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)
063339012127	1921	Ethan A Chase Middle	Public	6-8	28100 Calm Horizon Dr.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-9244	1,359	58	23.2	77.0%	192 (14.1%)	77 (5.7%)	1,002 (73.7%)	52 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	29 (2.1%)								27.4	26	2000	79
062271012916	1922	Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet	Public	6-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5535	517	35	14.9	95.2%	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	474 (91.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,310							27.4	23.5	2124	202
063697214469	1923	Victor Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	16350 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 955-3201	106	6	17.6	79.2%	4 (3.8%)	19 (17.9%)	71 (67.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)								27.4	24.2	2086	163
060263000173	1924	Dale Junior High	Public	7-8	900 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4210	1,034	48	21.6	90.1%	57 (5.5%)	26 (2.5%)	808 (78.1%)	122 (11.8%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	$13,599							27.4	19.7	2291	367
062808008689	1925	Delta Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4901 Frank Hengel Way	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6840	900	40	22.6	42.1%	218 (24.2%)	129 (14.3%)	396 (44.0%)	111 (12.3%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.4%)	28 (3.1%)	$7,009							27.3	27.5	1934	9
062547003795	1926	Eastmont Intermediate	Public	6-8	400 North Bradshawe Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5133	615	32	19	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	600 (97.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$5,556							27.3	29.2	1844	82
062271003271	1927	Woodland Hills Academy	Public	6-8	20800 Burbank Blvd.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 226-2900	603	32	19	71.3%	95 (15.8%)	53 (8.8%)	389 (64.5%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$10,735							27.3	31.8	1753	174
062922004501	1928	Curren Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 North F St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1527	884	45	19.7	93.2%	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	857 (96.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$3,844							27.3	24.6	2070	142
060378000346	1929	Bangor Union Elementary	Public	K-8	7549 Oro-Bangor Hwy.	Bangor	95914	Butte County	Bangor Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 679-2434	82	4	18.2	48.8%	53 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.3%)	$15,334							27.3			(n/a)
060173514296	1930	California Creative Learning Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	103	5	20.6	64.1%	25 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (60.2%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.7%)								27.3	39.2	1487	443

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.