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)
060166213201	351	Kavod Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6991 Balboa Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Kavod Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 386-0887	403	24	16.7	26.8%	206 (51.1%)	34 (8.4%)	101 (25.1%)	29 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.4%)								86.5	86.3	95	256	R4
061494001901	352	Garvey (Richard) Intermediate	Public	7-8	2720 N. Jackson Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 307-3385	592	31	19.2	59.5%	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	193 (32.6%)	379 (64.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$4,361							86.4			(n/a)	R4
061488001853	353	Donald S. Jordan Intermediate	Public	7-8	9821 Woodbury Rd.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 663-6124	621	23	26.5	76.7%	28 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	219 (35.3%)	351 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	$11,992							86.4			(n/a)	R4
061062010344	354	Davis School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	526 B St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 757-5333	273	14	20	22.3%	119 (43.6%)	14 (5.1%)	55 (20.1%)	45 (16.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.8%)								86.3			(n/a)	R4
060003612523	355	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 567-5740	511	19	26.3	39.7%	91 (17.8%)	32 (6.3%)	120 (23.5%)	221 (43.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.6%)	$8,741							86.3			(n/a)	R4
060846008808	356	Robert O. Townsend Junior High	Public	7-8	15359 Ilex Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 591-2161	972	40	24	28.5%	178 (18.3%)	39 (4.0%)	411 (42.3%)	306 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.6%)	$9,352							86.3			(n/a)	R4
064116011529	357	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	4445 W. Ferguson Ave.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 622-3105	752	30	24.7	30.1%	251 (33.4%)	10 (1.3%)	345 (45.9%)	78 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.5%)	$6,724							86.3			(n/a)	R4
060219311829	358	Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2060 Cameron St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 648-5503	445	19	22.9	33.5%	230 (51.7%)	1 (0.2%)	152 (34.2%)	15 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)								86.3			(n/a)	R4
060002811187	359	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Public	6-8	45125 Via Del Coronado	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 699-0080	1,042	43	24	25.2%	367 (35.2%)	39 (3.7%)	360 (34.5%)	138 (13.2%)	20 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	113 (10.8%)	$9,651							86.3			(n/a)	R4
063942006565	360	Madrona Middle	Public	6-8	21364 Madrona Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 533-4562	653	31	20.9	20.7%	106 (16.2%)	27 (4.1%)	207 (31.7%)	257 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.4%)	$4,707							86.3			(n/a)	R4

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