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
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,024	39	25.9	31.0%	31 (3.0%)	22 (2.1%)	133 (13.0%)	790 (77.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.1%)	$16,454			$1,529			$14,925	99.8	99.9	1			060162000029
2	Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	536	23	23	36.2%	194 (36.2%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.6%)	248 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	$15,955			$1,626			$14,329	99.8	99.8	2			062271013971
3	Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,315	53	24.9	50.0%	65 (4.9%)	10 (0.8%)	230 (17.5%)	960 (73.0%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	$16,129			$701			$15,428	99.8	99.7	4	1		060263007580
4	North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	$19,422			$2,234			$17,188	99.7	99.7	3	1		063213007422
5	Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	997	69	14.4	5.1%	154 (15.4%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (4.9%)	646 (64.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (14.2%)	$12,492			$35			$12,457	99.5	99.5	7	2		060241511442
6	Elkhorn	Public	4-8	10505 North Davis Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8312	263	10	25.8	44.5%	38 (14.4%)	18 (6.8%)	61 (23.2%)	122 (46.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	$15,280			$2,095			$13,185	99.5	99.7	5	1		062223007743
7	Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	892	33	27.2	28.4%	32 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.2%)	760 (85.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$16,227			$239			$15,988	99.4	99.3	12	5		061473010985
8	Cottonwood Creek	Public	K-8	2400 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-3333	1,023	45	22.9	13.0%	41 (4.0%)	8 (0.8%)	34 (3.3%)	908 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	$13,799			$911			$12,888	99.4	99.3	11	3		060001914370
9	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	821 Bubb Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-1525	880	41	21.4	15.7%	85 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)	698 (79.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (5.9%)	$17,285			$256			$17,029	99.3	99.5	8	1		061029001138
10	Yu Ming Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Chestnut St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Yu Ming Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 452-2063	959	49	19.6	33.9%	53 (5.5%)	79 (8.2%)	84 (8.8%)	525 (54.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (22.5%)	$14,847			$262			$14,585	99.3	98.9	22	12		060201312901
11	Joaquin Miller Middle	Public	6-8	6151 Rainbow Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-3755	1,067	51	20.8	13.5%	50 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.2%)	908 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.7%)	$17,178			$234			$16,944	99.3	99.6	6	5		061029001142
12	La Canada High	Public	7-12	4463 Oak Grove Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-4205	1,989	86	23	4.7%	876 (44.0%)	7 (0.4%)	266 (13.4%)	620 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	218 (11.0%)	$17,326			$455			$16,871	99.2	99.1	13	1		062013002408
13	Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	13925 Fruitvale Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-3042	709	34	20.8	2.5%	131 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.8%)	464 (65.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (11.8%)	$23,637			$1,051			$22,586	99.2	98.9	20	7		063591006150
14	Julius Cordes Elementary	Public	K-8	296 East Parco Ave.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7400	877	35	25.3	2.5%	41 (4.7%)	12 (1.4%)	29 (3.3%)	738 (84.2%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	$10,615			$178			$10,437	99.1	99.1	14			060141014521
15	Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	$25,635			$395			$25,240	99.1	99.1	16	1		062265002783
16	Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary	Public	K-8	3630 Divisadero St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3516	673	30	22.1	23.2%	177 (26.3%)	50 (7.4%)	86 (12.8%)	199 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	159 (23.6%)	$20,796			$1,568			$19,228	99	97.6	71	55		063441007841
17	Ross Elementary	Public	K-8	9 Lagunitas Rd.	Ross	94957	Marin County	Ross Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 457-2705	339	28	12.2	0.9%	264 (77.9%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.7%)	$30,322			$717			$29,605	98.9	98.9	21	4		063366005192
18	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	841	44	19.3	15.2%	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.7%)	703 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	$18,636			$570			$18,066	98.9	99.1	15	3		061029011448
