Best Middle Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2002	Aspen Ridge Public	Public, Charter	7-12	3821 North Clark St.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Aspen Ridge Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 374-0080	246	17	14.7	81.3%	12 (4.9%)	26 (10.6%)	193 (78.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$37,413	$36,228	$1,185	25	25.7	2012	10	060255914587
2003	Jurupa Middle	Public	7-8	8700 Galena St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2846	1,105	51	21.6	77.1%	86 (7.8%)	30 (2.7%)	930 (84.2%)	26 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (2.6%)	$22,453	$21,576	$877	25	30	1813	190	061926002312
2004	Nettie L. Waite Middle	Public	6-8	14320 South Norwalk Blvd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4370	462	24	19.4	82.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (1.9%)	420 (90.9%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$26,885	$25,112	$1,773	25	22.9	2132	128	062769004184
2005	Merced Scholars Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave. Bldg. H	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-5165	334	20	16.5	79.9%	53 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	245 (73.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$32,778	$32,322	$456	25	24.3	2066	61	069102010960
2006	Valley Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14646 Sherman Way	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Valley Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-9128	264	14	19.3	83.3%	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	225 (85.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)				25	22.9	2133	127	060246812643
2007	Altus Schools East County	Public, Charter	7-12	111 Fletcher Pkwy.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Altus Schools East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	287	8	35.3	73.2%	68 (23.7%)	21 (7.3%)	167 (58.2%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$25,210	$24,086	$1,124	24.9	28	1903	104	060194014169
2008	Montezuma Elementary	Public	K-8	2843 Farmington Rd.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7255	652	31	20.8	90.8%	17 (2.6%)	19 (2.9%)	583 (89.4%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$14,046	$9,156	$4,890	24.9	36.8	1571	437	063801006426
2009	Willows Intermediate	Public	5-8	1145 West Cedar St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6633	464	24	19.1	72.6%	180 (38.8%)	4 (0.9%)	233 (50.2%)	18 (3.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	$19,150	$17,074	$2,076	24.9	22.2	2162	153	064271006979
2010	Nellie N. Coffman Middle	Public	6-8	34-603 Plumley Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8617	914	46	19.9	97.2%	42 (4.6%)	14 (1.5%)	838 (91.7%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$19,745	$18,724	$1,021	24.9	21.7	2187	177	062955004563
2011	Montgomery Middle	Public	7-8	1051 Picador Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-4000	734	34	21.4	63.5%	11 (1.5%)	18 (2.5%)	648 (88.3%)	45 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$6,358	$5,008	$1,350	24.8	30.3	1800	211	063864006487
2012	John Gutierrez Middle	Public	6-8	1031 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-3300	568	29	19.4	80.5%	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	513 (90.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,197	$10,908	$1,289	24.8	22.7	2137	125	063579012689
2013	Ocean View Junior High	Public	6-8	4300 Olds Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-6421	700	32	22.2	76.0%	22 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	641 (91.6%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,294	$11,098	$2,196	24.8	21.4	2198	185	062817004354
2014	Gladstone Middle	Public	6-8	1340 North Enid	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3600	1,326	59	22.3	90.5%	46 (3.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1,203 (90.7%)	48 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.4%)	$17,199	$16,008	$1,191	24.8	24.2	2074	60	060360000273
2015	Pivot Charter School Riverside	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 North Main St.	Corona	92878	Riverside County	Pivot Charter School Riverside District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 280-0229	170	9	19.5	62.9%	74 (43.5%)	5 (2.9%)	70 (41.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	11 (6.5%)	$27,832	$27,364	$468	24.8	41.8	1398	617	060221414240
2016	Marina del Rey Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 578-2700	300	22	13.4	87.3%	4 (1.3%)	115 (38.3%)	168 (56.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$75,317	$69,470	$5,847	24.8	17.1	2393	377	062271003166
2017	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-5800	912	50	18	87.5%	23 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	852 (93.4%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$23,835	$21,700	$2,135	24.8	27.7	1914	103	060558011436
