Best Middle Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
063441005654	2741	Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5656	463	27	17.3	66.5%	10 (2.2%)	37 (8.0%)	350 (75.6%)	25 (5.4%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.9%)	$6,103	6.1	7.3	2761	20
060198910387	2742	All Tribes Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	34320 Valley Center Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	All Tribes Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-5982	63	7	8.9	95.2%	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)		6.1			(n/a)
060000710348	2743	California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	CA School for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	323	67	4.8	31.9%	81 (25.1%)	9 (2.8%)	210 (65.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)		6.1	9.6	2713	30
060153411628	2744	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-0600	219	15	14.5	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	212 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)		6	7.4	2756	12
069103507782	2745	Santa Clara County Community	Public	6-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC213	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6968	106	7	15.4	60.4%	9 (8.5%)	2 (1.9%)	78 (73.6%)	13 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$36,695	5.9	7.6	2753	8
060164110364	2746	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2450 Blake St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 887-7002	270	14	19.4	84.1%	13 (4.8%)	34 (12.6%)	161 (59.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	56 (20.7%)		5.9	6.5	2770	24
063459006645	2747	Liberty Alternative	Public	6-12	4849 Pearl Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6539	362	12	29.2	63.0%	47 (13.0%)	8 (2.2%)	273 (75.4%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	$17,620	5.9			(n/a)
060006412042	2748	Butterfield Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7057	470	19	24.4	71.9%	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	360 (76.6%)	7 (1.5%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$2,880	5.8			(n/a)
061104010438	2749	Denair Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3460 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-0917	147	12	12.7	61.2%	46 (31.3%)	2 (1.4%)	85 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.1%)	$12,098	5.8	20.2	2258	491
061647008707	2750	Hanford Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1412 Dawn Ln.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3878	13	3	4.3	76.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)	11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$64,301	5.8	14.2	2547	203

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2777)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
063441005654	2741	Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5656	463	27	17.3	66.5%	10 (2.2%)	37 (8.0%)	350 (75.6%)	25 (5.4%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.9%)	$6,103							6.1	7.3	2761	20
060198910387	2742	All Tribes Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	34320 Valley Center Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	All Tribes Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-5982	63	7	8.9	95.2%	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								6.1			(n/a)
060000710348	2743	California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Public, Alternative	K-12	3044 Horace St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	CA School for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 248-7700	323	67	4.8	31.9%	81 (25.1%)	9 (2.8%)	210 (65.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								6.1	9.6	2713	30
060153411628	2744	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-0600	219	15	14.5	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	212 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								6	7.4	2756	12
069103507782	2745	Santa Clara County Community	Public	6-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC213	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6968	106	7	15.4	60.4%	9 (8.5%)	2 (1.9%)	78 (73.6%)	13 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$36,695							5.9	7.6	2753	8
060164110364	2746	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2450 Blake St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 887-7002	270	14	19.4	84.1%	13 (4.8%)	34 (12.6%)	161 (59.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	56 (20.7%)								5.9	6.5	2770	24
063459006645	2747	Liberty Alternative	Public	6-12	4849 Pearl Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6539	362	12	29.2	63.0%	47 (13.0%)	8 (2.2%)	273 (75.4%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	$17,620							5.9			(n/a)
060006412042	2748	Butterfield Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7057	470	19	24.4	71.9%	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	360 (76.6%)	7 (1.5%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$2,880							5.8			(n/a)
061104010438	2749	Denair Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3460 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-0917	147	12	12.7	61.2%	46 (31.3%)	2 (1.4%)	85 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.1%)	$12,098							5.8	20.2	2258	491
061647008707	2750	Hanford Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1412 Dawn Ln.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3878	13	3	4.3	76.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (15.4%)	11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$64,301							5.8	14.2	2547	203