19	Corte Madera	Public	4-8	4575 Alpine Rd.	Portola Valley	94028	San Mateo County	Portola Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1777	252	22	11.3	6.7%	154 (61.1%)	3 (1.2%)	33 (13.1%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.9%)	$36,155			$796			$35,359	98.9	98.2	41	22		063147004881
20	Accelerated Achievement Academy	Public	5-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	151	6	27.4	47.7%	17 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	109 (72.2%)	16 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$9,831			$1,025			$8,806	98.9	97.6	74	54		061734012565
21	Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	$15,431			$492			$14,939	98.9	99	19	2		060453000419
22	Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Public	7-8	100 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-2200	517	23	22.5	10.1%	197 (38.1%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (12.6%)	195 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.8%)	$23,344			$386			$22,958	98.7	98.5	30	8		062265002786
23	William Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	600 Driscoll Rd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-3500	1,424	58	24.3	18.0%	53 (3.7%)	10 (0.7%)	127 (8.9%)	1,185 (83.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.1%)	$14,600			$544			$14,056	98.7	99.3	10	13		061440001669
24	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	480 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-5188	1,002	67	14.8	10.7%	237 (23.7%)	9 (0.9%)	98 (9.8%)	553 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (9.9%)	$31,446			$1,062			$30,384	98.6	98.4	33	9		062961004598
25	College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10269 Madrid Way	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-2782	397	20	19.6	42.8%	227 (57.2%)	17 (4.3%)	106 (26.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$10,901			$00			$10,901	98.6	97.9	58	33		060163814334
26	Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 Aileen St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 384-1415	590	25	23.6	18.5%	273 (46.3%)	5 (0.8%)	151 (25.6%)	83 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.1%)	$11,168			$80			$11,088	98.5	96.9	97	71		060202211873
27	Petaluma Accelerated Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	115	5	25.3	27.8%	61 (53.0%)	1 (0.9%)	34 (29.6%)	10 (8.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$6,477			$602			$5,875	98.5	99.4	9	18		063025013937
28	Pacific Trails Middle	Public	7-8	5975 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	971	40	24.4	12.0%	306 (31.5%)	6 (0.6%)	121 (12.5%)	440 (45.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (9.7%)	$13,317			$467			$12,850	98.5	98.6	25	3		063438013861
29	Windemere Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	11611 East Branch Pkwy.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7400	1,011	42	23.9	8.2%	60 (5.9%)	18 (1.8%)	33 (3.3%)	850 (84.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.2%)	$13,674			$261			$13,413	98.5	98.7	24	5		063513010759
30	La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	$31,294			$813			$30,481	98.4	99	18	12		062238002674
31	Creekside Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1916 Chamonix Pl.	Olympic Valley	96146	Placer County	Creekside Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-1036	233	11	21.1	6.9%	181 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)	$14,126			$215			$13,911	98.4	97.9	59	28		060151112515
32	Ellen Fletcher Middle	Public	6-8	655 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-9810	572	41	13.9	13.6%	145 (25.3%)	12 (2.1%)	103 (18.0%)	236 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	$33,846			$981			$32,865	98.4	98.5	31	1		062961011454
33	Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	$16,222			$756			$15,466	98.4	97.8	66	33		063429005402
34	Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	$17,195			$773			$16,422	98.3	98.1	47	13		063429008627
35	Hansen Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 South Durant Terrace	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7260	930	38	24.5	8.2%	51 (5.5%)	26 (2.8%)	67 (7.2%)	715 (76.9%)	15 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	49 (5.3%)	$10,677			$176			$10,501	98.3	98.5	32	3		060141014330
36	Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary	Public	K-8	1541 12th Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2764	594	23	25.5	36.5%	30 (5.1%)	31 (5.2%)	29 (4.9%)	371 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (22.2%)	$20,545			$1,301			$19,244	98.3	97.7	67	31		063441005360
37	Richardson PREP High Middle	Public	6-8	455 South K St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6438	583	26	22.3	88.0%	26 (4.5%)	28 (4.8%)	497 (85.2%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$24,138			$4,765			$19,373	98.3	97.8	61	24		063417005380
