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)
063078004785	1301	Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Moulton Dr.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0403	391	19	20.3	64.2%	220 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	131 (33.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$9,928							45.3	48.1	1220	81
063525010074	1302	Hallmark Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2445 9th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 524-7190	412	21	19.2	67.5%	52 (12.6%)	8 (1.9%)	298 (72.3%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$13,594							45.3	50.2	1163	139
060994005461	1303	Lawrence E. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	5154 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 588-5600	791	37	21.4	28.1%	370 (46.8%)	9 (1.1%)	282 (35.7%)	29 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	93 (11.8%)	$5,834							45.2	45	1313	10
060000908780	1304	Cuyama Elementary	Public	K-8	2300 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	Cuyama Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 766-2642	121	6	20	76.0%	23 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$16,653							45.2	57.2	983	321
062121002544	1305	Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4110 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1197	799	35	22.6	67.2%	21 (2.6%)	113 (14.1%)	574 (71.8%)	57 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	29 (3.6%)	$8,019							45.1	50.1	1165	140
063801011780	1306	Pittman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 East Park St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7496	679	25	27.1	81.6%	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.4%)	606 (89.2%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	$9,641							45.1	24.8	2067	761
063090004791	1307	Pleasant Grove	Public	K-8	3075 Howsley Rd.	Pleasant Grove	95668	Sutter County	Pleasant Grove Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 655-3235	145	8	18.1	29.7%	95 (65.5%)	2 (1.4%)	35 (24.1%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.4%)	$9,867							45.1	57.2	980	327
063255005062	1308	Stewart Elementary	Public	K-8	2040 Hoke Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1410	376	19	19.6	39.9%	39 (10.4%)	52 (13.8%)	179 (47.6%)	77 (20.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.9%)	$6,362							45.1	28.9	1858	550
060369000333	1309	BP STEM Academy	Public	3-8	4733 Landis Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8412	619	36	17.3	85.0%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	541 (87.4%)	62 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$6,998							45.1	47	1254	55
060177712925	1310	ISANA Achernar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 East El Segundo Blvd.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	ISANA Achernar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 764-1234	429	19	22.6	93.9%	0 (0.0%)	129 (30.1%)	295 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)								45	31.2	1774	464

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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