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)
060188312536	1751	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1263 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-4125	528	22	24	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	518 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								31.4	21.4	2205	454
064080006742	1752	Valley Home Elementary	Public	K-8	13231 Pioneer Ave.	Valley Home	95361	Stanislaus County	Valley Home Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0117	169	9	18.7	31.4%	81 (47.9%)	1 (0.6%)	69 (40.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)								31.3	53	1082	670
060276014049	1753	Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)	Public, Charter	5-8	1660 Monroe St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 727-9495	94	4	21.3	75.5%	68 (72.3%)	1 (1.1%)	21 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$9,563							31.3	34.4	1651	102
062847004400	1754	Ray Wiltsey Middle	Public	6-8	1450 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-5838	799	40	19.8	94.7%	8 (1.0%)	54 (6.8%)	717 (89.7%)	11 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$7,252							31.3	35.8	1603	151
064200009463	1755	Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1625 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4900	571	29	20	69.7%	13 (2.3%)	17 (3.0%)	469 (82.1%)	61 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,368							31.2	27.6	1927	172
061035008661	1756	El Monte Middle	Public	6-8	42111 Road 128	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3017	923	43	21.4	96.9%	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	882 (95.6%)	29 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,064							31.2	31	1784	28
061989002386	1757	Kit Carson Elementary	Public	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2843	378	21	17.9	74.6%	87 (23.0%)	6 (1.6%)	264 (69.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)								31.2	35.1	1628	129
060242312796	1758	Hardy Brown College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	655 West 2nd St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Hardy Brown College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-1410	317	15	21.1	86.8%	1 (0.3%)	221 (69.7%)	71 (22.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)								31.2	56.2	1005	753
062922004509	1759	Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	928	45	20.7	94.3%	20 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	885 (95.4%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,998							31.2	27.2	1947	188
060962000995	1760	Rosecrans Elementary	Public	K-8	1301 North Acacia Ave.	Compton	90227	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6360	478	19	25.7	66.5%	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	439 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								31.1	37.6	1543	217

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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