Best Middle Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							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
2202	Boys Academic Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1511 West 110th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 820-6231	69	7	10.5	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	52 (75.4%)	15 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$91,108			$89,884			$1,224	20.5	7.2	2731	529		062271014106
2203	Neil Hafley Elementary	Public	K-8	849 Northgate Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7215	799	31	25.9	61.5%	156 (19.5%)	30 (3.8%)	495 (62.0%)	85 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (2.9%)	$14,228			$13,610			$618	20.4	23.4	2108	95		062361008160
2204	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	752	29	26.2	81.0%	24 (3.2%)	107 (14.2%)	384 (51.1%)	174 (23.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$16,315			$15,558			$757	20.4	25.2	2028	176		062361010653
2205	Audeo Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3821 Plaza Drive Ste. 402	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Audeo Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	239	8	30.6	61.1%	81 (33.9%)	9 (3.8%)	119 (49.8%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	$25,526			$24,224			$1,302	20.4	17.4	2376	171		060185514028
2206	Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$18,960			$17,384			$1,576	20.4	32.6	1719	487		063441005626
2207	Main Street Middle	Public	7-8	441 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6460	754	36	21.1	89.8%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	726 (96.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$13,787			$11,640			$2,147	20.4	24.1	2081	126		063705006291
2208	Vista Heritage Global Academy	Public, Charter	6-9	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	369	16	22.8	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	352 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								20.4	15.1	2476	268		060243413905
2209	Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	3-8	3900 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4400	502	27	18.7	88.8%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (90.2%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,394			$19,388			$12,006	20.4	15.6	2453	244		062619008913
2210	Oak Knoll Alternative	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1505 South Sunflower Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 852-7972	107	3	33.2	75.7%	15 (14.0%)	2 (1.9%)	80 (74.8%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$21,785			$21,052			$733	20.3	40.4	1443	767		060819005854
2211	Delta Home Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	265	11	23.1	46.4%	82 (30.9%)	11 (4.2%)	130 (49.1%)	20 (7.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	$25,213			$25,040			$173	20.3	23.4	2107	104		062703013736
2212	Crossroads Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	418 West 8th St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 583-5060	141	7	19.8	83.0%	14 (9.9%)	4 (2.8%)	120 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$29,675			$29,596			$79	20.3	16.8	2407	195		060318011283
2213	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	3838 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3400	712	36	19.6	95.6%	18 (2.5%)	62 (8.7%)	532 (74.7%)	85 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	$27,291			$25,022			$2,269	20.3	23.3	2113	100		063432005573
2214	Rancho Medanos Junior High	Public	6-8	2301 Range Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2480	812	37	21.7	82.5%	29 (3.6%)	88 (10.8%)	591 (72.8%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	40 (4.9%)	$22,485			$21,508			$977	20.3	19.2	2289	75		063060004743
2215	Charles W. Eliot Middle	Public	6-8	2184 North Lake Ave.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5680	407	24	16.8	74.4%	51 (12.5%)	91 (22.4%)	219 (53.8%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$33,668			$29,738			$3,930	20.2	18.7	2311	96		062994004667
2216	Gabriella Charter 2	Public, Charter	K-8	3736 Trinity St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Gabriella Charter 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-5828	383	20	18.8	98.2%	6 (1.6%)	11 (2.9%)	359 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)								20.2	16.9	2403	187		060165214109
2217	Ishi Hills Middle	Public	6-8	1 Ishi Hills Way	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3078	294	17	17	68.0%	153 (52.0%)	9 (3.1%)	59 (20.1%)	14 (4.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	$25,417			$24,504			$913	20.1	22.1	2169	48		062910010742
2218	Driffill Elementary	Public	K-8	910 South E St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1530	891	45	19.6	87.8%	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	867 (97.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	$24,762			$22,976			$1,786	20.1	23.3	2114	104		062922004502
2219	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-4388	399	19	20.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	288 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								20.1	25.4	2018	201		060165413597
2220	Firebaugh Middle	Public	6-8	1600 16th St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1481	503	27	18.7	85.9%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,932			$21,462			$1,470	20	20.8	2225	5		061384001562
2221	Chalone Peaks Middle	Public	6-8	667 Meyer St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-4400	854	39	21.7	91.5%	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	817 (95.7%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$17,758			$16,018			$1,740	20	18	2343	122		061968002361
2222	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	1441 East Chestnut Ave.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5100	936	46	20.4	95.3%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	914 (97.6%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$25,000			$24,308			$692	20	18.8	2308	86		063531007596
