Best Middle Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
601	River Glen	Public	K-8	1088 Broadway	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6240	463	16	29.3	46.9%	41 (8.9%)	5 (1.1%)	391 (84.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$20,772	$19,952	$820	74.2	73.4	621	20	063459004084
602	Morrill Middle	Public	6-8	1970 Morrill Ave.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1930	665	32	21	34.9%	27 (4.1%)	10 (1.5%)	208 (31.3%)	398 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	$16,872	$15,682	$1,190	74	79.3	491	111	060480000461
603	Edna Brewer Middle	Public	6-8	3748 13th Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3210	785	44	17.6	63.1%	157 (20.0%)	135 (17.2%)	196 (25.0%)	158 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (16.2%)	$22,401	$19,788	$2,613	74	79.2	495	108	062805004299
604	University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands	Public, Charter	K-8	1099 Bedford Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	UNIV Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 482-4608	743	42	17.5	41.5%	123 (16.6%)	13 (1.7%)	553 (74.4%)	29 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)				74	68.6	708	104	060201110711
605	Mountain Valley Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1010 Ramona St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3600	182	8	22.2	45.6%	100 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (34.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$1,669	$880	$789	74	84.8	385	220	063171008945
606	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego	Public, Charter	K-8	520 E. Carmel St.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 203-4383	162	9	17.9	58.0%	46 (28.4%)	6 (3.7%)	89 (54.9%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$45,930	$44,824	$1,106	74	79	503	103	060229514247
607	Temecula International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	39600 N. General Kearny Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula International Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 816-5506	285	15	19.1	26.7%	82 (28.8%)	25 (8.8%)	96 (33.7%)	15 (5.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (22.5%)				73.9	75.7	572	35	060227114131
608	North Cow Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	10619 Swede Creek Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	North Cow Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 549-4488	270			27.0%	210 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.1%)	$2,618	$2,112	$506	73.8	78.2	522	86	062751004138
609	Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	24040 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1410	1,565	62	25.2	49.5%	656 (41.9%)	57 (3.6%)	606 (38.7%)	93 (5.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	145 (9.3%)	$19,189	$19,124	$65	73.8	75.2	582	27	060002903649
610	Navelencia Middle	Public	6-8	22620 East Wahtoke Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7350	313	18	17.6	89.1%	23 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	283 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,799	$21,312	$1,487	73.7	65.9	766	156	061970002373
611	Brooklyn Avenue	Public	K-8	4620 Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-8161	510	27	19.2	89.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (99.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$44,596	$41,340	$3,256	73.7	71.4	665	54	062271002869
612	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Chestnut Hill Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 325-0910	417	19	22.4	24.7%	206 (49.4%)	16 (3.8%)	107 (25.7%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.6%)				73.7	60.6	873	261	060230511732
613	East Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	14421 East Whittier Blvd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7220	985	44	22.3	69.1%	81 (8.2%)	5 (0.5%)	866 (87.9%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$2,856	$1,520	$1,336	73.7	74.8	594	19	061185001312
614	Redwood Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1059 North State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Redwood Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-0500	122	7	16.7	59.8%	54 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (37.7%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.3%)				73.6	82.7	425	189	060161008520
615	Jonata Middle	Public	6-8	301 Second St.	Buellton	93427	Santa Barbara County	Buellton Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-4222	168	8	20	55.4%	64 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (53.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)	$21,738	$20,562	$1,176	73.5	76.4	560	55	060633000551
616	General Grant Middle	Public	6-8	360 North East Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7330	526	21	24.8	91.3%	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	495 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$21,185	$19,378	$1,807	73.4	69	700	84	061970002366
