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
201	Martin Luther King Middle	Public	6-8	1781 Rose St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6280	851	47	18	32.5%	360 (42.3%)	90 (10.6%)	173 (20.3%)	90 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	132 (15.5%)	$22,280			$622			$21,658	92.9	94	184	17		060474000443
202	Ramona Middle	Public	6-8	3490 Ramona Ave.	San Dimas	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8260	1,371	51	26.6	30.8%	302 (22.0%)	27 (2.0%)	730 (53.2%)	181 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (9.5%)	$14,259			$712			$13,547	92.8	91.4	246	44		060561000513
203	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1501 California Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 393-9227	914	44	20.6	29.5%	497 (54.4%)	60 (6.6%)	174 (19.0%)	112 (12.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.1%)								92.8	96	128	75		063570006093
204	Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,190	45	26.3	24.5%	51 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (24.6%)	779 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	$15,124			$739			$14,385	92.8	94	189	15		064128006840
205	Columbine Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 Road 160	Delano	93215	Tulare County	Columbine Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-8501	172	10	17.8	56.4%	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (88.4%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,283			$1,153			$13,130	92.8	96.5	108	97		060951000965
206	Stone Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3001 Miranda Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5800	586	27	21.6	8.4%	367 (62.6%)	6 (1.0%)	59 (10.1%)	82 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.8%)	$14,859			$274			$14,585	92.7	87.9	324	118		063513005958
207	Park View Elementary	Public	K-8	751 Cindy Dr.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-1882	467	19	24.3	20.3%	187 (40.0%)	2 (0.4%)	133 (28.5%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	$13,430			$877			$12,553	92.7	94.8	160	47		063288011421
208	Mesa Robles	Public	K-8	16060 Mesa Robles Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-6000	1,246	46	27	57.7%	41 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	424 (34.0%)	744 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.8%)	$17,859			$1,497			$16,362	92.7	92.4	220	12		061632502056
209	Roy Cloud Elementary	Public	K-8	3790 Red Oak Way	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2414	636	34	18.8	14.5%	359 (56.4%)	2 (0.3%)	141 (22.2%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	$22,378			$2,751			$19,627	92.6	92.3	222	13		063213004963
210	Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS)	Public, Charter	K-8	1350 Sonoma Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3930	525	26	19.8	34.1%	282 (53.7%)	27 (5.1%)	130 (24.8%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.0%)	$19,590			$1,245			$18,345	92.6	90.5	268	58		063581006119

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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.