W. E. Mitchell Middle

Located at 2100 Zinfandel Dr., in Rancho Cordova, California, W. E. Mitchell Middle is a mid-tier middle school that educates 755 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Folsom-Cordova Unified.

Within Folsom-Cordova Unified, which oversees 35 schools and 21,699 students, W. E. Mitchell Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, W. E. Mitchell Middle records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 27% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, W. E. Mitchell Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.1%; this one comes in at 27.4%, -14.7 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), W. E. Mitchell Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Walnutwood High (Independent Study), roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W. E. Mitchell Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. W. E. Mitchell Middle's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 828 (now 755). The White share of enrollment contracted from 39% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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