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Samuel Jackman Middle

Sacramento · 7–8 · 909 students (2024–25)

Well below California in English and math: 30% and 14% 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: 838 in English, 870 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 Our middle-school score also needs grade 6, which this school does not serve, so we do not publish a Scope Score.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.

Not metNearly met
MetExceeded
Samuel JackmanCalifornia, same gradesthe standard
English838 tested · grades 7 and 8 · spring 2025
30% met or exceeded · California 49%
46
24
23
7
28233118
Math870 tested · grades 7 and 8 · spring 2025
14% met or exceeded · California 35%
63
23
8
6
42231520

Share of students tested.

Show these bars as a table
ExceededMetNearly metNot met
English, grades 7 and 8 · Samuel Jackman7%23%24%46%
English, grades 7 and 8 · California18%31%23%28%
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Samuel Jackman6%8%23%63%
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California20%15%23%42%
The state’s growth measure752 students in English, 750 in math · grades 7–8 · 2025
−1ptsEnglishthe state calls it Average−9ptsMaththe state calls it Moderate

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (23% to 14%) and across California (37% to 35%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Kids like mine

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American and White students and students of two or more races did worse than the same groups statewide. Students with disabilities did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Elk Grove Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 740 tested in English, 769 in math
English28%−1745%−1038%
Math14%−1832%−1024%
Hispanic or Latino · 341 tested in English, 348 in math
English24%−1842%−1438%
Math9%−1928%−1423%
Asian · 244 tested in English, 266 in math
English36%−2864%−4177%
Math20%−3151%−5070%
Black or African American · 111 tested in English, 112 in math
English21%−1233%−1132%
Math9%−1322%−918%
Two or more races · 46 tested in English, 44 in math
English35%−2459%−2762%
Math11%−3546%−3748%
White · 34 tested in English, 38 in math
English26%−3662%−3662%
Math21%−3051%−2849%
Pacific Islander · 30 tested
English33%−1346%−639%
Math17%−1431%−825%
English learners · 240 tested in English, 274 in math
English5%−49%−16%
Math5%−38%−16%
Students with disabilities · 122 tested
English7%−916%−714%
Math4%−610%−59%
Homeless · 35 tested in English, 38 in math
English17%−724%−1027%
Math8%−614%−715%

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 Samuel Jackman Middle in Sacramento, 28.4% 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. Samuel Jackman Middle’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 16.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (13.8% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (24.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 24.3 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 740 ELA grade test records.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

21 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

205 of 977 students missed 10% or more of school days.

15.5%of students were suspended at least once (156 of 1,005), 2024–25

Who goes here

Students and staff

Students, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino40%
Asian29%
Black or African American14%
Two or more races6%
White5%
Pacific Islander3%
Filipino3%

About 9 in 10 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (87%, 788 of 909). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers46
Average experience13 years
First-year teachers11%

Getting in

Ask Elk Grove Unified which school serves your address.

7925 Kentwal Drive, Sacramento 95823 · edjoin.org

High school after 8th gradeStatewide percentile
  • Valley HighHistorical boundary link (2015–16). Confirm with Elk Grove Unified.18thNeeds Support

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Questions

Questions to ask

The questions from this page, in one place.

Math is lower than in 2019 here (23% to 14%) and across California (37% to 35%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Call (916) 393-2352 to ask about a visit.

Common questions

Why does SchoolScope show no score for Samuel Jackman 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.

Data and sources · For the data nerds

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.

01CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2025 · raw grade–subject rows

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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2025 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresMet or exceededExceededMetNearly metNot metMean scale score
Grade 7 · ELA · 2025444 tested with scoresMet or exceeded 29.73%Exceeded 7.21%Met 22.52%Nearly met 23.2%Not met 47.07%Mean scale score 2488.5
Grade 8 · ELA · 2025394 tested with scoresMet or exceeded 29.44%Exceeded 6.6%Met 22.84%Nearly met 26.4%Not met 44.16%Mean scale score 2504.9
All Grades · ELA · 2025838 tested with scoresMet or exceeded 29.59%Exceeded 6.92%Met 22.67%Nearly met 24.7%Not met 45.7%Mean scale score unavailable
Grade 7 · Math · 2025465 tested with scoresMet or exceeded 14.62%Exceeded 4.73%Met 9.89%Nearly met 27.31%Not met 58.06%Mean scale score 2459.2
Grade 8 · Math · 2025405 tested with scoresMet or exceeded 14.32%Exceeded 6.91%Met 7.41%Nearly met 16.79%Not met 68.89%Mean scale score 2458.6
All Grades · Math · 2025870 tested with scoresMet or exceeded 14.48%Exceeded 5.75%Met 8.74%Nearly met 22.41%Not met 63.1%Mean scale score unavailable
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET+
Grade 74447%23%23%47%30%
Grade 83947%23%26%44%29%

