Best Middle Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2760)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
601	River Glen	Public	K-8	1088 Broadway	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6240	463	16	29.3	46.9%	41 (8.9%)	5 (1.1%)	391 (84.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$20,522			$752			$19,770	74.2	73.4	621	20		063459004084
602	Morrill Middle	Public	6-8	1970 Morrill Ave.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1930	665	32	21	34.9%	27 (4.1%)	10 (1.5%)	208 (31.3%)	398 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	$16,813			$1,099			$15,714	74	79.3	491	111		060480000461
603	Edna Brewer Middle	Public	6-8	3748 13th Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3210	785	44	17.6	63.1%	157 (20.0%)	135 (17.2%)	196 (25.0%)	158 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (16.2%)	$24,233			$4,400			$19,833	74	79.2	495	108		062805004299
604	University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands	Public, Charter	K-8	1099 Bedford Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	UNIV Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 482-4608	743	42	17.5	41.5%	123 (16.6%)	13 (1.7%)	553 (74.4%)	29 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$14,219			$1,507			$12,712	74	68.6	708	104		060201110711
605	Mountain Valley Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1010 Ramona St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3600	182	8	22.2	45.6%	100 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (34.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$8,902			$1,380			$7,522	74	84.8	385	220		063171008945
606	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego	Public, Charter	K-8	520 E. Carmel St.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 203-4383	162	9	17.9	58.0%	46 (28.4%)	6 (3.7%)	89 (54.9%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$14,060			$666			$13,394	74	79	503	103		060229514247
607	Temecula International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	39600 N. General Kearny Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula International Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 816-5506	285	15	19.1	26.7%	82 (28.8%)	25 (8.8%)	96 (33.7%)	15 (5.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (22.5%)	$11,292			$150			$11,142	73.9	75.7	572	35		060227114131
608	North Cow Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	10619 Swede Creek Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	North Cow Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4488	270			27.0%	210 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.1%)	$2,966			$625			$2,341	73.8	78.2	522	86		062751004138
609	Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	24040 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1410	1,565	62	25.2	49.5%	656 (41.9%)	57 (3.6%)	606 (38.7%)	93 (5.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	145 (9.3%)	$13,691			$418			$13,273	73.8	75.2	582	27		060002903649
610	Navelencia Middle	Public	6-8	22620 East Wahtoke Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7350	313	18	17.6	89.1%	23 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	283 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$21,136			$3,134			$18,002	73.7	65.9	766	156		061970002373

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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 9, 2025, 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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