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
401	Eagle Rock High	Public	7-12	1750 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-3500	2,031	102	19.8	51.6%	386 (19.0%)	20 (1.0%)	1,077 (53.0%)	372 (18.3%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	172 (8.5%)	$18,654			$3,060			$15,594	83.4	84.8	386	15		062271002970
402	Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	613 West Teapot Dome Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-1064	237	10	23.7	55.3%	66 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (66.2%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$17,697			$778			$16,919	83.4	82	440	38		061752002191
403	Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle	Public	6-8	1701 San Pablo Ave.	Berkeley	94702	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6360	462	32	14.5	44.6%	132 (28.6%)	79 (17.1%)	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.1%)	$25,214			$1,199			$24,015	83.4	73.3	626	223		060474000446
404	Excel Academy Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Technology Dr.	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Excel Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 387-7822	660	66	9.9	50.2%	182 (27.6%)	19 (2.9%)	298 (45.2%)	86 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	70 (10.6%)	$9,791			$562			$9,229	83.4	79.7	482	78		060248714407
405	Lindero Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	5844 Larboard Ln.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-2134	795	33	24.2	28.8%	544 (68.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (18.0%)	45 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	$18,252			$526			$17,726	83.3	90.2	272	133		062100002522
406	Hillcrest	Public	K-8	30 Marguerite Dr.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5127	393	18	21.3	29.8%	155 (39.4%)	38 (9.7%)	61 (15.5%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (24.7%)	$22,821			$3,692			$19,129	83.3	86.1	368	38		062805004275
407	Casimir Middle	Public	6-8	17220 Casimir Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4498	617	24	25.5	44.1%	48 (7.8%)	26 (4.2%)	266 (43.1%)	199 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	73 (11.8%)	$15,830			$711			$15,119	83.3	81.9	442	35		063942006555
408	Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	554	22	24.7	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	146 (26.4%)	392 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,358			$3,479			$18,879	83.3	67.2	738	330		060962000996
409	Lewis Middle	Public	6-8	5170 Greenbrier Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4300	1,013	42	23.8	48.5%	347 (34.3%)	66 (6.5%)	316 (31.2%)	157 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	124 (12.2%)	$18,399			$2,377			$16,022	83.3	87.6	332	77		063432005499
410	Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	5871 East Los Arcos St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 594-9793	1,165	46	25.2	41.9%	308 (26.4%)	130 (11.2%)	478 (41.0%)	138 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	102 (8.8%)	$18,814			$3,184			$15,630	83.3	84.6	389	21		062250002758

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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