Best Middle Schools in California for English Language Learner Students

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Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 1477)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
063570006093	1	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1501 California Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 393-9227	854	46	18.7	22.4%	465 (54.4%)	50 (5.9%)	163 (19.1%)	79 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (10.9%)	$6,711							99.9%	95.4%	4.51%
062970008514	2	Ridgecrest Intermediate	Public	6-8	28915 Northbay Rd.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 544-2747	890	35	25.7	9.6%	211 (23.7%)	17 (1.9%)	98 (11.0%)	463 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.1%)	$5,452							99.9%	98.5%	1.41%
061029011448	3	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	816	44	18.6	12.7%	49 (6.0%)	6 (0.7%)	30 (3.7%)	681 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.0%)	$7,511							99.8%	99.5%	0.34%
061029001142	4	Joaquin Miller Middle	Public	6-8	6151 Rainbow Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-3755	1,078	50	21.6	12.0%	53 (4.9%)	5 (0.5%)	27 (2.5%)	921 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (6.4%)	$7,775							99.7%	99.8%	0.05%
068450007060	5	Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	3 Lemongrass	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 559-1601	635	25	25.3	18.0%	202 (31.8%)	10 (1.6%)	85 (13.4%)	265 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.3%)	$6,253							99.7%	96.8%	2.87%
063942002214	6	Edward J. Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	23751 Nancy Lee Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4790	661	27	24	16.5%	216 (32.7%)	16 (2.4%)	123 (18.6%)	224 (33.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.3%)	$4,931							99.6%	96.0%	3.59%
063486005885	7	Huntington Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7060	627	30	20.8	10.0%	129 (20.6%)	7 (1.1%)	34 (5.4%)	368 (58.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (14.0%)	$10,756							99.5%	99.4%	0.14%
064128006834	8	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1405 South Spruce Tree Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-6227	1,133	44	25.6	22.1%	62 (5.5%)	14 (1.2%)	205 (18.1%)	803 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.1%)	$5,169							99.5%	98.3%	1.19%
068450007062	9	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Public	7-8	4861 Michelson Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6500	807	32	25.1	19.5%	270 (33.5%)	25 (3.1%)	78 (9.7%)	338 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (11.5%)	$6,160							99.4%	97.4%	1.98%
062283003495	10	Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Public	6-8	19195 Fisher Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2300	1,012	57	17.6	4.2%	561 (55.4%)	7 (0.7%)	74 (7.3%)	273 (27.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (9.0%)	$8,939							99.3%	97.3%	2.06%

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.