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)
064338007026	1981	Jackson Street Elementary	Public	4-8	405 Jackson St.	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Yreka Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 842-3561	487	31	15.9	68.6%	248 (50.9%)	3 (0.6%)	98 (20.1%)	22 (4.5%)	72 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	$9,575							25.3	18.7	758	1223	R1
060165612827	1982	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock	Public, Charter	6-12	1776 Edal Park Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 271-1730	614	31	20	72.8%	7 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	541 (88.1%)	35 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)								25.2	22.2	702	1280	R1
063417005346	1983	Arrowview Middle	Public	6-8	2299 N. G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 881-8109	973	43	22.5	93.5%	17 (1.7%)	103 (10.6%)	825 (84.8%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	$6,347							25.2			(n/a)	R1
060142005172	1984	Toddy Thomas Middle	Public	4-8	2800 Thomas St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 725-5197	264	14	18.5	72.3%	137 (51.9%)	1 (0.4%)	80 (30.3%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	$11,409							25.2	28.1	634	1350	R1
062271003156	1985	James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	13000 Hart St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 255-5200	1,429	69	20.8	92.8%	390 (27.3%)	26 (1.8%)	936 (65.5%)	56 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	$9,534							25.1			(n/a)	R1
062580013683	1986	Moreno Valley Online Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	24521 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 571-4800	1,064	29	37	85.2%	65 (6.1%)	210 (19.7%)	697 (65.5%)	37 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	42 (3.9%)	$8,922							25.1			(n/a)	R1
060153313917	1987	Ingenuity Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Ingenuity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 335-8780	207	8	26	87.0%	16 (7.7%)	29 (14.0%)	134 (64.7%)	8 (3.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	16 (7.7%)								25.1			(n/a)	R1
060825000809	1988	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	10001 Crows Landing Rd.	Turlock	95313	Stanislaus County	Chatom Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 664-8515	186	8	23.2	75.8%	46 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$11,837							25.1	26.7	654	1334	R1
069113511243	1989	Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	27720 Walnut St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 443-2440	1,030	46	22.3	82.2%	40 (3.9%)	90 (8.7%)	842 (81.7%)	28 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.3%)	$5,169							25.1			(n/a)	R1
063021011184	1990	California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 N. A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,023	39	26	89.8%	38 (3.7%)	38 (3.7%)	901 (88.1%)	16 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.6%)	$11,357							25.1	31.8	592	1398	R1

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