Arden Middle School is a public middle school

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 located in Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

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, United States of America

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. It is a part of the San Juan Unified School District

San Juan Unified School District

San Juan Unified School District is a very large school district in Sacramento County, California that serves Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, and parts of Rancho Cordova and parts of Sacramento....

 with a student body of approximately 750 students. Its students mainly feed into Rio Americano High School

Rio Americano High School

Rio Americano High School, colloquially known as Rio, is an American public high school in Sacramento, California, serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the San Juan Unified School District. Brian T. Ginter is the principal...

, although a significant number feed into El Camino Fundamental High School

El Camino Fundamental High School

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, Mira Loma High School

Mira Loma High School

Mira Loma High School is a public high school located in Sacramento, California, United States. It is the one of the most reputable and best high schools in Sacramento, consistently being ranked as one of the best schools in the area. It is a part of the San Juan Unified School District with a...

, and Jesuit High School.

Most students attending Arden Middle School come from the elementary schools of Del Dayo, Mariemont and Sierra Oaks.
Electives offered for the 2009-2010 school year include Band, Exploration, Art, Spanish, AVID and Choir.

Demographics

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Arden's Science Olympiad

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 team has been successful in state and regional competitions. It has won 12 regional titles, and has won the state competition 7 times of the last 8 years. In 2001 and 2002 Arden was Northern California State champion in the Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad

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. They won at the State level again in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, Arden placed 4th in the national competition after winning at the State level; in 2007, Arden again won first place in the Northern California Middle School division and placed 8th in the national competition, winning two gold medals. In 2008, they placed again in the national top 10, landing in seventh. After taking first place in the Northern California Middle School competition, Arden traveled to Augusta, Georgia and took fourth place. In 2010, Arden took 2nd place in Champaign, Illinois, setting a school record. In 2011, Arden lost to Winston Churchill Middle School by 18 points in the NorCal State finals. Winston Churchill Middle School proceeded to Madison, Wisconsin for the National competition. Churchill Middle got 8th place at Nationals, hoping to again next year. :D

In 1997 Arden Middle School music program also found success, winning the middle school division of the Sonoma Jazz Festival and the Folsom Jazz Festival.