Best Middle Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							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
1502	Lake Don Pedro Elementary	Public	K-8	2411 Hidalgo	La Grange	95329	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 852-2144	195	9	21.6	81.0%	106 (54.4%)	6 (3.1%)	66 (33.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$25,566			$23,994			$1,572	39.5	30.6	1788	286		062394008897
1503	Geyserville New Technical Academy	Public	6-12	1300 Moody Ln.	Geyserville	95441	Sonoma County	Geyserville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 857-3592	97	9	10.2	54.6%	23 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (72.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$35,808			$35,104			$704	39.5	24.4	2065	562		061515013780
1504	Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	505	23	21.9	64.0%	21 (4.2%)	128 (25.3%)	268 (53.1%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$27,099			$24,466			$2,633	39.5	41	1429	75		062250002724
1505	Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	2781 Northgate Blvd.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2740	1,091	49	22.1	92.2%	70 (6.4%)	101 (9.3%)	707 (64.8%)	115 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	77 (7.1%)	$29,629			$27,536			$2,093	39.5	41.9	1396	109		060133204148
1506	Gateway International	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Morse Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	Gateway International District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1985	628	28	22.5	65.6%	458 (72.9%)	34 (5.4%)	70 (11.1%)	27 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	28 (4.5%)								39.4	50	1174	332		060203413656
1507	Abraham Lincoln Middle	Public	7-8	1239 Nelson Blvd.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6600	892	49	18.3	93.5%	28 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	825 (92.5%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$19,160			$18,246			$914	39.4	43.9	1345	162		063627001989
1508	Hawthorne Middle	Public	6-8	4366 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0167	761	32	24	90.4%	13 (1.7%)	82 (10.8%)	610 (80.2%)	29 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.7%)	$25,889			$22,748			$3,141	39.4	44.8	1321	187		061668002094
1509	Academies of the Antelope Valley	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 West Avenue L	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3031	677	33	20.4	54.1%	88 (13.0%)	74 (10.9%)	457 (67.5%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	$27,135			$26,202			$933	39.3	41.6	1410	99		060282013154
1510	Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 North Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	434	25	17	90.6%	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	422 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$32,148			$30,352			$1,796	39.3	42.3	1388	122		061203001336
1511	Method Schools LA	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27232 Via Industria	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Method Schools LA District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 461-4620	227	16	14	50.7%	89 (39.2%)	27 (11.9%)	87 (38.3%)	10 (4.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$24,679			$24,540			$139	39.2	35.1	1619	108		060215014259
1512	John Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	701 East Walter	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6180	579	28	20.4	82.0%	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	481 (83.1%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$24,196			$22,688			$1,508	39.2	51.4	1126	386		061425007496
1513	Calistoga Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1608 Lake St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 942-6278	355	24	14.7	88.2%	31 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$48,213			$46,406			$1,807	39.2	45.4	1300	213		060702000647
1514	Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	755	40	19	63.0%	116 (15.4%)	103 (13.6%)	334 (44.2%)	118 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	73 (9.7%)	$28,876			$27,464			$1,412	39.1	45.8	1283	231		060003613189
1515	Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep - Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	615	24	25.7	92.2%	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (95.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)								39.1	35.9	1592	77		060175414060
1516	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3120	669	30	22.4	82.8%	12 (1.8%)	35 (5.2%)	458 (68.5%)	112 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	23 (3.4%)	$31,963			$29,916			$2,047	39.1	40.3	1449	67		061674002107
1517	Letha Raney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1010 West Citron St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3221	537	30	18.1	90.1%	34 (6.3%)	23 (4.3%)	409 (76.2%)	57 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$32,930			$31,270			$1,660	39.1	37.1	1565	48		060985001063
