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)
060363000295	2181	Curran Middle	Public	6-8	1116 Lymric Way	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5240	1,023	43	23.5	87.1%	64 (6.3%)	97 (9.5%)	821 (80.3%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.5%)	$7,506							21.7	20.2	2262	81
062955004563	2182	Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Public	6-8	34-603 Plumley Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8617	953	44	21.6	98.4%	37 (3.9%)	13 (1.4%)	879 (92.2%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.2%)	$12,996							21.7	25.3	2037	145
060192811237	2183	Integrity Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 National City Blvd.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Integrity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-0808	383	18	21.2	84.9%	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	360 (94.0%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								21.7	47.2	1246	937
061632511364	2184	Grandview College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	795 North Grandview Ln.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4901	392	18	22	75.3%	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	330 (84.2%)	43 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)								21.7	21.3	2206	22
060318000244	2185	Parkview Middle	Public	5-8	11075 C St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5020	429	21	20.3	88.3%	39 (9.1%)	12 (2.8%)	362 (84.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)								21.7	23.4	2130	55
063531005997	2186	McFadden Institute of Technology	Public	K-8	2701 South Raitt	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 435-3700	1,063	54	19.8	69.8%	13 (1.2%)	9 (0.8%)	1,000 (94.1%)	27 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	$7,659							21.6	16.9	2435	249
063801006415	2187	Harrison Elementary	Public	K-8	3203 Sanguinetti Ln.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7205	634	26	24.7	76.7%	41 (6.5%)	32 (5.0%)	435 (68.6%)	96 (15.1%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	18 (2.8%)	$7,859							21.6	25.1	2047	140
063432012376	2188	Millennial Technical Middle	Public	6-8	1110 Carolina Ln.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4650	365	18	20.6	86.8%	8 (2.2%)	55 (15.1%)	248 (67.9%)	36 (9.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	$8,375							21.6	15.7	2481	293
063021011184	2189	California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,006	42	23.8	89.3%	38 (3.8%)	30 (3.0%)	899 (89.4%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	$11,357							21.6	24.6	2069	120
060004607184	2190	Fairview Middle	Public	6-8	401 Fourth St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-3704	461	23	19.7	91.1%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	450 (97.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,195							21.6	20.1	2269	79

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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