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)
063627001989	1341	Abraham Lincoln Middle	Public	7-8	1239 Nelson Blvd.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6600	888	50	17.8	91.3%	49 (5.5%)	4 (0.5%)	795 (89.5%)	34 (3.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,962							43.9	41.8	1405	64
063315012176	1342	Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 276-2006	1,200	74	16.2	83.8%	126 (10.5%)	113 (9.4%)	843 (70.3%)	46 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	9 (0.8%)	53 (4.4%)	$18,553							43.8	41.7	1407	65
060219710398	1343	Santa Ynez Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Tyndall St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	Santa Ynez Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7360	165	10	16.5	21.8%	91 (55.2%)	1 (0.6%)	33 (20.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (23.6%)								43.7	74.7	589	754
062361003584	1344	New Haven Elementary	Public	K-8	14600 South Austin Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7360	483	19	24.7	49.9%	133 (27.5%)	11 (2.3%)	269 (55.7%)	51 (10.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	$5,802							43.7	45.4	1301	43
060203514290	1345	Pacific Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1615 Mater Dei Dr.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Pacific Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	514	17	29.6	44.0%	85 (16.5%)	23 (4.5%)	318 (61.9%)	46 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.8%)								43.7	39.5	1479	134
060157611263	1346	KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	426 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 233-3242	352	17	20.8	90.6%	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.5%)	305 (86.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)								43.7	40.5	1438	92
062271002822	1347	Westside Global Awareness Magnet	Public	K-8	104 Anchorage St.	Marina Del Rey	90292	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 821-2039	233	14	17.1	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,497							43.6	36.3	1582	235
060342000260	1348	Mitchell Intermediate	Public	7-8	1753 Fifth St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6124	739	33	22.5	79.6%	113 (15.3%)	16 (2.2%)	550 (74.4%)	31 (4.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$3,796							43.6	38.9	1500	152
064230006922	1349	Fletcher Walker Elementary	Public	K-8	Fourth and Greenwood Sts.	Westwood	96137	Lassen County	Westwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 256-3295	89	6	14.8	79.8%	63 (70.8%)	1 (1.1%)	15 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$8,920							43.6			(n/a)
060251614425	1350	Granite Mountain Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8560 Aliento Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Granite Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 906-3593	3,433	114	30	44.1%	1,286 (37.5%)	133 (3.9%)	1,553 (45.2%)	129 (3.8%)	12 (0.3%)	11 (0.3%)	307 (8.9%)								43.6	41.8	1406	56

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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