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)
060834000811	1411	Chicago Park Elementary	Public	K-8	15725 Mt. Olive Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Chicago Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 346-2153	124	7	17.6	49.2%	96 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.1%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$9,693							41.6	71.2	209	1202	R2
061146001275	1412	Sussman (Edward A.) Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Birchdale Ave.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 904-3572	1,123	47	23.7	76.0%	31 (2.8%)	48 (4.3%)	998 (88.9%)	32 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	$12,312							41.5			(n/a)	R2
062271002896	1413	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	21820 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 952-5700	705	40	17.8	80.4%	31 (4.4%)	133 (18.9%)	384 (54.5%)	122 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	21 (3.0%)	$11,155							41.5			(n/a)	R2
060208111200	1414	Community Outreach Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5637 Skvarla Ave.	McClellan	95652	Sacramento County	Community Outreach Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 286-5170	1,539	70	22	71.5%	1,481 (96.2%)	7 (0.5%)	35 (2.3%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)								41.5			(n/a)	R2
060251614425	1415	Granite Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8560 Aliento Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Granite Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 906-3593	3,318	112	29.6	44.5%	1,259 (37.9%)	143 (4.3%)	1,448 (43.6%)	123 (3.7%)	10 (0.3%)	11 (0.3%)	322 (9.7%)								41.4	41.8	482	933	R2
064015003488	1416	C. E. Utt Middle	Public	6-8	13601 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 730-7573	672	30	22.1	53.1%	83 (12.4%)	15 (2.2%)	497 (74.0%)	48 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.4%)	$10,100							41.4			(n/a)	R2
061647003154	1417	John F. Kennedy Junior High	Public	7-8	1000 E. Florinda St.	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 585-3850	554	26	21.3	87.0%	50 (9.0%)	24 (4.3%)	459 (82.9%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$10,975							41.4	25.4	666	751	R2
060369000333	1418	BP STEM Academy	Public	3-8	4733 Landis Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 962-8412	665	37	17.9	91.3%	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	591 (88.9%)	62 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,998							41.4	25.2	670	748	R2
061233008275	1419	Elk Grove Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	10065 Atkins Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 714-1653	244	13	19.2	36.1%	61 (25.0%)	28 (11.5%)	88 (36.1%)	30 (12.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	32 (13.1%)	$5,693							41.3	44	455	964	R2
060001609090	1420	Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation	Public	K-8	1245 Veterans Ct.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 949-7740	584	25	23.7	63.2%	127 (21.7%)	42 (7.2%)	349 (59.8%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$11,429							41.3			(n/a)	R2

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