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)
069113410218	2381	Tranquillity Elementary	Public	K-8	6116 South Daniels	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-5517	185	11	17.2	89.2%	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,667							17.2	13.1	2590	209
060978001040	2382	Maywood Middle	Public	6-8	1666 Marguerite Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7730	434	21	20.9	85.7%	108 (24.9%)	5 (1.2%)	301 (69.4%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,119							17.1	20.1	2266	116
063801006418	2383	Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Kirk Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7215	710	31	22.8	77.7%	66 (9.3%)	69 (9.7%)	454 (63.9%)	65 (9.2%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	44 (6.2%)	$8,223							17.1	16.2	2459	76
062958013052	2384	David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	39221 22nd St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3075	1,023	43	23.6	83.6%	57 (5.6%)	182 (17.8%)	720 (70.4%)	31 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	25 (2.4%)	$490							17.1	18.6	2352	32
063801009447	2385	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1735 West Sonora	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7320	199	10	19	91.0%	4 (2.0%)	19 (9.5%)	169 (84.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$8,183							17.1	33.9	1669	716
060152611928	2386	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90035	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	277	15	18.1	89.2%	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	271 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								17.1	15	2511	125
062271003166	2387	Marina del Rey Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 578-2700	412	26	16	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,837							17.1	12.4	2621	234
062271003437	2388	Vinedale College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	10150 La Tuna Canyon Rd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-0106	203	12	16.9	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,681							17.1	25.1	2048	340
061389001576	2389	Mills Middle	Public	6-8	10439 Coloma Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9045	818	36	22.9	82.9%	184 (22.5%)	99 (12.1%)	348 (42.5%)	86 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	84 (10.3%)	$8,070							17	18.1	2371	18
063432005506	2390	Perkins K-8	Public	K-8	1770 Main St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5300	363	20	18.5	92.8%	11 (3.0%)	24 (6.6%)	308 (84.8%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)								17	12.8	2605	215

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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