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)
062271003017	1931	Foshay Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3751 South Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2700	1,624	86	18.8	77.2%	10 (0.6%)	200 (12.3%)	1,385 (85.3%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.2%)	$8,799							27.3	22	2178	247
060002709493	1932	Elsinore Middle	Public	6-8	1203 West Graham Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 674-2118	937	37	25.2	76.8%	116 (12.4%)	30 (3.2%)	719 (76.7%)	31 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.9%)	$6,627							27.2	32.8	1710	222
060720000672	1933	Monroe Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1055 South Monroe St.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 556-0360	696	35	20	56.3%	60 (8.6%)	33 (4.7%)	503 (72.3%)	60 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.0%)								27.2	32.8	1709	224
062271014630	1934	Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	19451 Wyandotte St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 821-0336	741	44	16.9	83.7%	56 (7.6%)	134 (18.1%)	505 (68.2%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)								27.2	32.2	1739	195
060003501547	1935	Farmersville Junior High	Public	7-8	650 North Virginia St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0764	373	20	18.6	85.3%	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,178							27.2	17.8	2387	452
062271014631	1936	Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(747) 316-2533	737	47	15.8	80.5%	44 (6.0%)	75 (10.2%)	570 (77.3%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)								27.2	17.7	2391	455
062250002719	1937	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	815	37	21.8	79.1%	13 (1.6%)	108 (13.3%)	628 (77.1%)	40 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	11 (1.3%)	$8,198							27.1	23.5	2127	190
060681000609	1938	Crest Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Suncrest Blvd.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 558-3128	269	10	26.9	52.8%	150 (55.8%)	2 (0.7%)	79 (29.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.5%)	$11,827							27.1	36.4	1581	357
063813012108	1939	Strathmore Elementary	Public	K-8	23024 Avenue 198	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Strathmore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-2118	697	32	21.9	93.7%	44 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	645 (92.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,771							27.1	27	1955	16
060797012888	1940	Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	969	44	21.8	86.4%	71 (7.3%)	93 (9.6%)	628 (64.8%)	158 (16.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	$5,495							27.1	24.8	2063	123

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