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)
061288001453	2101	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2439	767	43	17.8	85.9%	45 (5.9%)	6 (0.8%)	678 (88.4%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$7,691							23.5	24.6	2068	33
062703013736	2102	Delta Home Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	241	12	19.8	49.0%	67 (27.8%)	8 (3.3%)	128 (53.1%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.1%)	$7,785							23.4	19.6	2294	192
062361008160	2103	Neil Hafley Elementary	Public	K-8	849 Northgate Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7215	741	30	24.9	56.3%	145 (19.6%)	16 (2.2%)	483 (65.2%)	67 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (3.1%)	$4,953							23.4	18.6	2350	247
063987014661	2104	Alpine Vista Middle	Public	5-8	2975 East Alpine Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7200	770	32	24.1	54.3%	186 (24.2%)	21 (2.7%)	532 (69.1%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)								23.4	31	1787	317
064116006788	2105	Divisadero Middle	Public	7-8	1200 South Divisadero	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7661	749	35	21.4	77.8%	75 (10.0%)	8 (1.1%)	590 (78.8%)	31 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	$5,475							23.4	28.8	1865	240
062271002836	2106	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	929 North Las Palmas Ave.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 993-3400	446	31	14.1	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,684							23.4	20.4	2249	143
062847004414	2107	Vina Danks Middle	Public	7-8	1020 North Vine Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-2691	626	34	18.3	90.3%	17 (2.7%)	8 (1.3%)	586 (93.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,109							23.4	30.3	1806	301
063432005573	2108	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	3838 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3400	732	35	21	88.5%	24 (3.3%)	48 (6.6%)	583 (79.6%)	59 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	$9,013							23.3	22.4	2163	55
062922004502	2109	Driffill Elementary	Public	K-8	910 South E St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1530	1,003	51	19.5	92.5%	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	979 (97.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$3,630							23.3	17.4	2412	303
061392001585	2110	Alder Middle	Public	6-8	7555 Alder Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5330	957	47	20.2	83.2%	39 (4.1%)	44 (4.6%)	850 (88.8%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)								23.3	19.9	2276	166

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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:

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

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.