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)
062271003011	1401	Alexander Fleming Middle	Public	6-8	25425 Walnut St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4500	1,085	58	18.7	87.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,872							41.7	45.5	1298	103
064308007901	1402	Douglass Middle	Public	7-8	525 Granada Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-2191	808	38	21.1	76.0%	105 (13.0%)	14 (1.7%)	576 (71.3%)	84 (10.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$6,426							41.7	46.6	1267	135
060180510641	1403	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,294	116	28.4	63.8%	865 (26.3%)	383 (11.6%)	1,667 (50.6%)	232 (7.0%)	28 (0.9%)	48 (1.5%)	71 (2.2%)								41.6	44.4	1335	68
060205512661	1404	Paragon Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1608 Sampson St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Paragon Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2505	203	11	18	46.8%	95 (46.8%)	1 (0.5%)	75 (36.9%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.8%)								41.6	36.7	1569	165
060212813970	1405	Equitas Academy 4	Public, Charter	5-8	2501 West 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	390	18	21.3	92.6%	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	370 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)								41.6	36.1	1589	184
060282013154	1406	Academies of the Antelope Valley	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 West Avenue L	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3031	665	31	21.6	65.4%	95 (14.3%)	79 (11.9%)	428 (64.4%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	$11,963							41.6	39.9	1463	57
062847004413	1407	Vernon Middle	Public	7-8	9775 Vernon Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5036	607	30	19.9	88.5%	19 (3.1%)	18 (3.0%)	539 (88.8%)	15 (2.5%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,316							41.6	38.5	1513	106
062304003514	1408	Lucerne Elementary	Public	K-8	3351 Country Club Dr.	Lucerne	95458	Lake County	Lucerne Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 274-5578	299	14	21.3	78.6%	165 (55.2%)	4 (1.3%)	92 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.7%)	$12,067							41.5	34.8	1636	228
060015908834	1409	Scott Valley Junior High	Public	6-8	237 Butte St.	Fort Jones	96032	Siskiyou County	Scott Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 468-5565	170	7	23.8	56.5%	102 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.1%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.1%)	$12,475							41.5	52.5	1094	315
063864006482	1410	Granger Junior High	Public	7-9	2101 Granger Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 472-6000	794	35	22.4	83.6%	49 (6.2%)	15 (1.9%)	538 (67.8%)	147 (18.5%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.3%)	$7,499							41.4	42.5	1386	24

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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