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
2102	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	7-8	1407 Sunset Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9286	948	50	18.9	87.7%	49 (5.2%)	11 (1.2%)	845 (89.1%)	17 (1.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	$19,328			$3,320			$16,008	23	24.9	2038	64		062334003555
2103	Para Los Ninos Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	835 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Para Los Ninos Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 896-2640	305	15	20.3	94.1%	7 (2.3%)	8 (2.6%)	287 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$23,971			$6,600			$17,371	22.9	32.8	1713	390		060235112361
2104	Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Reed Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2457	733	39	18.9	94.3%	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	655 (89.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)								22.9	29.1	1852	252		061288001457
2105	Oak Street	Public	K-8	633 South Oak St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5340	569	22	25.8	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	43 (7.6%)	497 (87.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)								22.9	35	1630	475		061839002261
2106	Mission Middle	Public	6-8	939 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2452	855	43	19.9	95.9%	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	808 (94.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)								22.9	26.9	1956	150		061288001456
2107	Long Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	436-965 Susan Dr.	Doyle	96109	Lassen County	Long Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2395	250	11	22.8	58.0%	170 (68.0%)	8 (3.2%)	47 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	$16,779			$1,319			$15,460	22.9	21.2	2208	101		060229609067
2108	ACE Esperanza Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1665 Santee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	ACE Esperanza Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3420	205	9	22.7	86.8%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (89.3%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$17,105			$1,634			$15,471	22.9	15.8	2443	335		060185213740
2109	Sierra Oaks K-8	Public	K-8	171 Mills Rd.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2390	614	26	23.8	56.8%	230 (37.5%)	61 (9.9%)	168 (27.4%)	94 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.8%)	$15,365			$2,240			$13,125	22.9	24.4	2061	48		063462005819
2110	Claudia Landeen	Public	K-8	4128 Feather River Dr.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8660	562	26	21.7	88.3%	47 (8.4%)	104 (18.5%)	302 (53.7%)	55 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.5%)	$13,908			$950			$12,958	22.9	29.9	1818	292		062169008875
2111	Cedar Middle	Public	7-8	13565 Cedar St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6093	1,061	47	22.7	56.9%	159 (15.0%)	76 (7.2%)	787 (74.2%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.7%)	$40,322			$6,032			$34,290	22.9	21.4	2199	88		060001412103
2112	Wilson Middle	Public	7-8	1209 Robertson Blvd.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8070	470	22	21.4	89.1%	99 (21.1%)	8 (1.7%)	345 (73.4%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$18,564			$1,260			$17,304	22.9	26.4	1978	134		060852000851
2113	Evelyn Hanshaw Middle	Public	7-8	1725 Las Vegas St.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1794	650	33	19.8	93.2%	19 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	574 (88.3%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)	$21,933			$3,370			$18,563	22.9	18.1	2340	227		062513010333
2114	Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	26866 San Jacinto St.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 765-5193	545	32	17	85.7%	85 (15.6%)	29 (5.3%)	383 (70.3%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.7%)	$21,781			$2,127			$19,654	22.8	16.9	2405	291		061692009555
2115	Wright Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4389 Price Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-0556	456	22	20.8	77.9%	75 (16.4%)	14 (3.1%)	295 (64.7%)	38 (8.3%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	$20,484			$1,710			$18,774	22.8	24.5	2052	63		064320007016
2116	Black Butte Junior High	Public	6-8	7946 Ponderosa Way	Shingletown	96088	Shasta County	Black Butte Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 474-3441	79	5	15.8	67.1%	47 (59.5%)	3 (3.8%)	18 (22.8%)	2 (2.5%)	5 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	$4,152			$657			$3,495	22.8	22.7	2139	23		060522007440
2117	Alpha: Blanca Alvarado	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 780-0831	500	19	25.8	60.2%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	462 (92.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$19,163			$3,432			$15,731	22.8	39.3	1491	626		060222112989
