Best Middle Schools in California

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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)
063048002973	1271	Mountain Creek Middle	Public	6-8	6862 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-4393	81	3	26.6	51.9%	50 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (21.0%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.6%)	$9,702							46.1	33.9	1670	399
060215700736	1272	Tree of Life International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	19415 Jacqueline St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Tree of Life International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-7040	326	15	21.7	62.0%	120 (36.8%)	4 (1.2%)	185 (56.7%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)								46	53.1	1079	193
060200912433	1273	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	23151 Palomar St.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 678-5217	507	23	21.5	36.9%	99 (19.5%)	15 (3.0%)	182 (35.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	202 (39.8%)								46	51.9	1113	160
061288014616	1274	Limitless Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 432-2388	155	11	14.1	57.4%	16 (10.3%)	3 (1.9%)	123 (79.4%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								45.9	59.9	907	367
060155313135	1275	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2079 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9616	477	19	24.7	86.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	463 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)								45.9	43.6	1355	80
060212713769	1276	California Connections Academy North Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	California Connections Academy North Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 200-7645	154	3	45.9	59.7%	76 (49.4%)	5 (3.2%)	47 (30.5%)	8 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.0%)								45.9	67.3	739	537
062583003871	1277	Lewis H. Britton Middle	Public	6-8	80 West Central Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6160	604	27	22.4	45.7%	130 (21.5%)	8 (1.3%)	377 (62.4%)	47 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.8%)	$5,255							45.9	37.3	1551	274
064200012337	1278	Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	306	18	16.9	78.1%	10 (3.3%)	7 (2.3%)	240 (78.4%)	46 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,923							45.9	43.9	1348	70
060003613189	1279	Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	754	39	19.4	44.4%	119 (15.8%)	104 (13.8%)	338 (44.8%)	100 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	78 (10.3%)	$8,141							45.8	39.9	1460	181
060218314124	1280	Growth Public	Public, Charter	K-8	9320 Tech Center Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Growth Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 394-5007	278	14	19.8	57.9%	65 (23.4%)	24 (8.6%)	143 (51.4%)	21 (7.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)								45.8			(n/a)

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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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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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