38	Union Middle	Public	6-8	2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 371-0366	1,068	45	23.9	7.8%	387 (36.2%)	4 (0.4%)	135 (12.6%)	440 (41.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.4%)	$15,661			$1,182			$14,479	98.2	98.6	28	10		064032006680
39	Harvest Park Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Valley Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4444	1,015	45	22.4	6.1%	259 (25.5%)	12 (1.2%)	53 (5.2%)	626 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.2%)	$16,470			$254			$16,216	98.2	98.5	29	10		060002009289
40	Orinda Intermediate	Public	6-8	80 Ivy Dr.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-3090	822	43	19	3.8%	440 (53.5%)	8 (1.0%)	72 (8.8%)	172 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (15.7%)	$15,446			$242			$15,204	98.2	98.6	26	14		062886004472
41	Huntington Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7060	709	31	23	14.4%	122 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.6%)	467 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.9%)	$17,097			$287			$16,810	98.2	99	17	24		063486005885
42	Renaissance Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2558 North San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Renaissance Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 259-5700	475	26	18.5	63.6%	115 (24.2%)	46 (9.7%)	237 (49.9%)	54 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	$17,689			$2,022			$15,667	98.1	98	52	10		060176611314
43	Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	740 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2668	575	33	17.3	5.7%	283 (49.2%)	13 (2.3%)	62 (10.8%)	95 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (20.7%)	$19,905			$1,217			$18,688	98.1	98.3	37	6		063033004732
44	Gale Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	6400 Main Branch Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1500	971	43	22.7	9.8%	75 (7.7%)	25 (2.6%)	80 (8.2%)	732 (75.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	$14,384			$303			$14,081	98.1	97.7	69	25		063513012300
45	Sunol Glen Elementary	Public	K-8	11601 Main St.	Sunol	94586	Alameda County	Sunol Glen Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 862-2026	240	13	18.9	9.6%	78 (32.5%)	1 (0.4%)	38 (15.8%)	92 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (12.5%)	$17,803			$242			$17,561	98.1	97.9	60	15		060002109291
46	Design 39 Campus	Public	K-8	17050 Del Sur Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 676-6639	1,216	52	23.5	6.9%	357 (29.4%)	13 (1.1%)	118 (9.7%)	580 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	146 (12.0%)	$14,738			$639			$14,099	98.1	98.2	40	6		063153013729
47	R. Roger Rowe Middle	Public	6-8	5927 La Granada	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 756-1141	189	17	11	6.3%	127 (67.2%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.2%)	16 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)	$16,318			$00			$16,318	98	97	89	42		063174004911
48	Orchard Hills	Public	K-8	11555 Culver Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2078	1,373	50	27.5	25.1%	208 (15.1%)	11 (0.8%)	121 (8.8%)	893 (65.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	135 (9.8%)	$14,581			$1,347			$13,234	98	97.9	54	6		064015012571
49	Mt. Everest Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4350 Mt. Everest Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 605-8700	232	12	19.1	28.0%	116 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.1%)	33 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.9%)	$23,429			$1,960			$21,469	98	98	50	1		063432009437
50	Ridgecrest Intermediate	Public	6-8	28915 Northbay Rd.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 544-2747	881	36	24.3	10.3%	190 (21.6%)	22 (2.5%)	94 (10.7%)	472 (53.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (11.5%)	$14,788			$508			$14,280	98	98.1	44	6		062970008514
51	Evelyn Costa Elementary	Public	K-8	1675 South Gobind Blvd.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7280	612	26	23.3	6.2%	18 (2.9%)	13 (2.1%)	33 (5.4%)	520 (85.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$11,978			$279			$11,699	98	98.3	38	13		060141014685
52	Del Mar Middle	Public	6-8	105 Avenida Miraflores	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 435-1468	359	31	11.6	4.7%	252 (70.2%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.9%)	25 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.3%)	$27,688			$271			$27,417	98	96.8	98	46		063216004977
53	South Pasadena Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Fair Oaks	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5830	1,096	46	23.9	14.5%	237 (21.6%)	19 (1.7%)	223 (20.3%)	429 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (17.0%)	$15,684			$507			$15,177	97.9	98.1	46	7		063750006337