2118	Great Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4223 McDougald Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6300	983	40	24.5	70.9%	33 (3.4%)	110 (11.2%)	593 (60.3%)	184 (18.7%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	36 (3.7%)	$15,424			$2,339			$13,085	22.8	38.4	1522	596		062361007749
2119	La Paz Middle	Public	7-8	1300 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7900	1,099	55	20	93.4%	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1,092 (99.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,531			$1,847			$15,684	22.8	23.7	2102	17		063398008745
2120	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Public	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2200	572	32	17.6	98.6%	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,575			$5,715			$16,860	22.7	18.2	2331	211		062271012896
2121	Yuba City Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	256 Wilbur Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-9667	256	20	12.7	84.4%	44 (17.2%)	2 (0.8%)	184 (71.9%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)								22.7	20.1	2258	137		060199608658
2122	San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	13745 Llagas Ave.	San Martin	95046	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6480	643	34	18.8	56.9%	79 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	513 (79.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	$16,904			$651			$16,253	22.7	25.1	2032	90		062583003883
2123	Juniper	Public	K-8	375 Ellis St.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0045	227	12	18.5	84.6%	122 (53.7%)	7 (3.1%)	50 (22.0%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (13.7%)	$23,042			$5,920			$17,122	22.7	37.6	1543	580		063204004927
2124	Harriet Tubman Village Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6880 Mohawk St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Harriet Tubman Village Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-8635	446	19	23.3	93.7%	6 (1.3%)	226 (50.7%)	177 (39.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.6%)	$17,888			$644			$17,244	22.7	21	2220	96		060181703943
2125	Briggs Elementary	Public	5-8	14438 West Telegraph Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Briggs Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-7151	221	12	17.6	66.5%	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (94.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,939			$2,060			$14,879	22.7	17.2	2386	261		060603000540
2126	Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,215	64	18.9	94.7%	25 (2.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,167 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	$21,415			$4,431			$16,984	22.6	24	2085	41		062271010860
2127	Downtown Value	Public, Charter	K-8	950 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Downtown Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-8868	395	16	24.6	94.9%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	386 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$20,288			$3,487			$16,801	22.6	17.6	2362	235		060190710522
2128	John A. Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 773-5800	763	50	15.2	92.4%	35 (4.6%)	26 (3.4%)	619 (81.1%)	72 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$22,818			$4,376			$18,442	22.6	21.2	2213	85		062271003382
2129	Auburndale Intermediate	Public	7-8	1255 River Rd.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3231	640	30	21	89.2%	57 (8.9%)	50 (7.8%)	505 (78.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	$19,322			$1,205			$18,117	22.6	25.9	2004	125		060985001046
2130	Livingston Middle	Public	6-8	101 F St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5450	809	36	22.7	76.3%	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	676 (83.6%)	98 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,304			$1,351			$14,953	22.5	22.3	2160	30		062217002639
2131	Orcutt School for Independent Study	Public, Virtual	K-8	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 960-5572	44	2	21.7	72.7%	14 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (56.8%)	2 (4.5%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)	$9,596			$00			$9,596	22.5	45.6	1288	843		062871014591
2132	Woodrow Wallace Middle	Public	6-8	3240 Erskine Creek Rd.	Lake Isabella	93240	Kern County	Kernville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 379-4646	269	16	17	81.4%	189 (70.3%)	1 (0.4%)	63 (23.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$20,987			$2,985			$18,002	22.5	18	2345	213		061959012638
2133	Jack G. Desmond Middle	Public	7-8	26490 Martin St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1775	838	45	18.4	93.6%	21 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	803 (95.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$20,489			$3,413			$17,076	22.5	26.5	1973	160		062334010953