2018	San Francisco Community Alternative	Public	K-8	125 Excelsior Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4739	230	12	18.8	50.0%	40 (17.4%)	26 (11.3%)	104 (45.2%)	29 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.6%)	$21,227	$20,116	$1,111	24.8	50	1172	846	063441005663
2019	Vista Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2900 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Vista Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-4000	364	15	23.8	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (93.7%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)				24.8	24.1	2082	63	060187112776
2020	Alder Middle	Public	6-8	7555 Alder Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5330	964	43	22.4	92.1%	32 (3.3%)	43 (4.5%)	870 (90.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	$26,549	$22,654	$3,895	24.8	23.3	2115	95	061392001585
2021	Great Valley Academy - Salida	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Sisk Rd.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy - Salida District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-7500	927	38	24.7	31.3%	256 (27.6%)	22 (2.4%)	532 (57.4%)	48 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)				24.7	36.8	1573	448	060224412945
2022	ISANA Himalia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4607 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	ISANA Himalia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 231-7005	655	29	22.8	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	645 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$34,942	$33,330	$1,612	24.7	29.5	1833	189	060150712162
2023	Parkway Heights Middle	Public	6-8	650 Sunset Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8788	573	36	15.7	58.3%	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	458 (79.9%)	70 (12.2%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$27,538	$25,382	$2,156	24.7	28.2	1891	132	063753006348
2024	Thompson Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	995 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Thompson Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-7300	151	10	15.4	62.9%	89 (58.9%)	1 (0.7%)	39 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (8.6%)	$29,116	$28,698	$418	24.7	26.5	1976	48	060184014096
2025	Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 East Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,139	67	16.9	95.2%	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,110 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$37,943	$35,214	$2,729	24.7	32	1730	295	062271003030
2026	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6533	507	24	21.1	68.2%	359 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	100 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$22,353	$21,652	$701	24.6	17.5	2366	340	062397003609
2027	Will C. Wood Middle	Public	7-8	6201 Lemon Hill Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5380	680	34	20.2	84.3%	29 (4.3%)	41 (6.0%)	332 (48.8%)	224 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$28,287	$24,126	$4,161	24.6	31	1771	256	063384005289
2028	Gavilan View Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Van Buren Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7212	556	30	18.5	87.6%	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (91.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	$11,092	$9,808	$1,284	24.6	18.1	2337	309	063579007870
2029	Darnall Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6020 Hughes St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Darnall Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 582-1822	442	21	21.5	79.6%	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.6%)	357 (80.8%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)				24.6	23	2128	99	060236401220
2030	Sunset	Public	5-8	8301 Sunset Blvd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Vineland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1320	302	16	19.4	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,210	$26,138	$1,072	24.5	24.4	2062	32	064113006783
2031	Sierra Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1931 North Fine Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sierra Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 490-4290	354	25	14.1	73.2%	64 (18.1%)	9 (2.5%)	258 (72.9%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)				24.5	27.6	1919	112	060160911846
2032	Ocala Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Ocala Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8350	377	24	15.7	79.3%	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	289 (76.7%)	71 (18.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$21,678	$20,606	$1,072	24.5	27.5	1922	110	060231000116
