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Will C. Wood Middle · Sacramento

Will C. Wood Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Will C. Wood is a middle school in Sacramento. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Will C. Wood Middle in Sacramento, 25.9% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 29.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Will C. Wood Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 3.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (19.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (20.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 27.4 percentage points for pacific islander students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 579 students tested.

All students at this school: 24% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 24%, district —, state 39%24%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 23%, district 25%, state 32%23% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 23%, district 35%, state 42%23% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 16%, district 28%, state 32%16% · −8 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 24%, district 37%, state 44%24% · +1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 10%, state 11%3% · −21 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 41%, district 42%, state 72%41% · +18 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 5%, district 16%, state 15%5% · −19 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 8%, district 14%, state 22%8% · −16 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 12%, district 17%, state 26%12% · −11 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 24%, district 56%, state 56%24% · −0 vs school
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: this school 0%, district 20%, state 33%0% · −24 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 7%, district 47%, state 56%7% · −16 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 23:121:1
Teaching staff37 teachers
Avg. experience18.2 years
Fully credentialed88%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$61,429 – $132,487
Principal salary$161,216 – $185,549
Superintendent salary$325,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $25,538, CA average $14,815$25,538 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,302 per student

$1,302 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,421 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction62%
Instruction support13%
Student services12%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance8%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,654 per pupil
2019$13,792 per pupil
2018$14,667 per pupil
2017$12,722 per pupil
2016$11,601 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic48.8%
District 42.2% · CA 56.1%
Asian31.9%
District 16.2% · CA 10.2%
Other9.0%
District 12.3% · CA 9.0%
Black6.0%
District 12.1% · CA 4.8%
White4.3%
District 17.3% · CA 19.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 84.3% (20pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$56K · CA $85K
Median home value$345K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+13% · CA 35%
ZIP population33,083
Median age31 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 23% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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