2134	Northridge Middle	Public	6-8	17960 Chase St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-5100	670	40	16.6	94.8%	42 (6.3%)	21 (3.1%)	543 (81.0%)	46 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$26,157			$5,690			$20,467	22.5	18.9	2302	168		062271003231
2135	James Rutter Middle	Public	7-8	7350 Palmer House Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-7590	871	45	19.3	87.7%	43 (4.9%)	106 (12.2%)	352 (40.4%)	302 (34.7%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.6%)	33 (3.8%)	$17,432			$2,091			$15,341	22.5	21.2	2209	74		061233001412
2136	Tully C. Knoles	Public	K-8	6511 Clarksburg Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8775	643	29	22.2	84.0%	70 (10.9%)	59 (9.2%)	387 (60.2%)	65 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	$13,893			$1,287			$12,606	22.4	21.3	2203	67		062169002583
2137	Jackson Street Elementary	Public	4-8	405 Jackson St.	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Yreka Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-3561	438	29	14.8	72.6%	217 (49.5%)	5 (1.1%)	103 (23.5%)	16 (3.7%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.6%)	$14,717			$3,379			$11,338	22.4	18.4	2320	183		064338007026
2138	Southwest Middle	Public	7-8	2710 Iris St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-4000	515	25	20.2	86.4%	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	490 (95.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								22.4	23.5	2105	33		063864006491
2139	Venetia Valley K-8	Public	K-8	177 North San Pedro Rd.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3150	748	36	21	87.7%	60 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	651 (87.0%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$18,849			$1,648			$17,201	22.4	19.7	2273	134		063509005934
2140	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego	Public, Charter	6-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	1,375	40	34.6	72.9%	303 (22.0%)	107 (7.8%)	810 (58.9%)	39 (2.8%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (6.9%)	$18,083			$1,102			$16,981	22.3	20.1	2261	121		060187603939
2141	August Elementary	Public	K-8	2101 Sutro Ave.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7160	534	25	21.6	90.3%	24 (4.5%)	17 (3.2%)	477 (89.3%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	$15,850			$3,209			$12,641	22.3	26.5	1974	167		063801006399
2142	Nightingale Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1721 Carpenter Rd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7260	425	19	22.9	84.7%	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.4%)	355 (83.5%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	$17,476			$3,467			$14,009	22.3	24.3	2067	75		063801006427
2143	KIPP Valiant Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	620 Willow Rd	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	KIPP Valiant Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 422-4022	587	31	19	90.8%	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.2%)	545 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	$44,090			$3,942			$40,148	22.3	33.6	1686	457		060248114087
2144	Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary	Public	K-8	536 South California St.	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7470	482	16	29.9	91.9%	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.4%)	428 (88.8%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,804			$2,892			$9,912	22.2	20.2	2256	112		063801012281
2145	Richland Junior High	Public	7-8	331 Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8630	558	34	16.3	91.4%	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	522 (93.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,936			$8,737			$14,199	22.2	17.5	2369	224		062145009565
2146	Mira Loma Middle	Public	7-8	5051 Steve St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2883	711	33	21.3	84.2%	39 (5.5%)	8 (1.1%)	651 (91.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$20,898			$2,161			$18,737	22.2	22.1	2167	21		061926004980
2147	Rim Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27390 Highway 18	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 744-9520	80	4	20.4	63.8%	36 (45.0%)	3 (3.8%)	35 (43.8%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	$19,221			$3,918			$15,303	22.2	32	1731	416		063261013953
2148	Riverbend Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Stewart Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-3100	914	47	19.5	76.3%	217 (23.7%)	14 (1.5%)	411 (45.0%)	194 (21.2%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.7%)								22.1	28.1	1900	248		064347011930
2149	Woodville Elementary	Public	K-8	16541 Road 168	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Woodville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-9713	371	20	18.5	94.9%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,943			$2,845			$20,098	22.1	16.1	2433	284		064317007014
2150	Harden Middle	Public	7-8	1561 McKinnon St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7300	1,101	52	21.1	82.2%	29 (2.6%)	10 (0.9%)	1,016 (92.3%)	34 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$17,583			$1,591			$15,992	22.1	24.1	2078	72		063398000677
