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)
063801014471	1811	Flora Arca Mata	Public	K-8	5600 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7000	498	17	28.9	78.5%	27 (5.4%)	89 (17.9%)	277 (55.6%)	69 (13.9%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	24 (4.8%)								30	31.7	1758	53
063471007483	1812	Bohannon Middle	Public	6-8	800 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3800	626	31	20.2	77.5%	50 (8.0%)	35 (5.6%)	425 (67.9%)	84 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	20 (3.2%)	$6,022							30	28.5	1874	62
062640003987	1813	August Boeger Middle	Public	6-8	1944 Flint Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-3770	398	23	17.3	73.1%	7 (1.8%)	11 (2.8%)	280 (70.4%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	19 (4.8%)	$11,772							29.9	27.2	1943	130
062169008875	1814	Claudia Landeen	Public	K-8	4128 Feather River Dr.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8660	525	22	23.5	88.4%	44 (8.4%)	86 (16.4%)	278 (53.0%)	61 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.5%)	$4,097							29.9	28.4	1881	67
060184912811	1815	Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	452	28	15.9	85.8%	14 (3.1%)	52 (11.5%)	384 (85.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								29.9	25.5	2021	206
060205410388	1816	Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	557	25	22.2	67.0%	49 (8.8%)	13 (2.3%)	458 (82.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)								29.7	33.7	1678	138
060178308398	1817	Mare Island Technology Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2 Positive Pl.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Mare Island Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	259	10	25.9	64.1%	18 (6.9%)	28 (10.8%)	134 (51.7%)	48 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	27 (10.4%)								29.7	20.1	2265	448
063237007621	1818	William G. Jehue Middle	Public	6-8	1500 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7377	1,460	57	25.5	87.9%	27 (1.8%)	67 (4.6%)	1,329 (91.0%)	18 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (0.9%)	$6,575							29.6	28.4	1879	61
061944009557	1819	Pearblossom Elementary	Public	K-8	12828 East Avenue W	Pearblossom	93553	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6019	386	15	25.7	81.3%	88 (22.8%)	4 (1.0%)	280 (72.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								29.6	34.3	1656	163
064140006846	1820	Palm Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Palm Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7130	632	29	22	92.2%	11 (1.7%)	16 (2.5%)	602 (95.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,209							29.6	30	1820

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.