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)
063432008963	591	Bethune K-8	Public	K-8	6835 Benjamin Holt Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 267-2271	529	22	24.2	70.5%	9 (1.7%)	28 (5.3%)	118 (22.3%)	309 (58.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	59 (11.2%)	$7,666							74.8	68.1	718	127
061185001312	592	East Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	14421 East Whittier Blvd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7220	1,051	44	23.9	73.5%	71 (6.8%)	5 (0.5%)	918 (87.3%)	18 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.1%)								74.8	76.4	557	35
060903000903	593	Clark Intermediate	Public	7-8	902 Fifth St.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1500	1,455	65	22.2	60.5%	477 (32.8%)	38 (2.6%)	675 (46.4%)	178 (12.2%)	13 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	67 (4.6%)	$5,460							74.7	71.1	663	70
060177611727	594	California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	8828 Elk Grove Blvd. Ste. 4	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-9699	543	22	25.2	29.3%	136 (25.0%)	22 (4.1%)	162 (29.8%)	136 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (15.7%)								74.6	77.3	544	50
062949009599	595	Linscott Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Elm St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6301	259	10	25.9	65.3%	31 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	212 (81.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)								74.5	68.5	706	111
069100601981	596	Charter Community School Home Study Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6767 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-2271	345	30	11.4	46.1%	237 (68.7%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (19.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.9%)	$10,914							74.5	76.7	551	45
063099011372	597	Las Colinas Middle	Public	6-8	5750 Fieldcrest Dr.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5320	751	32	23.2	30.2%	271 (36.1%)	10 (1.3%)	336 (44.7%)	82 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	47 (6.3%)	$7,199							74.5	79.9	488	109
061494007288	598	Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate	Public	7-8	8510 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3360	324	20	16	65.1%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (48.5%)	163 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$4,344							74.5	75.6	570	28
062577003855	599	Moreland Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Student Ln.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3300	712	40	17.5	44.8%	137 (19.2%)	16 (2.2%)	307 (43.1%)	183 (25.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (8.6%)	$6,141							74.4	75.7	565	34
060964001023	600	Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	2855 Borchard Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3617	843	41	20.8	32.4%	397 (47.1%)	5 (0.6%)	322 (38.2%)	63 (7.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.7%)	$6,078							74.4	78.5	523	77

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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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