617	Orange County School of Computer Science	Public, Charter	6-8	5350 Fairmont Blvd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7400	753	37	20.3	42.5%	245 (32.5%)	9 (1.2%)	341 (45.3%)	120 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.4%)	$21,573	$20,768	$805	73.4	77.4	540	77	063066004777
618	Vina Elementary	Public	1-8	7th and D Sts.	Vina	96092	Tehama County	Los Molinos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 839-2182	80	4	20.5	52.5%	40 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	$21,874	$19,742	$2,132	73.4			(n/a)	062286003498
619	Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	6701 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6133	590	28	21	76.8%	280 (47.5%)	11 (1.9%)	221 (37.5%)	46 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$35,546	$33,524	$2,022	73.2	63.8	803	184	062271003416
620	Placer County Pathways Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	360 Nevada St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 745-1440	293	19	15.4	50.5%	181 (61.8%)	4 (1.4%)	85 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$35,093	$32,218	$2,875	73.2	88.7	305	315	069102513072
621	Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5300	807	36	22.2	36.6%	442 (54.8%)	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	$21,503	$21,064	$439	73	78.4	518	103	060750000715
622	Martinez Junior High	Public	6-8	1600 Ct. St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5820	843	36	23.2	32.7%	367 (43.5%)	19 (2.3%)	263 (31.2%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	121 (14.4%)	$17,472	$16,352	$1,120	73	70	685	63	062403003618
623	Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43414 Business Park Dr.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 354-8302	1,070	68	15.6	55.4%	367 (34.3%)	114 (10.7%)	435 (40.7%)	35 (3.3%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	106 (9.9%)	$37,199	$36,856	$343	72.8	49.4	1189	566	060220714250
624	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	11000 East Kenney St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-9442	509	26	19.2	79.8%	18 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	450 (88.4%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,975	$17,384	$1,591	72.7	73.4	624		062193002604
625	Latimer	Public	K-8	4250 Latimer Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3600	491	25	19.7	47.5%	80 (16.3%)	18 (3.7%)	247 (50.3%)	86 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	50 (10.2%)	$27,530	$25,392	$2,138	72.6	66.7	751	126	062577013806
626	Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	473	20	23.3	48.2%	138 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	270 (57.1%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$18,080	$16,958	$1,122	72.6	55.8	994	368	063288005113
627	Verdugo Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 East Mountain St.	Glendale	91207	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 548-0740	135	8	17.9	53.3%	82 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (25.9%)	15 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$19,201	$18,174	$1,027	72.6	51.9	1113	486	061524000440
628	Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate	Public	7-8	8510 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3360	297	18	16.8	81.5%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	132 (44.4%)	158 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$27,065	$25,380	$1,685	72.5	74.5	600	28	061494007288
629	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43414 Business Park Dr.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 354-8302	979	71	13.8	46.9%	442 (45.1%)	44 (4.5%)	324 (33.1%)	26 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	132 (13.5%)	$33,320	$33,050	$270	72.5	81.2	452	177	060228814348
630	Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Public	6-8	1427 Palmetto Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6665	484	24	19.8	19.0%	168 (34.7%)	10 (2.1%)	140 (28.9%)	91 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.5%)	$17,940	$16,468	$1,472	72.5	78.8	508	122	062046010657
631	Mendocino K-8	Public	K-8	44261 Little Lake Rd.	Mendocino	95460	Mendocino County	Mendocino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 937-0515	241	17	14.2	68.5%	178 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (18.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$29,518	$28,540	$978	72.4	62.5	829	198	062448003659
632	Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Public	K-8	760 Jazmin Ave.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-2701	461	18	25.2	57.5%	144 (31.2%)	3 (0.7%)	285 (61.8%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$16,461	$14,834	$1,627	72.4	75.6	574	58	064098006765
633	Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Roberts Ferry Rd.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Roberts Ferry Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2331	169	8	21.1	36.7%	85 (50.3%)	2 (1.2%)	69 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	$57,928	$56,220	$1,708	72.3	57.5	947	314	063321012712
