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)
063060013016	2021	Martin Luther King Junior Junior High	Public	6-8	2012 Carion Ct.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2500	701	34	20.3	82.5%	25 (3.6%)	139 (19.8%)	435 (62.1%)	59 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	30 (4.3%)	$8,457							25.2	26.1	1991	30
061839002247	2022	Bennett/Kew P-8 Leadership Academy of Excellence	Public	K-8	11710 South Cherry Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5400	470	18	26.7	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	128 (27.2%)	316 (67.2%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)								25.2	23.7	2117	95
062361010653	2023	George Y. Komure Elementary	Public	K-8	2121 Henry Long Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6320	763	32	24.1	81.9%	17 (2.2%)	113 (14.8%)	388 (50.9%)	176 (23.1%)	9 (1.2%)	18 (2.4%)	42 (5.5%)	$4,895							25.2	28.4	1886	137
069113410215	2024	Cantua Elementary	Public	K-8	29288 West Clarkson	Cantua Creek	93608	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 829-3331	183	10	17.5	98.9%	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	176 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$6,295							25.1	26.7	1970	54
060263000184	2025	Orangeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3715 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4205	653	32	20.4	90.2%	49 (7.5%)	20 (3.1%)	498 (76.3%)	54 (8.3%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.5%)	$13,560							25.1	27.5	1933	92
060907005008	2026	Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High	Public	7-8	82-489 Avenue 52	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0097	706	34	21	83.9%	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	695 (98.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,664							25.1	25.5	2024	2
062583003883	2027	San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	13745 Llagas Ave.	San Martin	95046	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6480	672	33	20.4	53.6%	82 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	536 (79.8%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.0%)	$5,398							25.1	19.5	2298	271
061611002011	2028	Grenada Elementary	Public	K-8	516 Shasta Blvd.	Grenada	96038	Siskiyou County	Grenada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 436-2233	207	11	18.8	53.1%	145 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	$8,204							25	36.5	1578	450
062334013804	2029	Eastin Arcola Elementary	Public	K-8	29551 Avenue 8	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8841	208	12	16.6	95.2%	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$2,138							25	28.7	1869	160
064059014015	2030	Ernest Kimme Charter Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	194 Bella Vista Rd	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 469-2305	343	21	16.6	58.3%	93 (27.1%)	24 (7.0%)	171 (49.9%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	37 (10.8%)	$9,502							24.9	31.3	1770	260

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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.

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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.