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)
063987011371	1911	Los Tules Middle	Public	6-8	801 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-3156	664	31	21.4	86.0%	30 (4.5%)	15 (2.3%)	590 (88.9%)	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,693							27.6	30.7	1794	117
063531006006	1912	Santiago Elementary	Public	K-8	2212 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8400	944	41	23.2	57.5%	34 (3.6%)	7 (0.7%)	860 (91.1%)	20 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	9 (1.0%)	$7,205							27.6	28.9	1857	55
063405005342	1913	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-8	67550 Lockwood/Jolon Rd.	Lockwood	93932	Monterey County	San Antonio Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3051	137	8	17.1	46.7%	57 (41.6%)	4 (2.9%)	64 (46.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	$15,876							27.6	25.1	2044	131
060160911846	1914	Sierra Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1931 North Fine Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sierra Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 490-4290	321	26	12.2	76.0%	56 (17.4%)	12 (3.7%)	231 (72.0%)	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)								27.6	32.3	1734	180
060768000733	1915	Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	1646 West Ferry St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Cascade Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-7060	344	21	16.1	77.3%	193 (56.1%)	5 (1.5%)	69 (20.1%)	20 (5.8%)	29 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	$7,105							27.6	29.7	1826	89
063417005346	1916	Arrowview Middle	Public	6-8	2299 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8109	968	47	20.7	97.0%	20 (2.1%)	80 (8.3%)	839 (86.7%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	$6,347							27.5	27.1	1951	35
060231000116	1917	Ocala Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Ocala Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8350	381	23	16.5	79.5%	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	289 (75.9%)	70 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,446							27.5	25.8	2009	92
063738006320	1918	Imperial Beach Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 Imperial Beach Blvd.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5600	788	33	24.2	56.1%	183 (23.2%)	16 (2.0%)	509 (64.6%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.2%)	$7,681							27.5	31.1	1778	140
060001711122	1919	Vanguard Preparatory	Public	K-8	12951 Mesquite Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-1066	1,135	47	24.1	68.8%	406 (35.8%)	33 (2.9%)	643 (56.7%)	10 (0.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.2%)	$5,548							27.5	29.3	1841	78
062529003774	1920	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-8	11842 South Chestnut Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Monroe Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2895	169	11	15.3	95.3%	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (91.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,949							27.5	26.8	1964	44

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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:

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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.