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)
060172613746	1041	Caliber: Beta Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2465 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	Caliber: Beta Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 685-9886	950	41	23	77.1%	17 (1.8%)	180 (18.9%)	636 (66.9%)	82 (8.6%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	27 (2.8%)								53.9	41.1	1426	385
061488001836	1042	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Public	7-8	12752 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6241	539	24	22	96.1%	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	463 (85.9%)	58 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,847							53.9	51.5	1120	78
064212002217	1043	Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	40525 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-9993	1,029	43	24	55.0%	229 (22.3%)	101 (9.8%)	585 (56.9%)	55 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.2%)	$9,579							53.8	57.3	978	65
063801006401	1044	Commodore Stockton Skills	Public	K-8	2725 Michigan Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7170	964	39	24.5	57.8%	87 (9.0%)	70 (7.3%)	666 (69.1%)	61 (6.3%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	60 (6.2%)	$6,314							53.8	40	1459	415
060720014280	1045	Campbell School of Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Cherry Ln.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4222	807	33	24.8	29.5%	232 (28.7%)	30 (3.7%)	303 (37.5%)	133 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (13.0%)								53.8	62.4	834	211
060184114353	1046	JCS - Manzanita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5300 Jackson Dr.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	JCS - Manzanita District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-4344	200	17	11.7	55.5%	66 (33.0%)	6 (3.0%)	102 (51.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)								53.7	46.7	1265	219
060146913015	1047	Sycamore Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6832 Avenue 280	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Sycamore Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3236	410	16	25.6	35.9%	150 (36.6%)	2 (0.5%)	216 (52.7%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.0%)								53.7	62.1	847	200
063204009182	1048	Turtle Bay	Public	K-8	1330 Arboretum Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0035	764	31	24.6	76.8%	462 (60.5%)	24 (3.1%)	142 (18.6%)	18 (2.4%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (12.0%)	$5,773							53.6	43	1372	324
064119006825	1049	Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	740 Olive Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	804	42	19.2	53.0%	259 (32.2%)	13 (1.6%)	444 (55.2%)	26 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.1%)	$7,854							53.6	45.6	1295	246
063099004804	1050	Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	888 North Lantana St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5335	606	31	19.8	47.2%	197 (32.5%)	20 (3.3%)	287 (47.4%)	45 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.4%)	$7,288							53.6	58.6	944	106

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