2223	Riverside Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19121 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Riverside Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-5884	2,453	107	22.8	77.5%	354 (14.4%)	391 (15.9%)	1,552 (63.3%)	32 (1.3%)	22 (0.9%)	23 (0.9%)	79 (3.2%)	$20,906			$20,500			$406	20	18.1	2336	113		060256611863
2224	Vallejo Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2833 Tennessee St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8620	350	15	23.2	72.3%	27 (7.7%)	76 (21.7%)	176 (50.3%)	45 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)								20	23.2	2120	104		064074012088
2225	Samuel Jackman Middle	Public	7-8	7925 Kentwal Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 393-2352	909	44	20.7	86.7%	40 (4.4%)	126 (13.9%)	367 (40.4%)	288 (31.7%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	52 (5.7%)	$23,888			$22,776			$1,112	20	17	2399	174		061233010292
2226	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	400 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 635-7737	392	15	26	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	365 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)								19.9	18.7	2314	88		060221210459
2227	Joshua Cowell Elementary	Public	K-8	740 Pestana Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7310	702	31	22.2	66.2%	120 (17.1%)	23 (3.3%)	375 (53.4%)	130 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	33 (4.7%)	$18,248			$16,466			$1,782	19.9	23.8	2095	132		062361004004
2228	Mark Twain Junior High	Public	7-8	707 Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1918	658	30	21.5	93.6%	20 (3.0%)	10 (1.5%)	540 (82.1%)	43 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.9%)	$25,836			$23,214			$2,622	19.9	18.9	2304	76		062513003742
2229	Aspire Pacific Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2565 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Pacific Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 589-2800	562	15	37	98.0%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	508 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)								19.8	20.8	2229			060166712634
2230	Crest Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Suncrest Blvd.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 558-3128	271	12	22.5	61.6%	153 (56.5%)	2 (0.7%)	77 (28.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	31 (11.4%)	$27,733			$26,594			$1,139	19.8	27.1	1943	287		060681000609
2231	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	Public	7-8	5035 Edenview Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0616	537	27	20.1	61.8%	25 (4.7%)	14 (2.6%)	378 (70.4%)	97 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	$23,434			$22,226			$1,208	19.8	26.5	1977	254		062781004209
2232	E. O. Green Junior High	Public	6-8	3739 South C St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8750	949	49	19.5	81.5%	40 (4.2%)	12 (1.3%)	861 (90.7%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	$21,772			$20,278			$1,494	19.8	18.9	2305	73		061785002199
2233	Byron Institute for Independent Study	Public, Virtual	K-8	40 Newbury Ln.	Discovery Bay	94505	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(925) 809-7550	26	1	28.2	42.3%	7 (26.9%)	4 (15.4%)	10 (38.5%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	2 (7.7%)	$9,241			$9,224			$17	19.7			(n/a)		060675014447
2234	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)								19.7	28.2	1895	339		060158510381
2235	Sequoia Career Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1031 North State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Sequoia Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 463-7080	144	9	15.9	73.6%	51 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)								19.7	19.1	2293	58		060187710552
2236	Weed Elementary	Public	K-8	575 White Ave.	Weed	96094	Siskiyou County	Weed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 938-2715	268	15	17.6	78.7%	122 (45.5%)	11 (4.1%)	60 (22.4%)	24 (9.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (16.0%)	$45,930			$43,716			$2,214	19.7	22.3	2159	77		064198006873
2237	Landmark Middle	Public	6-8	15261 Legendary Dr.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4220	849	43	19.7	87.9%	49 (5.8%)	141 (16.6%)	584 (68.8%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.7%)	$30,781			$27,624			$3,157	19.7	24.2	2077	160		062580010277
2238	Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-8	2644 East Poplar St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7185	577	22	26.2	90.3%	25 (4.3%)	13 (2.3%)	495 (85.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	$9,632			$4,928			$4,704	19.7	25.5	2015	223		063801006406
2239	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Public	7-8	4200 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-8011	714	42	17	91.6%	50 (7.0%)	95 (13.3%)	526 (73.7%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	$25,694			$23,988			$1,706	19.7	19	2298	59		060639009328
2240	Simons Middle	Public	6-8	900 East Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4544	578	27	21.3	95.8%	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	546 (94.5%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,637			$10,322			$1,315	19.7	22.5	2146	94		063132004861
2241	Monroe Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1055 South Monroe St.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 556-0360	677	36	18.8	59.1%	63 (9.3%)	26 (3.8%)	503 (74.3%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	$23,040			$21,994			$1,046	19.7	27.2	1938	303		060720000672
2242	Victory Elementary	Public	K-8	1838 West Rose St.	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7310	484	20	23.9	85.5%	31 (6.4%)	46 (9.5%)	348 (71.9%)	19 (3.9%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.4%)	$11,285			$5,502			$5,783	19.7	16.1	2436	194		063801006437
