. R. Smedberg Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #640 of 1,224 | #19 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #670 of 1,227 ▲ 17 | #20 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #594 of 1,227 ▼ 11 | #19 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #826 of 1,214 | #22 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,065 | #147 of 1,377 | #8 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #763 of 1,279 | #21 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #93 of 1,278 | #19 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #704 of 1,329 | #20 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #666 of 930 | #14 of 24 |
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
1,065
-121 (-10%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 1,443
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 1,065 | 49 | 21.7:1 | 72% (762) |
| 2023-24 | 1,046 | 47.4 | 22.1:1 | 69% (719) |
| 2022-23 | 1,026 | 45.8 | 22.4:1 | 49% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 1,186 | 53 | 22.4:1 | 52% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 1,178 | 54 | 21.8:1 | 65% (769) |
| 2015-16 | 1,121 | 52 | 21.6:1 | 64% (713) |
| 2010-11 | 1,165 | N/A | N/A | 58% (676) |
| 2000-01 | 1,443 | 59 | 24.5:1 | 26% (369) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T. R. Smedberg Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,178 to 1,065); teachers down 9% (54 to 49).
About T. R. Smedberg Middle
T. R. Smedberg Middle is a large middle school in Sacramento, California, one of the schools in Elk Grove Unified. It enrolls 1,065 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8. The school is 62% above the average for middle schools in California.
T. R. Smedberg Middle sits within Elk Grove Unified, which has 67 schools and 63,232 students.
About 44% of students at T. R. Smedberg Middle are Asian, the largest single group. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% White, and 8% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 18%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
T. R. Smedberg Middle reported 49 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.7:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 762 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 72% of enrollment. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Sacramento County.
On the allk12 Grade, T. R. Smedberg Middle lands at C+, ahead of 44% of California public middle schools.
Test results at T. R. Smedberg Middle are 2.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.7% actual, 37.6% predicted).
In Sacramento County, home to about 1,594,006 people, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. T. R. Smedberg Middle shares Sacramento County with 386 other public schools.
Sheldon High sits about 0.2 miles from T. R. Smedberg Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, T. R. Smedberg Middle is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place T. R. Smedberg Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, T. R. Smedberg Middle had a net loss of 121 students, or 10%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. 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
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- Sheldon High0.2 mi · 2,368
- Robert J. Fite Elementary0.6 mi · 674
- Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary1.0 mi · 888
- Arthur C. Butler Elementary1.0 mi · 949
- Arnold Adreani Elementary1.5 mi · 944
- Calvine High1.7 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About T. R. Smedberg MiddleHow large is T. R. Smedberg Middle?
T. R. Smedberg Middle enrolls approximately 1,065 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does T. R. Smedberg Middle serve?
T. R. Smedberg Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does T. R. Smedberg Middle have?
T. R. Smedberg Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at T. R. Smedberg Middle?
Student demographics at T. R. Smedberg Middle are roughly 8% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 44% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is T. R. Smedberg Middle public or private?
T. R. Smedberg Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.