Public school · Elk Grove Unified
James Rutter Middle
Sacramento · 7–8 · 871 students (2024–25)
Well below California in English and math: 28% and 21% met or exceeded the standard in grades 7 and 8, against 49% and 35% statewide. Source
- Source
- CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
- Students
- all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 858 in English, 864 in math
- Comparison
- California: CDE’s statewide grade 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 848,364 in English and 851,806 in math tested).
We have reported test results for grades 7 and 8. Our middle-school score also needs grade 6, which this school does not serve, so we do not publish a Scope Score.
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Is it good?
English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2019.
Share of students tested.
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| Exceeded | Met | Nearly met | Not met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 7 and 8 · James Rutter | 7% | 21% | 20% | 52% |
| English, grades 7 and 8 · California | 18% | 31% | 23% | 28% |
| Math, grades 7 and 8 · James Rutter | 11% | 10% | 20% | 59% |
| Math, grades 7 and 8 · California | 20% | 15% | 23% | 42% |
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| Met or exceeded | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English · James Rutter | 27% | 29% | 26% | 26% | 28% |
| English · California | 50% | 48% | 47% | 47% | 49% |
| Math · James Rutter | 19% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 21% |
| Math · California | 37% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 35% |
English went from 27% in 2019 to 28% in 2025. Math went from 19% in 2019 to 21% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.
Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.
Ask: Most students in grades 7 and 8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Kids like mine
Low-income, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Pacific Islander and homeless students and students of two or more races did worse than the same groups statewide. Black or African American students and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide in English.
| Group and subject | Here | vs Elk Grove Unified | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income · 767 tested in English, 773 in math | |||
| English | 28% | −1745% | −1038% |
| Math | 20% | −1232% | −424% |
| Hispanic or Latino · 341 tested in English, 343 in math | |||
| English | 26% | −1642% | −1238% |
| Math | 16% | −1228% | −723% |
| Asian · 282 tested in English, 285 in math | |||
| English | 35% | −2964% | −4277% |
| Math | 31% | −2051% | −3970% |
| Black or African American · 106 tested | |||
| English | 17% | −1633% | −1532% |
| Math | 12% | −1022% | −618% |
| White · 39 tested in English, 40 in math | |||
| English | 44% | −1862% | −1862% |
| Math | 27% | −2451% | −2249% |
| Two or more races · 36 tested in English, 37 in math | |||
| English | 25% | −3459% | −3762% |
| Math | 22% | −2446% | −2648% |
| Pacific Islander · 31 tested | |||
| English | 10% | −3646% | −2939% |
| Math | 6% | −2531% | −1925% |
| English learners · 261 tested in English, 265 in math | |||
| English | 5% | −49% | −16% |
| Math | 6% | −28% | 06% |
| Students with disabilities · 145 tested | |||
| English | 5% | −1116% | −914% |
| Math | 7% | −310% | −29% |
| Homeless · 43 tested | |||
| English | 5% | −1924% | −2227% |
| Math | 2% | −1214% | −1315% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Elk Grove Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.
Filipino students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
Read the student-group results as sentences
At James Rutter Middle in Sacramento, 27.5% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 7 and 8, compared to 44.6% district-wide for those same grades and 38.0% statewide for those same grades. James Rutter Middle’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 17.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (19.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (25.5% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 23.4 percentage points: Homeless students in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 767 ELA grade test records.
What’s it like
Attendance and discipline
220 of 925 students missed 10% or more of school days.
Who goes here
Students and staff
| Students, 2024–25 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 39% |
| Asian | 32% |
| Black or African American | 13% |
| White | 5% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Pacific Islander | 3% |
| Filipino | 2% |
About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (88%, 764 of 871). California: 63%.
Teachers, 2024–25
Getting in
Ask Elk Grove Unified which school serves your address.
7350 Palmer House Drive, Sacramento 95828 · jrms.egusd.net
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Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Questions
Questions to ask
The questions from this page, in one place.
Most students in grades 7 and 8 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Call (916) 422-7590 to ask about a visit.
Common questions
Why does SchoolScope show no score for James Rutter Middle?
We have reported test results for grades 7 and 8. Our middle-school score also needs grade 6, which this school does not serve, so we do not publish a Scope Score.
See the dated CDE rows in the source record. Reported results do not by themselves supply a SchoolScope score or rank.
Explore the data
Available school measures and source details, shown without a score or rank.
Dated CDE assessment records appear below when available. SchoolScope displays this profile without a combined score, band, or rank for 2025.
These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.
All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. An unavailable or suppressed result is marked as missing; it does not establish a reported zero.
| Grade · subject | Students tested with scores | Met or exceeded | Exceeded | Met | Nearly met | Not met | Mean scale score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 · ELA · 2025 | 442 tested with scores | Met or exceeded 31.9% | Exceeded 8.6% | Met 23.3% | Nearly met 20.36% | Not met 47.74% | Mean scale score 2484.9 |
| Grade 8 · ELA · 2025 | 416 tested with scores | Met or exceeded 24.04% | Exceeded 5.77% | Met 18.27% | Nearly met 20.43% | Not met 55.53% | Mean scale score 2482.2 |
| All Grades · ELA · 2025 | 858 tested with scores | Met or exceeded 28.09% | Exceeded 7.23% | Met 20.86% | Nearly met 20.4% | Not met 51.52% | Mean scale score unavailable |
| Grade 7 · Math · 2025 | 445 tested with scores | Met or exceeded 23.15% | Exceeded 12.36% | Met 10.79% | Nearly met 22.92% | Not met 53.93% | Mean scale score 2479.8 |
| Grade 8 · Math · 2025 | 419 tested with scores | Met or exceeded 18.62% | Exceeded 8.83% | Met 9.79% | Nearly met 16.71% | Not met 64.68% | Mean scale score 2464.6 |
| All Grades · Math · 2025 | 864 tested with scores | Met or exceeded 20.95% | Exceeded 10.65% | Met 10.3% | Nearly met 19.91% | Not met 59.14% | Mean scale score unavailable |
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
ELA · 2024–25 results by grade
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 442 | 9% | 23% | 20% | 48% | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 416 | 6% | 18% | 20% | 56% | 24% |
California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.
