Best Middle Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1001	Limitless Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 432-2388	119	8	14.8	65.5%	6 (5.0%)	3 (2.5%)	95 (79.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)				56	45.9	1278	277	061288014616
1002	iLEAD Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Online Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 644-8701	356	41	8.7	51.7%	99 (27.8%)	58 (16.3%)	122 (34.3%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.0%)				56	34.1	1665	663	060180614203
1003	Redwood Elementary	Public	K-8	6900 Lake Earl Dr.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0360	452	19	23.2	59.1%	241 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (19.2%)	14 (3.1%)	48 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.5%)	$18,773	$17,624	$1,149	56	47.1	1242	239	061077001198
1004	Mt. Gleason Middle	Public	6-8	10965 Mt. Gleason Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 951-2580	753	41	18.2	81.7%	301 (40.0%)	8 (1.1%)	396 (52.6%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$39,102	$36,784	$2,318	56	54.4	1031	27	062271003200
1005	Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-8	5044 Jones St.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0340	386	17	22.5	75.6%	233 (60.4%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (26.4%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	$21,421	$20,600	$821	55.9	48.9	1198	193	062394003603
1006	California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr. #185	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	423	40	10.5	69.7%	108 (25.5%)	43 (10.2%)	218 (51.5%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)				55.9	46.6	1266	260	060235413904
1007	Century Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33 Greta St.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 496-0286	237	17	13.9	21.9%	156 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	19 (8.0%)	$29,026	$28,258	$768	55.9	67	742	265	060964012664
1008	Dimensions Collaborative	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Dimensions Collaborative District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 743-7880	568	27	21.2	38.6%	233 (41.0%)	60 (10.6%)	192 (33.8%)	32 (5.6%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.6%)				55.9	57.4	952	56	060199114308
1009	Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	40525 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-9993	1,100	45	24.6	53.0%	214 (19.5%)	108 (9.8%)	648 (58.9%)	60 (5.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.6%)	$19,669	$18,596	$1,073	55.9	53.8	1046	37	064212002217
1010	AIMS College Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	AIMS College Prep Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	200	11	18.1	77.5%	13 (6.5%)	91 (45.5%)	28 (14.0%)	44 (22.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.5%)				55.8	72.2	647	363	060147905673
1011	International School of Monterey	Public, Charter	K-8	1720 Yosemite St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	International School of Monterey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2165	439	21	21.3	32.1%	91 (20.7%)	23 (5.2%)	221 (50.3%)	46 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.1%)				55.8	57.5	946	65	060156708744
1012	Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	474 Hartford Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(213) 316-9840	573	21	27.1	91.8%	48 (8.4%)	77 (13.4%)	419 (73.1%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.3%)	$29,897	$27,980	$1,917	55.8	28.6	1874	862	062271014634
1013	Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1610	435	22	19.6	48.7%	120 (27.6%)	3 (0.7%)	231 (53.1%)	68 (15.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$26,707	$25,938	$769	55.7	50.3	1166	153	060813011487
1014	Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 South Mathew St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5902	2,423	107	22.7	72.5%	278 (11.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1,972 (81.4%)	44 (1.8%)	20 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (4.3%)	$22,043	$21,414	$629	55.6	57.6	945	69	060657011526
1015	Unidos Middle	Public	6-8	1850 Salvador Ave	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-6813	599	26	23	61.1%	132 (22.0%)	4 (0.7%)	452 (75.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$16,639	$15,680	$959	55.5	45.6	1289	274	062664004695
1016	Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	777 East Puente St.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7300	778	36	21.6	68.3%	47 (6.0%)	29 (3.7%)	592 (76.1%)	92 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	$22,872	$21,628	$1,244	55.5	48.6	1203	187	061005001104
1017	Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	737	30	24.5	80.9%	19 (2.6%)	15 (2.0%)	519 (70.4%)	163 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$18,634	$16,856	$1,778	55.5	58.6	916	101	064200004607
