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)
060263014568	701	Cambridge Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	830 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 999-7757	132	8	16.1	72.0%	26 (19.7%)	7 (5.3%)	72 (54.5%)	23 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								68.9	67.1	740	39
062847009417	702	Central Language Academy	Public	K-8	415 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-8522	733	30	24.8	67.4%	24 (3.3%)	27 (3.7%)	663 (90.5%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$6,954							68.7	54.4	1048	346
062979011813	703	Paradise Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	122	5	27.1	62.3%	15 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (62.3%)	13 (10.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.9%)								68.7	73.2	614	89
060197810975	704	Stone Bridge	Public, Charter	K-8	1019 2nd Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Stone Bridge District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 252-5522	277	10	27.7	13.4%	186 (67.1%)	4 (1.4%)	47 (17.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.7%)								68.7	68.4	708	4
060003611734	705	Heron	Public	K-8	5151 Banfield Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5680	1,045	44	23.7	28.9%	234 (22.4%)	137 (13.1%)	298 (28.5%)	212 (20.3%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	148 (14.2%)	$6,651							68.6	66	764	59
060201110711	706	University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands	Public, Charter	K-8	1099 Bedford Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	UNIV Preparation Charter School @ CSU Channel Islands Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 482-4608	737	38	19.1	46.1%	114 (15.5%)	11 (1.5%)	558 (75.7%)	27 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)								68.6	73	621	85
063360005185	707	Warren T. Eich Middle	Public	6-8	1509 Sierra Gardens Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1770	960	47	20.2	66.0%	504 (52.5%)	12 (1.3%)	304 (31.7%)	72 (7.5%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (6.3%)								68.6	71.1	661	46
060798000765	708	Akers Elementary	Public	K-8	Constellation Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 998-5707	656	34	19.2	33.8%	245 (37.3%)	71 (10.8%)	180 (27.4%)	41 (6.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	109 (16.6%)	$5,475,768							68.6	64.2	790	82
064098006749	709	Cabrillo Middle	Public	6-8	1426 East Santa Clara St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5155	867	31	28	43.3%	429 (49.5%)	6 (0.7%)	341 (39.3%)	35 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.8%)	$5,811							68.5	68.3	712	3
062121011612	710	Jane Addams Middle	Public	6-8	4535 West 153rd Pl.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-4806	704	36	19.3	80.0%	21 (3.0%)	42 (6.0%)	590 (83.8%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$8,168							68.4	65.9	765	55

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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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