Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 2669)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
062397003609	1441	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(209) 736-6533	541	23	23.5	57.9%	391 (72.3%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (19.8%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)								39.8	41	1316	125	R2
060178812386	1442	Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 263-2171	1,320	79	16.6	77.7%	4 (0.3%)	108 (8.2%)	1,142 (86.5%)	52 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)								39.8			(n/a)	R2
062187009389	1443	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-8	851 N. Stanford Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 562-2571	424	16	26.5	89.9%	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	376 (88.7%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,800							39.7	35.2	1507	64	R2
060142005172	1444	Toddy Thomas Middle	Public	4-8	2800 Thomas St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(707) 725-5197	260	15	17.6	56.9%	150 (57.7%)	3 (1.2%)	75 (28.8%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$11,409							39.7	26.8	1742	298	R2
060003613189	1445	Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 W. River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(916) 567-5560	778	39	20	60.2%	152 (19.5%)	106 (13.6%)	347 (44.6%)	108 (13.9%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	54 (6.9%)	$8,141							39.6	32.7	1572	127	R2
060720000672	1446	Monroe Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1055 S. Monroe St.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	No	No	No	(408) 556-0360	1,118	54	20.6	66.9%	129 (11.5%)	49 (4.4%)	778 (69.6%)	89 (8.0%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	61 (5.5%)								39.6	40.7	1325	121	R2
060152012866	1447	Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 934-0300	231	9	25.6	89.2%	5 (2.2%)	5 (2.2%)	207 (89.6%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)								39.5			(n/a)	R2
062223002659	1448	Morada Middle	Public	7-8	5001 E.view Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(209) 953-8490	799	38	21.1	82.6%	36 (4.5%)	76 (9.5%)	325 (40.7%)	326 (40.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	26 (3.3%)	$10,976							39.5	38.3	1410	38	R2
063462005755	1449	John Barrett Middle	Public	6-8	4243 Barrett Rd.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	No	No	No	(916) 971-7842	723	31	23.6	52.3%	413 (57.1%)	53 (7.3%)	145 (20.1%)	41 (5.7%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	57 (7.9%)	$8,007							39.5	40.1	1345	104	R2
060170113671	1450	Empire Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15350 Riverview Rd.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Empire Springs Charter District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(951) 252-8800	1,202	41	29.1	48.2%	531 (44.2%)	67 (5.6%)	459 (38.2%)	37 (3.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (8.4%)								39.4			(n/a)	R2

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