1518	Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary	Public	K-8	665 Wool Creek Dr.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6086	508	22	23	82.7%	22 (4.3%)	9 (1.8%)	290 (57.1%)	165 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$23,266			$21,000			$2,266	39.1	57	962	556		061437008352
1519	Diamond View Middle	Public	6-8	850 Richmond Rd.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Susanville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-5144	288	11	26.4	72.6%	160 (55.6%)	3 (1.0%)	73 (25.3%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.6%)	10 (3.5%)	21 (7.3%)	$23,163			$22,628			$535	39	33.9	1675	156		063855006471
1520	Mitchell Intermediate	Public	7-8	1753 Fifth St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6124	744	31	23.8	75.9%	97 (13.0%)	15 (2.0%)	577 (77.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	$19,052			$17,048			$2,004	38.9	43.6	1352	168		060342000260
1521	John Barrett Middle	Public	6-8	4243 Barrett Rd.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7842	802	33	24.1	55.0%	433 (54.0%)	38 (4.7%)	189 (23.6%)	61 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (9.0%)	$19,048			$17,620			$1,428	38.9	39.9	1468	53		063462005755
1522	Park View Middle	Public	6-8	34875 Tahoe Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-3285	870	36	23.9	67.4%	331 (38.0%)	10 (1.1%)	482 (55.4%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (2.8%)	$17,179			$15,748			$1,431	38.9	35.6	1606	84		064356001137
1523	Bunche Middle	Public	6-8	12338 Mona Blvd.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6010	286	11	25.2	93.4%	1 (0.3%)	46 (16.1%)	233 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$25,470			$20,486			$4,984	38.9	24.1	2079	556		060962000971
1524	Arcohe Elementary	Public	K-8	11755 Ivie Rd.	Herald	95638	Sacramento County	Arcohe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 748-2313	560	22	25.5	31.1%	240 (42.9%)	5 (0.9%)	238 (42.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.6%)	$27,585			$26,270			$1,315	38.8	54.6	1026	498		060306000241
1525	KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 Fair Oaks Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 465-5477	711	37	19.1	91.0%	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	672 (94.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)								38.8	41.3	1420	105		060203013874
1526	George De La Torre Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	500 North Island Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1400	598	32	18.6	98.5%	14 (2.3%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$40,966			$37,258			$3,708	38.8	23.8	2100	574		062271011644
1527	Live Oak Middle	Public	7-8	980 North Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7310	458	21	22.2	65.5%	102 (22.3%)	8 (1.7%)	327 (71.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	$17,018			$15,700			$1,318	38.8	42.9	1375	152		063987009647
1528	Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	7-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$1,651			$338			$1,313	38.7	28.7	1868	340		061269011171
1529	Leona Jackson	Public	6-8	7220 Jackson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8020	517	32	16.2	97.1%	3 (0.6%)	130 (25.1%)	355 (68.7%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,916			$16,682			$1,234	38.7	29.4	1840	311		062985010906
1530	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-8	67550 Lockwood/Jolon Rd.	Lockwood	93932	Monterey County	San Antonio Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3051	134	9	14.8	40.3%	54 (40.3%)	3 (2.2%)	66 (49.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	$36,068			$34,756			$1,312	38.6	27.6	1918	388		063405005342
1531	Washington Middle	Public	7-8	560 Iverson St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7100	1,082	51	21.2	81.7%	62 (5.7%)	9 (0.8%)	977 (90.3%)	19 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	$30,230			$28,470			$1,760	38.6	42.4	1386	145		063398005337
1532	Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Public	7-8	1601 Kinser Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1810	603	28	21.4	90.4%	48 (8.0%)	8 (1.3%)	520 (86.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$24,139			$21,920			$2,219	38.6	33.6	1683	151		060813004129
1533	Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 West 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	437	19	23.1	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	428 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								38.5	30.1	1809	276		060248413145
