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)
063432005437	401	Correia Middle	Public	7-8	4302 Valeta St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 222-0476	590	26	22.6	33.6%	301 (51.0%)	12 (2.0%)	205 (34.7%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.3%)	$7,658							83.8	82.4	432	31
060002809501	402	Temecula Middle	Public	6-8	42075 Meadows Pkwy.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5151	954	40	23.8	23.1%	477 (50.0%)	14 (1.5%)	317 (33.2%)	56 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (9.0%)	$9,140							83.7	78.6	522	120
060166213201	403	Kavod Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6991 Balboa Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Kavod Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 386-0887	382	22	17.3	29.6%	190 (49.7%)	46 (12.0%)	88 (23.0%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)								83.7	83.5	401	2
062583003876	404	Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)	Public	K-8	2700 Fountain Oaks Dr.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6400	631	25	25.7	22.7%	230 (36.5%)	9 (1.4%)	264 (41.8%)	53 (8.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.3%)	$5,068							83.7	81	465	61
060876000890	405	El Roble Intermediate	Public	7-8	665 North Mountain Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0343	946	43	22.2	35.0%	263 (27.8%)	36 (3.8%)	446 (47.1%)	121 (12.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.0%)	$5,612							83.7	82.2	435	30
060263000179	406	Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,283	52	24.7	49.2%	228 (17.8%)	37 (2.9%)	436 (34.0%)	509 (39.7%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	62 (4.8%)	$10,361							83.6	85.2	371	35
063432005536	407	Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	8204 San Carlos Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3550	777	31	24.8	30.4%	387 (49.8%)	38 (4.9%)	231 (29.7%)	44 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (8.9%)	$8,415							83.5	81.2	458	51
060167112639	408	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1598 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-3876	520	24	21.4	52.7%	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	163 (31.3%)	317 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								83.4	82.4	431	23
060200212786	409	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	239	9	26.5	17.6%	101 (42.3%)	11 (4.6%)	80 (33.5%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	32 (13.4%)								83.3	91.8	242	167
062628003924	410	Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Castro St.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 965-9292	881	44	19.8	31.1%	216 (24.5%)	8 (0.9%)	383 (43.5%)	173 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (11.2%)								83.3	82.6	420	10

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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