1018	JCS - Pine Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	29141 Vallejo Ave.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	JCS - Pine Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-5500	745	41	18.3	43.4%	330 (44.3%)	32 (4.3%)	260 (34.9%)	19 (2.6%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (11.8%)	$30,582	$30,236	$346	55.4	67.2	737	281	060159214346
1019	Menifee Valley Middle	Public	6-8	26255 Garbani Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-6400	941	40	23.7	62.5%	207 (22.0%)	54 (5.7%)	479 (50.9%)	42 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	151 (16.0%)	$16,712	$15,512	$1,200	55.4	54.4	1032	13	062454009402
1020	Empire Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Empire Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	1,854	66	28	60.6%	547 (29.5%)	129 (7.0%)	988 (53.3%)	59 (3.2%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	110 (5.9%)				55.4	47.9	1218	198	060170113671
1021	Golden West Middle	Public	7-8	2651 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8240	746	32	23	46.6%	164 (22.0%)	110 (14.7%)	225 (30.2%)	124 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	117 (15.7%)	$20,464	$19,994	$470	55.3	56.1	991	30	063963006596
1022	Sycamore Creek Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17131 Emerald Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Sycamore Creek Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 594-3660	158	9	18.5	35.4%	58 (36.7%)	3 (1.9%)	55 (34.8%)	14 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (17.7%)	$29,754	$29,254	$500	55.3	58.8	914	108	060248614377
1023	Berrendos Middle	Public	6-8	401 Chestnut Ave.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6700	229	12	18.8	52.0%	147 (64.2%)	2 (0.9%)	65 (28.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$27,357	$25,968	$1,389	55.3	59.4	901	122	060276000202
1024	AeroSTEM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	82 Second St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	AeroSTEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2531	116	6	18.7	76.7%	62 (53.4%)	2 (1.7%)	36 (31.0%)	3 (2.6%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$32,584	$30,998	$1,586	55.3	45.4	1304	280	060172414234
1025	Citrus Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2121 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Citrus Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	477	22	21.4	65.6%	89 (18.7%)	17 (3.6%)	314 (65.8%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	21 (4.4%)				55.2	47.5	1234	209	060231714034
1026	Mission Elementary	Public	K-8	36825 Foothill Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Mission Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-3524	130	6	21.6	36.9%	29 (22.3%)	2 (1.5%)	93 (71.5%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,839	$35,428	$411	55.2	61.7	846	180	062511003725
1027	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,924	139	28.2	68.7%	762 (19.4%)	423 (10.8%)	2,295 (58.5%)	195 (5.0%)	30 (0.8%)	38 (1.0%)	181 (4.6%)				55.1	41.6	1407	380	060180510641
1028	Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	1650 Sonoma Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	410	18	22.7	77.8%	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	365 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	$23,975	$22,146	$1,829	55.1	51.9	1112	84	062553013758
1029	Mission Vista Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1440 Beaumont Ave	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Mission Vista Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 456-1981	6,724	210	31.9	42.6%	2,789 (41.5%)	185 (2.8%)	3,046 (45.3%)	187 (2.8%)	21 (0.3%)	36 (0.5%)	455 (6.8%)	$27,023	$26,730	$293	55	54.6	1025	4	060251314419
1030	Newark Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Lafayette Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3000	980	44	22.5	40.1%	77 (7.9%)	22 (2.2%)	545 (55.6%)	230 (23.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.6%)	76 (7.8%)	$20,188	$19,604	$584	55	45.6	1291	261	062706007796
1031	Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,116	49	22.6	54.7%	77 (6.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1,014 (90.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	$20,525	$19,282	$1,243	55	56.5	980	51	061821002241
1032	Sherman Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 Fruitdale Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 795-1140	524	22	23.8	59.0%	37 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	468 (89.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$24,696	$23,368	$1,328	55	52.6	1088	56	060720007427
1033	Greater San Diego Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14545 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Greater San Diego Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-3050	209	9	23.1	61.7%	119 (56.9%)	7 (3.3%)	58 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.5%)				54.9	77.3	544	489	060212908302
