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)
061113001236	1851	Di Giorgio Elementary	Public	K-8	19405 Buena Vista Blvd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Di Giorgio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-2604	223	10	23.4	100.0%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,044							29.1	25.4	2031	180
063276005089	1852	Rio del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3119	612	33	18.3	71.6%	26 (4.2%)	9 (1.5%)	542 (88.6%)	29 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$6,917							29.1	32.3	1733	119
064116014140	1853	Global Learning Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1051 Robin Dr.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7788	436	20	22.3	77.8%	31 (7.1%)	8 (1.8%)	380 (87.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$62,974							29.1	24.9	2056	203
063255010198	1854	Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2625 Barnard Rd.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 231-1431	531	37	14.2	54.6%	77 (14.5%)	99 (18.6%)	245 (46.1%)	69 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.6%)	$5,465							29	14.9	2514	660
062994010533	1855	McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	616	27	22.5	83.6%	51 (8.3%)	114 (18.5%)	382 (62.0%)	41 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$5,890							29	22	2180	325
062250002736	1856	Lindbergh STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1022 East Market St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 422-2845	411	24	17.3	93.4%	10 (2.4%)	100 (24.3%)	256 (62.3%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.2%)	$7,965							29	24.8	2062	206
060962000977	1857	Dickison Elementary	Public	K-8	905 North Aranbe St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6160	682	26	26.5	94.4%	3 (0.4%)	56 (8.2%)	613 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)								28.9	35.5	1615	242
063462005828	1858	Woodside K-8	Public	K-8	8248 Villa Oak Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5216	420	20	20.9	66.0%	203 (48.3%)	22 (5.2%)	150 (35.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	$6,705							28.9	32.7	1711	147
063801006407	1859	Franklin High	Public	6-12	4600 East Fremont St.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7435	2,188	99	21.9	72.6%	83 (3.8%)	92 (4.2%)	1,831 (83.7%)	102 (4.7%)	16 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	52 (2.4%)	$8,633							28.8	40.1	1455	404
060846000846	1860	Ramona Junior High	Public	7-8	4575 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9144	453	24	19	84.8%	20 (4.4%)	8 (1.8%)	407 (89.8%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,226							28.8	33.4	1687	173

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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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Educational resources:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.