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How has Winston Churchill Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
987
Middle
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005762
Winston Churchill Middle
4900 Whitney Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608 · (916) 971-7324 · Sacramento County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL987 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
425 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 289 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 339 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 359 | 36% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 | 38.5% | 26.9% | 9.9% | 24.6% |
| Math | 42.4% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 28.4% |
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 | 65.5% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 52.2% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 61.3% | 55.3% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 58.5% |
| 2017-18 | 65.3% | 58.5% |
| 2016-17 | 67.2% | 61.8% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Winston Churchill Middle
Winston Churchill Middle's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Churchill Middle this school | 987 | 43.1% | 59.6% |
| Robert C. Cooley Middle Roseville | 1,149 | 35.8% | 56.0% |
| Standley Middle San Diego | 813 | 43.3% | 65.5% |
| Lewis Middle San Diego | 1,013 | 48.5% | 60.0% |
| Joseph Kerr Middle Elk Grove | 877 | 46.8% | 53.2% |
| Granite Ridge Intermediate Fresno | 1,167 | 32.6% | 74.9% |
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 Winston Churchill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #226 of 1,224 | #6 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #211 of 1,227 ▲ 16 | #4 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #245 of 1,227 ▲ 35 | #7 of 39 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #518 of 1,214 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 987 | #207 of 1,377 | #12 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #752 of 1,279 | #20 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #48 of 1,278 | #12 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #1,018 of 1,329 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #807 of 930 | #19 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
987
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 987 | 45.5 | 21.7:1 | 43% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 995 | 43.5 | 22.9:1 | 44% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 935 | 40.6 | 23.0:1 | 44% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 965 | 40 | 24.1:1 | 37% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 1,042 | 40.8 | 25.6:1 | 43% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 1,036 | 41 | 25.3:1 | 36% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | N/A | N/A | 46% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 989 | 36 | 27.5:1 | 22% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 32 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winston Churchill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,042 to 987); teachers up 12% (40.8 to 45.5).
About Winston Churchill Middle
Winston Churchill Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Carmichael, California. Its enrollment is 987 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 50% larger than that mark.
The 67 schools of San Juan Unified, including Winston Churchill Middle, enroll 39,171 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Winston Churchill Middle is White, with 39% of students. Other groups include 26% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Winston Churchill Middle scores 73%.
Winston Churchill Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1, with 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Sacramento County.
On the allk12 Grade, Winston Churchill Middle lands at A-, ahead of 83% of California public middle schools.
In California, Winston Churchill Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.6% actual against a predicted 54.3%.
In the wider Sacramento County area, median household income comes to about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Sacramento County's 387 public schools enroll about 259,342 students and include Winston Churchill Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Mission Avenue Open Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Winston Churchill Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 59.6% is above the 34.0% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show 965 students in 2020-21 and 987 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 24.1:1 in 2020-21 and 21.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
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- Visions In EducationCombined · 7,460 students
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Nearby schools
- Mission Avenue Open Elementary0.6 mi · 415
- Whitney Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 411
- California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses0.8 mi · 1,545
- Pasadena Avenue Elementary1.0 mi · 343
- Mira Loma High1.1 mi · 1,655
- James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary1.2 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Winston Churchill MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Winston Churchill Middle?
Winston Churchill Middle enrolls approximately 987 students in grades 06-08.
Is Winston Churchill Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winston Churchill Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Winston Churchill Middle have?
Winston Churchill Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Winston Churchill Middle?
Student demographics at Winston Churchill Middle are roughly 39% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 26% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Winston Churchill Middle in?
Winston Churchill Middle is part of San Juan Unified.
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