Best Middle Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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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)
060179212547	1791	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	455	22	20.3	53.0%	37 (8.1%)	24 (5.3%)	293 (64.4%)	61 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)								30.4	32.9	1701	90
064347007030	1792	Barry Elementary	Public	K-8	1255 Barry Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5220	601	30	20	72.2%	174 (29.0%)	10 (1.7%)	265 (44.1%)	122 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	$8,131							30.3	39.1	1491	301
060243000135	1793	Loma Vista Middle	Public	6-8	11050 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1685	1,023	46	22.1	90.2%	36 (3.5%)	19 (1.9%)	938 (91.7%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.1%)	$7,656							30.3	31.8	1756	37
062922004240	1794	R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering	Public	6-8	701 North Juanita Ave.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1536	1,038	55	18.7	89.4%	32 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	968 (93.3%)	30 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)								30.3	22	2176	382
061674009847	1795	Anthony W. Ochoa Middle	Public	7-8	2121 Depot Rd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3130	375	20	18.3	84.3%	14 (3.7%)	24 (6.4%)	215 (57.3%)	85 (22.7%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	14 (3.7%)								30.3	37.4	1546	249
063864006487	1796	Montgomery Middle	Public	7-8	1051 Picador Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-4000	735	34	21.7	63.4%	41 (5.6%)	23 (3.1%)	613 (83.4%)	36 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	$8,028							30.3	30.8	1788	8
063621006180	1797	Seeley Elementary	Public	K-8	1812 West Rio Vista St.	Seeley	92273	Imperial County	Seeley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3571	337	16	21	94.1%	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	303 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,150							30.3	26	1994	197
069113610297	1798	San Juan	Public	K-8	100 Nyland Dr.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-4538	337	18	18.4	52.8%	67 (19.9%)	4 (1.2%)	201 (59.6%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (16.0%)	$11,649							30.3	25.2	2039	241
062271012440	1799	Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	768	36	21.5	98.0%	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	726 (94.5%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$8,719							30.2	23	2141	342
061869002272	1800	Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	381	19	20	68.8%	236 (61.9%)	4 (1.0%)	106 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$14,201							30.2	26.7	1969	169

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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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