2151	A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	3351 Explorer Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4505	405	23	17.5	58.0%	163 (40.2%)	26 (6.4%)	136 (33.6%)	19 (4.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.3%)	$24,597			$3,419			$21,178	22.1	28.5	1881	270		063384005217
2152	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	102 East Clinton	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7370	811	45	18.2	85.8%	67 (8.3%)	37 (4.6%)	633 (78.1%)	28 (3.5%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.9%)	$21,650			$3,313			$18,337	22.1	23.2	2121	31		061455010488
2153	Anderson Valley Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	18200 Mountain View Rd.	Boonville	95415	Mendocino County	Anderson Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 895-3496	192	16	12.3	74.0%	26 (13.5%)	2 (1.0%)	164 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,095			$1,839			$20,256	22.1	22.8	2135	18		060273000199
2154	Lathrop Elementary	Public	K-8	15851 South Fifth St.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7250	1,000	39	25.5	72.1%	72 (7.2%)	36 (3.6%)	744 (74.4%)	103 (10.3%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	34 (3.4%)	$14,410			$1,969			$12,441	22	29.6	1827	327		062361003580
2155	Pacific View Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3670 Ocean Ranch Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Pacific View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 757-0161	562	30	18.7	77.6%	79 (14.1%)	32 (5.7%)	388 (69.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	45 (8.0%)	$14,848			$194			$14,654	21.9	22	2172	17		060153708313
2156	Innovations Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10886 Gadsten Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 294-2445	113	9	12.3	58.4%	41 (36.3%)	10 (8.8%)	34 (30.1%)	7 (6.2%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	18 (15.9%)	$30,195			$543			$29,652	21.8	25.8	2005	151		061389014548
2157	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	849	35	24.5	82.3%	12 (1.4%)	104 (12.2%)	692 (81.5%)	27 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	$19,029			$3,876			$15,153	21.8	22.5	2149	8		062250002765
2158	Joseph Le Conte Middle	Public	6-8	1316 North Bronson Ave.	Hollywood	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 308-1700	627	39	16	94.7%	25 (4.0%)	30 (4.8%)	541 (86.3%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$23,886			$4,357			$19,529	21.8	20.6	2237	79		062271003129
2159	San Fernando Institute of Applied Media	Public	6-8	130 North Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-5455	384	20	18.9	90.9%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	365 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,477			$3,164			$18,313	21.7	26	1994	165		062271013108
2160	KIPP Academy of Opportunity	Public, Charter	5-8	8500 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Opportunity District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-0125	466	20	23.7	83.0%	1 (0.2%)	185 (39.7%)	269 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$18,514			$1,384			$17,130	21.7	24.9	2037	123		060169311308
2161	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2	Public, Charter	K-8	3400 West 3rd St.	Los Angeles	90020	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5542	711	34	20.8	94.4%	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	686 (96.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,681			$999			$18,682	21.7	17.2	2381	220		060174112738
2162	Ahwahnee Middle	Public	7-8	1127 East Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4300	738	38	19.5	86.2%	88 (11.9%)	62 (8.4%)	464 (62.9%)	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	$21,369			$2,877			$18,492	21.7	24.6	2049	113		061455001704
2163	Fairview Middle	Public	6-8	401 Fourth St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-3704	426	24	17.8	83.8%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,416			$1,944			$21,472	21.7	21.6	2195	32		060004607184
2164	Lockeford Elementary	Public	K-8	19456 North Tully Rd.	Lockeford	95237	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7214	541	22	24.2	73.2%	191 (35.3%)	4 (0.7%)	313 (57.9%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	$15,256			$2,059			$13,197	21.6	35.3	1615	549		062223002657
2165	Global Learning Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1051 Robin Dr.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7788	438	21	20.6	81.1%	33 (7.5%)	5 (1.1%)	380 (86.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$26,091			$3,527			$22,564	21.6	29.1	1857	308		064116014140
2166	Taft Elementary	Public	K-8	419 Downing Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7285	449	22	20.1	87.1%	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	338 (75.3%)	50 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$17,031			$3,349			$13,682	21.5	20.4	2250	84		063801001375