2033	Andros Karperos	Public	K-8	1700 Camino de Flores	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-4440	1,181	56	21.1	83.7%	175 (14.8%)	8 (0.7%)	473 (40.1%)	445 (37.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	$19,647	$17,418	$2,229	24.5	32.8	1709	324	064347011377
2034	UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	887	47	18.8	97.3%	21 (2.4%)	19 (2.1%)	751 (84.7%)	89 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$36,761	$33,010	$3,751	24.5	23.9	2091	57	062271012524
2035	Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	1133 Coombsville Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3688	673	36	18.8	79.9%	128 (19.0%)	5 (0.7%)	506 (75.2%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	$18,918	$17,332	$1,586	24.5	20.5	2242	207	062664004032
2036	Murray Middle	Public	6-8	200 East Drummond Ave.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1820	643	30	21.6	56.1%	279 (43.4%)	43 (6.7%)	234 (36.4%)	32 (5.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.5%)	$15,195	$14,104	$1,091	24.5	33.8	1677	359	063680006238
2037	Albert Einstein Middle	Public	7-8	9325 Mirandy Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5310	579	25	23	73.2%	127 (21.9%)	90 (15.5%)	216 (37.3%)	66 (11.4%)	7 (1.2%)	16 (2.8%)	57 (9.8%)	$26,254	$23,050	$3,204	24.4	26	1997	40	063384005219
2038	San Juan Choices Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	4425 Laurelwood Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 979-8378	246	17	14.6	45.1%	122 (49.6%)	29 (11.8%)	63 (25.6%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.7%)	$33,090	$32,244	$846	24.4	36.2	1588	450	063462008284
2039	Eagle Peak Middle	Public	5-8	8601 West Rd.	Redwood Valley	95470	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5250	552	27	20.6	77.0%	226 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	$17,795	$16,120	$1,675	24.4	28.7	1870	169	064030007172
2040	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Public	6-8	644 East 56th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-1800	829	49	17	97.7%	7 (0.8%)	66 (8.0%)	742 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$47,384	$44,218	$3,166	24.4	20.5	2245	205	062271007523
2041	Fletcher Walker Elementary	Public	K-8	Fourth and Greenwood Sts.	Westwood	96137	Lassen County	Westwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 256-3295	128	6	21.1	76.6%	88 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$20,782	$18,880	$1,902	24.3	43.6	1353	688	064230006922
2042	Vista Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 East Bobier Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	251	11	23.7	70.1%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	186 (74.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$31,796	$31,258	$538	24.3	21.8	2179	137	060146314373
2043	Biggs Elementary	Public	K-8	300 B St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5870	320	17	18.9	68.8%	164 (51.3%)	3 (0.9%)	142 (44.4%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,048	$15,314	$1,734	24.2	18	2349	306	060504000485
2044	Pomolita Middle	Public	6-8	740 North Spring St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5350	826	43	19.1	82.8%	189 (22.9%)	5 (0.6%)	548 (66.3%)	12 (1.5%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.2%)	$18,173	$16,204	$1,969	24.2	26.3	1983	61	064030006660
2045	ISANA Nascent Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3417 West Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	ISANA Nascent Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 732-6613	488	24	20.2	94.9%	1 (0.2%)	119 (24.4%)	354 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)				24.1	26.3	1984	61	060159910869
2046	Lichen K-8	Public	K-8	8319 Lichen Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5237	498	24	20.3	63.9%	175 (35.1%)	25 (5.0%)	222 (44.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	45 (9.0%)	$23,877	$21,640	$2,237	24.1	26.9	1957	89	063462005793
2047	O'Hara Park Middle	Public	6-8	1100 O'Hara Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-5060	856	38	22.7	41.8%	254 (29.7%)	75 (8.8%)	416 (48.6%)	82 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	21 (2.5%)	$19,965	$18,656	$1,309	24.1	32	1729	318	062808009966
2048	Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	947	44	21.6	86.9%	71 (7.5%)	86 (9.1%)	597 (63.0%)	173 (18.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	$15,690	$14,618	$1,072	24.1	27.1	1945	103	060797012888
2049	Barstow STEM Academy	Public	5-8	310 Mountain View	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6150	454	15	30.2	60.1%	88 (19.4%)	44 (9.7%)	286 (63.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	24 (5.3%)	$14,286	$12,510	$1,776	24.1	33.9	1672	377	060402013771