54	Warren E. Hyde Middle	Public	6-8	19325 Bollinger Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6290	800	40	19.9	26.3%	93 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.9%)	550 (68.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	$21,110			$829			$20,281	97.9	97.7	68	14		061029001136
55	Sierra Vista Middle	Public	7-8	2 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6600	1,282	49	26.1	14.7%	188 (14.7%)	16 (1.2%)	103 (8.0%)	859 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	109 (8.5%)	$13,176			$394			$12,782	97.8	97.8	64	9		068450007375
56	Carmel Valley Middle	Public	7-8	3800 Mykonos Ln.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-8221	697	30	23.5	15.4%	275 (39.5%)	6 (0.9%)	99 (14.2%)	241 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.6%)	$16,472			$790			$15,682	97.8	98.3	36	20		063438008307
57	EPIC Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2760 Penrose Ln.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	EPIC Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 717-6700	1,025	40	25.7	24.1%	39 (3.8%)	75 (7.3%)	115 (11.2%)	725 (70.7%)	59 (5.8%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	$9,741			$274			$9,467	97.8	97.6	72	15		060257314621
58	Vista Verde	Public	K-8	6 Federation Way	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6350	837	30	27.6	10.3%	351 (41.9%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.7%)	306 (36.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (12.3%)	$13,926			$350			$13,576	97.7	98.7	23	35		068450007070
59	Eleanor Murray Fallon	Public	6-8	3601 Kohnen Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 875-9376	1,683	67	24.9	10.8%	120 (7.1%)	31 (1.8%)	61 (3.6%)	1,367 (81.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.9%)	$13,589			$688			$12,901	97.7	98.3	39	20		060001913169
60	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1405 South Spruce Tree Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-6227	1,349	48	28.2	24.6%	48 (3.6%)	16 (1.2%)	195 (14.5%)	1,045 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	$14,389			$702			$13,687	97.6	98	49	11		064128006834
61	Thomas S. Hart Middle	Public	6-8	4433 Willow Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-3102	1,129	49	23.1	10.0%	215 (19.0%)	15 (1.3%)	101 (8.9%)	734 (65.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.1%)	$16,333			$254			$16,079	97.6	97.9	56	5		060002008444
62	Crocker Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Ralston Ave.	Hillsborough	94010	San Mateo County	Hillsborough City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 342-6331	446	32	13.8	3.4%	176 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	175 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.3%)	$29,562			$842			$28,720	97.5	98.1	43	19		061719002172
63	Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet	Public	K-8	3001 Ross Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-3022	491	21	23	4.7%	160 (32.6%)	11 (2.2%)	47 (9.6%)	208 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.2%)	$10,706			$1,381			$9,325	97.4	98.3	35	28		060714013993
64	Quail Lake Environmental Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4087 North Quail Lake Dr.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6720	603	27	22.3	31.2%	196 (32.5%)	7 (1.2%)	218 (36.2%)	147 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	$12,305			$468			$11,837	97.4	95.9	129	65		063525008474
65	Irvine International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4782 Karen Ann Ln.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine International Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 242-6164	530	23	23	27.9%	116 (21.9%)	11 (2.1%)	13 (2.5%)	362 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$14,298			$545			$13,753	97.3	98.6	27	38		060255214522
66	Ocsa	Public, Charter	7-12	1010 North Main St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	OCSA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 560-9000	2,346	130	18	15.8%	537 (22.9%)	17 (0.7%)	487 (20.8%)	1,019 (43.4%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.4%)	246 (10.5%)								97.3	97.5	76	10		060228408546
67	Woodside Elementary	Public	K-8	3195 Woodside Rd.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Woodside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1571	385	32	11.8	7.3%	241 (62.6%)	6 (1.6%)	68 (17.7%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.9%)	$36,986			$732			$36,254	97.3	98.1	48	19		064314007013
68	Legacy Magnet Academy	Public	6-12	15500 Legacy Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2088	964	37	26.2	32.5%	200 (20.7%)	8 (0.8%)	244 (25.3%)	398 (41.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (11.4%)	$14,798			$1,265			$13,533	97.3	97.8	62	6		064015014497