1534	Bayshore	Public	K-8	155 Oriente St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Bayshore Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-5443	342	17	20	63.7%	23 (6.7%)	8 (2.3%)	160 (46.8%)	101 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	28 (8.2%)	$35,033			$23,406			$11,627	38.5	39.4	1487	47		060420000379
1535	Altus Schools Audeo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Audeo District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	450	15	30.6	64.0%	137 (30.4%)	28 (6.2%)	234 (52.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.3%)								38.5	42.4	1385	150		060152210634
1536	Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	$20,336			$19,662			$674	38.3	32.5	1724	188		063867006500
1537	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-8	20 East Fulton St.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7165	587	25	23.1	84.0%	33 (5.6%)	42 (7.2%)	405 (69.0%)	72 (12.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	$11,583			$6,330			$5,253	38.3	32.8	1710	173		063801006400
1538	Le Grand Elementary	Public	K-8	13071 East Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4515	344	19	18	79.4%	31 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	301 (87.5%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$40,119			$38,756			$1,363	38.3	25.7	2009	471		062124002547
1539	Alianza Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6333	626	28	22.3	80.2%	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	609 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$33,725			$31,626			$2,099	38.2	23.8	2098	559		062949004554
1540	Rincon Middle	Public	6-8	925 Lehner Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2491	772	41	18.8	83.0%	85 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	605 (78.4%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	$24,833			$23,348			$1,485	38.2	40.3	1450	90		061288008833
1541	Orange Center Elementary	Public	K-8	3530 South Cherry Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Orange Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 237-0437	261	13	20	98.9%	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (87.0%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$44,885			$41,694			$3,191	38.2	34.6	1644	103		062853004417
1542	Vanguard Preparatory	Public	K-8	12951 Mesquite Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-1066	1,153	48	24.1	67.4%	347 (30.1%)	32 (2.8%)	726 (63.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.3%)	$19,027			$17,712			$1,315	38.1	27.5	1924	382		060001711122
1543	George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle	Public	K-8	10650 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8231	685	28	24.3	77.8%	23 (3.4%)	53 (7.7%)	573 (83.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	$35,048			$34,188			$860	38.1	47.7	1224	319		060171011089
1544	Pittman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 East Park St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7496	619	26	23.8	85.8%	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.5%)	554 (89.5%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	$9,462			$5,844			$3,618	37.9	45.1	1310	234		063801011780
1545	Lakeside	Public	K-8	14535 Old River Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3503	892	36	24.6	63.9%	75 (8.4%)	37 (4.1%)	631 (70.7%)	73 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.4%)	$16,983			$15,522			$1,461	37.9	36	1590	45		062073002489
1546	Prescott Junior High	Public	7-8	2243 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-9892	746	36	20.5	74.3%	104 (13.9%)	26 (3.5%)	408 (54.7%)	113 (15.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	82 (11.0%)	$20,115			$19,396			$719	37.9	36.4	1582	36		063795006396
1547	Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake	Public, Charter	K-8	110 North Coronado St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 462-2840	718	30	24	70.3%	125 (17.4%)	60 (8.4%)	396 (55.2%)	65 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.3%)								37.9	56.5	979	568		060227013114
1548	Esparto Middle	Public	6-8	26058 Country Road 21A	Esparto	95627	Yolo County	Esparto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 787-4151	241	11	22.8	80.9%	38 (15.8%)	5 (2.1%)	180 (74.7%)	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$17,778			$15,404			$2,374	37.9	22.4	2153	605		061293004331
1549	ABLE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6515 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	ABLE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 478-1600	1,186	58	20.4	80.2%	81 (6.8%)	116 (9.8%)	805 (67.9%)	97 (8.2%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	74 (6.2%)								37.8	34.8	1636	87		060162813064
1550	Farber School of Independent Studies and Online	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	976	47	20.6	92.2%	89 (9.1%)	64 (6.6%)	686 (70.3%)	86 (8.8%)	12 (1.2%)	9 (0.9%)	29 (3.0%)	$34,213			$32,104			$2,109	37.8	28	1906	356		061455005749
