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)
060180811262	1691	High Technical Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2359 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 814-5060	330	15	22	44.2%	92 (27.9%)	25 (7.6%)	152 (46.1%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.6%)								33.4	36.8	1565	126
062223002659	1692	Morada Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Eastview Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8490	746	36	20.5	84.5%	51 (6.8%)	53 (7.1%)	292 (39.1%)	291 (39.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	45 (6.0%)	$10,976							33.3	28.9	1855	163
060957000967	1693	George T. Egling Middle	Public	4-8	813 Webster St.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-7631	537	29	18.6	67.4%	98 (18.2%)	5 (0.9%)	405 (75.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$6,173							33.2	37.5	1545	148
063132004860	1694	San Jose Elementary	Public	K-8	2015 Cadillac Dr.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4670	528	27	19.9	94.1%	10 (1.9%)	37 (7.0%)	458 (86.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	$4,752							33.2	35.9	1598	96
063417011106	1695	Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	6650 North Magnolia Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2050	1,069	48	22.2	87.2%	65 (6.1%)	56 (5.2%)	906 (84.8%)	21 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.8%)	$6,286							33.2	30.6	1797	102
060962000989	1696	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 South Dwight St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6460	513	19	27.7	67.1%	5 (1.0%)	115 (22.4%)	378 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)								33.1	37.4	1547	149
062223008320	1697	Independence	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8275	192	13	14.4	68.8%	44 (22.9%)	15 (7.8%)	96 (50.0%)	29 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	$11,476							33.1			(n/a)
060141406024	1698	La Cumbre Junior High	Public	7-8	2255 Modoc Rd.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-0761	458	26	17.4	89.1%	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	415 (90.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,527							33.1	32.7	1714	16
060204610727	1699	Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6200 San Pablo Ave.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 658-2900	523	21	25.1	71.7%	15 (2.9%)	296 (56.6%)	159 (30.4%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)								33	26.7	1968	269
060142310336	1700	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	710 West Maple St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2144	576	27	21.3	71.0%	150 (26.0%)	6 (1.0%)	407 (70.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$8,170							33	31.1	1780	80

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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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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.