2050	John Knight Middle	Public	6-8	455 East A St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6350	634	26	24.3	69.4%	149 (23.5%)	18 (2.8%)	403 (63.6%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.4%)	$14,077	$13,044	$1,033	24.1	31.6	1746	304	061128001250
2051	James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	340 West Church St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1830	490	25	19.4	58.4%	228 (46.5%)	41 (8.4%)	168 (34.3%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$16,403	$15,082	$1,321	24	28.6	1876	175	063680006235
2052	Montebello Intermediate	Public	6-8	1600 Whittier Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5111	733	34	21.2	90.3%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	721 (98.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,303	$14,164	$2,139	24	29.3	1844	208	062547003804
2053	Fort Bragg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Harold St.	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 961-2870	376	22	17	78.2%	146 (38.8%)	4 (1.1%)	179 (47.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.2%)	$25,622	$23,164	$2,458	24	27	1949	104	061407001609
2054	Carquinez Middle	Public	6-8	1099 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1081	286	14	20.5	83.6%	40 (14.0%)	42 (14.7%)	114 (39.9%)	54 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.8%)	$35,012	$34,148	$864	24	20.3	2251	197	061899002299
2055	Los Molinos Elementary	Public	K-8	7700 Stanford	Los Molinos	96055	Tehama County	Los Molinos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 384-7903	266	12	22.1	80.5%	90 (33.8%)	1 (0.4%)	158 (59.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$34,481	$31,902	$2,579	24	35.8	1595	460	062286003496
2056	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	305 Griffith Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7140	591	27	21.7	90.9%	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	567 (95.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,065	$13,688	$1,377	23.9	24.2	2071	15	064140006847
2057	Magnolia Science Academy Bell	Public, Charter	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy Bell District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3925	385	18	20.8	77.1%	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				23.9	26.9	1958	99	060163012695
2058	Bartlett Middle	Public	7-8	335 North G St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7100	443	25	17.8	97.1%	32 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	395 (89.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	$23,102	$21,990	$1,112	23.9	26.1	1990	68	060006404869
2059	Frank D. Parent	Public	K-8	5354 West 64th St.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5430	235	12	20.3	87.2%	2 (0.9%)	160 (68.1%)	63 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$16,515	$12,534	$3,981	23.9	21.4	2201	142	061839002262
2060	Kettleman City Elementary	Public	K-8	701 General Petroleum St.	Kettleman City	93239	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5702	239	12	20.4	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,065	$32,454	$611	23.8	20.8	2231	171	063227007336
2061	O. J. Actis Junior High	Public	7-8	2400 Westholme Blvd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 833-1250	681	42	16.1	84.6%	71 (10.4%)	87 (12.8%)	467 (68.6%)	22 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	24 (3.5%)	$29,202	$27,634	$1,568	23.8	28.7	1871	190	060639009334
2062	Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	$19,018	$14,406	$4,612	23.8	23.8	2094	32	060962000980
2063	Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-4262	133	8	16.2	51.1%	32 (24.1%)	9 (6.8%)	79 (59.4%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.8%)				23.8	46.6	1267	796	060196614354
2064	Quincy Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	6 Quincy Junction Rd.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6510	310	20	15.4	41.3%	234 (75.5%)	4 (1.3%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)	$26,012	$25,426	$586	23.7	25.9	2001	63	063117004827
2065	Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1919 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 740-6489	265	8	32.7	69.4%	108 (40.8%)	8 (3.0%)	98 (37.0%)	17 (6.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.8%)	$14,080	$13,242	$838	23.7	12.1	2580	515	062409009399
2066	William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Public	6-8	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7200	622	36	17.2	98.4%	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	580 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$43,023	$39,786	$3,237	23.7	26.8	1961	105	062271011649
2067	Westside Elementary	Public	K-8	19191 West Excelsior Ave.	Five Points	93624	Fresno County	Westside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 884-2492	135	8	16.8	64.4%	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$79,961	$76,228	$3,733	23.7	26	1993	74	064221006920