1551	Sinaloa Middle	Public	6-8	601 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6830	843	38	22.1	60.5%	301 (35.7%)	12 (1.4%)	441 (52.3%)	47 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	$18,555			$17,614			$941	37.8	40.2	1451	100		063684006269
1552	Rio Real Elementary	Public	K-8	1140 Kenney St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3117	794	32	24.4	82.6%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	771 (97.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$2,350			$662			$1,688	37.8	29.2	1846	294		063276005092
1553	Prairie Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13600 South Prairie Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1003	674	26	25.8	94.2%	8 (1.2%)	137 (20.3%)	489 (72.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	$27,623			$23,376			$4,247	37.8	35.3	1611	58		061668007520
1554	KIPP Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Market St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	KIPP Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 929-0437	520	25	20.6	90.2%	49 (9.4%)	294 (56.5%)	121 (23.3%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	25 (4.8%)								37.7	45.4	1303	251		060227611935
1555	San Jacinto Technology Institute	Public, Virtual	K-8	1599 Malaga Dr. West	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 929-7700	191	10	19.1	89.0%	22 (11.5%)	15 (7.9%)	140 (73.3%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.1%)	$28,466			$28,424			$42	37.6	26.7	1966	411		063444014534
1556	Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet	Public	6-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5402	517	32	16.1	95.4%	14 (2.7%)	7 (1.4%)	475 (91.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$44,529			$40,830			$3,699	37.6	27.4	1927	371		062271012916
1557	Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	365	18	20.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$29,511			$27,956			$1,555	37.5	36.3	1586	29		062271013138
1558	William Mulholland Middle	Public	6-8	17120 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2500	1,098	57	19.3	93.5%	80 (7.3%)	24 (2.2%)	939 (85.5%)	39 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	$34,929			$32,064			$2,865	37.5	38.5	1519	39		062271003205
1559	Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	474	18	26	94.9%	3 (0.6%)	82 (17.3%)	378 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								37.4	47.4	1238	321		060188911361
1560	Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$26,872			$25,464			$1,408	37.4	28.7	1872	312		061962010692
1561	Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	360	23	15.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	338 (93.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$69,486			$66,050			$3,436	37.4	35.7	1601	40		062271003414
1562	King Elementary	Public	K-8	2640 East Lafayette St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7230	942	38	25.1	89.2%	12 (1.3%)	21 (2.2%)	877 (93.1%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	$5,456			$1,266			$4,190	37.4	33.9	1673	111		063801006421
1563	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	200 Cougar Way	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1627	978	50	19.5	70.1%	219 (22.4%)	76 (7.8%)	552 (56.4%)	61 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (6.1%)	$26,571			$24,946			$1,625	37.3	31.8	1739	176		060429000387
1564	Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-10	1100 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 570-2915	224	9	24.6	77.2%	1 (0.4%)	36 (16.1%)	186 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,573			$30,806			$767	37.3	48.9	1199	365		060197414221
1565	Frank J. Zamboni	Public	6-8	15733 South Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8048	650	40	16.2	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	619 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,131			$13,974			$1,157	37.3	39.6	1478	87		062985007134
1566	El Tejon Elementary	Public	5-8	4337 Lebec Rd.	Lebec	93243	Kern County	El Tejon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 248-6680	221	11	19.9	83.7%	88 (39.8%)	3 (1.4%)	107 (48.4%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)	$26,756			$25,050			$1,706	37.3	33.4	1694	128		060002609485
1567	Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-8	722-055 Highway 395 North	Litchfield	96117	Lassen County	Shaffer Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 254-6577	246	11	23.4	61.0%	168 (68.3%)	4 (1.6%)	52 (21.1%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$26,915			$26,368			$547	37.3	40	1460	107		063642006200
1568	New Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	26675 North Sacramento Blvd.	Thornton	95686	San Joaquin County	New Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 794-2376	164	9	18.9	78.0%	9 (5.5%)	2 (1.2%)	148 (90.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$35,382			$28,428			$6,954	37.3	54	1040	528		062697004075