1034	Mistletoe Elementary	Public	K-8	1225 Mistletoe Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4160	682	28	24.3	71.4%	356 (52.2%)	14 (2.1%)	164 (24.0%)	52 (7.6%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.0%)	$23,691	$22,938	$753	54.9	49.1	1194	160	061281001441
1035	Citrus Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Anchor Ave.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7370	602	27	22.2	96.8%	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	583 (96.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$19,706	$18,050	$1,656	54.9	47.9	1220	185	061970002364
1036	Wildflower Open Classroom	Public, Charter	K-8	2414 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 3	Chico	95926	Butte County	Wildflower Open Classroom District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 892-1676	183	11	17.4	41.5%	133 (72.7%)	7 (3.8%)	25 (13.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.7%)				54.8	61.8	844	192	060223912755
1037	The Academy of Alameda	Public, Charter	K-8	401 Pacific Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	The Academy of Alameda District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4017	638	29	21.7	49.8%	92 (14.4%)	131 (20.5%)	147 (23.0%)	153 (24.0%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (0.9%)	99 (15.5%)				54.8	73.9	613	424	060164200042
1038	Marshall Fundamental	Public	6-12	990 North Allen Ave.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5810	1,689	79	21.4		345 (20.4%)	97 (5.7%)	1,047 (62.0%)	120 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	69 (4.1%)	$21,184	$19,694	$1,490	54.8	52.4	1093	55	062994004679
1039	Sierra Vista K-8	Public	K-8	301 Bel Air Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6260	611	27	22.5	48.1%	270 (44.2%)	32 (5.2%)	196 (32.1%)	42 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.3%)	$17,467	$16,514	$953	54.8	67	743	296	064059014012
1040	Rise Kohyang Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	600 South Lafayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8338	280	12	23.3	93.6%	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	223 (79.6%)	38 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)				54.8	43	1372	332	060172312852
1041	Ascend	Public, Charter	K-8	3709 East 12th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ASCEND District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3140	493	23	21.5	63.9%	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	446 (90.5%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)				54.8	47.9	1216	175	060170408677
1042	Healdsburg Junior High	Public	6-8	315 Grant St.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Healdsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 431-3410	293	18	16.6	64.8%	91 (31.1%)	1 (0.3%)	190 (64.8%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$32,021	$31,514	$507	54.7	44.1	1336	294	060004402141
1043	Butterfield Language Academy	Public	K-8	13400 Kitching St.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4540	963	40	24	87.9%	29 (3.0%)	63 (6.5%)	834 (86.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.0%)	$21,343	$18,858	$2,485	54.7	56.3	984	59	062580008907
1044	Surfside Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1125 South Ditmar St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 901-8600	234	6	37.5	73.1%	66 (28.2%)	13 (5.6%)	128 (54.7%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	13 (5.6%)	$22,844	$22,058	$786	54.7	37	1567	523	062825014502
1045	Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy	Public	6-8	9009 Park Plaza Dr.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5810	897	50	18	48.8%	332 (37.0%)	60 (6.7%)	349 (38.9%)	49 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.1%)	89 (9.9%)	$17,185	$15,684	$1,501	54.7	56.6	975	70	062025002441
1046	Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	$24,878	$23,986	$892	54.6	52.8	1079	33	060263000191
1047	McSwain Elementary	Public	K-8	922 Scott Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	McSwain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 354-2700	912	44	20.9	35.1%	354 (38.8%)	3 (0.3%)	464 (50.9%)	56 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.6%)	$33,014	$32,558	$456	54.6	54.8	1020	27	062436003654
1048	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	550 Temple Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 900-7325	820	37	22.2	75.4%	187 (22.8%)	122 (14.9%)	374 (45.6%)	43 (5.2%)	19 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	71 (8.7%)				54.6	35.7	1602	554	060249414413
1049	Brown Junior (Willie L) Middle	Public	6-8	2055 Silver Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 642-8901	363	26	14	53.4%	85 (23.4%)	74 (20.4%)	114 (31.4%)	22 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	56 (15.4%)	$21,340	$19,568	$1,772	54.6	48.1	1212	163	063441002774
1050	Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Public	7-8	12752 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6241	557	25	21.8	93.7%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	468 (84.0%)	73 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	$28,279	$26,784	$1,495	54.5	53.9	1045	5	061488001836
