Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 2737)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
060162000029	1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,013	39	25.9	31.8%	44 (4.3%)	21 (2.1%)	121 (11.9%)	792 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	$6,926							99.8			(n/a)	R5
060263007580	2	Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,289	51	25.4	36.3%	76 (5.9%)	14 (1.1%)	237 (18.4%)	927 (71.9%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.0%)	$10,961							99.8	99.7	2		R5
062223007743	3	Elkhorn	Public	4-8	10505 N. Davis Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 953-8330	270	10	27	43.0%	55 (20.4%)	9 (3.3%)	59 (21.9%)	123 (45.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.4%)	$10,658							99.8	99.7	3		R5
062271013971	4	Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	443	19	23.9	32.5%	180 (40.6%)	8 (1.8%)	42 (9.5%)	186 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$8,885							99.8			(n/a)	R5
060241511442	5	Bullis Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	102 W. Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Bullis Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 947-4100	1,067	72	14.8	1.3%	209 (19.6%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)	619 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	188 (17.6%)								99.7	99.6	4	1	R5
063213007422	6	North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	511	19	26.2	7.4%	259 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.9%)	115 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (13.5%)								99.6			(n/a)	R5
061440001669	7	William Hopkins Junior High	Public	7-8	600 Driscoll Rd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 656-3500	940	44	21.5	9.7%	36 (3.8%)	7 (0.7%)	51 (5.4%)	812 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.3%)	$6,685							99.6			(n/a)	R5
061029001142	8	Joaquin Miller Middle	Public	6-8	6151 Rainbow Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 252-3755	1,104	53	20.9	9.5%	49 (4.4%)	7 (0.6%)	17 (1.5%)	949 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (7.2%)	$7,775							99.5	99.3	8		R5
061029001138	9	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	821 Bubb Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 253-1525	949	45	21.2	10.3%	101 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	764 (80.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	$7,041							99.4	99.1	11	2	R5
061029011448	10	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	919	48	19	9.9%	47 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	795 (86.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.2%)	$7,511							99.4	99.2	10		R5

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