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

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET+
Grade 74655%10%27%58%15%
Grade 84057%7%17%69%14%

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 · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA39622.2%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA41624.5%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math40512.3%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4249.4%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA42223.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA42822.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math42114.5%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math43012.3%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA84826.4%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA84821.3%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math85421.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math85411.9%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA98432.8%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA98429.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math99529.1%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math99517.8%

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)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide4033%13%57%26%

CAST is an independent assessment. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged74028.4%——
Hispanic/Latino34124.0%——
English Learners2405.0%——
03More measuressource records · no composite history

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders8.3%

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.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$58,060 – $117,527
Average elementary principal salary$157,243
Average middle school principal salary$157,216
Average high school principal salary$170,176
Superintendent salary$441,092

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 · 23.6% → 2025 · 21.0% · −2.6pp
Suspension rate2024 · 18.8% → 2025 · 15.5% · −3.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA8386.9%29.6%
2025 · Math8705.8%14.5%
2024 · ELA8124.6%23.4%
2024 · Math8293.3%10.9%
2023 · ELA8503.6%22.6%
2023 · Math8515.2%13.4%
2022 · ELA8486.3%23.8%
2022 · Math8545.0%16.5%
2019 · ELA9845.5%31.1%
2019 · Math9958.1%23.7%

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.

04Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
ShowHide table 04 — Climate by student group
Group2018–192024–25
Female13.4%20.8%
Male14.6%21.2%
Asian4.4%8.9%
Black/African American19.3%30.7%
Filipino5.7%10.3%
Hispanic/Latino14.6%23.4%
Pacific Islander12.0%29.4%
Two or More Races25.0%39.3%
White27.5%23.9%
Students with Disabilities21.4%31.1%
English Learners9.6%14.8%
Foster Youth41.7%—
Homeless38.2%42.9%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.2%22.0%
All Students14.0%21.0%

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

05California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 05 — California growth model, by student group
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students−1752Average−9750Moderate
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged−3665Average−9663Moderate
English Only−3358not categorised−14356not categorised
English Learner−3318Average−5318Average
Hispanic or Latino−3309Average−13307Moderate
Asian+3221Average−6222Moderate
English Learners Only−12200not categorised+1200not categorised
Long-Term English Learner−7163Moderate−9162Moderate
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+9118not categorised−14118not categorised
Students with Disabilities−11116Moderate−4116Average
Black or African American−1597Moderate−1898Moderate
Two or More Races−1042Moderate−640Moderate
Filipino−129Average−229Average
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander−1828Moderate−628Moderate
White+923Accelerated−923Moderate
Homeless Youth−1220Moderate+1320Accelerated

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.

06Growth source detailCDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures
ShowHide table 06 — Growth source detail
California growth model · reported-school field
State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8
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

752 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, ELA: −1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 41st percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.41st pctile · −1 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8
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

750 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, math: −9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 22nd percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.22nd pctile · −9 pts
this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

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.

07Funding source detailCDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure
ShowHide table 07 — Funding source detail

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,179 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 63,157 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$901 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 909

Central federal expenditures attributed here$211 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 909

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,202 per ADA

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.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 65%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%

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
NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,179 per pupil
2020$11,944 per pupil
2019$12,557 per pupil
2018$11,515 per pupil
2017$11,117 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

08ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95823
ShowHide table 08 — ZIP-area community record
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95823
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$66,895
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)16.69%
ZCTA population83,607
Median age33.3 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.

What we can't show
  • — 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.

Data source: California Department of Education for CAASPP 2024–25 assessments only. SchoolScope publishes no Scope Score, band or rank for this school for 2025. Neighborhood context: ACS 2024. The enrollment count has no verified year here; staffing and finance show their separate sources and periods beside those figures. Data updated 2026-09-27.methodology · data updates · report issue

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