1051	Excelsior Middle	Public	6-8	14301 Byron Hwy.	Byron	94514	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7530	377	20	19	33.2%	175 (46.4%)	29 (7.7%)	113 (30.0%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	20 (5.3%)	$24,968	$24,290	$678	54.5	50.4	1161	110	060675000595
1052	Ross (Faye) Middle	Public	7-8	17707 Elaine Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7785	528	24	22.4	66.5%	24 (4.5%)	48 (9.1%)	317 (60.0%)	107 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.7%)	$28,264	$26,906	$1,358	54.5	56.8	967	85	060162000012
1053	Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet	Public	6-8	6460 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-4400	824	49	16.9	88.6%	27 (3.3%)	8 (1.0%)	752 (91.3%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$38,538	$36,120	$2,418	54.5	51	1142	89	062271002873
1054	Oakland Unity Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1180 70th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unity Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 564-4851	132	3	50.3	76.5%	12 (9.1%)	12 (9.1%)	106 (80.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)				54.5	58.3	925	129	060234613887
1055	Compass Charter School of Yolo	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. R	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter School of Yolo District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	389	15	25.8	38.0%	226 (58.1%)	8 (2.1%)	93 (23.9%)	13 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.8%)	$27,589	$26,970	$619	54.5	61.2	858	197	060252114432
1056	Innovation Middle	Public	6-8	5095 Arvinels Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 278-5948	350	21	16.5	80.0%	56 (16.0%)	15 (4.3%)	204 (58.3%)	37 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.4%)	$30,179	$28,368	$1,811	54.5	55.3	1008	48	063432012352
1057	Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	9637 Avenue 196	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Palo Verde Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-0648	511	23	22.2	87.7%	29 (5.7%)	5 (1.0%)	470 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$40,463	$40,044	$419	54.5	60.2	881	176	062967004605
1058	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes	Public	K-8	16633 Elizabeth Lake Rd.	Lake Hughes	93532	Los Angeles County	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 724-1231	195	9	21.9	41.5%	108 (55.4%)	2 (1.0%)	72 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$20,732	$20,202	$530	54.5	68.2	720	338	061788007291
1059	Granada Elementary	Public	K-8	100 South Granada Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3600	348	20	17.1	54.6%	11 (3.2%)	5 (1.4%)	224 (64.4%)	94 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$65,817	$63,402	$2,415	54.5	57.3	958	101	060015310938
1060	San Jose Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Sunset Pkwy.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-7831	559	26	21.2	55.8%	157 (28.1%)	16 (2.9%)	311 (55.6%)	36 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	$22,055	$20,900	$1,155	54.4	56.8	966	94	062772012874
1061	Capitol Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2118 Meadowview Rd.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Capitol Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 476-5796	518	20	26.2	79.9%	5 (1.0%)	134 (25.9%)	285 (55.0%)	35 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	40 (7.7%)				54.4	59.3	903	158	060244712810
1062	Edgewood Academy	Public	K-8	14135 East Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7800	478	22	21.6	83.9%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	421 (88.1%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,720	$13,718	$4,002	54.3	54.1	1039	23	060411000372
1063	Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	$297	$48	$249	54.3	50.4	1160	97	062637003965
1064	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	697 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-4245	603	30	20.2	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	602 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				54.3	50.8	1149	85	060223708508
1065	Gateway Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1512 Golden Gate Ave.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Gateway Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 922-1001	247	15	16.6	54.3%	61 (24.7%)	46 (18.6%)	87 (35.2%)	23 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.5%)				54.3	51.5	1123	58	060186112800
1066	Jefferson Leadership Academies	Public	6-8	750 Euclid Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9904	1,004	41	24.4	79.5%	32 (3.2%)	153 (15.2%)	691 (68.8%)	90 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	$20,928	$19,056	$1,872	54.2	52.8	1081	15	062250002727
1067	Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	$20,931	$20,262	$669	54.2	58.4	922	145	063867011498