69	Ladera Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	29551 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5922	1,064	46	23	19.0%	680 (63.9%)	10 (0.9%)	121 (11.4%)	134 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	115 (10.8%)	$19,090			$1,273			$17,817	97.3	98.1	42	27		060744011233
70	Joaquin Moraga Intermediate	Public	6-8	1010 Camino Pablo	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-7206	658	30	21.6	6.1%	297 (45.1%)	10 (1.5%)	74 (11.2%)	136 (20.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	137 (20.8%)	$17,427			$979			$16,448	97.3	97	91	21		062574003851
71	Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	9700 Avenue of Nations	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 549-5400	1,390	54	25.9	21.7%	488 (35.1%)	24 (1.7%)	175 (12.6%)	519 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	182 (13.1%)	$16,759			$2,181			$14,578	97.2	97.8	63	8		063432007688
72	Parkside Montessori	Public	K-8	1685 Eisenhower St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7575	418	20	21.2	17.7%	145 (34.7%)	7 (1.7%)	86 (20.6%)	122 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.4%)	$20,950			$2,919			$18,031	97.2	91.8	235	163		063492005916
73	John M. Horner Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Irvington Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-4000	1,574	64	24.6	23.2%	58 (3.7%)	13 (0.8%)	148 (9.4%)	1,299 (82.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	47 (3.0%)	$14,583			$678			$13,905	97.2	97.8	65	8		061440001670
74	Cupertino Middle	Public	6-8	1650 South Bernardo Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0303	1,067	59	18	20.9%	261 (24.5%)	8 (0.7%)	127 (11.9%)	582 (54.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.1%)	$19,029			$334			$18,695	97.2	98.1	45	29		061029001127
75	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Public	6-8	8778 El Lago St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 375-2816	753	34	22.1	23.1%	189 (25.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (13.7%)	398 (52.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	55 (7.3%)	$14,852			$793			$14,059	97.1	96.7	101	26		061422001625
76	Diablo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Camino Tassajara	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7600	835	36	23.3	8.3%	226 (27.1%)	13 (1.6%)	56 (6.7%)	449 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	$15,446			$423			$15,023	97.1	96.2	115	39		063513008460
77	Willma Cavitt Junior High	Public	7-8	7200 Fuller Dr.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 791-4152	375	15	24.4	8.5%	224 (59.7%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.3%)	70 (18.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.7%)	$12,706			$393			$12,313	97.1	98	53	24		061308007707
78	University Preparatory	Public	7-12	13853 Seneca Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-5940	1,136	44	26.1	74.6%	117 (10.3%)	60 (5.3%)	807 (71.0%)	103 (9.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.7%)								97.1	86.9	347	269		063697211114
79	South Pointe Middle	Public	6-8	20671 Larkstone Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 595-8171	979	38	25.5	25.0%	19 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	156 (15.9%)	762 (77.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.5%)	$14,881			$1,035			$13,846	97.1	96.9	95	16		064128009654
80	Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	8375 Entreken Way	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-5478	1,178	47	25.1	11.2%	350 (29.7%)	12 (1.0%)	124 (10.5%)	536 (45.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (12.8%)	$14,857			$673			$14,184	97.1	98	51	29		063153002667
81	Miller's Hill	Public	4-8	7900 South Shingle Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	Latrobe	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-0260	77	5	15.4	27.3%	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.0%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	$18,377			$318			$18,059	97.1	88.4	311	230		062118008151
82	Arroyo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	23371 Arroyo Vista	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5951	329	16	20.8	19.8%	196 (59.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.5%)	48 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	$20,963			$1,500			$19,463	97	97.3	83	1		060744011701
83	Mill Valley Middle	Public	6-8	425 Sycamore Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7711	721	46	15.6	6.2%	522 (72.4%)	5 (0.7%)	72 (10.0%)	42 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.7%)	$23,545			$221			$23,324	97	97.9	57	26		062487003712
84	Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1100 Camino Biscay	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-0797	945	39	24.2	31.4%	77 (8.1%)	21 (2.2%)	651 (68.9%)	125 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (7.3%)	$13,119			$266			$12,853	97	92.7	214	130		060229002633
