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)
061233012284	221	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Public	7-8	8365 Whitelock Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7680	982	46	21.3	29.0%	150 (15.3%)	98 (10.0%)	190 (19.3%)	422 (43.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	112 (11.4%)	$6,988							92.3	91.4	251	30
060183913942	222	Francophone Charter School of Oakland	Public, Charter	K-8	9736 Lawlor St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Francophone Charter School of Oakland District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 394-4110	339	17	19.9	31.0%	97 (28.6%)	64 (18.9%)	71 (20.9%)	34 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (20.9%)								92.2	72.2	639	417
063942002213	223	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	21717 Talisman St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4794	638	26	24.4	24.9%	132 (20.7%)	38 (6.0%)	167 (26.2%)	217 (34.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (12.9%)	$4,778							92.2	91.7	247	24
063488013965	224	Double Peak	Public	K-8	111 San Elijo Rd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2340	1,211	54	22.2	19.3%	629 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (21.8%)	169 (14.0%)	29 (2.4%)	4 (0.3%)	116 (9.6%)	$7,400							92.1	90.7	264	40
060987001072	225	Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	550 F Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 522-8921	641	33	19.3	15.9%	364 (56.8%)	10 (1.6%)	167 (26.1%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (12.2%)	$6,462							92.1	93.4	189	36
061455008844	226	Edison Computech	Public	7-8	555 East Belgravia	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2640	798	32	24.6	71.1%	81 (10.2%)	44 (5.5%)	573 (71.8%)	70 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.9%)	$7,192							92	89.5	287	61
060003204949	227	Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Ripley Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8636	1,073	43	24.7	19.8%	383 (35.7%)	32 (3.0%)	333 (31.0%)	153 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	170 (15.8%)	$9,573							92	92.5	218	9
060238711393	228	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego	Public, Charter	6-8	6525 Estrella Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1300	422	16	25.8	35.3%	147 (34.8%)	33 (7.8%)	145 (34.4%)	47 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.4%)								91.9	86.9	339	111
060480000466	229	Sierramont Middle	Public	6-8	3155 Kimlee Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1955	677	29	23.3	24.1%	38 (5.6%)	10 (1.5%)	142 (21.0%)	452 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.9%)	$11,979							91.9	91.7	245	16
061473001801	230	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Public	7-8	1710 Rosecrans Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7785	792	37	21.6	47.5%	87 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	319 (40.3%)	342 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	$5,542							91.9	93.4	191	39

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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