How does Mills Middle compare to other middle schools in Rancho Cordova?

Mills Middle has a Scope Score of 27.9/100, ranked #1385 among California middle schools. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,664 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mills Middle?

4.3% of students at Mills Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 17.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mills Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Mills Middle's proficiency rate increases by 11.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mills Middle?

19.7% of students at Mills Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Mills Middle

Middle School

Folsom-Cordova Unified Rancho CordovaSacramento County95670

📍 10439 Coloma Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

818 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

36 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-8.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

14.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 287 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic43.0%

White21.6%

Asian9.7%

Black10.4%

Other15.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mills Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.3%
Met Standard	13.4%
Below Standard	82.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +11.7pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 4.3%

13.1pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 17.7%

21.9pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 19.7%

0.4pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 17.7%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 12.6%

8.5pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Mills Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.3% of students exceeded standard while 13.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 24.0 points below the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.3%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.5% exceeded — 5.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 11.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 14.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.7%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

17.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+11.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

19.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

12.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,664

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	260	1.9%	13.5%	19.2%	65.4%	15.4%
7th	270	7.4%	17.4%	27.8%	47.4%	24.8%
8th	282	6.0%	24.8%	30.1%	39.0%	30.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	273	2.2%	3.3%	17.2%	77.3%	5.5%
7th	281	3.9%	12.1%	25.6%	58.4%	16.0%
8th	298	4.0%	9.4%	21.1%	65.4%	13.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Cordova Meadows Elementary

26.4# in state

White Rock Elementary

18.4# in state

Also serves area

Peter J. Shields Elementary

52.1# in state

Cordova Villa Elementary

34.0# in state

Cordova Gardens Academy of Art…Magnet

28.2# in state

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Middle

Mills Middle

27.9# in state

This school

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High School

Cordova High

42.0# in state

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.