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Enrollment
755
Middle
DISTRICT 1,194 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED·NCES 061389001577
W. E. Mitchell Middle
2100 Zinfandel Dr., Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 · (916) 294-9050 · Sacramento County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
474 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 | 253 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 34% |
Student demographics
74%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
38.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
19.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 27.8% | 23.7% | 38.2% |
| Math | 8.6% | 11.0% | 22.1% | 58.2% |
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 | 38.2% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.8% | 21.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 21.9% |
| 2018-19 | 37.3% | 21.6% |
| 2017-18 | 43.1% | 27.6% |
| 2016-17 | 39.0% | 22.3% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 W. E. Mitchell Middle
W. E. Mitchell Middle's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. E. Mitchell Middle this school | 755 | 62.8% | 28.2% |
| Warm Springs Middle Murrieta | 755 | 62.9% | 48.6% |
| California Middle Sacramento | 782 | 62.4% | 39.5% |
| Amelia Earhart Middle Riverside | 743 | 56.1% | 52.1% |
| Citrus Hills Intermediate Corona | 919 | 64.9% | 44.7% |
| Earl Warren Junior High Bakersfield | 965 | 59.4% | 53.9% |
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 W. E. Mitchell Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #796 of 1,224 | #23 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #873 of 1,227 ▼ 121 | #26 of 39 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #767 of 1,227 ▲ 76 | #23 of 39 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #779 of 1,214 | #19 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #494 of 1,377 | #20 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #201 of 1,279 | #2 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #38 of 1,278 | #9 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #807 of 1,329 | #22 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #704 of 930 | #16 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
755
-91 (-11%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 755 | 42 | 18.0:1 | 63% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 41.2 | 18.6:1 | 68% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 805 | 40 | 20.1:1 | 61% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 846 | 39 | 21.7:1 | 49% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 41 | 20.2:1 | 68% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 37 | 21.2:1 | 64% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | N/A | N/A | 65% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 31 | 23.8:1 | 40% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 35 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. E. Mitchell Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (828 to 755); teachers up 3% (41 to 42).
About W. E. Mitchell Middle
W. E. Mitchell Middle is a public middle-grades school in Rancho Cordova, California. The school's enrollment of 755 students covers grades 6 through 8.
A total of 35 schools make up Folsom-Cordova Unified, with 21,699 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at W. E. Mitchell Middle. The largest is Hispanic students, at 39%. The next largest groups are 27% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 8% Black. In Sacramento County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at W. E. Mitchell Middle is 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 63% of students, or 474, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Sacramento County average 63%.
A school in California with W. E. Mitchell Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 42.8%. W. E. Mitchell Middle scores 28.2%.
Within Sacramento County, the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
The shortest distance from W. E. Mitchell Middle to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Walnutwood High (Independent Study). Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, W. E. Mitchell Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns W. E. Mitchell Middle the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, W. E. Mitchell Middle's enrollment declined 11%, to 755. By 2024-25, the school had 18.0 students per teacher, compared with 21.7 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at W. E. Mitchell Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in Rancho Cordova
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 1,235 students
- Lake View CharterCombined · 969 students
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
- Robert J. McGarvey ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Williamson ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Walnutwood High (Independent Study)0.3 mi · 221
- Williamson Elementary0.4 mi · 489
- Innovations Academy0.4 mi · 113
- Kinney High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 112
- Prospect Community Day0.7 mi · 17
- Riverview STEM Elementary0.9 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About W. E. Mitchell MiddleHow many students attend W. E. Mitchell Middle?
W. E. Mitchell Middle enrolls approximately 755 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does W. E. Mitchell Middle serve?
W. E. Mitchell Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at W. E. Mitchell Middle?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at W. E. Mitchell Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W. E. Mitchell Middle?
At W. E. Mitchell Middle, the student body is approximately 27% White, 39% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is W. E. Mitchell Middle in?
W. E. Mitchell Middle is part of Folsom-Cordova Unified.
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