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)
062292003504	691	Los Olivos Elementary	Public	K-8	2540 Alamo Pintado Ave.	Los Olivos	93441	Santa Barbara County	Los Olivos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4025	151	10	15.5	18.5%	92 (60.9%)	3 (2.0%)	33 (21.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.9%)	$16,060							69.6	78.4	526	165
062109002533	692	Lassen View Elementary	Public	K-8	10818 Highway 99-E	Los Molinos	96055	Tehama County	Lassen View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-5162	367	15	23.9	51.5%	263 (71.7%)	6 (1.6%)	95 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								69.6	72.5	628	64
064038013728	693	Union Hill Middle	Public	7-8	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Marin County	Union Hill Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8456	146	8	17.9	39.7%	98 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (20.5%)	$8,520							69.5	73.4	612	81
062793004229	694	Oak View Elementary	Public	K-8	7474 East Collier Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Oak View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-0636	380	18	21.2	33.2%	163 (42.9%)	1 (0.3%)	189 (49.7%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)								69.2	60	904	210
063081004788	695	Plainsburg Union Elementary	Public	K-8	3708 South Plainsburg Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Plainsburg Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4707	107	5	22.2	53.3%	49 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (50.5%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,030							69.2	57.3	977	282
060177000057	696	Will C. Wood Middle	Public	6-8	420 Grand St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4015	603	27	22.7	57.5%	127 (21.1%)	45 (7.5%)	134 (22.2%)	191 (31.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	97 (16.1%)	$16,212							69.1	68.4	707	11
063462005805	697	Orangevale Open K-8	Public	K-8	5630 Illinois Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8067	585	25	23.6	32.0%	419 (71.6%)	3 (0.5%)	100 (17.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	$5,694							69.1	80.2	484	213
061970002366	698	General Grant Middle	Public	6-8	360 North East Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7330	514	20	25.6	92.0%	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	490 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,277							69	66.6	750	52
062538003785	699	Montague Elementary	Public	K-8	430 East Prather St.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Montague Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3001	154	8	19.2	60.4%	114 (74.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21 (13.6%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$10,119							69	78.7	521	178
063462002560	700	Gold River Discovery Center K-8	Public	K-8	2200 Roaring Camp Dr.	Gold River	95670	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5349	722	32	22.9	32.0%	426 (59.0%)	27 (3.7%)	127 (17.6%)	56 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	80 (11.1%)	$6,053							69	75.4	574	126

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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