85	Sycamore Canyon	Public	K-8	4601 Via Rio	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-1573	937	41	22.7	5.4%	500 (53.4%)	8 (0.9%)	123 (13.1%)	218 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	82 (8.8%)	$15,858			$1,078			$14,780	97	97.5	75	10		060964010454
86	Iron Horse Middle	Public	6-8	12601 Alcosta Blvd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 824-2820	939	42	22.5	9.9%	191 (20.3%)	25 (2.7%)	100 (10.6%)	528 (56.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	86 (9.2%)	$14,787			$346			$14,441	97	96.3	111	25		063513005729
87	Pine Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7700	973	39	24.9	6.8%	289 (29.7%)	11 (1.1%)	96 (9.9%)	480 (49.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.6%)	$13,643			$322			$13,321	97	97.3	80	7		063513005955
88	Sebastian Questa Elementary	Public	K-8	685 North Montebello St.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7230	822	37	22.2	8.2%	81 (9.9%)	32 (3.9%)	104 (12.7%)	533 (64.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)	$11,826			$234			$11,592	96.9	95.5	135	47		060141012551
89	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Public	7-8	4861 Michelson Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6500	860	35	24.3	22.3%	224 (26.0%)	23 (2.7%)	105 (12.2%)	428 (49.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.0%)	$14,938			$821			$14,117	96.8	97.6	73	16		068450007062
90	Manhattan Beach Middle	Public	6-8	1501 North Redondo Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 545-4878	1,175	54	21.9	5.3%	668 (56.9%)	10 (0.9%)	153 (13.0%)	161 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	180 (15.3%)	$17,161			$1,537			$15,624	96.8	97.2	86	4		060002507535
91	Monterey Highlands Elementary	Public	K-8	400 Casuda Canyon Dr.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6220	917	39	23.8	35.1%	21 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	309 (33.7%)	529 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.8%)	$11,641			$994			$10,647	96.8	97.2	85	6		060015310941
92	Palos Verdes Intermediate	Public	6-8	2161 Via Olivera	Palos Verdes Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 544-4816	735	33	22.5	9.4%	332 (45.2%)	11 (1.5%)	114 (15.5%)	193 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	$15,551			$489			$15,062	96.8	96.6	105	13		062970004610
93	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	660 Menlo Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4544	776	38	20.2	13.5%	282 (36.3%)	4 (0.5%)	111 (14.3%)	294 (37.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.4%)	$11,848			$219			$11,629	96.8	95.6	133	40		060247312390
94	Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Public	6-8	19195 Fisher Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2300	1,015	55	18.4	5.6%	501 (49.4%)	11 (1.1%)	85 (8.4%)	322 (31.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.1%)	$18,943			$925			$18,018	96.8	97.4	77	17		062283003495
95	Beacon Park	Public	K-8	200 Cultivate	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8400	1,065	39	27.4	12.9%	172 (16.2%)	6 (0.6%)	86 (8.1%)	705 (66.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (8.8%)	$13,657			$401			$13,256	96.8	95.9	130	35		068450013996
96	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 871-5490	75	3	27.2	36.0%	19 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (66.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$13,079			$117			$12,962	96.7	95.4	139	43		060222514101
97	Oak Valley Middle	Public	6-8	16055 Winecreek Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-2939	1,503	60	24.9	8.4%	468 (31.1%)	12 (0.8%)	141 (9.4%)	729 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	150 (10.0%)	$14,119			$560			$13,559	96.7	96.1	120	23		063153011134
98	Chaboya Middle	Public	7-8	3276 Cortona Dr.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6900	815	36	22.5	16.4%	50 (6.1%)	6 (0.7%)	113 (13.9%)	603 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (5.0%)	$11,877			$505			$11,372	96.6	97.9	55	43		061314010321
99	Willard Middle	Public	6-8	2425 Stuart St.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6330	596	34	17.3	27.5%	265 (44.5%)	59 (9.9%)	116 (19.5%)	63 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.4%)	$23,208			$505			$22,703	96.6	95.1	151	52		060474007267
100	Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 North California Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 494-8120	732	50	14.6	16.9%	207 (28.3%)	11 (1.5%)	171 (23.4%)	240 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (11.9%)	$32,462			$950			$31,512	96.5	97.3	82	18		062961010323

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