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)
060001914370	11	Cottonwood Creek	Public	K-8	2400 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-3333	1,037	47	22.1	6.5%	33 (3.2%)	8 (0.8%)	42 (4.1%)	918 (88.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.3%)								99.3	99.1	19	8
061473010985	12	Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	895	33	27.1	27.7%	33 (3.7%)	8 (0.9%)	67 (7.5%)	756 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.2%)	$5,561							99.3	98.7	28	16
062013002408	13	La Canada High	Public	7-12	4463 Oak Grove Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-4205	1,993	83	24.1	5.3%	920 (46.2%)	12 (0.6%)	255 (12.8%)	604 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	197 (9.9%)	$11,158							99.1	99.3	15	2
060141014521	14	Julius Cordes Elementary	Public	K-8	296 East Parco Ave.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7400	878	35	25.3	2.3%	42 (4.8%)	18 (2.1%)	27 (3.1%)	730 (83.1%)	24 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)								99.1	97.5	75	61
061029011448	15	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	816	44	18.6	12.7%	49 (6.0%)	6 (0.7%)	30 (3.7%)	681 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.0%)	$7,511							99.1	99.3	14	1
062265002783	16	Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	416	24	17.2	3.1%	157 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.5%)	170 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.2%)	$15,813							99.1	99.2	18	2
063486005885	17	Huntington Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7060	627	30	20.8	10.0%	129 (20.6%)	7 (1.1%)	34 (5.4%)	368 (58.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (14.0%)	$10,756							99	99.3	13	4
062238002674	18	La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	595	41	14.6	6.2%	304 (51.1%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (13.6%)	117 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (14.3%)	$12,190							99	98.9	22	4
060453000419	19	Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,117	53	21.1	3.9%	405 (36.3%)	11 (1.0%)	108 (9.7%)	401 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	184 (16.5%)	$11,415							99	99.2	17	2
063591006150	20	Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	13925 Fruitvale Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-3042	685	38	18.2	2.3%	137 (20.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	446 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	$8,991							98.9	99	20

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.