Best Middle Schools in California

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best California middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
064059009002	2001	Vaca Pena Middle	Public	7-8	200 Keith Way	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6270	654	34	19.2	56.3%	168 (25.7%)	62 (9.5%)	297 (45.4%)	51 (7.8%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	60 (9.2%)	$7,196							25.8	29.7	1830	171
061032001155	2002	Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	422	19	21.9	55.7%	306 (72.5%)	3 (0.7%)	76 (18.0%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.0%)	$8,850							25.8	38.4	1515	487
061194007697	2003	Edison Middle	Public	5-8	721 South Edison Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8216	459	28	16.5	96.7%	36 (7.8%)	8 (1.7%)	400 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,262							25.7	21.8	2191	188
062124002547	2004	Le Grand Elementary	Public	K-8	13071 East Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4515	330	18	18.2	77.9%	30 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (88.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$14,058							25.7	33.2	1695	309
062271008510	2005	Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,142	57	20	96.1%	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1,127 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$10,390							25.7	25.2	2042	37
060579000520	2006	Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	7-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	916	44	20.8	84.4%	18 (2.0%)	8 (0.9%)	879 (96.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,268							25.7	29.8	1825	181
060255914587	2007	Aspen Ridge Public	Public, Charter	7-12	3821 North Clark St.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Aspen Ridge Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 374-0080	227	16	14.1	89.9%	15 (6.6%)	33 (14.5%)	165 (72.7%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								25.7	30.6	1796	211
060797014455	2008	Central Online Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2280 N. Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 276-3140	157	7	22.1	79.6%	34 (21.7%)	9 (5.7%)	93 (59.2%)	10 (6.4%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								25.6	17.7	2395	387
063384005241	2009	Fern Bacon Middle	Public	7-8	4140 Cuny Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5340	647	33	19.8	92.0%	34 (5.3%)	88 (13.6%)	331 (51.2%)	152 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	25 (3.9%)	$7,319							25.6	24.3	2085	76
063801006406	2010	Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-8	2644 East Poplar St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7185	583	22	26	90.4%	31 (5.3%)	13 (2.2%)	498 (85.4%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$6,965							25.5	26.2	1982	28

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Pacific Islander Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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:

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

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

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