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)
069113710341	1511	Tenaya Elementary	Public	K-8	19177 Highway 120	Groveland	95321	Tuolumne County	Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 962-7846	161	12	13.4	41.0%	102 (63.4%)	4 (2.5%)	47 (29.2%)	3 (1.9%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,466							38.8	34.3	1653	142
060962000993	1512	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	539	21	25.6	96.1%	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.7%)	485 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)								38.7	40.6	1437	75
063129009423	1513	Sierra Ridge Middle	Public	5-8	2700 Amber Trail	Pollock Pines	95726	El Dorado County	Pollock Pines Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-2031	257	15	17	50.6%	186 (72.4%)	1 (0.4%)	41 (16.0%)	9 (3.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	$10,421							38.6	32.6	1717	204
063468005839	1514	John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1444 Williams St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4400	935	44	21	77.8%	51 (5.5%)	108 (11.6%)	446 (47.7%)	268 (28.7%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	52 (5.6%)	$6,561							38.5	44	1344	170
062271003205	1515	William Mulholland Middle	Public	6-8	17120 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2500	1,003	53	19	91.1%	69 (6.9%)	21 (2.1%)	868 (86.5%)	34 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$10,423							38.5	31	1785	270
062187012765	1516	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	461 West Hickory	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-7208	502	21	23.9	85.1%	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	485 (96.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,089							38.5	36.4	1580	64
061632507159	1517	Fairgrove Academy	Public	K-8	15540 Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8500	710	28	25.3	84.5%	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	635 (89.4%)	37 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.1%)								38.5	46.5	1270	247
062361007749	1518	Great Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4223 McDougald Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6300	948	37	25.3	75.0%	29 (3.1%)	116 (12.2%)	553 (58.3%)	181 (19.1%)	7 (0.7%)	24 (2.5%)	38 (4.0%)	$5,099							38.4	40.4	1441	77
062271003058	1519	Griffith Middle	Public	6-8	4765 East Fourth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-7400	1,079	63	17	85.5%	29 (2.7%)	6 (0.6%)	1,035 (95.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$9,600							38.4	36.2	1587	68
060208810685	1520	Pathways Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Professional Center Dr. St	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Pathways Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 585-6510	332	17	19.8	47.6%	145 (43.7%)	8 (2.4%)	124 (37.3%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.5%)								38.3	49.6	1180	340

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

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

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