1569	Barry Elementary	Public	K-8	1255 Barry Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5220	596	31	18.9	72.5%	173 (29.0%)	7 (1.2%)	264 (44.3%)	119 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)	$18,938			$16,764			$2,174	37.2	30.3	1796	227		064347007030
1570	Mable Barron	Public	K-8	6835 Cumberland Pl.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8795	657	30	22.2	77.0%	84 (12.8%)	88 (13.4%)	364 (55.4%)	54 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.9%)	$19,712			$18,610			$1,102	37.2	30	1814	244		062169002580
1571	Carl Smith Middle	Public	6-8	23825 Avenue 92	Terra Bella	93270	Tulare County	Terra Bella Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 535-4451	262	13	20.1	93.1%	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,123			$23,424			$699	37.2	36.9	1569	2		063906004200
1572	Innovative Horizons Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1461 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-0728	894	40	22.4	85.6%	20 (2.2%)	35 (3.9%)	814 (91.1%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$32,076			$29,846			$2,230	37.1	35.6	1605	33		063018008940
1573	La Joya Middle	Public	7-8	4711 West La Vida	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7921	727	31	23.2	71.1%	126 (17.3%)	10 (1.4%)	548 (75.4%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$17,114			$15,396			$1,718	37.1	39	1506	67		064116004211
1574	Wasuma Elementary	Public	K-8	43109 Hwy. 49	Ahwahnee	93601	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1585	270	13	20.6	61.1%	184 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (23.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$23,685			$23,014			$671	37.1	34.9	1631	57		060408010250
1575	Centinela	Public	K-8	1123 Marlborough Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5440	577	20	28.6	94.1%	5 (0.9%)	83 (14.4%)	477 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$15,283			$11,894			$3,389	37.1	49.8	1179	396		061839002248
1576	Olive Middle	Public	6-8	13701 Olive St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8416	477	28	17.2	87.6%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (89.9%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$25,750			$21,464			$4,286	37.1	42.2	1389	187		060369000336
1577	Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2625 Barnard Rd.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(510) 231-1431	420	35	12	52.6%	45 (10.7%)	72 (17.1%)	197 (46.9%)	61 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	36 (8.6%)								37.1	29	1858	281		063255010198
1578	National City Middle	Public	7-8	1701 D Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-2600	709	28	25.5	79.4%	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	628 (88.6%)	48 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$4,660			$3,252			$1,408	37	31.7	1744	166		063864006489
1579	Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	751 West Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3340	738	36	20.5	82.1%	76 (10.3%)	37 (5.0%)	459 (62.2%)	130 (17.6%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	19 (2.6%)	$21,098			$20,626			$472	37	34.5	1649	70		060004707384
1580	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	710 West Maple St.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2144	523	28	18.8	79.9%	131 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	385 (73.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$26,567			$25,506			$1,061	37	33	1704	124		060142310336
1581	Los Coches Creek Middle	Public	6-8	9669 Dunbar Ln.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-5741	518	27	19.5	71.8%	267 (51.5%)	5 (1.0%)	186 (35.9%)	15 (2.9%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.8%)	$25,630			$24,474			$1,156	37	53.4	1060	521		060681011751
1582	Cali Calmecac Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9491 Starr Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7747	1,075	53	20.4	59.1%	200 (18.6%)	2 (0.2%)	829 (77.1%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.3%)	$38,856			$37,732			$1,124	37	47.7	1223	359		060003406983
1583	Van Nuys Middle	Public	6-8	5435 Vesper Ave.	Van Nuys	91411	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 267-5900	726	41	17.9	92.8%	51 (7.0%)	22 (3.0%)	620 (85.4%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	$40,572			$37,416			$3,156	37	34.1	1663	80		062271003422
1584	Joe Walker Middle	Public	6-8	5632 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3258	781	33	23.7	59.2%	201 (25.7%)	95 (12.2%)	405 (51.9%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	$19,593			$18,604			$989	37	40.7	1437	147		064212006890