634	Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2540 Green Valley Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-4400	470	25	18.7	27.2%	350 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.5%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$22,064	$20,970	$1,094	72.2	69.9	688	54	063231011168
635	Loomis Elementary	Public	K-8	3505 Taylor Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-1824	438	21	21	21.2%	298 (68.0%)	3 (0.7%)	76 (17.4%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	$19,599	$18,416	$1,183	72.2	86.4	358	277	062256002772
636	Cajon Park Elementary	Public	K-8	10300 Magnolia Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-2400	830	35	23.7	48.8%	508 (61.2%)	6 (0.7%)	200 (24.1%)	22 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (10.8%)	$13,544	$12,608	$936	72.1	60.7	865	229	063588006137
637	Goleta Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	6100 Stow Canyon Rd.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-3486	731	38	19.2	45.6%	257 (35.2%)	7 (1.0%)	356 (48.7%)	49 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.1%)	$20,891	$20,128	$763	72.1	75.9	568	69	060141406020
638	East Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	3951 East Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4711	581	26	22.4	25.8%	243 (41.8%)	14 (2.4%)	188 (32.4%)	74 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.3%)	$20,917	$20,644	$273	72.1	68.3	716	78	062211002623
639	Butteville Elementary	Public	K-8	24512 Edgewood Rd.	Weed	96094	Siskiyou County	Butteville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 938-2255	162	9	17.4	43.2%	121 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$33,399	$32,652	$747	72	86.2	363	276	060669000593
640	Redding School of the Arts	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Inspiration Pl.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 247-6933	634	33	18.9	33.8%	386 (60.9%)	9 (1.4%)	83 (13.1%)	25 (3.9%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (18.3%)				71.9	79.3	490	150	060238514024
641	Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	955 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1945	591	26	22.7	34.0%	21 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	206 (34.9%)	315 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.4%)	$19,069	$17,832	$1,237	71.7	70.7	676	35	060480000464
642	Sundale Elementary	Public	K-8	13990 Avenue 240	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Sundale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-7320	840	33	25.4	39.2%	398 (47.4%)	1 (0.1%)	399 (47.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	$26,266	$25,648	$618	71.6	73.6	619	23	063834006453
643	Scholarship Prep - Oceanside	Public, Charter	K-8	4070 Mission Ave.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Scholarship Prep - Oceanside District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(442) 262-3249	626	23	27.2	72.5%	111 (17.7%)	32 (5.1%)	438 (70.0%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	15 (2.4%)				71.5	70.9	670	27	060160014079
644	Emerson Community Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1650 Selby Ave.	Los Angeles	90024	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 234-3100	454	23	19.9	57.9%	138 (30.4%)	54 (11.9%)	183 (40.3%)	30 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	$41,425	$39,402	$2,023	71.3	61.3	855	211	062271002987
645	Castaic Middle	Public	7-8	28900 Hillcrest Pkwy.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 257-4550	451	20	22.7	50.8%	157 (34.8%)	12 (2.7%)	216 (47.9%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	$20,457	$20,140	$317	71.2	64.3	797	152	060774009121
646	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive	Public, Charter	K-8	5862 C St.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 465-5404	950	44	21.7	31.9%	76 (8.0%)	43 (4.5%)	638 (67.2%)	153 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$27,151	$26,720	$431	71.2	73.1	631	15	060217514235
647	Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Country Club Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2620	1,010	42	24.3	33.5%	486 (48.1%)	12 (1.2%)	239 (23.7%)	135 (13.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	126 (12.5%)	$18,707	$18,302	$405	71.2	77.3	543	104	061149008253
648	Joe Michell	Public	K-8	1001 Elaine Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4738	786	36	22	17.7%	324 (41.2%)	11 (1.4%)	236 (30.0%)	139 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (9.2%)	$21,219	$20,954	$265	71.2	67.2	735	87	062211002628
649	Twin Peaks Middle	Public	6-8	14640 Tierra Bonita Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-5131	1,164	54	21.4	18.4%	643 (55.2%)	12 (1.0%)	282 (24.2%)	89 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (11.3%)	$22,380	$22,026	$354	71.2	79.2	493	156	063153004898
650	Louis Lake Intermediate	Public	7-8	10801 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6506	453	17	26.7	81.7%	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	250 (55.2%)	166 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	$25,908	$24,404	$1,504	71.2	72.2	646	4	061488008753
