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)
060144210121	1871	Upper Lake Middle	Public	6-8	725 Old Lucerne Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 275-0223	163	9	18.1	86.5%	88 (54.0%)	4 (2.5%)	51 (31.3%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	$8,227							27.6	23	696	1175	R2
060185314168	1872	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14848 Lamberson Ave.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 797-2220	480	24	20	83.3%	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (97.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								27.6	18.7	757	1115	R2
062271003216	1873	Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Public	6-8	6021 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 887-5400	1,233	64	19.1	96.4%	32 (2.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1,189 (96.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$9,658							27.6			(n/a)	R2
061407001609	1874	Fort Bragg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Harold St.	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 961-2870	396	23	17.6	78.8%	157 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (49.2%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$8,565							27.6			(n/a)	R2
063732006312	1875	Soulsbyville Elementary	Public	K-8	20300 Soulsbyville Rd.	Soulsbyville	95372	Tuolumne County	Soulsbyville Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 532-1419	496	26	19.2	40.7%	382 (77.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (14.9%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$8,702							27.5	36.1	543	1332	R2
060813000787	1876	Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	680	32	21.4	85.9%	91 (13.4%)	13 (1.9%)	542 (79.7%)	18 (2.6%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	$8,693							27.4			(n/a)	R2
062271012440	1877	Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 S. Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	811	35	23.1	98.8%	13 (1.6%)	9 (1.1%)	761 (93.8%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$8,719							27.4			(n/a)	R2
064116006811	1878	Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-8	310 N. Akers Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 730-7798	540	24	22.4	84.1%	93 (17.2%)	8 (1.5%)	407 (75.4%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$8,417							27.4			(n/a)	R2
062547003791	1879	Bell Gardens Intermediate	Public	6-8	5841 Live Oak St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 927-1319	918			78.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	909 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$5,381							27.4	24.5	676	1203	R2
060154914363	1880	Pivot Charter School North Valley II	Public, Charter	6-12	1350 E. Ninth St. Ste. 150	Chico	95928	Butte County	Pivot Charter School North Valley II District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 636-4479	91	6	15.8	52.7%	55 (60.4%)	1 (1.1%)	21 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.4%)								27.3			(n/a)	R2

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