Marina Village Middle, El Dorado Hills CA

Original Research by School Decision on Marina Village Middle

Marina Village Middle is a mid-sized middle school serving grades six through eight in El Dorado Hills, an upscale master-planned community in the foothills east of Sacramento. The school sits within Rescue Union Elementary, one of three districts that serve the area.

The school's recent state test results show mixed performance across subjects. In English language arts, students perform solidly overall, with strength in seventh grade particularly. Math proficiency is lower and more consistent across grades, sitting roughly in the mid-range statewide. Eighth-grade science proficiency is comparable to math. These results place the school in the top quartile for overall proficiency when measured against other districts in El Dorado County, though the comparison is limited to schools reporting data in a subset of the county's districts. The school also reported social studies results from an earlier state assessment, showing respectable proficiency.

The student body is predominantly white and affluent. A small fraction of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the community's high median home values and household incomes. The school draws from a residential area that is overwhelmingly composed of master-planned single-family neighborhoods, gated communities, and golf-course developments. Racial and ethnic diversity is limited, with Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students making up a modest combined share of enrollment.

Programs in athletics include basketball, soccer, cross country, track and field, and volleyball. The arts offering is limited to band. State data on special education enrollment, English learner services, and other support populations were not available, so a parent may want to contact the school directly to understand what services are available for students with disabilities or learning differences.

El Dorado Hills itself is characterized by sustained growth and continued expansion of large master-planned communities, particularly south of Highway 50. The community is family-oriented and outdoor-recreation-focused, anchored by a Town Center retail and civic district, though residential neighborhoods are car-dependent. Schools are distributed across the villages rather than clustered centrally, and secondary students from parts of the area are bused to high schools outside El Dorado Hills proper. Housing costs are high; median home values and rents reflect a premium market. The area is attractive to families seeking newer construction, large lots, and organized community amenities, though growth and housing costs have outpaced many Bay Area and Sacramento suburbs.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 58% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 767%

School 67% · District 56% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 54% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 64% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 786%

School 86% · District 81% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 65% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 60% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 76% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

This schoolRescue Union Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income74%Higher-income70%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income84%Higher-income87%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income49%Higher-income70%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income57%Higher-income70%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income65%Higher-income67%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income65%19 pp gap