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)
060171612034	1681	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	5,700	197	28.9	75.6%	741 (13.0%)	954 (16.7%)	3,386 (59.4%)	248 (4.4%)	26 (0.5%)	29 (0.5%)	316 (5.5%)								33.6	33.7	1677	4
060248114087	1682	KIPP Valiant Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	620 Willow Rd	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	KIPP Valiant Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 422-4022	575	28	20.6	91.5%	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	529 (92.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	6 (1.0%)								33.6	24.9	2059	377
060231011446	1683	Renaissance Academy	Public	6-8	1720 Hopkins Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1950	365	22	16.9	80.5%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	292 (80.0%)	58 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,406							33.5	26.2	1984	301
063462005814	1684	Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4924 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7889	581	31	19	68.7%	253 (43.5%)	40 (6.9%)	184 (31.7%)	36 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	$7,752							33.5	26.3	1981	297
061455001771	1685	Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	874	42	21	69.9%	185 (21.2%)	99 (11.3%)	477 (54.6%)	58 (6.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (5.1%)	$9,159							33.5	36.2	1586	99
060825000809	1686	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	10001 Crows Landing Rd.	Turlock	95313	Stanislaus County	Chatom Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-8515	162	7	22.6	63.6%	55 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (64.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,837							33.5	35.6	1610	76
063918006544	1687	Nelson Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2940	457	23	20	84.7%	163 (35.7%)	9 (2.0%)	79 (17.3%)	151 (33.0%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.5%)	$8,590							33.5	29.1	1851	164
060217708682	1688	Blue Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	450 West East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Blue Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 879-7483	232	12	19.7	54.3%	132 (56.9%)	2 (0.9%)	56 (24.1%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (12.9%)								33.4	62.3	842	846
060211708502	1689	Gorman Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,118	59	18.9	40.2%	342 (30.6%)	104 (9.3%)	547 (48.9%)	32 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (8.0%)								33.4	33.5	1686	3
060002609485	1690	El Tejon Elementary	Public	5-8	4337 Lebec Rd.	Lebec	93243	Kern County	El Tejon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 248-6680	218	11	19.9	87.2%	97 (44.5%)	3 (1.4%)	101 (46.3%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	$6,542							33.4	22.7	2153	463

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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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