Best Middle Schools in California

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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)
064116006808	1991	Valley Oak Middle	Public	7-8	2000 North Lovers Ln.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7681	946	41	23.2	73.3%	123 (13.0%)	8 (0.8%)	742 (78.4%)	32 (3.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.8%)	$6,978							26	29.6	1835	156
063384005219	1992	Albert Einstein Middle	Public	7-8	9325 Mirandy Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5310	671	29	23.1	73.8%	156 (23.2%)	125 (18.6%)	247 (36.8%)	54 (8.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.9%)	73 (10.9%)	$7,467							26	29.6	1834	158
062580009405	1993	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	13130 Morrison St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4240	1,232	56	22.1	63.5%	60 (4.9%)	169 (13.7%)	925 (75.1%)	33 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	36 (2.9%)	$8,056							26	24.9	2057	64
060202613986	1994	Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	613	23	26.7	64.4%	19 (3.1%)	42 (6.9%)	465 (75.9%)	57 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)								26	31.4	1765	229
061392006402	1995	Harry S. Truman Middle	Public	6-8	16224 Mallory Dr.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5190	991	47	20.8	83.4%	27 (2.7%)	31 (3.1%)	912 (92.0%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)								26	20.2	2263	268
063117004827	1996	Quincy Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	6 Quincy Junction Rd.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6510	340	17	20.2	48.2%	243 (71.5%)	5 (1.5%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.5%)								25.9	34.3	1654	342
060495000479	1997	Big Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Main St.	Big Pine	93513	Inyo County	Big Pine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 938-2222	125	10	12.6	59.2%	24 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.2%)	$23,053							25.9	37.9	1532	465
061630001112	1998	Rancho Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	10022 Feron Blvd.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-0969	732	45	16.4	63.5%	50 (6.8%)	131 (17.9%)	490 (66.9%)	36 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.3%)	$7,595							25.9	28.4	1882	116
060985001046	1999	Auburndale Intermediate	Public	7-8	1255 River Rd.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3231	592	28	21.4	87.8%	35 (5.9%)	22 (3.7%)	502 (84.8%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	$11,063							25.9	27.7	1925	74
061389014548	2000	Innovations Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10886 Gadsten Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 294-2445	171	16	10.6	34.5%	44 (25.7%)	22 (12.9%)	53 (31.0%)	26 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.2%)								25.8	47.6	1236	764

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

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