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)
060184014096	1971	Thompson Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	995 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Thompson Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-7300	143	8	18.4	60.8%	96 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)								26.5	12.6	2610	639
062781004209	1972	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	Public	7-8	5035 Edenview Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0616	522	25	20.6	47.9%	20 (3.8%)	19 (3.6%)	363 (69.5%)	104 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	$13,236							26.5	31.5	1764	208
060852000851	1973	Wilson Middle	Public	7-8	1209 Robertson Blvd.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8070	493	20	24.2	89.2%	109 (22.1%)	13 (2.6%)	347 (70.4%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$7,173							26.4	30.8	1791	182
063432010635	1974	Creative Performing and Media Arts	Public	6-8	5050 Conrad Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5550	725	36	19.9	69.0%	92 (12.7%)	84 (11.6%)	439 (60.6%)	48 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	57 (7.9%)	$8,452							26.4	31.8	1751	223
060408009307	1975	Oak Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	40094 Indian Springs Rd.	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	204	10	20.1	67.6%	118 (57.8%)	1 (0.5%)	58 (28.4%)	8 (3.9%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$10,682							26.4	28.3	1888	87
060219412010	1976	Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	379	22	16.8	66.2%	3 (0.8%)	134 (35.4%)	229 (60.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								26.4	16.9	2436	460
061336007282	1977	Crystal Middle	Public	6-8	400 Whispering Bay Ln.	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-5800	622	27	22.7	65.0%	43 (6.9%)	132 (21.2%)	306 (49.2%)	69 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	63 (10.1%)	$6,320							26.3	26.4	1975	2
064030006660	1978	Pomolita Middle	Public	6-8	740 North Spring St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5350	767	39	19.4	80.8%	218 (28.4%)	4 (0.5%)	482 (62.8%)	8 (1.0%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	$6,477							26.3	26.1	1988	10
060159910869	1979	ISANA Nascent Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3417 West Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	ISANA Nascent Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-1869	524	24	21.9	90.1%	1 (0.2%)	127 (24.2%)	382 (72.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)								26.3	29.7	1828	151
063468005831	1980	Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4380	899	42	21.4	76.2%	70 (7.8%)	126 (14.0%)	510 (56.7%)	117 (13.0%)	6 (0.7%)	10 (1.1%)	60 (6.7%)	$5,928							26.3	26.9	1957	23

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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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