2167	Sequoia Middle	Public	7-8	4050 East Hamilton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3210	829	44	18.9	95.4%	10 (1.2%)	29 (3.5%)	676 (81.5%)	103 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$18,989			$2,354			$16,635	21.5	24.5	2051	116		061455001765
2168	Canoga Park Middle	Public	6-8	22250 Elkwood St.	Canoga Park	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 702-1200	579	34	17	91.7%	29 (5.0%)	14 (2.4%)	487 (84.1%)	37 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$25,863			$4,505			$21,358	21.5	16.9	2401	233		062271002933
2169	Cardozo Middle	Public	6-8	3525 Santa Fe St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2591	544	28	19.4	82.5%	87 (16.0%)	3 (0.6%)	427 (78.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$18,724			$2,613			$16,111	21.5	20.6	2235	66		060006105115
2170	Cherry Avenue Middle	Public	7-8	540 North Cherry St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7320	483	23	21.1	91.1%	49 (10.1%)	15 (3.1%)	399 (82.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$18,429			$3,351			$15,078	21.4	18.3	2330	160		063987006611
2171	Isbell Middle	Public	7-8	221 South Fourth St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8880	634	30	20.8	83.8%	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	603 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$23,843			$4,077			$19,766	21.4	26.6	1970	201		060142106109
2172	Renaissance at Mathson	Public	6-8	2050 Kammerer Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-6800	326	21	15.7	84.4%	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	270 (82.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,756			$3,052			$19,704	21.4	19.8	2268	96		060231013126
2173	Suva Intermediate	Public	6-8	6660 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-2679	650	28	22.8	93.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	648 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,635			$1,032			$10,603	21.3	21.5	2197	24		062547003810
2174	John H. Still	Public	K-8	2250 John Still Dr.	Sacramento	95832	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4625	655	28	23.2	81.7%	16 (2.4%)	86 (13.1%)	217 (33.1%)	234 (35.7%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (9.2%)	38 (5.8%)	$22,700			$3,427			$19,273	21.3	22	2171	3		063384005259
2175	Winters Middle	Public	6-8	425 Anderson Ave.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6130	367	19	19.8	60.5%	98 (26.7%)	5 (1.4%)	246 (67.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$17,718			$1,737			$15,981	21.3	22	2173	2		064293006987
2176	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	810 East 111th Pl.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8613	464	25	18.7	96.8%	14 (3.0%)	72 (15.5%)	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,235			$2,343			$21,892	21.2	22.7	2141	35		060196012908
2177	Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	37315 60th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-7400	813	37	22	83.0%	20 (2.5%)	144 (17.7%)	618 (76.0%)	13 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	$19,489			$2,915			$16,574	21.2	21.2	2210	33		062958007529
2178	Martin Luther King Junior Junior High	Public	6-8	2012 Carion Ct.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2500	706	34	21	84.4%	29 (4.1%)	147 (20.8%)	436 (61.8%)	52 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	32 (4.5%)	$18,641			$1,761			$16,880	21.2	25.2	2026	152		063060013016
2179	San Diego Mission Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	9512 Chesapeake Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Mission Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 772-5106	289	13	22.8	67.5%	74 (25.6%)	20 (6.9%)	141 (48.8%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.2%)	$89,554			$80			$89,474	21.2	9	2693	514		060229414433
2180	Laton Middle	Public	6-8	6065 East Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	154	9	17.1	87.7%	15 (9.7%)	1 (0.6%)	134 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								21.1	21.2	2212	32		062115002534
2181	Almeria Middle	Public	6-8	7723 Almeria Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5350	772	37	20.8	82.4%	28 (3.6%)	54 (7.0%)	645 (83.5%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.3%)	$18,126			$2,791			$15,335	21.1	19.3	2283	102		061392009544
2182	Pinon Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3126	835	39	21.4	77.2%	237 (28.4%)	9 (1.1%)	502 (60.1%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.1%)	$15,624			$2,381			$13,243	21.1	23.2	2119	63		063697008987
2183	George Washington Carver Middle	Public	6-8	4410 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2900	635	39	16.1	98.3%	4 (0.6%)	49 (7.7%)	571 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$27,944			$4,355			$23,589	21	13.9	2517	334		062271002902