2243	Hillview Junior High	Public	6-8	333 Yosemite Dr.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2380	893	42	21.5	81.2%	41 (4.6%)	144 (16.1%)	561 (62.8%)	77 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	53 (5.9%)	$23,783			$23,052			$731	19.6	20.5	2243			063060004749
2244	City of Angels	Public, Alternative	K-12	221 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 415-8350	1,058	49	21.4	87.2%	95 (9.0%)	110 (10.4%)	781 (73.8%)	26 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.0%)	$28,587			$26,578			$2,009	19.5	21.1	2215	29		062271007118
2245	Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1704 Cape Horn	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 619-2378	693	24	28.7	62.8%	386 (55.7%)	13 (1.9%)	270 (39.0%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$30,897			$30,624			$273	19.5	9.3	2689	444		060250114440
2246	Crystal Middle	Public	6-8	400 Whispering Bay Ln.	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-5800	774	34	22.7	78.0%	73 (9.4%)	141 (18.2%)	373 (48.2%)	100 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	74 (9.6%)	$15,532			$14,722			$810	19.5	26.3	1982	264		061336007282
2247	Chester Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	612 First St.	Chester	96020	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 258-2126	124	12	10.1	37.1%	88 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.9%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.9%)	$37,461			$36,622			$839	19.5	20.2	2255	8		063117004819
2248	Felix J. Appleby Elementary	Public	K-8	10321 Vernon Ave.	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-7174	617	25	24.6	86.1%	86 (13.9%)	41 (6.6%)	468 (75.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$17,726			$15,282			$2,444	19.5	26.8	1962	286		062964004599
2249	Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5075 Bradley Rd.	Orcutt	93455	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	153	7	23.3	62.1%	44 (28.8%)	1 (0.7%)	96 (62.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$32,414			$31,738			$676	19.4	18.4	2321	72		060204214265
2250	Muwekma Ohlone Middle	Public	6-8	850 North Second St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6267	587	33	17.9	68.7%	29 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	501 (85.3%)	33 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	$25,682			$23,820			$1,862	19.4	20.4	2247	3		063459005731
2251	Needles Middle	Public	6-8	720 Bailey Ave.	Needles	92363	San Bernardino County	Needles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 326-3894	196	11	17.3	83.2%	82 (41.8%)	3 (1.5%)	72 (36.7%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.2%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.7%)	$19,702			$18,974			$728	19.4	25.3	2019	232		062676009951
2252	Madison Elementary	Public	K-8	2939 Mission Rd.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7240	703	29	24.1	79.5%	52 (7.4%)	76 (10.8%)	464 (66.0%)	51 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.5%)	$15,335			$10,746			$4,589	19.4	14.4	2495	243		063801006422
2253	North Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	1202 East Seventh St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7797	953	49	19.2	91.4%	48 (5.0%)	87 (9.1%)	753 (79.0%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	28 (2.9%)	$25,707			$25,410			$297	19.3	18.6	2315	62		063444007603
2254	Pauma Elementary	Public	K-8	33158 Cole Grade Rd.	Pauma Valley	92061	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3741	245	11	22.2	76.7%	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$37,429			$35,498			$1,931	19.3	18.1	2342	88		060006908610
2255	Tehama eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	979 Douglass St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Tehama eLearning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 527-0188	128	7	19.4	82.0%	70 (54.7%)	1 (0.8%)	33 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (15.6%)								19.3	9.8	2672	417		060254410699
2256	North Park Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	4450 South Durfee Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7570	512	23	22.2	87.5%	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	492 (96.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,086			$16,194			$892	19.3	24.4	2063	193		061218001376
2257	Audeo Valley Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	27130 Eucalyptus Ave. Ste. A	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Audeo Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 242-6646	238	7	34.8	76.5%	32 (13.4%)	31 (13.0%)	154 (64.7%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	$21,684			$21,100			$584	19.3	17.7	2358	101		060256014578
2258	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	Public	7-12	725 West Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4521	597	32	18.6	93.1%	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	560 (93.8%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$28,369			$26,868			$1,501	19.3	20.6	2239	19		063132004840
2259	Imperial Beach Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 Imperial Beach Blvd.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5600	724	29	24.9	62.8%	122 (16.9%)	13 (1.8%)	512 (70.7%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.9%)	$28,148			$26,704			$1,444	19.3	27.5	1923	336		063738006320
2260	El Mirage	Public	K-8	19250 St. Anthony Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7676	128	6	21	78.1%	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	$40,587			$39,272			$1,315	19.3	10.2	2660	400		060171013193
2261	Venture Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2829 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Venture Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-5940	1,657	79	21	66.8%	189 (11.4%)	101 (6.1%)	1,201 (72.5%)	87 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	70 (4.2%)								19.2	28.5	1878	383		060196310651