1068	George A. Buljan Middle	Public	6-8	100 Hallissy Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	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%)	$16,606	$16,080	$526	54.2	51.1	1140	72	063360003508
1069	Woodrow Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	601 West Florinda St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3870	505	28	18	76.2%	71 (14.1%)	21 (4.2%)	383 (75.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$21,143	$19,860	$1,283	54.2	52.3	1097	28	061647002084
1070	Whaley Middle	Public	6-8	14401 South Gibson Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6070	429	18	24.2	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.0%)	374 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$22,868	$18,110	$4,758	54.2	29.1	1854	784	060962001002
1071	El Sereno Middle	Public	6-8	2839 North Eastern Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 224-4700	857	51	16.8	91.8%	14 (1.6%)	12 (1.4%)	787 (91.8%)	31 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$43,122	$40,478	$2,644	54.1	51.8	1115	44	062271002982
1072	Beattie Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Orange St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2400	1,072	50	21.2	63.2%	190 (17.7%)	59 (5.5%)	635 (59.2%)	125 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	58 (5.4%)	$2,523	$1,092	$1,431	54.1	53.9	1043	29	063207011101
1073	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Public	6-8	7310 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6120	1,152	48	23.8	93.7%	44 (3.8%)	53 (4.6%)	1,010 (87.7%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	$21,459	$19,590	$1,869	54.1	56.9	964	109	061605003105
1074	Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-0112	550	24	22.8	45.1%	148 (26.9%)	23 (4.2%)	322 (58.5%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	$19,810	$19,700	$110	54.1	63.1	815	259	063051010226
1075	Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	658	36	18.4	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.1%)	437 (66.4%)	95 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	20 (3.0%)	$25,005	$22,256	$2,749	54	54.8	1019	56	062250002759
1076	Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	11561 Gateway Blvd.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 248-0544	497	24	20.7	67.4%	86 (17.3%)	80 (16.1%)	260 (52.3%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.9%)				54	52.7	1086	10	060218613088
1077	Pasadena Rosebud Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3700 Denair St	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Rosebud Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 318-1261	169	10	16.9	56.2%	0 (0.0%)	84 (49.7%)	56 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.6%)				53.9	60.5	875	202	060200711918
1078	Arden Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Watt Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7306	1,010	45	22.5	46.1%	469 (46.4%)	60 (5.9%)	275 (27.2%)	122 (12.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.6%)	$18,296	$17,102	$1,194	53.9	57.8	939	139	063462005753
1079	Mountain Creek Middle	Public	6-8	6862 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-4393	99	6	16.4	42.4%	73 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	$18,029	$17,302	$727	53.9	46.1	1275	196	063048002973
1080	Petaluma Junior High	Public	7-8	700 Bantam Way	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4724	454	24	19.1	44.7%	254 (55.9%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (35.0%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	$27,985	$27,460	$525	53.8	47.9	1217	137	063025004724
1081	Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	643	32	20	48.2%	462 (71.9%)	5 (0.8%)	113 (17.6%)	15 (2.3%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	$32,387	$31,650	$737	53.8	60.6	869	212	063723006305
1082	La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1415 North La Tijera Blvd.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5260	552	24	23	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	325 (58.9%)	183 (33.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.7%)	$22,384	$18,800	$3,584	53.8	40.7	1438	356	061839002257
1083	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Public	7-8	1700 East Wilshire Dr.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7765	820	37	22	62.6%	160 (19.5%)	21 (2.6%)	525 (64.0%)	67 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	$14,938	$14,634	$304	53.8	63.8	805	278	061473001795
1084	Clovis Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1655 David E Cook Way	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 327-4400	797	20	40.1	59.5%	251 (31.5%)	24 (3.0%)	408 (51.2%)	61 (7.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	$26,062	$25,898	$164	53.8	35.7	1599	515	060903012267
