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)
063423005398	1481	Parkside Intermediate	Public	6-8	1801 Niles Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3180	614	28	22	42.0%	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	321 (52.3%)	145 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	98 (16.0%)	$5,147							39.5	37.6	1540	59
062271002896	1482	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	21820 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 952-5700	812	46	17.6	81.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,155							39.4	41.8	1404	78
060420000379	1483	Bayshore	Public	K-8	155 Oriente St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Bayshore Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-5443	322	20	16.1	53.4%	10 (3.1%)	5 (1.6%)	154 (47.8%)	106 (32.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	30 (9.3%)								39.4	44.8	1318	165
061989004566	1484	Mid Valley Alternative Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 583-1149	56	3	21.7	75.0%	11 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (62.5%)	2 (3.6%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.5%)								39.4			(n/a)
063801006417	1485	Kohl Open Elementary	Public	K-8	4115 North Crown	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7235	217	9	23.7	33.6%	43 (19.8%)	7 (3.2%)	114 (52.5%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.2%)	$8,981							39.3	40.4	1443	42
064182006870	1486	Waukena Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	19113 Road 28	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Waukena Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-3328	214	10	21.4	77.6%	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,868							39.3	50.2	1164	322
060222112989	1487	Alpha: Blanca Alvarado	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 780-0831	468	19	24.6	74.6%	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	422 (90.2%)	31 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								39.3	36.2	1584	97
064296010150	1488	Winton Middle	Public	6-8	6300 North Cypress Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6189	624	32	19.4	91.5%	41 (6.6%)	11 (1.8%)	541 (86.7%)	27 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,372							39.2	43.4	1365	123
060004205341	1489	Warner Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	30951 Highway 79	Warner Springs	92086	San Diego County	Warner Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 782-3517	94	9	10.7	69.1%	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	32 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (60.6%)	$21,787							39.2	41.2	1420	69
061437008840	1490	Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	509	25	20.3	54.8%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	138 (27.1%)	351 (69.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								39.2	50.6	1150	340

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.