2262	Santa Rosa Middle	Public	7-8	500 E St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3865	452	24	18.6	76.1%	89 (19.7%)	10 (2.2%)	317 (70.1%)	15 (3.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	$23,667			$22,430			$1,237	19.2	19.7	2270	8		063583006133
2263	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	3898 Abbott Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-7300	882	35	25.5	95.4%	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.5%)	850 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$17,991			$15,118			$2,873	19.1	21.2	2211	52		062316010902
2264	Tomas Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	21675 Martin St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8570	1,014	44	22.8	94.8%	28 (2.8%)	17 (1.7%)	956 (94.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$18,696			$18,220			$476	19.1	15.6	2457	193		069113502468
2265	Terra Cotta Middle	Public	6-8	29291 Lake St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7380	1,026	42	24.4	85.3%	125 (12.2%)	35 (3.4%)	811 (79.0%)	33 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	$19,546			$17,864			$1,682	19.1	28.7	1869	396		060002709496
2266	St. HOPE Public School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	5201 Strawberry Ln.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	St. HOPE Public School 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-7850	471	27	17.4	87.3%	5 (1.1%)	285 (60.5%)	120 (25.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (10.6%)								19.1	25.2	2021	245		060209411199
2267	New Hope Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Jessie Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	New Hope Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-5077	164	8	19.4	81.1%	9 (5.5%)	24 (14.6%)	108 (65.9%)	15 (9.1%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,270			$21,586			$1,684	19.1	16.6	2413	146		060255514590
2268	El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	$407			$00			$407	19	15.1	2474	206		062637003944
2269	Amargosa Creek Middle	Public	6-8	44333 27th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 729-6064	859	47	18.4	85.9%	78 (9.1%)	219 (25.5%)	484 (56.3%)	26 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	39 (4.5%)	$6,222			$3,732			$2,490	19	19.1	2294	25		062088008717
2270	ACE Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1155 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Inspire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-6008	205	8	25	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (97.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								19	14.3	2498	228		060213813852
2271	Banta Elementary	Public	K-8	22345 El Rancho Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Banta Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4650	202	11	18.1	62.9%	29 (14.4%)	6 (3.0%)	110 (54.5%)	44 (21.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	$37,963			$34,894			$3,069	19	11.3	2617	346		060257100354
2272	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marquita St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1524	754	35	21.2	98.0%	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	742 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,923			$22,922			$2,001	19	18.2	2335	63		062922004507
2273	Compton Junior High	Public	7-8	3211 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5230	586	28	20.5	85.8%	47 (8.0%)	25 (4.3%)	502 (85.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$25,794			$21,340			$4,454	19	17.8	2351	78		060363000294
2274	Washington	Public	5-8	129 South Washington St.	Cloverdale	95425	Sonoma County	Cloverdale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 894-1940	393	22	18.2	57.5%	114 (29.0%)	3 (0.8%)	233 (59.3%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$25,056			$24,854			$202	19	21	2218	56		060897000902
2275	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Public	6-8	2120 West Edinger St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4100	886	47	18.9	96.4%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	859 (97.0%)	15 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$29,116			$27,866			$1,250	18.9	19.9	2266	9		063531005982
2276	Walden Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1149 West Wood St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Walden Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 361-6480	167	10	16.7	44.3%	67 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (38.3%)	3 (1.8%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.4%)								18.8	24	2083	193		060242012983
2277	Audubon Middle	Public	6-8	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6300	446	34	13.1	93.0%	12 (2.7%)	251 (56.3%)	162 (36.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$63,391			$59,978			$3,413	18.8	18.2	2332	55		062271002829
2278	Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	411	18	22.6	72.5%	1 (0.2%)	174 (42.3%)	224 (54.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)								18.8	26.4	1981	297		060219412010
2279	San Fernando Middle	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5400	442	28	15.5	95.7%	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$57,103			$52,394			$4,709	18.7	19.3	2282	3		062271003324
2280	Rio Vista Middle	Public	6-8	3050 Thames River Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 981-1507	637	28	22.3	65.1%	33 (5.2%)	15 (2.4%)	550 (86.3%)	27 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$2,486			$1,070			$1,416	18.7	23.6	2103	177		063276011957
2281	Knox Middle	Public	6-8	1098 South 49th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5500	488	24	20.6	95.7%	5 (1.0%)	80 (16.4%)	355 (72.7%)	25 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$30,259			$26,704			$3,555	18.6	19	2300	19		063432012892
