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)
060001407287	2421	Shadow Ridge	Public, Alternative	K-12	15776 Main St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8267	463	20	22.7	66.3%	50 (10.8%)	47 (10.2%)	351 (75.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$8,758							16.3	12.3	2623	202
062067002487	2422	Terrace Middle	Public	4-8	250 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3007	482	27	17.7	66.4%	199 (41.3%)	11 (2.3%)	183 (38.0%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)								16.3	17.6	2400	22
061455001783	2423	Yosemite Middle	Public	7-8	1292 North Ninth St.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3450	674	32	21.3	97.5%	18 (2.7%)	23 (3.4%)	562 (83.4%)	56 (8.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	$9,580							16.2	17	2429	6
060165612827	2424	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	Public, Charter	6-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 942-7000	529	15	36.2	75.2%	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	473 (89.4%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)								16.2	17.7	2396	28
062334004611	2425	Duane E. Furman Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	955 West Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	301	21	14	92.7%	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	247 (82.1%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$2,568							16.1	14.6	2528	103
063987006616	2426	Mulcahy Middle	Public	5-8	1001 West Sonora Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7250	632	33	19.1	94.1%	24 (3.8%)	19 (3.0%)	575 (91.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,104							16.1	19.4	2302	124
064317007014	2427	Woodville Elementary	Public	K-8	16541 Road 168	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Woodville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-9713	413	21	19.6	83.5%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,223							16.1	17.7	2392	35
063762002045	2428	Abraham Lincoln Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	2601 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5090	100	4	25	82.0%	27 (27.0%)	16 (16.0%)	52 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$5,433							16.1	7.4	2757	329
060870000884	2429	Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	186	9	20.6	66.7%	40 (21.5%)	3 (1.6%)	140 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,596							16.1	32.3	1726	703
063801006437	2430	Victory Elementary	Public	K-8	1838 West Rose St.	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7310	528	21	24.8	80.5%	44 (8.3%)	74 (14.0%)	353 (66.9%)	22 (4.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	$8,560							16.1	21.9	2182	248

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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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