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)
060969001037	2341	John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	707 Letts Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8888	783	39	20.2	87.6%	33 (4.2%)	15 (1.9%)	719 (91.8%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,934							18	23.8	2114	227
060939002599	2342	Ruth O. Harris Middle	Public	7-8	11150 Alder Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5020	568	31	18.2	87.0%	15 (2.6%)	42 (7.4%)	483 (85.0%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$6,598							18	11.2	2664	322
060504000485	2343	Biggs Elementary	Public	K-8	300 B St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5870	333	17	19.5	62.2%	173 (52.0%)	8 (2.4%)	135 (40.5%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,236							18	25.5	2025	318
060185813466	2344	Ingenium Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 309-2777	144	9	16	63.2%	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (87.5%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)								17.9	19.2	2312	32
060363000294	2345	Compton Junior High	Public	7-8	3211 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5230	563	25	22.6	86.9%	44 (7.8%)	22 (3.9%)	490 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,957							17.8	16.6	2446	101
062964004601	2346	Ruth Brown Elementary	Public	K-8	241 North Seventh Ave.	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-7164	614	28	21.9	87.5%	69 (11.2%)	66 (10.7%)	440 (71.7%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$4,870							17.8	14	2558	212
063759013805	2347	Miranda Junior High	Public	7-8	6831 Avenue of the Giants	Miranda	95553	Humboldt County	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 943-3144	106	6	18.1	48.1%	81 (76.4%)	2 (1.9%)	18 (17.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)								17.8	11.5	2651	304
062580009583	2348	Badger Springs Middle	Public	6-8	24750 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4200	1,059	52	20.4	77.1%	17 (1.6%)	90 (8.5%)	917 (86.6%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	14 (1.3%)	$8,080							17.8	17.1	2425	77
062316011670	2349	Hosler Middle	Public	7-8	11300 Spruce St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1447	951	43	22.3	93.1%	8 (0.8%)	56 (5.9%)	881 (92.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,496							17.8	19.3	2309	40
064206006888	2350	West Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	307	20	15.3	71.0%	20 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	243 (79.2%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,144							17.8	10.1	2705	355

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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