Best Middle Schools in California

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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
1612	Brock Elliott Elementary	Public	K-8	1110 Stonum Ln.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7260	758	30	25.5	60.3%	135 (17.8%)	22 (2.9%)	442 (58.3%)	122 (16.1%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.5%)	22 (2.9%)	$14,681			$2,061			$12,620	36.2	34	1668	56		062361009575
1613	Junction K-8	Public	K-8	298 Junction Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4720	801	39	20.7	43.2%	157 (19.6%)	18 (2.2%)	545 (68.0%)	51 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	$16,388			$576			$15,812	36.1	31.9	1736	123		062211002622
1614	Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Public	6-8	6021 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-5400	1,057	61	17.2	95.4%	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1,032 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,133			$4,050			$18,083	36.1	30.1	1811	197		062271003216
1615	Blair High	Public	6-12	1201 South Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91106	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5820	1,053	57	18.3	55.5%	203 (19.3%)	74 (7.0%)	689 (65.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.8%)	$26,234			$3,605			$22,629	36.1	44.9	1316	299		062994004662
1616	Wonderful College Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2070 Veneto St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-2887	1,845	90	20.4	84.3%	45 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	1,711 (92.7%)	77 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$24,100			$3,397			$20,703	36	42.9	1377	239		060231512450
1617	Adele Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6080	334	19	17.3	29.3%	135 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	188 (56.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,152			$521			$10,631	36	46.2	1272	345		063720010436
1618	Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	380	16	23.7	92.1%	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	358 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,522			$2,609			$19,913	36	55	1016	602		060208513756
1619	William G. Jehue Middle	Public	6-8	1500 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7377	1,444	57	25.4	87.1%	23 (1.6%)	70 (4.8%)	1,310 (90.7%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.2%)	$19,139			$3,093			$16,046	36	29.6	1822	203		063237007621
1620	Fortuna Middle	Public	7-8	843 L St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-3415	231	18	13.1	78.4%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	94 (40.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	$14,549			$1,255			$13,294	36	22.2	2166	546		060142001617
1621	Northern United - Humboldt Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2020 Campton Rd.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Northern United - Humboldt Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 445-2660	330	28	11.9	74.2%	191 (57.9%)	3 (0.9%)	47 (14.2%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.7%)	$18,473			$1,239			$17,234	36	51.4	1124	497		060190914323

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.