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)
063025004716	691	Mary Collins Charter School at Cherry Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cherry St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 778-4740	411	18	23	27.7%	292 (71.0%)	2 (0.5%)	62 (15.1%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$7,851							69.6	74.4	183	508	R4
061920002308	692	Junction Elementary	Public	K-8	9087 Deschutes Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Junction Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 547-3274	349	21	16.6	32.4%	272 (77.9%)	6 (1.7%)	38 (10.9%)	10 (2.9%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$9,608							69.6	77.3	160	532	R4
062271003117	693	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)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 644-6700	1,826	94	19.3	64.2%	380 (20.8%)	45 (2.5%)	1,026 (56.2%)	307 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	63 (3.5%)	$8,660							69.5			(n/a)	R4
061440001689	694	G. M. Walters Middle	Public	6-8	39600 Logan Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 656-7211	1,078	50	21.4	39.1%	131 (12.2%)	39 (3.6%)	381 (35.3%)	463 (42.9%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	53 (4.9%)	$9,129							69.5			(n/a)	R4
060232311139	695	Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9950 Scripps Lake Dr. Ste. #10	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	172	16	10.7	25.6%	88 (51.2%)	9 (5.2%)	49 (28.5%)	11 (6.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.0%)								69.4	64.8	273	422	R4
060174311860	696	Sky Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Sky Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(800) 976-4436	2,155	91	23.5	33.2%	802 (37.2%)	84 (3.9%)	725 (33.6%)	144 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	397 (18.4%)								69.3	70.4	216	480	R4
064215006916	697	Warner Middle	Public	6-8	14171 Newland St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 894-7281	970	43	22.4	89.2%	27 (2.8%)	5 (0.5%)	394 (40.6%)	523 (53.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.4%)	$5,527							69.3			(n/a)	R4
061488008753	698	Louis Lake Intermediate	Public	7-8	10801 Orangewood Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 663-6506	510	19	27	73.5%	24 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	320 (62.7%)	144 (28.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,890							69.3			(n/a)	R4
060015310936	699	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 S. Elm St.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	577	28	20.4	47.1%	19 (3.3%)	7 (1.2%)	428 (74.2%)	102 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$11,705							69.3			(n/a)	R4
064347004175	700	Butte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2195 Blevin Rd.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-5034	820	45	18.4	57.4%	254 (31.0%)	9 (1.1%)	231 (28.2%)	236 (28.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (10.0%)	$6,875							69.2			(n/a)	R4

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