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)
069113502468	2451	Tomas Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	21675 Martin St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8570	1,034	43	23.9	95.3%	29 (2.8%)	23 (2.2%)	966 (93.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$6,198							15.6	17.7	2394	57
060002712772	2452	Lakeland Village	Public	K-8	18730 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7400	905	44	20.4	90.2%	120 (13.3%)	22 (2.4%)	721 (79.7%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.8%)	$8,649							15.5	23.6	2120	332
062649003994	2453	Boron Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	26831 Prospect St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5121	250	16	15.5	57.2%	100 (40.0%)	29 (11.6%)	93 (37.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	19 (7.6%)								15.5	11.4	2656	203
060133205103	2454	Oakdale Elementary	Public	K-8	3708 Myrtle Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1910	584	24	24.3	93.3%	117 (20.0%)	118 (20.2%)	172 (29.5%)	103 (17.6%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	61 (10.4%)								15.5	10.6	2685	231
061380001554	2455	Fillmore Middle	Public	6-8	543 A St.	Fillmore	93016	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6055	820	39	21	82.4%	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	773 (94.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$8,368							15.5	18.1	2369	86
060363000297	2456	Emerson Middle	Public	6-8	801 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5260	754	34	21.9	93.4%	46 (6.1%)	102 (13.5%)	568 (75.3%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	$7,976							15.4	17.9	2378	78
060285000216	2457	Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Spartan Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7420	996	42	23.7	84.9%	110 (11.0%)	192 (19.3%)	563 (56.5%)	54 (5.4%)	4 (0.4%)	23 (2.3%)	50 (5.0%)	$6,729							15.4	17.6	2404	53
062271002983	2458	Elizabeth Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4811 Elizabeth St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 271-3600	1,389	78	17.7	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,445							15.4	17.5	2408	50
063994006623	2459	Tulelake High	Public	7-12	850 Main St.	Tulelake	96134	Siskiyou County	Tulelake Basin Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 667-2292	174	12	14.2	83.3%	28 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	$16,673							15.4	13.1	2585	126
060157908070	2460	Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	27616 Newhall Ranch Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 607-0153	454	18	24.9	63.7%	182 (40.1%)	15 (3.3%)	198 (43.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.3%)								15.3	18.7	2348	112

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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