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
831	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4736 Huntington Dr. South	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-3148	252	17	14.4	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	63 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.7%)	$28,524			$2,355			$26,169	62.8	80.3	473	358		060192512271
832	Rio del Sol	Public	K-8	3001 North Ventura Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 307-0080	839	33	25.7	54.6%	104 (12.4%)	23 (2.7%)	558 (66.5%)	97 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	$23,003			$1,927			$21,076	62.8	46.9	1252	420		063276014252
833	Bidwell Junior High	Public	6-8	2376 North Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3080	1,012	42	24.1	52.3%	562 (55.5%)	12 (1.2%)	292 (28.9%)	49 (4.8%)	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	80 (7.9%)	$13,974			$1,649			$12,325	62.8	67	741	92		060837000812
834	John Adams Academy - Roseville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Sierra Gate Plaza	Roseville	95678	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Roseville District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-6800	1,668	80	20.8	33.9%	1,124 (67.4%)	18 (1.1%)	297 (17.8%)	109 (6.5%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	107 (6.4%)	$15,500			$636			$14,864	62.7	52.1	1103	269		060226112569
835	Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	2855 Borchard Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3617	798	41	19.6	31.0%	357 (44.7%)	4 (0.5%)	305 (38.2%)	77 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (6.0%)	$15,709			$1,065			$14,644	62.7	74.4	602	233		060964001023
836	Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	316	20	15.8	51.3%	22 (7.0%)	118 (37.3%)	117 (37.0%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)								62.7	72.4	644	192		060148011198
837	Escalon Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-3591	368	15	24.5	22.6%	234 (63.6%)	3 (0.8%)	110 (29.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.6%)	$9,268			$00			$9,268	62.7	78.6	514	323		060210413059
838	Linscott Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Elm St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6301	258	9	28.7	65.9%	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	217 (84.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)								62.6	74.5	597	241		062949009599
839	James Jordan Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18600 Lanark St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	James Jordan Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 882-2496	456	18	25	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.4%)	418 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$18,733			$1,437			$17,296	62.6	66.4	754	85		060232510893
840	California Online Public Schools North Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	California Online Public Schools North Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	144	4	35.6	55.6%	64 (44.4%)	7 (4.9%)	46 (31.9%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.1%)	$14,237			$1,067			$13,170	62.5	45.9	1280	440		060212713769

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