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)
060180614203	1661	iLEAD Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Online District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 644-8701	266	36	7.4	53.8%	72 (27.1%)	50 (18.8%)	99 (37.2%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)								34.1	62.3	838	823
062271003263	1662	Pacoima Middle	Public	6-8	9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4200	899	45	20.1	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,669							34.1	28.4	1880	218
062076002491	1663	Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-8	9100 Jersey Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2868	238	14	17	92.9%	11 (4.6%)	12 (5.0%)	210 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$11,574							34.1	25.7	2013	350
062361009575	1664	Brock Elliott Elementary	Public	K-8	1110 Stonum Ln.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7260	808	33	24.7	53.1%	142 (17.6%)	27 (3.3%)	482 (59.7%)	120 (14.9%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	20 (2.5%)	$4,834							34	31.9	1749	85
062769002145	1665	Corvallis Middle	Public	6-8	11032 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4125	636	24	26.5	73.7%	15 (2.4%)	26 (4.1%)	546 (85.8%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.4%)	$12,631							34	29	1852	187
060004707399	1666	Earle E. Williams Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Tennis Ln.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3345	784	39	19.9	59.9%	112 (14.3%)	48 (6.1%)	474 (60.5%)	118 (15.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	20 (2.6%)	$6,792							34	28.2	1894	228
060243000129	1667	Arizona Middle	Public	6-8	11045 Arizona Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1675	891	40	22.1	87.2%	65 (7.3%)	52 (5.8%)	707 (79.3%)	52 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.9%)	$7,690							33.9	34.5	1648	19
060402013771	1668	Barstow STEM Academy	Public	5-8	310 Mountain View	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6150	396	14	28.8	54.3%	73 (18.4%)	30 (7.6%)	247 (62.4%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$5,880							33.9	39.1	1493	175
063801006421	1669	King Elementary	Public	K-8	2640 East Lafayette St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7230	987	40	24.8	84.4%	15 (1.5%)	45 (4.6%)	897 (90.9%)	21 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$6,555							33.9	32.9	1706	37
060015811506	1670	Turlock Junior High	Public	7-8	3951 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0881	1,257	61	20.6	61.5%	387 (30.8%)	33 (2.6%)	690 (54.9%)	95 (7.6%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (3.3%)	$10,070							33.9	45.4	1299	371

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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.