Summary:
Sam Brannan Middle is a public middle school located in Sacramento, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 337 students. The school is part of the Sacramento City Unified School District, which is ranked 1000 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sam Brannan Middle faces significant challenges in improving student academic achievement, particularly for its underperforming student subgroups. The school has seen a notable increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.9% in 2017-2018 to 42.5% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Sam Brannan Middle's performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25.55% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 38.95% in the district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 10.46%, compared to 29.38% in the district and 35.54% statewide. The school's student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, consistently perform below their peers at the district and state levels.
Comparing Sam Brannan Middle to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Will C. Wood Middle and Fern Bacon Middle, the academic performance gap is significant. For instance, in 2023-2024, the proficiency rate in English Language Arts/Literacy at Will C. Wood Middle was 32.28%, and at Fern Bacon Middle, it was 28.85%, both substantially higher than Sam Brannan Middle's 25.55%. When looking at higher-performing schools in the region, Miwok Middle, a school in the Elk Grove Unified School District, stands out with proficiency rates of 70.74% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 53.85% in Mathematics, significantly outperforming Sam Brannan Middle and the district and state averages.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Sacramento City Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2320th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,881
Students who attend Sam Brannan Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Sam Brannan Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.1
Number of students: 337
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
43.3%
African American:
25.2%
Two or more races:
11.9%
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Asian:
11.0%
White:
5.3%
Pacific Islander:
3.0%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.3%
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