How does W. E. Mitchell Middle compare to other middle schools in Rancho Cordova?

W. E. Mitchell Middle has a Scope Score of 40.3/100, ranked #1098 among California middle schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,415 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at W. E. Mitchell Middle?

9.5% of students at W. E. Mitchell Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is W. E. Mitchell Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, W. E. Mitchell Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.7 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 W. E. Mitchell Middle?

17.8% of students at W. E. Mitchell 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.

W. E. Mitchell Middle

Middle School

Folsom-Cordova Unified Rancho CordovaSacramento County95670

📍 2100 Zinfandel Drive

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

768 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

41 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-8.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 122 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic37.5%

White24.7%

Asian8.5%

Black7.8%

Other21.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for W. E. Mitchell Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.5%
Met Standard	19.5%
Below Standard	71.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +6.7pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 17.8%

1.5pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 9.5%

7.8pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 29.0%

10.6pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 29.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 13.3%

9.2pp 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 "29% proficient" for W. E. Mitchell Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 18.8 points below the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.3%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.0 points higher (vs 7.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 6.7 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 increased and Math declined year-over-year. 16.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, better than 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

9.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

29.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

13.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,415

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	241	9.1%	20.3%	24.9%	45.6%	29.5%
7th	217	11.1%	29.9%	22.6%	36.4%	41.0%
8th	239	10.9%	33.5%	23.4%	32.2%	44.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	250	6.0%	14.0%	22.0%	58.0%	20.0%
7th	225	8.9%	11.6%	24.4%	55.1%	20.4%
8th	243	11.1%	7.4%	20.2%	61.3%	18.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Mather Heights Elementary

77.6# in state

Navigator Elementary

43.0# in state

Cordova Villa Elementary

34.0# in state

Williamson Elementary

26.3# in state

Also serves area

Peter J. Shields Elementary

52.1# in state

Rancho Cordova Elementary

25.2# in state

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Middle

W. E. Mitchell Middle

40.3# 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.