State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools
State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools
Math · 2024–25 results by grade
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 445 | 12% | 11% | 23% | 54% | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 419 | 9% | 10% | 17% | 65% | 19% |
California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.
State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools
State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Grade 7 · ELA | 408 | 27.4% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · ELA | 421 | 24.9% |
| 2024 · Grade 7 · Math | 413 | 20.3% |
| 2024 · Grade 8 · Math | 428 | 13.6% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · ELA | 435 | 25.8% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · ELA | 385 | 26.0% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 439 | 18.7% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 393 | 12.7% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · ELA | 834 | 30.0% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · ELA | 834 | 28.3% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 834 | 15.2% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 834 | 13.4% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · ELA | 894 | 27.9% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · ELA | 894 | 25.8% |
| 2019 · Grade 7 · Math | 892 | 20.5% |
| 2019 · Grade 8 · Math | 892 | 18.1% |
Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 420 | 1% | 13% | 60% | 26% |
CAST is an independent assessment. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 767 | 27.5% | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 341 | 25.5% | — | — |
| Asian | 282 | 35.1% | — | — |
Additional workforce records
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.
CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024 · 30.9% → 2025 · 23.8% · −7.1pp |
| Suspension rate2024 · 18.9% → 2025 · 15.5% · −3.4pp |
ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Exc | Met+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · ELA | 858 | 7.2% | 28.1% |
| 2025 · Math | 864 | 10.7% | 20.9% |
| 2024 · ELA | 829 | 6.4% | 26.2% |
| 2024 · Math | 841 | 10.1% | 16.9% |
| 2023 · ELA | 820 | 6.6% | 25.9% |
| 2023 · Math | 832 | 7.7% | 15.9% |
| 2022 · ELA | 834 | 6.2% | 29.1% |
| 2022 · Math | 834 | 6.0% | 14.3% |
| 2019 · ELA | 894 | 5.3% | 26.9% |
| 2019 · Math | 892 | 7.4% | 19.3% |
Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.
CDE CAASPP 2025: 4 individual grade–subject records; 4 records with a positive known tested count.
0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable. SchoolScope does not publish a Scope Score, band, or rank for this peer class in 2025.
ShowHide table 04 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2018–19 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 16.2% | 22.3% |
| Male | 18.6% | 25.2% |
| Asian | 5.5% | 11.4% |
| Black/African American | 36.5% | 41.5% |
| Filipino | 0.0% | 15.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19.4% | 24.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 10.0% | 46.9% |
| Two or More Races | 22.4% | 43.9% |
| White | 30.2% | 19.6% |
| Students with Disabilities | 32.4% | 41.0% |
| English Learners | 15.0% | 20.4% |
| Homeless | 38.5% | 52.8% |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 17.9% | 24.1% |
| All Students | 17.5% | 23.8% |
Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
ShowHide table 05 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | ELA | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | −20 | 775 | Moderate | −4 | 777 | Average |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | −20 | 698 | Moderate | −4 | 700 | Average |
| English Learner | −17 | 386 | Moderate | +2 | 387 | Average |
| English Only | −23 | 322 | not categorised | −14 | 323 | not categorised |
| Hispanic or Latino | −23 | 316 | Minimal | −14 | 317 | Moderate |
| Asian | −13 | 259 | Moderate | +10 | 259 | Accelerated |
| English Learners Only | −23 | 226 | not categorised | +4 | 226 | not categorised |
| Long-Term English Learner | −25 | 205 | Minimal | −2 | 206 | Average |
| Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only | −7 | 160 | not categorised | −2 | 161 | not categorised |
| Students with Disabilities | −27 | 131 | Minimal | −7 | 131 | Moderate |
| Black or African American | −32 | 91 | Minimal | −14 | 91 | Moderate |
| White | −15 | 35 | Moderate | +1 | 36 | Average |
| Homeless Youth | −39 | 29 | Minimal | −20 | 29 | Moderate |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | −15 | 29 | Moderate | −11 | 29 | Moderate |
| Two or More Races | −27 | 28 | Minimal | −10 | 28 | Moderate |
| Filipino | +8 | 14 | Accelerated | +20 | 14 | Exceptional |
CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.
ShowHide table 06 — Growth source detail
Source and benchmark
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
775 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory
Source and benchmark
CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
ALL students, grades 4–8
777 students
estimate WEIGHTED
SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory
Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.
ShowHide table 07 — Funding source detail
Per-pupil spending
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 63,157 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 871
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 871
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.
ShowHide how the California mean was selected
SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.
SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
ShowHide table 08 — ZIP-area community record
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $81,778 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 17.05% |
| ZCTA population | 61,686 |
| Median age | 36.6 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.
- — No Scope Score: the composite a score is built from isn't on file for this school this year, so no score, band or rank publishes.
- — Our own growth index and the comparisons to nearby schools are built from that same composite, so they don't publish either — California's separate matched-student growth model is not, and still appears below wherever CDE reports it.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · Data updated 2026-09-27. An unavailable or suppressed result is marked as missing; it does not establish a reported zero.
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