1585	Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	225 East College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7200	754	39	19.4	93.9%	24 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	658 (87.3%)	9 (1.2%)	52 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$18,859			$17,604			$1,255	36.9	39.8	1470	115		060006404873
1586	Lennox Middle	Public	6-8	11033 Buford Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 419-1800	1,193	64	18.6	94.1%	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.8%)	1,152 (96.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	$27,678			$25,348			$2,330	36.9	37.9	1533	53		062142009147
1587	New Haven Elementary	Public	K-8	14600 South Austin Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7360	514	22	23.4	61.7%	134 (26.1%)	9 (1.8%)	273 (53.1%)	75 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$17,422			$16,812			$610	36.9	43.7	1348	239		062361003584
1588	Lyman Gilmore Middle	Public	5-8	10837 Rough and Ready Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8479	464	24	19.2	73.3%	309 (66.6%)	4 (0.9%)	111 (23.9%)	11 (2.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$9,922			$4,308			$5,614	36.9	37.6	1541	47		061578001997
1589	Daniel Webster Middle	Public	6-8	11330 West Graham Pl.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 235-4600	438	29	14.9	87.4%	33 (7.5%)	72 (16.4%)	307 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$51,761			$48,622			$3,139	36.9	23.1	2123	534		062271003445
1590	Olga L. Reed Elementary	Public	K-8	480 Centennial St.	Los Alamos	93440	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 344-2401	170	7	24.1	95.9%	16 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (83.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	$55,046			$24,644			$30,402	36.8	42.3	1387	203		062871002781
1591	Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	2470 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6600	337	17	19.3	86.1%	22 (6.5%)	30 (8.9%)	211 (62.6%)	63 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$33,714			$30,476			$3,238	36.8	27.7	1912	321		063432005525
1592	Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$31,713			$29,250			$2,463	36.8	45.9	1282	310		064200012337
1593	Valley Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3501 Chester Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 852-6700	1,087	52	21	40.2%	533 (49.0%)	12 (1.1%)	407 (37.4%)	16 (1.5%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (9.6%)	$23,000			$23,000			$00	36.7	40.1	1457	136		069101208491
1594	KIPP Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-8	4240 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Academy of Innovation District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8000	476	20	23.6	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	467 (98.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								36.7	32.9	1708	114		060238413691
1595	Vernon Middle	Public	7-8	9775 Vernon Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5036	580	31	18.9	85.9%	24 (4.1%)	23 (4.0%)	514 (88.6%)	9 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$30,900			$28,058			$2,842	36.7	41.6	1411	184		062847004413
1596	Melva Davis Academy of Excellence	Public	6-8	15831 Diamond Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	833	43	19.5	57.5%	38 (4.6%)	87 (10.4%)	629 (75.5%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (6.8%)	$33,955			$33,058			$897	36.6	34.6	1646	50		060171013994
1597	Portola Middle	Public	7-8	270 North Palm Dr.	Orange	92868	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6361	422	20	20.9	91.5%	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	371 (87.9%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$20,152			$18,606			$1,546	36.6	22.5	2147	550		062865004446
1598	Millswood Middle	Public	7-8	233 North Mills Ave.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8332	843	42	19.9	69.9%	276 (32.7%)	10 (1.2%)	478 (56.7%)	44 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$17,733			$15,684			$2,049	36.6	36.8	1574	24		062223011414
1599	Ethel Kucera Middle	Public	6-8	2140 West Buena Vista Dr.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 574-7044	978	39	24.7	75.6%	45 (4.6%)	78 (8.0%)	818 (83.6%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.2%)	$20,908			$18,850			$2,058	36.6	29.3	1841	242		063237003852
1600	Sequoia Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-7	23958 Avenue 324	Lemon Cove	93286	Tulare County	Sequoia Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-2106	345	18	19	48.1%	193 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (40.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$28,791			$26,798			$1,993	36.6	41.1	1425	175		063636006193
1601	Potter Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1142	39	3	15.1	66.7%	22 (56.4%)	1 (2.6%)	12 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,016			$17,804			$2,212	36.5	33.7	1680	79		063140010958

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