Best Middle Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
060220212622	2731	TEACH Academy of Technologies	Public, Charter	5-8	10045 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0809	469	17	27.5	97.9%	1 (0.2%)	179 (38.2%)	285 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)		6.8	8.7	2727	4
060206413925	2732	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 571-6404	242	5	50.9	71.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	237 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)		6.6	12.9	2595	137
061949014540	2733	Kerman Unified Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15085 West D St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 843-9800	213	4	57.5	90.6%	17 (8.0%)	4 (1.9%)	181 (85.0%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)		6.5	11.3	2660	73
069102610577	2734	Riverside County Community	Public	7-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	212	18	11.8	77.4%	12 (5.7%)	19 (9.0%)	167 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$63,114	6.5	6.1	2775	41
060228511951	2735	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1214 North Market Blvd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1920	196	16	12.6	73.5%	22 (11.2%)	41 (20.9%)	94 (48.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	31 (15.8%)		6.4	17.9	2381	354
060160711118	2736	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert	Public, Charter	7-12	12850 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-9202	207	15	13.6	87.0%	23 (11.1%)	22 (10.6%)	142 (68.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)		6.4	4.9	2799	63
063462014555	2737	Katherine Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5500	616	29	21.3	76.1%	110 (17.9%)	107 (17.4%)	170 (27.6%)	186 (30.2%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.7%)		6.3	7.9	2747	10
060152012866	2738	Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 934-0300	180	10	18.9	72.8%	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	176 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		6.2	10.5	2691	47
069100709220	2739	Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	571	75	7.6	84.9%	50 (8.8%)	14 (2.5%)	448 (78.5%)	41 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$56,645	6.2			(n/a)
060000310347	2740	California School for the Deaf-Fremont	Public, Alternative	K-12	39350 Gallaudet Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3666	300	72	4.1	99.0%	63 (21.0%)	17 (5.7%)	166 (55.3%)	33 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.7%)	$49,408	6.1	11.3	2661	79

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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)
060220212622	2731	TEACH Academy of Technologies	Public, Charter	5-8	10045 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0809	469	17	27.5	97.9%	1 (0.2%)	179 (38.2%)	285 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								6.8	8.7	2727	4
060206413925	2732	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant	Public, Charter	K-8	14271 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 571-6404	242	5	50.9	71.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	237 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								6.6	12.9	2595	137
061949014540	2733	Kerman Unified Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15085 West D St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 843-9800	213	4	57.5	90.6%	17 (8.0%)	4 (1.9%)	181 (85.0%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)								6.5	11.3	2660	73
069102610577	2734	Riverside County Community	Public	7-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	212	18	11.8	77.4%	12 (5.7%)	19 (9.0%)	167 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$63,114							6.5	6.1	2775	41
060228511951	2735	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1214 North Market Blvd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1920	196	16	12.6	73.5%	22 (11.2%)	41 (20.9%)	94 (48.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	31 (15.8%)								6.4	17.9	2381	354
060160711118	2736	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert	Public, Charter	7-12	12850 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-9202	207	15	13.6	87.0%	23 (11.1%)	22 (10.6%)	142 (68.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)								6.4	4.9	2799	63
063462014555	2737	Katherine Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5500	616	29	21.3	76.1%	110 (17.9%)	107 (17.4%)	170 (27.6%)	186 (30.2%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29 (4.7%)								6.3	7.9	2747	10
060152012866	2738	Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 934-0300	180	10	18.9	72.8%	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	176 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								6.2	10.5	2691	47
069100709220	2739	Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	571	75	7.6	84.9%	50 (8.8%)	14 (2.5%)	448 (78.5%)	41 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$56,645							6.2			(n/a)
060000310347	2740	California School for the Deaf-Fremont	Public, Alternative	K-12	39350 Gallaudet Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-3666	300	72	4.1	99.0%	63 (21.0%)	17 (5.7%)	166 (55.3%)	33 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.7%)	$49,408							6.1	11.3	2661	79