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
2312	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	590	24	24.5	85.3%	8 (1.4%)	54 (9.2%)	434 (73.6%)	40 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)	$18,213			$1,406			$16,807	18	20.7	2233	79		060240313890
2313	Woodworth-Monroe Academy	Public	K-8	10711 10th Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5310	826	35	23.5	93.7%	7 (0.8%)	244 (29.5%)	532 (64.4%)	6 (0.7%)	11 (1.3%)	13 (1.6%)	13 (1.6%)								18	19.5	2280	33		061839002264
2314	Monument Middle	Public	6-8	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-3783	91	5	18.3	65.9%	64 (70.3%)	3 (3.3%)	16 (17.6%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)								18	15.8	2446	132		063273005087
2315	Hogan Middle	Public	6-8	850 Rosewood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-3510	785	38	20.9	82.0%	36 (4.6%)	157 (20.0%)	403 (51.3%)	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.0%)	33 (4.2%)	$25,392			$3,847			$21,545	18	24.2	2072	243		064074006736
2316	Terrace Hills Middle	Public	7-8	22579 DeBerry St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5022	852	39	21.8	79.5%	66 (7.7%)	75 (8.8%)	669 (78.5%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	$24,080			$5,080			$19,000	18	19	2296	20		060939000957
2317	New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	911	49	18.4	97.6%	24 (2.6%)	32 (3.5%)	799 (87.7%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	$18,935			$3,344			$15,591	18	16.4	2425	108		062271012493
2318	Beulah Payne STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	215 West 94th St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5410	554	22	24.7	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	459 (82.9%)	20 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)								18	10.5	2650	332		061839002263
2319	John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	707 Letts Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8888	754	39	19.3	90.7%	32 (4.2%)	20 (2.7%)	694 (92.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$17,465			$2,840			$14,625	18	18	2347	28		060969001037
2320	Altimira Middle	Public	6-8	17805 Arnold Dr.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6020	324	20	16.1	42.3%	48 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (83.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$16,843			$553			$16,290	17.9	17.5	2372	52		063720006298
2321	Alpine Elementary	Public	K-8	8244 East Pearblossom Hwy.	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-3221	591	23	26.2	64.8%	39 (6.6%)	15 (2.5%)	534 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,366			$2,487			$19,879	17.9	18.2	2333	12		061944002332

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About our rankings:

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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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