2068	Westmorland Elementary	Public	K-8	200 South C St.	Westmorland	92281	Imperial County	Westmorland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4364	304	18	16.5	95.4%	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	297 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,779	$46,256	$1,523	23.6	21.9	2178	110	064218006919
2069	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	466	17	26.9	47.2%	40 (8.6%)	27 (5.8%)	303 (65.0%)	56 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.4%)				23.6	30.4	1795	274	060179212547
2070	Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	629	25	24.8	78.2%	16 (2.5%)	43 (6.8%)	491 (78.1%)	56 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)				23.6	26	1999	71	060202613986
2071	Winton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Winton Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3140	582	25	23.6	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	448 (77.0%)	50 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28 (4.8%)	$28,124	$25,924	$2,200	23.6	20.8	2227	156	061674002137
2072	Williams Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	260 11th St.	Williams	95987	Colusa County	Williams Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 473-5369	588	29	20.3	92.2%	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	564 (95.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,101	$19,306	$795	23.6	22.2	2165	93	064254006964
2073	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13330 Vaughn St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7461	2,629	127	20.6	94.9%	15 (0.6%)	14 (0.5%)	2,582 (98.2%)	15 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)				23.6	32.9	1707	366	060189803426
2074	Raisin City Elementary	Public	K-8	6425 West Bowles Ave.	Raisin City	93652	Fresno County	Raisin City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-0128	255	14	18.3	98.0%	22 (8.6%)	2 (0.8%)	219 (85.9%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$45,658	$41,774	$3,884	23.6	24.8	2042	32	063168004904
2075	Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9841 Texas Hill Rd.	Oregon House	95962	Yuba County	Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 692-2210	184	14	13.2	75.0%	111 (60.3%)	1 (0.5%)	52 (28.3%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)				23.5	27.1	1947	128	060157412258
2076	Maze Middle	Public	6-8	900 Meridian St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4480	580	29	20.2	65.5%	57 (9.8%)	5 (0.9%)	487 (84.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$15,369	$14,252	$1,117	23.5	20.9	2221	145	061734003760
2077	PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	12550 Van Nuys Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	PUC Inspire Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 492-1880	210	12	17.3	97.1%	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	205 (97.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)				23.5	28	1905	172	060208213750
2078	Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	410	20	20.3	51.7%	305 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.1%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	$36,021	$33,864	$2,157	23.5	25.8	2007	71	061032001155
2079	Orchard Academies 2B	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	352	22	16.2	92.0%	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$42,104	$38,182	$3,922	23.5	21	2217	138	062271012825
2080	Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	4730 Sterling Hills Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(925) 779-7640	261	15	17.4	90.0%	27 (10.3%)	76 (29.1%)	93 (35.6%)	26 (10.0%)	5 (1.9%)	15 (5.7%)	19 (7.3%)	$31,304	$29,500	$1,804	23.4	14.2	2507	427	060285014525
2081	Northwest Prep Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2590 Piner Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Northwest Prep Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3320	138	8	17.6	67.4%	58 (42.0%)	1 (0.7%)	60 (43.5%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)				23.4	30.7	1780	301	060200611480
2082	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-8003	866	48	17.9	77.6%	128 (14.8%)	12 (1.4%)	639 (73.8%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.7%)	$30,144	$28,644	$1,500	23.3	35.9	1594	488	064119009459
2083	Fern Bacon Middle	Public	7-8	4140 Cuny Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5340	679	29	23.2	87.6%	47 (6.9%)	99 (14.6%)	350 (51.5%)	147 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	17 (2.5%)	$24,980	$20,816	$4,164	23.3	25.6	2014	69	063384005241
2084	Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet	Public	6-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 258-6600	456	26	17.4	82.0%	15 (3.3%)	276 (60.5%)	133 (29.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$48,105	$45,540	$2,565	23.3	22.4	2154	70	062271003475
