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)
060248614377	911	Sycamore Creek Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17131 Emerald Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Sycamore Creek Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 594-3660	157	7	22.4	33.1%	54 (34.4%)	2 (1.3%)	60 (38.2%)	10 (6.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (18.5%)								58.8	38.5	1506	595
060219213735	912	East Bay Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3400 Malcolm Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	East Bay Innovation Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 577-9557	533	25	21.7	23.3%	92 (17.3%)	128 (24.0%)	205 (38.5%)	38 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.6%)								58.7	59.6	925	13
064200004607	913	Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	667	30	22	71.1%	12 (1.8%)	16 (2.4%)	502 (75.3%)	114 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	$6,586							58.6	51.1	1134	221
060182314328	914	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,260	56	22.5	40.2%	489 (38.8%)	54 (4.3%)	523 (41.5%)	70 (5.6%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (9.1%)								58.6	61.8	858	56
061336014474	915	Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun	Public, Virtual	K-8	1100 Civic Center Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 438-6973	310	14	22.4	57.1%	24 (7.7%)	52 (16.8%)	111 (35.8%)	58 (18.7%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	54 (17.4%)								58.5	50.1	1166	251
061980009558	916	Rafer Johnson Junior High	Public, Charter	7-8	1300 Stroud Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-1091	442	23	19	69.5%	106 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	306 (69.2%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$5,761							58.5	60	902	14
060248213859	917	iLEAD Hybrid	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy. Ste. A	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Hybrid District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 434-1755	3,575	172	20.7	45.2%	1,323 (37.0%)	240 (6.7%)	1,292 (36.1%)	249 (7.0%)	14 (0.4%)	13 (0.4%)	436 (12.2%)								58.4	57.2	981	64
060163114339	918	Trivium Charter School Adventure	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1600 Berkeley Dr.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Adventure District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	240	12	19.8	20.0%	143 (59.6%)	5 (2.1%)	60 (25.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (12.5%)								58.4	62	849	69
063867011498	919	Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	863	40	21.3	46.0%	298 (34.5%)	24 (2.8%)	397 (46.0%)	70 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	65 (7.5%)								58.4	58.9	936	17
060257814625	920	Phoenix Charter Academy College View	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	145 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Phoenix Charter Academy College View District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 222-9280	270	16	16.6	59.3%	192 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.6%)	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.8%)								58.3	71.7	647	273

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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