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)
063777006383	801	Springville Elementary	Public	K-8	35424 Ward Ave.	Springville	93265	Tulare County	Springville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 539-2605	329	16	20.4	59.6%	210 (63.8%)	2 (0.6%)	88 (26.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$9,730							63.8	60.4	893	92
061473001795	802	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Public	7-8	1700 East Wilshire Dr.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7765	775	35	21.9	57.5%	163 (21.0%)	11 (1.4%)	477 (61.5%)	64 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.6%)	$5,894							63.8	67.6	731	71
061524001946	803	Eleanor J. Toll Middle	Public	6-8	700 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-8414	1,106	53	20.7	54.2%	783 (70.8%)	15 (1.4%)	188 (17.0%)	94 (8.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.7%)	$7,702							63.6	67.8	725	78
063025004718	804	Kenilworth Junior High	Public	7-8	800 Riesling Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4710	779	39	20.1	46.5%	357 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	338 (43.4%)	27 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.4%)	$7,239							63.4	62.9	824	20
061884008615	805	Tom Hawkins Elementary	Public	K-8	475 Darlene Ln.	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 839-2380	752	34	22.2	26.7%	161 (21.4%)	36 (4.8%)	283 (37.6%)	216 (28.7%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	44 (5.9%)	$7,127							63.4	64.4	786	19
060846007676	806	Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental	Public	K-8	11880 Roswell Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-6497	644	30	21.1	68.3%	106 (16.5%)	5 (0.8%)	497 (77.2%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	$10,641							63.4	56	1009	203
063666012799	807	Shiloh Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Shiloh Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 522-2261	140	8	16.5	72.9%	26 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (22.9%)	$12,567							63.3	48.7	1210	403
060162914107	808	Sage Oak Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1473 Ford St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Sage Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 435-4445	3,048	144	21.1	38.1%	1,152 (37.8%)	90 (3.0%)	1,350 (44.3%)	190 (6.2%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	246 (8.1%)								63.3	67.4	737	71
062847004411	809	Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	4725 San Jose St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-0029	680	38	17.8	89.3%	14 (2.1%)	22 (3.2%)	607 (89.3%)	25 (3.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$8,641							63.3	54	1057	248
060797010494	810	Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	804	36	22.2	66.8%	156 (19.4%)	77 (9.6%)	432 (53.7%)	128 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	$5,095							63.1	70.1	683	127

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.