651	El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 West Halesworth St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 543-0023	980	47	20.6	51.8%	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (97.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)				71.1	77.5	538	113	060175808755
652	G. M. Walters Middle	Public	6-8	39600 Logan Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-7211	1,149	56	20.4	46.0%	103 (9.0%)	30 (2.6%)	360 (31.3%)	589 (51.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	59 (5.1%)	$19,960	$18,734	$1,226	71	72.1	648	4	061440001689
653	Mark Twain Middle	Public	6-8	2224 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 305-3100	974	51	19	57.6%	176 (18.1%)	97 (10.0%)	506 (52.0%)	73 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (12.5%)	$31,690	$30,078	$1,612	71	66.1	762	109	062271003167
654	River Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	555 Leslie St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	River Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-1855	245	11	22.1	38.4%	145 (59.2%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.1%)	8 (3.3%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)				71	61.5	852	198	060241412026
655	Old River Elementary	Public	K-8	30 Learning Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 626-3330	332	15	22.5	15.4%	153 (46.1%)	10 (3.0%)	125 (37.7%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.5%)	$21,678	$20,806	$872	70.9	85.1	383	272	062004014006
656	Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Road 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3550	452	20	23	36.7%	159 (35.2%)	13 (2.9%)	229 (50.7%)	35 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$17,086	$16,044	$1,042	70.8	81.1	456	200	060006810543
657	Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental	Public	K-8	11880 Roswell Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-6497	643	29	22.4	67.0%	104 (16.2%)	5 (0.8%)	489 (76.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	$19,486	$18,276	$1,210	70.8	63.4	809	152	060846007676
658	Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	11933 Allegheny St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technical 6-12 Complex Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(747) 223-2649	1,100	53	20.8	91.4%	22 (2.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1,033 (93.9%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)				70.8	65.3	782	124	060183513857
659	Bridgeway Island Elementary	Public	K-8	3255 Half Moon Bay Cir.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7778	1,062	45	23.6	42.8%	356 (33.5%)	49 (4.6%)	261 (24.6%)	249 (23.4%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.0%)	130 (12.2%)				70.7	75.2	584	75	064158010715
660	Cabrillo Point Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13915 Danielson St. Ste 200	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Cabrillo Point Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 404-3190	5,706	179	31.9	32.4%	2,929 (51.3%)	88 (1.5%)	1,669 (29.2%)	431 (7.6%)	20 (0.4%)	20 (0.4%)	543 (9.5%)				70.5	68	723	63	060227413913
661	Gold River Discovery Center K-8	Public	K-8	2200 Roaring Camp Dr.	Gold River	95670	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5349	712	30	23.4	31.2%	414 (58.1%)	20 (2.8%)	135 (19.0%)	56 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	82 (11.5%)	$20,069	$18,848	$1,221	70.5	69	702	41	063462002560
662	Summerwind Trails	Public	K-8	1020 Poinsettia Cir.	Calimesa	92320	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1631	1,107	46	23.8	51.6%	265 (23.9%)	91 (8.2%)	590 (53.3%)	85 (7.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (6.3%)	$24,239	$22,378	$1,861	70.5	39.5	1481	819	060429014572
663	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	2508 East 133rd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6190	642	24	27.2	86.9%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	613 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,460	$12,124	$4,336	70.5	52	1108	445	060962000983
664	Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	265 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-8174	882	34	25.7	50.1%	216 (24.5%)	27 (3.1%)	337 (38.2%)	164 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	134 (15.2%)	$137	$22	$115	70.4	78	527	137	062637008916
665	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	$29,842	$26,216	$3,626	70.4	71.7	660	5	061488001856
666	Cabrillo Middle	Public	6-8	1426 East Santa Clara St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5155	936	32	29.4	46.7%	465 (49.7%)	10 (1.1%)	370 (39.5%)	33 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.6%)	$14,293	$13,522	$771	70.3	68.5	711	45	064098006749
667	Thomas Law Reed Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 North Frankwood Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7300	558	22	25	85.7%	37 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	491 (88.0%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$21,506	$19,794	$1,712	70.3	59.8	893	226	061970010781