2282	Clark Middle	Public	6-8	4388 Thorn St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4200	696	31	22.4	92.2%	16 (2.3%)	62 (8.9%)	521 (74.9%)	74 (10.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	$29,076			$26,742			$2,334	18.6	21.8	2180	102		063432007316
2283	Alpha Technology Middle	Public	6-8	8920 Elwyn Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 991-4726	59	3	20	54.2%	26 (44.1%)	1 (1.7%)	25 (42.4%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	$27,862			$26,018			$1,844	18.6	29.5	1835	448		061260001423
2284	Larrea Middle	Public	7-8	13801 Cobalt Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 261-7040	769	40	19.4	77.6%	38 (4.9%)	144 (18.7%)	525 (68.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (6.4%)								18.5			(n/a)		063697214684
2285	Extera Public	Public, Charter	K-8	2226 East Third St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Extera Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-8300	236	12	19.5	97.9%	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	226 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								18.5	15.6	2451	166		060180412982
2286	Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 934-0300	178	9	19.7	73.0%	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	173 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,395			$25,184			$2,211	18.5	6.2	2744	458		060152012866
2287	Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-8	1628 East Tenth St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7305	473	21	22.7	91.3%	9 (1.9%)	86 (18.2%)	317 (67.0%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.7%)	$8,958			$3,648			$5,310	18.5	14.2	2509	222		063801006436
2288	Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-8	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	767	33	22.9	53.6%	173 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	536 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.6%)	$15,086			$13,846			$1,240	18.5	13.4	2534	246		061734002179
2289	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Public	6-8	155 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1800	843	49	17.2	97.6%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.0%)	723 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$41,519			$38,626			$2,893	18.5	19	2297	8		062271002856
2290	Rancho Santana	Public	K-8	1454 Santana Ranch Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 630-6300	678	25	26.6	53.5%	99 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	500 (73.7%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	31 (4.6%)	$14,456			$13,038			$1,418	18.5	20.2	2254	36		061734014557
2291	Fillmore Middle	Public	6-8	543 A St.	Fillmore	93016	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6055	813	38	21.4	74.8%	37 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	765 (94.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$26,511			$25,230			$1,281	18.5	15.5	2461	170		061380001554
2292	Liberty Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	26247 Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Liberty Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-2070	704	29	24.2	91.1%	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	681 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)								18.5	20	2263	29		060215310951
2293	Semitropic Elementary	Public	K-8	25300 Highway 46	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Semitropic Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-6412	140	10	14.5	61.4%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	136 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$53,892			$51,218			$2,674	18.5	22.1	2170	123		063633006192
2294	Sam Brannan Middle	Public	7-8	5301 Elmer Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5360	339	19	17.8	72.9%	22 (6.5%)	76 (22.4%)	162 (47.8%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.4%)	$35,514			$31,924			$3,590	18.5	18.3	2326	32		063384005280
2295	Arcade Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7300	595	24	24.2	83.4%	190 (31.9%)	44 (7.4%)	119 (20.0%)	206 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.2%)	$20,465			$18,548			$1,917	18.5	28.8	1867	428		063462005752
2296	Elmwood Elementary	Public	K-8	840 South Cardinal Ave.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7180	656	24	27.2	79.9%	50 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	567 (86.4%)	26 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$6,262			$1,558			$4,704	18.4	22.8	2136	160		063801006405
2297	Arellanes Junior High	Public	7-8	1890 Sandalwood Dr.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6820	668	37	18.1	93.1%	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	631 (94.5%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,183			$22,118			$2,065	18.4	16.5	2419	122		060558010660
2298	French Camp Elementary	Public	K-8	241 East Fourth St.	French Camp	95231	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6370	581	24	24.3	83.8%	42 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	514 (88.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$18,588			$18,086			$502	18.4	20	2262	36		062361003578
2299	Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	760 West Eighth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6687	607	22	27.2	91.6%	21 (3.5%)	35 (5.8%)	504 (83.0%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$23,430			$22,158			$1,272	18.4	19.9	2264	35		062460003696
2300	Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	480	32	15	90.2%	4 (0.8%)	67 (14.0%)	327 (68.1%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)								18.4	24.1	2080	220		060197110729
2301	Elizabeth Terronez Middle	Public	6-8	2300 South Willow	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6570	659	38	17.3	88.6%	20 (3.0%)	49 (7.4%)	425 (64.5%)	147 (22.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	$31,812			$27,934			$3,878	18.3	19	2299	2		061455004484

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