Best Middle Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

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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
2302	Charles Blackstock Junior High	Public	6-8	701 East Bard Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3644	1,239	58	21.3	89.6%	80 (6.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1,082 (87.3%)	44 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.7%)	$18,317			$1,623			$16,694	18.3	20.5	2240	62		061785002198
2303	Warren F. Frisbie Middle	Public	6-8	1442 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7887	1,000	40	24.8	87.8%	8 (0.8%)	71 (7.1%)	902 (90.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	$20,462			$3,420			$17,042	18.3	15.8	2444	141		063237004991
2304	Millennial Technical Middle	Public	6-8	1110 Carolina Ln.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4650	378	22	17.2	88.9%	6 (1.6%)	63 (16.7%)	260 (68.8%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.6%)	$23,055			$4,564			$18,491	18.2	21.6	2193	111		063432012376
2305	Miranda Junior High	Public	7-8	6831 Avenue of the Giants	Miranda	95553	Humboldt County	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 943-3144	88	6	14.4	77.3%	53 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (30.7%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$4,509			$1,303			$3,206	18.2	17.8	2353	48		063759013805
2306	Golden Hill K-8	Public	K-8	1240 33rd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-5600	464	20	23.1	69.0%	72 (15.5%)	7 (1.5%)	346 (74.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$21,878			$4,728			$17,150	18.2	24.6	2050	256		063432011157
2307	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Public	4-8	4710 West Main St.	Guadalupe	93434	Santa Barbara County	Guadalupe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 343-1951	585	32	18.2	87.9%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,662			$2,284			$15,378	18.2	20.6	2238	69		061626002030
2308	Lompoc Valley Middle	Public	7-8	234 South N St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2600	744	41	18.2	82.0%	64 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	626 (84.1%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.8%)	$16,170			$1,411			$14,759	18.1	18.1	2341	33		062241002683
2309	Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	41535 Mayberry Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-2550	1,113	46	24.3	87.2%	239 (21.5%)	51 (4.6%)	761 (68.4%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.6%)	$18,111			$2,651			$15,460	18.1	18.3	2325	16		061692003586
2310	Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	146 Rainier Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8550	365	14	25.7	78.4%	16 (4.4%)	61 (16.7%)	226 (61.9%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.6%)	$23,612			$3,892			$19,720	18.1	16.7	2410	100		064074006732
2311	Delhi Middle	Public	7-8	16881 West Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2050	367	21	17.5	86.6%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (92.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,210			$3,792			$14,418	18	22.1	2168	143		060003907541

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.