2085	Portola Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	155 Sixth Ave.	Portola	96122	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 832-4284	256	19	13.6	53.9%	147 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	$28,636	$27,614	$1,022	23.3	35	1628	457	063117004825
2086	Francisco Sepulveda Middle	Public	6-8	15330 Plummer St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2130	1,052	60	17.6	93.9%	21 (2.0%)	37 (3.5%)	946 (89.9%)	34 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$38,214	$35,316	$2,898	23.3	15.3	2470	384	062271003340
2087	Dale Junior High	Public	7-8	900 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4210	1,002	44	22.7	88.2%	66 (6.6%)	27 (2.7%)	742 (74.1%)	146 (14.6%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538	23.3	27.4	1929	158	060263000173
2088	McFadden Institute of Technology	Public	K-8	2701 South Raitt	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 435-3700	1,074	55	19.3	90.2%	16 (1.5%)	8 (0.7%)	1,014 (94.4%)	27 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$31,260	$29,964	$1,296	23.3	21.6	2191	103	063531005997
2089	March Middle	Public	6-8	15800 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0430	686	38	17.9	87.2%	18 (2.6%)	89 (13.0%)	528 (77.0%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	$26,570	$24,418	$2,152	23.2	26.3	1987	102	069113511725
2090	Blue Lake Union Elementary	Public	K-8	631 Greenwood Ave.	Blue Lake	95525	Humboldt County	Blue Lake Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 668-5674	153	12	13	62.1%	92 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.7%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.2%)	1 (0.7%)	26 (17.0%)	$34,316	$32,474	$1,842	23.2	39.7	1474	616	060540000499
2091	Upland Junior High	Public	7-8	444 East 11th St.	Upland	91785	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7810	599	32	18.8	91.3%	49 (8.2%)	49 (8.2%)	468 (78.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$20,519	$18,852	$1,667	23.2	23.1	2124	33	060001609096
2092	Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	783	36	21.4	94.5%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (98.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$30,650	$29,736	$914	23.1	26.7	1969	123	063531000758
2093	Fairfax Junior High	Public	5-8	1500 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-4461	609	31	19.4	97.2%	17 (2.8%)	10 (1.6%)	555 (91.1%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$28,235	$26,122	$2,113	23.1	20.8	2230	137	061329011599
2094	Mary P. Henck Intermediate	Public	6-8	730 Rhine Rd.	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-0360	607	25	23.8	66.7%	302 (49.8%)	2 (0.3%)	271 (44.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$20,775	$18,790	$1,985	23.1	23.8	2096	2	063261005071
2095	Anna McKenney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1904 Huston	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6187	590	28	21.2	76.4%	199 (33.7%)	34 (5.8%)	258 (43.7%)	39 (6.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	$18,285	$16,572	$1,713	23.1	23	2126	31	062409003620
2096	King Junior (Martin Luther) Academic Middle	Public	6-8	350 Girard St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1500	367	23	16	77.9%	5 (1.4%)	52 (14.2%)	159 (43.3%)	120 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.1%)	$23,511	$21,574	$1,937	23.1	28.3	1890	206	063441005655
2097	Berendo Middle	Public	6-8	1157 South Berendo St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-5600	552	36	15.5	96.6%	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	499 (90.4%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$44,638	$41,162	$3,476	23.1	24.3	2069	28	062271002853
2098	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14848 Lamberson Ave.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2220	535	35	15.4	87.7%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				23.1	37.1	1563	535	060185314168
2099	Altus Schools Mirus Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	14135 Main St. Ste. 201	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Altus Schools Mirus Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-7100	292	10	29.2	73.6%	61 (20.9%)	10 (3.4%)	202 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)				23.1	21.6	2196	97	060184711899
2100	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,715	$21,250	$465	23	15.7	2448	348	060133902076
2101	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	1200 Skyline Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1230	294	17	16.9	42.2%	25 (8.5%)	7 (2.4%)	93 (31.6%)	133 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.2%)	$32,663	$28,446	$4,217	23	36.4	1585	516	061887002284

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