California Middle School
Grades: 7-8
Students: 782
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 21:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 368:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
1600 Vallejo Way
Sacramento, CA 95818
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 395-5302
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
2/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness2/10
Community Reviews
This school is great. It continues to get better every year. Our test scores rise, our kids go on to better high schools. The staff is ahead of the curve on every initiative that puts the kids learning first. Excellent Principal!
Posted by a parent on 9/7/2013My son attended Cal for 2 years. Not a good school overall. there are some very good teachers and some very incompetent teachers. Many students feel as though they can do whatever they want without consequences. There is little in the way of discipline - there were plenty of stories floating around
Posted by a parent on 5/24/2012this is a very good school the teachers and staff are very helpful the school is very clean all my kids have attended this school
Posted by a parent on 3/21/2012I'm a student at Cal, and though many people seem to love it, I don't. I can't say that we move at the same pace as Sutter, and I often feel like they'll be more prepared for HISP. The history teachers are sub-par at best, and science isn't Cal's best department. The language arts teachers are bette
Posted by a community member on 12/2/2010Both my children attended Cal and it was not only an easy decision to send them there but it was the best decision. They made new friends when their old friends chose Sutter, and they were prepared for the riggors that CKM's HISP program has been dishing out. I was never concernd for their safety an
Posted by a parent on 11/14/2010Nearby Schools
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Sacramento schools - California Middle School is located at 1600 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818. California Middle School is in the Sacramento City Unified School District. California Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 7-8.
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