2184	Rancho Viejo Middle	Public	6-8	985 North Cawston Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-6287	1,040	49	21.3	89.3%	125 (12.0%)	99 (9.5%)	749 (72.0%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.1%)	$19,405			$2,492			$16,913	21	21.1	2214	30		061692012275
2185	Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1964 11th Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6194	761	37	20.8	77.5%	143 (18.8%)	26 (3.4%)	430 (56.5%)	110 (14.5%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.9%)	$18,722			$3,022			$15,700	21	19.9	2267	82		062409003639
2186	Adelante Dual Language Academy II	Public	K-8	1970 Cinderella Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7100	368	18	20.6	80.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	359 (97.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,951			$3,087			$20,864	21	17.7	2359	173		060231014147
2187	Magnolia Science Academy 2	Public, Charter	6-12	17125 Victory Blvd.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-0300	514	21	24	92.6%	16 (3.1%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.1%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,194			$1,015			$19,179	21	20.1	2259	72		060231911842
2188	Mann Middle	Public	6-8	4345 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4460	680	30	22.4	94.1%	18 (2.6%)	164 (24.1%)	332 (48.8%)	126 (18.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.4%)	$20,891			$4,042			$16,849	20.9	17.5	2368	180		063432005510
2189	Lincoln Junior High	Public	6-8	810 Sixth St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-2127	748	40	18.6	89.6%	199 (26.6%)	8 (1.1%)	526 (70.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	$17,427			$5,829			$11,598	20.9	24.4	2059	130		063870006506
2190	Ione Junior High	Public	6-8	450 S Mills St.	Ione	95640	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5500	387	15	25.3	31.0%	242 (62.5%)	1 (0.3%)	107 (27.6%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.5%)	$13,327			$825			$12,502	20.9	28.1	1899	291		060245009301
2191	Colonial Heights	Public	K-8	8135 Balboa Ave.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8783	547	25	21.7	84.6%	61 (11.2%)	62 (11.3%)	309 (56.5%)	64 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	43 (7.9%)	$14,425			$1,032			$13,393	20.9	27	1948	243		062169002575
2192	Stella Brockman Elementary	Public	K-8	763 Silverado Dr.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7200	833	36	23	67.2%	133 (16.0%)	37 (4.4%)	436 (52.3%)	179 (21.5%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	34 (4.1%)	$16,477			$3,640			$12,837	20.8	26.9	1953	239		062361009916
2193	Parkview Middle	Public	5-8	11075 C St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5020	443	22	20.5	83.3%	35 (7.9%)	21 (4.7%)	365 (82.4%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)								20.8	21.7	2190	3		060318000244
2194	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	Public, Charter	6-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 942-7000	202	11	17.9	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	187 (92.6%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,405			$1,767			$21,638	20.8	16.2	2430	236		060165612827
2195	Foothill Ranch Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Diablo Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3440	509	26	19.4	92.9%	99 (19.4%)	63 (12.4%)	184 (36.1%)	103 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.2%)	$20,962			$3,605			$17,357	20.7	20.4	2248	53		060133201984
2196	Creekside Middle	Public	7-8	535 Peregrine Dr.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4710	907	45	20.3	79.1%	63 (6.9%)	41 (4.5%)	706 (77.8%)	36 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.4%)	44 (4.9%)	$17,166			$3,171			$13,995	20.7	20.9	2223	27		063003004704
2197	Crescent Elk Middle	Public	6-8	994 G St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0320	507	27	19	76.7%	233 (46.0%)	1 (0.2%)	117 (23.1%)	17 (3.4%)	90 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.9%)	$23,518			$5,256			$18,262	20.7	21.1	2216	19		061077001192
2198	Voices College-Bound Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-1960	316	16	19.6	73.4%	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,295			$3,021			$17,274	20.6	33	1705	493		060199312031
2199	La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$123,939			$17,087			$106,852	20.6	10.7	2644	445		069104508660
2200	Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	Public	6-8	43-495 Palm Royale Dr.	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9710	439	21	20.7	84.1%	80 (18.2%)	13 (3.0%)	305 (69.5%)	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$22,908			$3,615			$19,293	20.5	20.6	2236	36		061111011714
2201	Maxwell Middle	Public	6-8	146 North St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2401	90	4	20	68.9%	40 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,585			$2,074			$13,511	20.5	28.3	1889	312		062415013945

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