668	Valentine Peyton Elementary	Public	K-8	2525 Gold Brook Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7420	787	30	25.9	64.8%	23 (2.9%)	55 (7.0%)	331 (42.1%)	320 (40.7%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	45 (5.7%)	$11,625	$7,008	$4,617	70.3	83	419	249	063801012085
669	California Virtual Academy San Mateo	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy San Mateo District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,136	42	26.9	59.9%	232 (20.4%)	111 (9.8%)	496 (43.7%)	176 (15.5%)	9 (0.8%)	35 (3.1%)	77 (6.8%)				70.2	56.1	988	319	060180211787
670	Itliong-Vera Cruz	Public	6-8	31604 Alvarado Blvd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 489-0700	1,097	48	22.7	53.5%	67 (6.1%)	37 (3.4%)	210 (19.1%)	683 (62.3%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	73 (6.7%)	$20,906	$20,268	$638	70.2	71.4	664	6	062691004066
671	Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	846	38	22.1	86.6%	10 (1.2%)	6 (0.7%)	347 (41.0%)	455 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	$20,467	$18,078	$2,389	70.2	73.1	632	39	064215006916
672	Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	257	18	14.1	81.3%	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$27,882	$26,964	$918	70.2	58.3	926	254	061743002186
673	Creative Arts Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Turk St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Creative Arts Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3509	440	24	18.7	28.4%	178 (40.5%)	53 (12.0%)	120 (27.3%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.7%)				70.2	73.5	620	53	060215503982
674	Edna Hill Middle	Public	6-8	140 Birch St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6440	1,047	48	21.8		301 (28.7%)	93 (8.9%)	410 (39.2%)	127 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (10.2%)	$13,839	$12,892	$947	70.1	65.9	767	93	060591000535
675	Corona Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	1230 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3321	754	30	25.1	80.1%	59 (7.8%)	22 (2.9%)	528 (70.0%)	127 (16.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	$22,694	$22,132	$562	70.1	72.8	637	38	060985001048
676	Don Callejon	Public	K-8	4176 Lick Mill Blvd.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3300	568	37	15.4	21.3%	77 (13.6%)	31 (5.5%)	140 (24.6%)	282 (49.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)	$43,148	$43,012	$136	70	75.8	571	105	063543011797
677	Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 West Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	377	15	25.1	87.5%	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	316 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,894	$15,126	$4,768	70	56.6	977	300	060962000987
678	Bowman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	13777 Bowman Rd.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Ackerman Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-1974	606	28	21.9	25.1%	422 (69.6%)	3 (0.5%)	109 (18.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	$21,391	$20,480	$911	70	80.4	469	209	060168000037
679	Campbell School of Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Cherry Ln.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4222	815	31	26.7	32.3%	231 (28.3%)	30 (3.7%)	327 (40.1%)	121 (14.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (12.5%)	$18,207	$17,296	$911	69.9	53.8	1048	369	060720014280
680	New Brighton Middle	Public	6-8	250 Washburn Ave.	Capitola	95010	Santa Cruz County	Soquel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 464-5660	585	28	20.9	30.3%	329 (56.2%)	4 (0.7%)	198 (33.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	$16,622	$16,288	$334	69.9	64.7	792	112	063729006309
681	Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Public	6-8	4201 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-6700	1,547	81	19.2	74.5%	273 (17.6%)	41 (2.7%)	934 (60.4%)	223 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	$31,679	$29,684	$1,995	69.9	75	591	90	062271003117
682	ISANA Palmati Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	ISANA Palmati Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-2712	360	15	23.9	89.7%	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	335 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)				69.8	73.8	616	66	060154112614
683	Shasta View Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	675 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Shasta View Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 233-3861	493	25	19.8	46.0%	328 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	68 (13.8%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.6%)	$25,220	$24,866	$354	69.7	76.9	550	133	060250614418
