How does Winston Churchill Middle compare to other middle schools in Carmichael?

Winston Churchill Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.9/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 41% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,953 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Winston Churchill Middle?

40.9% of students at Winston Churchill Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 61.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Winston Churchill Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Winston Churchill Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 18.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Winston Churchill Middle?

16.8% of students at Winston Churchill 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 our composite score.

Winston Churchill Middle

Middle School

San Juan Unified CarmichaelSacramento County95608

📍 4900 Whitney Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite 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

995 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

44%

Teachers

43 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+16.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

8.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 151 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic19.3%

White38.5%

Asian23.7%

Black6.5%

Other12.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Winston Churchill Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.9%
Met Standard	21.0%
Below Standard	38.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Winston Churchill Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 23.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 27.0 points above the San Juan Unified district average of 13.9%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.6 points higher (vs 11.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 18.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 8.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

61.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-18.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,953

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

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	283	44.9%	27.9%	10.3%	17.0%	72.8%
7th	330	42.4%	26.4%	8.5%	22.7%	68.8%
8th	352	29.8%	26.7%	11.1%	32.4%	56.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	290	47.2%	20.0%	10.7%	22.1%	67.2%
7th	342	44.1%	14.0%	14.9%	26.9%	58.2%
8th	356	36.8%	10.7%	17.4%	35.1%	47.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Del Paso Manor Elementary

41.141st pctile

Cameron Ranch Elementary

34.218th pctile

Pasadena Avenue Elementary

32.814th pctile

Whitney Avenue Elementary

26.63rd pctile

Also serves area

Green Oaks Fundamental Element…

57.879th pctile

James R. Cowan Fundamental Ele…

54.474th pctile

Cambridge Heights Elementary

53.172nd pctile

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Middle

Winston Churchill Middle

51.976th pctile

This school

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High School

El Camino Fundamental High

52.355th pctile

Mira Loma High

47.843rd pctile

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