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)
062535003784	891	Monson-Sultana Elementary	Public	K-8	10643 Avenue 416	Sultana	93666	Tulare County	Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 591-1634	429	21	20.3	84.4%	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								59.8	53.9	1063	172
060142609519	892	Norman L. Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	7350 West Lilac Rd.	Bonsall	92003	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-5209	470	23	20.2	46.4%	183 (38.9%)	7 (1.5%)	197 (41.9%)	13 (2.8%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.8%)								59.7	63.4	807	85
064251006962	893	Sierra Vista Junior High	Public	7-8	19425 West Stillmore St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-3113	991	53	18.6	34.8%	247 (24.9%)	47 (4.7%)	642 (64.8%)	39 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)	$11,256							59.7	60.2	897	4
061518004070	894	Brownell Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Carmel St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5100	747	34	22	48.3%	126 (16.9%)	14 (1.9%)	505 (67.6%)	45 (6.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)								59.6	56.8	990	96
063783006388	895	Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate	Public	6-8	1316 Hillview Pl.	Saint Helena	94574	Napa County	Saint Helena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 967-2725	246	21	11.8	35.8%	95 (38.6%)	2 (0.8%)	135 (54.9%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$19,160							59.6	65.6	772	123
061281014193	896	Redding Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3200 Adams Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4240	188	6	32.3	64.4%	137 (72.9%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.4%)	5 (2.7%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.9%)	$6,744							59.6	50.8	1140	244
060985008263	897	Citrus Hills Intermediate	Public	7-8	3211 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4600	987	38	26.2	64.8%	316 (32.0%)	60 (6.1%)	438 (44.4%)	133 (13.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.4%)	$8,622							59.5	59.9	911	14
060276000202	898	Berrendos Middle	Public	6-8	401 Chestnut Ave.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6700	251	13	19	56.2%	171 (68.1%)	4 (1.6%)	61 (24.3%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	$7,876							59.4	60.5	888	10
060744000694	899	Marco Forster Middle	Public	6-8	25601 Camino del Avion	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5907	1,082	53	20.4	70.3%	285 (26.3%)	2 (0.2%)	735 (67.9%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.6%)	$10,276							59.3	54.3	1050	151
060244712810	900	Capitol Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 Meadowview Rd.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Capitol Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 476-5796	417	17	24.5	83.2%	2 (0.5%)	108 (25.9%)	240 (57.6%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	19 (4.6%)								59.3	76.7	552	348

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