1085	Knightsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1923 Delta Rd.	Knightsen	94548	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-0073	316	14	23	38.0%	130 (41.1%)	5 (1.6%)	157 (49.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$28,786	$27,324	$1,462	53.8	47.7	1228	143	062004002397
1086	California Virtual Academy at Sutter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Sutter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,623	60	27.2	71.3%	524 (32.3%)	275 (16.9%)	462 (28.5%)	183 (11.3%)	21 (1.3%)	28 (1.7%)	130 (8.0%)				53.7	39.1	1503	417	060181013698
1087	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-8	1771 East Pacific Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Liberty Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-1675	861	38	22.6	48.5%	336 (39.0%)	18 (2.1%)	459 (53.3%)	21 (2.4%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	$17,682	$14,934	$2,748	53.7	50.7	1153	66	062157002571
1088	John McCandless Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	915 Rose Marie Ln.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-0160	434	21	20.5	58.5%	80 (18.4%)	20 (4.6%)	232 (53.5%)	44 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	49 (11.3%)	$25,616	$24,244	$1,372	53.7	43.5	1357	269	062169013919
1089	Oak Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	24500 Road 68	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Oak Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2908	562	31	17.8	65.3%	101 (18.0%)	6 (1.1%)	447 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$36,436	$35,610	$826	53.6	52.9	1073	16	062790004228
1090	Cortez Elementary	Public	K-8	1300 North Dudley	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4750	607	25	24.7	91.6%	11 (1.8%)	11 (1.8%)	566 (93.2%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$20,132	$18,582	$1,550	53.6	53	1070	20	063132011672
1091	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	2023 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-8141	1,031	47	22	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	1,014 (98.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)				53.5	39.6	1476	385	060217610851
1092	CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	554	27	20.3	52.5%	401 (72.4%)	16 (2.9%)	38 (6.9%)	10 (1.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	72 (13.0%)				53.5	60.1	882	210	060173408436
1093	The O'Farrell Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	The O'Farrell Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-3009	1,862	100	18.7	40.5%	27 (1.5%)	220 (11.8%)	1,087 (58.4%)	384 (20.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	131 (7.0%)				53.4	51.3	1130	37	060213610056
1094	Camino Elementary	Public	K-8	3060 Snows Rd.	Camino	95709	El Dorado County	Camino Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-4552	375	22	16.8	56.0%	258 (68.8%)	2 (0.5%)	94 (25.1%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$17,555	$15,544	$2,011	53.3	45.7	1285	191	060717000656
1095	Home Street Middle	Public	6-8	201 Home St.	Bishop	93514	Inyo County	Bishop Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 872-1381	414	21	19.3	64.0%	128 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (43.0%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	$20,649	$19,764	$885	53.2	53.2	1063	32	060140900490
1096	Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	600 West Alton Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 513-9800	1,005	45	22.4	82.0%	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	908 (90.3%)	52 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.7%)	$25,204	$24,376	$828	53.1	48.9	1200	104	063531007862
1097	California Pacific Charter - Sonoma	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14630 Armstrong Woods Rd.	Guerneville	95466	Sonoma County	California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	213	40	5.3	56.8%	73 (34.3%)	18 (8.5%)	65 (30.5%)	14 (6.6%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.5%)	$23,611	$23,066	$545	53.1	53.1	1067	30	060251014414
1098	The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4215 Spring St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	The Learning Choice Academy - East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-8811	466	22	21	58.6%	116 (24.9%)	22 (4.7%)	288 (61.8%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	$33,402	$32,606	$796	53.1	46.1	1273	175	060249814437
1099	Carver Elementary	Public	K-8	1425 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6150	293	9	32.5	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	58 (19.8%)	234 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,962	$14,206	$4,756	53	60.6	871	228	060962000974
1100	Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate	Public	6-8	1316 Hillview Pl.	Saint Helena	94574	Napa County	Saint Helena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 967-2725	257	20	12.5	42.0%	99 (38.5%)	2 (0.8%)	146 (56.8%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$54,912	$53,202	$1,710	53	59.6	898	202	063783006388

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