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)
060985012824	421	Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	Public	7-8	6905 Harrison Ave.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-8241	1,220	47	25.7	56.9%	224 (18.4%)	98 (8.0%)	442 (36.2%)	397 (32.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	50 (4.1%)	$7,123							82.7	81.8	448	27
062052002473	422	Lagunitas Elementary	Public	K-8	One Lagunitas School Rd.	San Geronimo	94963	Marin County	Lagunitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 488-4118	80	5	17.2	21.3%	60 (75.0%)	1 (1.3%)	12 (15.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	$15,498							82.7	79.5	500	78
060161008520	423	Redwood Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1059 North State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Redwood Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-0500	133	8	17.1	60.9%	58 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (36.8%)	4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	3 (2.3%)	15 (11.3%)								82.7	71.4	656	233
063432005505	424	Longfellow K-8	Public	K-8	5055 July St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 276-4206	666	30	22.3	32.0%	241 (36.2%)	47 (7.1%)	307 (46.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (9.6%)	$6,607							82.7	90.1	277	147
060215914091	425	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	703 C St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	505	30	16.9	26.9%	119 (23.6%)	14 (2.8%)	67 (13.3%)	212 (42.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.2%)								82.5	89.7	286	139
061122001247	426	Miller Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3760	593	35	17	23.4%	333 (56.2%)	5 (0.8%)	160 (27.0%)	36 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.8%)	$10,109							82.5	87.1	336	90
060147314298	427	Classical Academy Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	2022 University Dr	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Classical Academy Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 330-9800	616	24	25.8	30.0%	369 (59.9%)	8 (1.3%)	152 (24.7%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.0%)								82.5	87.7	330	97
062100011298	428	Alice C. Stelle Middle	Public	6-8	22450 Mulholland Hwy.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 224-4107	760	32	23.7	18.8%	554 (72.9%)	10 (1.3%)	81 (10.7%)	36 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (10.4%)								82.4	75.6	567	139
063360008551	429	Robert C. Cooley Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Prairie Woods Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1740	997	43	23.3	61.1%	501 (50.3%)	45 (4.5%)	194 (19.5%)	166 (16.6%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.9%)	78 (7.8%)								82.4	79.3	507	78
060964001022	430	Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	233 West Gainsborough Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-7264	653	29	22.8	23.0%	300 (45.9%)	15 (2.3%)	238 (36.4%)	44 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.5%)	$6,348							82.4	83.1	408	22

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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.