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Best Middle Schools in Placer County, CA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the California Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the California Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

12,336

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWillma Cavitt Junior High77^th of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Warren T. Eich Middle up 169 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Tahoe Middle 14.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Granite Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	2600 Wyckford Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 315-9009	979	48	20.5	18.8%	498 (50.9%)	15 (1.5%)	176 (18.0%)	165 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (12.5%)	89.6	285^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		90.7	264^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.5%	21		47.3	47.3					73.8	66.7	70.3					71.1	60.3	65.8		$20,688	$20,276	$412
Spring View Middle	Public	7-8	5040 Fifth St.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-3381	780	39	19.8	31.0%	449 (57.6%)	9 (1.2%)	170 (21.8%)	70 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (9.9%)	75.4	576^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.1%		80.2	474^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.0%	102		38.5	38.5					63.4	57.7	60.6					50.7	47.1	48.9		$22,371	$21,644	$727
Wilson C. Riles Middle	Public	7-8	4747 PFE Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 787-8100	682	34	20.0	56.0%	215 (31.5%)	89 (13.0%)	202 (29.6%)	105 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	56 (8.2%)	34.9	1650^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		32.7	1717^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.3%	67		24.8	24.8					36.7	34.6	35.7					24.9	28.8	26.7		$17,260	$16,694	$566
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Country Club Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2620	1,010	42	24.3	33.5%	486 (48.1%)	12 (1.2%)	239 (23.7%)	135 (13.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	126 (12.5%)	71.2	647^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.6%		77.3	543^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.5%	104		48.0	48.0				53.1	58.8	57.2	56.3				46.2	36.3	48.8	43.8		$18,707	$18,302	$405
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	4-6	9177 Twin School Rd.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-3477	619	20	30.9	10.3%	378 (61.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (10.5%)	96 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (12.4%)								(n/a)	57.3		57.3		68.6	74.9	83.7			75.3		71.9	72.4	76.6			73.5		$11,184	$10,656	$528
Olympus Junior High	Public	7-8	2625 La Croix Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-1667	439	20	22.2	19.1%	234 (53.3%)	8 (1.8%)	66 (15.0%)	73 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (12.8%)	93.5	193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.0%		95.1	152^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.5%	41		58.0	58.0					79.2	74.3	76.9					70.8	58.0	64.7		$14,208	$13,622	$586
Willma Cavitt Junior High	Public	7-8	7200 Fuller Dr.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-4152	375	15	24.4	8.5%	224 (59.7%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.3%)	70 (18.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.7%)	97.1	77^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%		98	53^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.1%	24		72.4	72.4					79.9	81.2	80.7					75.6	70.6	72.7		$11,043	$10,922	$121
Excelsior Elementary	Public	4-6	2701 Eureka Rd.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2701	469	17	27.9	22.2%	265 (56.5%)	8 (1.7%)	75 (16.0%)	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.3%)								(n/a)	55.3		55.3		66.9	68.9	77.0			70.9		66.7	60.8	72.6			66.3		$13,332	$12,968	$364
Foresthill Divide	Public	4-8	22888 Foresthill Rd.	Foresthill	95631	Placer County	Foresthill Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 367-3782	309	16	18.7	40.1%	240 (77.7%)	3 (1.0%)	50 (16.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	45.5	2743^rd of 5857 public middle schools	53.2%		47	1248^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.2%	1495	43.1	32.7	38.0	29.2	52.9	50.0	44.9	54.0	43.1	45.9	25.0	47.1	32.7	25.0	32.0	18.4	30.2	96.9	$9,007	$8,058	$949
Weimar Hills	Public	4-8	200 West Weimar Crossroad	Weimar	95736	Placer County	Placer Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 637-4121	388	21	18.2	35.3%	338 (87.1%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	58.9	932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		57.3	956^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	24	46.3	35.2	41.1		62.2	50.0	40.3	41.4	61.4	51.3		61.0	37.5	31.9	38.6	58.6	45.7		$22,114	$21,074	$1,040
George A. Buljan Middle	Public	6-8	100 Hallissy Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1720	862	44	19.7	58.6%	371 (43.0%)	26 (3.0%)	293 (34.0%)	84 (9.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	80 (9.3%)	54.2	1068^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		51.1	1140^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	72		29.3	29.3				51.4	51.9	38.5	47.0				49.1	34.1	31.2	38.0		$16,606	$16,080	$526
Warren T. Eich Middle	Public	6-8	1509 Sierra Gardens Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1770	939	49	19.1	50.6%	475 (50.6%)	10 (1.1%)	297 (31.6%)	75 (8.0%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.7%)	77	540^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.4%		68.6	709^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.5%	169		41.9	41.9				57.5	65.5	57.0	60.2				54.5	54.7	41.7	50.6		$17,666	$17,292	$374
Robert C. Cooley Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Prairie Woods Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1740	1,149	48	23.9	35.8%	524 (45.6%)	47 (4.1%)	231 (20.1%)	219 (19.1%)	7 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	111 (9.7%)	79.3	487^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		82.4	431^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	56		44.9	44.9				62.3	64.9	67.1	64.7				45.4	52.8	46.3	48.2		$12,652	$11,956	$696
Barbara Chilton Middle	Public	6-8	4501 Bob Doyle Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1870	1,289	54	23.9	30.3%	557 (43.2%)	49 (3.8%)	216 (16.8%)	333 (25.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	125 (9.7%)	87.4	327^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.2%		86.1	369^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.7%	42		49.3	49.3				65.9	70.1	63.4	66.4				66.0	61.2	56.4	61.1		$13,598	$13,074	$524
North Tahoe Middle	Public	6-8	2945 Polaris Rd.	Tahoe City	96145	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-7050	301	20	14.6	41.2%	146 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (45.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	67.1	741^st of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%		77.7	533^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.8%	208		42.1	42.1				50.5	59.1	47.4	52.1				42.9	44.3	45.8	44.3		$32,857	$32,302	$555
Glen Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	204 L St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6370	815	37	21.9	44.8%	328 (40.2%)	25 (3.1%)	370 (45.4%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.4%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.2%		52	1109^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	294		25.7	25.7				33.7	52.7	41.5	42.5				27.1	28.7	33.3	29.5		$19,259	$17,402	$1,857
Twelve Bridges Middle	Public	6-8	770 Westview Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5270	931	38	24.2	16.8%	544 (58.4%)	14 (1.5%)	198 (21.3%)	68 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.6%)	88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		87.5	333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	88.0%	22		54.6	54.6				61.3	81.5	73.3	71.7				51.5	59.4	62.0	57.4		$16,654	$15,016	$1,638

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.