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
751	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-8	332 North Township Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Franklin Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5151	505	20	25.2	25.7%	280 (55.4%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (23.8%)	59 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	$12,197			$375			$11,822	66.5	77.5	537	214		061434001642
752	River Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	920 Hampshire Rd. Ste. X	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	River Oaks Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 777-7999	331	15	22.5	41.1%	159 (48.0%)	4 (1.2%)	110 (33.2%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.4%)	$17,615			$314			$17,301	66.4	75.6	575	177		060190812801
753	Montague Elementary	Public	K-8	430 East Prather St.	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Montague Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 459-3001	178	9	19.7	66.9%	122 (68.5%)	2 (1.1%)	26 (14.6%)	8 (4.5%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)								66.4	69	701	52		062538003785
754	Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	310	14	21.8	31.3%	123 (39.7%)	7 (2.3%)	120 (38.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.6%)	$18,358			$2,004			$16,354	66.3	61.3	854	100		060011614261
755	Orangevale Open K-8	Public	K-8	5630 Illinois Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8067	593	24	24.4	32.7%	423 (71.3%)	5 (0.8%)	102 (17.2%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	$14,665			$2,017			$12,648	66.3	69.1	699	56		063462005805
756	Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	3846 California Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0831	1,214	50	24.1	52.9%	98 (8.1%)	207 (17.1%)	591 (48.7%)	212 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	88 (7.2%)	$18,427			$3,649			$14,778	66.3	66.9	747	9		062250002726
757	Richmond Elementary	Public	K-8	700-585 Richmond Rd. East	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Richmond Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-2338	192	10	19.2	21.9%	151 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)								66.2	76.4	561	196		063252005005
758	Pioneer	Public	K-8	1001 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 474-4911	1,043	50	20.7	87.4%	15 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	961 (92.1%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$17,277			$3,092			$14,185	66.2	56.6	976	218		061089013246
759	Julian Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1704 Cape Horn	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 765-3847	203	14	14	41.9%	77 (37.9%)	4 (2.0%)	88 (43.3%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.3%)	$15,804			$720			$15,084	66.1	62.3	835	76		060200508596
760	Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	5301 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7461	806	36	22.6	49.1%	112 (13.9%)	93 (11.5%)	426 (52.9%)	115 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.7%)	$18,699			$3,755			$14,944	66.1	61.6	847	87		062250002697

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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