684	Learning Post Academy (Alternative)	Public, Virtual	7-12	24825 North Newhall Ave.	Santa Clarita	91321	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 255-8338	322	17	18.8	24.2%	149 (46.3%)	7 (2.2%)	123 (38.2%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$21,148	$20,678	$470	69.7	73	634	50	064251007369
685	Heartwood Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	170 Liberty School Rd.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Heartwood Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(415) 488-9572	739	23	32.6	36.0%	456 (61.7%)	7 (0.9%)	128 (17.3%)	19 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (15.6%)	$26,258	$26,126	$132	69.6	70.8	673	12	060251214416
686	Bernal Intermediate	Public	7-8	6610 San Ignacio Ave.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 578-5731	675	29	22.9	41.9%	104 (15.4%)	18 (2.7%)	309 (45.8%)	192 (28.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (7.0%)	$22,286	$21,068	$1,218	69.5	73	636	50	062781004205
687	Luther Burbank Middle	Public	6-8	3700 West Jeffries Ave.	Burbank	91505	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3700	1,030	43	23.8	29.9%	390 (37.9%)	21 (2.0%)	441 (42.8%)	69 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (10.1%)	$16,381	$15,808	$573	69.5	65.8	774	87	060645000571
688	Buena Vista Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Tara Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 455-8936	321	18	17.5	17.4%	121 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (50.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$19,621	$19,162	$459	69.4	59.9	889	201	063771007565
689	Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	822 West 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-0126	842	44	18.9	89.1%	45 (5.3%)	55 (6.5%)	691 (82.1%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	$33,095	$30,904	$2,191	69.3	60	884	195	062271003395
690	Antioch Charter Academy II	Public, Charter	K-8	1201 West Tenth St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Charter Academy II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 755-1252	204	10	21.4	48.5%	49 (24.0%)	21 (10.3%)	95 (46.6%)	15 (7.4%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	17 (8.3%)				69.2	61.1	862	172	060182211984
691	Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	607	34	17.9	67.1%	166 (27.3%)	5 (0.8%)	182 (30.0%)	195 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)	$19,909	$18,304	$1,605	69.2	65.9	768	77	064347007039
692	Magnolia Science Academy 5	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 705-5676	218	13	16.3	78.4%	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.8%)	183 (83.9%)	15 (6.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$46,375	$43,982	$2,393	69.2	34.4	1653	961	060188512347
693	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1598 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-3876	554	24	23	55.2%	13 (2.3%)	11 (2.0%)	197 (35.6%)	315 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$32,962	$31,890	$1,072	69.1	83.4	410	283	060167112639
694	Pacific Union Elementary	Public	K-8	3001 Janes Rd.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Pacific Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4619	534	29	18.4	54.9%	261 (48.9%)	11 (2.1%)	146 (27.3%)	8 (1.5%)	35 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.3%)	$27,933	$26,094	$1,839	69.1	73.2	627	67	062943004533
695	Trinidad Union	Public	K-8	300 Trinity St.	Trinidad	95570	Humboldt County	Trinidad Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 677-3631	161	10	16.9	61.5%	105 (65.2%)	3 (1.9%)	19 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.9%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.9%)	$34,260	$32,170	$2,090	69	66	765	70	063972006602
696	Jane Addams Middle	Public	6-8	4535 West 153rd Pl.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-4806	644	33	19.3	84.6%	19 (3.0%)	32 (5.0%)	544 (84.5%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.3%)	$30,375	$28,162	$2,213	68.9	68.4	712	16	062121011612
697	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	590 K St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 426-2885	1,397	70	20	68.9%	29 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1,353 (96.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)				68.8	70.7	675	22	060207107649
698	Branciforte Middle	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3883	409	23	17.8	38.1%	175 (42.8%)	7 (1.7%)	192 (46.9%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	$29,278	$27,576	$1,702	68.8	58.8	912	214	063560006060
699	Harbor Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Harbor Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	299	17	17.6	60.5%	104 (34.8%)	23 (7.7%)	126 (42.1%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)				68.8	54.7	1023	324	060151613715
700	Seven Hills Intermediate	Public	4-8	700 Hoover Ln.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-1840	432	21	21	33.8%	357 (82.6%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	$17,892	$16,914	$978	68.7	72	654	46	062682004062

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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