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)
062569007786	1011	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	280 Poindexter Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6302	523	25	20.6	37.5%	156 (29.8%)	10 (1.9%)	316 (60.4%)	28 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$5,036							55	54.9	1034	23
060645000570	1012	Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	420 South Mariposa St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3900	910	38	24	29.2%	330 (36.3%)	29 (3.2%)	369 (40.5%)	80 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (10.9%)	$11,138							55	59.9	910	102
060208513756	1013	Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	352	18	19.5	85.8%	4 (1.1%)	14 (4.0%)	329 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								55	62.8	827	186
062805004303	1014	Montera Middle	Public	6-8	5555 Ascot Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3211	659	36	18.3	59.0%	130 (19.7%)	172 (26.1%)	184 (27.9%)	45 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	114 (17.3%)	$6,498							54.8	48.4	1215	201
063444014382	1015	Edward Hyatt World Language Academy	Public	K-8	400 East Shaver St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-9391	592	23	25.7	70.1%	20 (3.4%)	23 (3.9%)	542 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,581							54.8	56.7	994	21
062250002759	1016	Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	692	37	18.9	82.4%	4 (0.6%)	79 (11.4%)	460 (66.5%)	96 (13.9%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (4.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$8,413							54.8	34.6	1644	628
062436003654	1017	McSwain Elementary	Public	K-8	922 Scott Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	McSwain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 354-2700	939	42	22.1	36.4%	375 (39.9%)	3 (0.3%)	453 (48.2%)	63 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.5%)	$10,453							54.8	49.4	1186	169
061209001347	1018	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	3400 North California	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2306	713	31	23.1	90.3%	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	645 (90.5%)	56 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$7,228							54.7	55.7	1016	2
062361009398	1019	George McParland Elementary	Public	K-8	1601 Northgate Dr.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7290	1,196	45	26.4	59.0%	384 (32.1%)	24 (2.0%)	624 (52.2%)	99 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	57 (4.8%)	$5,263							54.7	62.7	828	191
060151613715	1020	Harbor Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Harbor Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	233	10	23.4	60.5%	72 (30.9%)	19 (8.2%)	99 (42.5%)	20 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.9%)								54.7	27.4	1936	916

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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.
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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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