Summary:
Katherine Johnson Middle is a public middle school located in Sacramento, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the San Juan Unified School District, which is ranked 923 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Katherine Johnson Middle faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state and district averages. For example, in 8th grade ELA, the school had a 9.42% proficiency rate, compared to 40% for the district and 45.95% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 38.9% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year. This is much higher than the state and district averages, indicating a significant challenge in student attendance and engagement. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
When comparing Katherine Johnson Middle to nearby schools within the same district, such as Winston Churchill Middle and Arcade Fundamental Middle, the academic performance gap is quite stark. For instance, in 8th grade ELA, Winston Churchill Middle had a 56.94% proficiency rate, while Arcade Fundamental Middle had a 28% proficiency rate, both significantly higher than Katherine Johnson Middle's 9.42%. The school's performance data for different student subgroups, such as gender, race/ethnicity, and special populations, also reveals significant disparities, with the school's rankings for Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs, among the lowest in the state.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
San Juan Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2737th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Student/teacher ratio: 19.7
Number of students: 548
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
28.3%
Asian:
27.4%
African American:
20.3%
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White:
17.0%
Two or more races:
4.6%
Pacific Islander:
1.6%
American Indian:
0.7%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.7%
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