Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 2699)	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)
061803002225	231	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Indianapolis Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	No	No	No	(714) 962-7738	1,092	42	25.9	15.8%	706 (64.7%)	4 (0.4%)	155 (14.2%)	105 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (10.9%)	$5,973							91.4	92.5	183	48	R5
062211002636	232	William Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	1701 El Padro Dr.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	No	No	No	(925) 606-4731	965	39	25	8.5%	572 (59.3%)	4 (0.4%)	169 (17.5%)	116 (12.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (10.4%)	$6,144							91.3	90.8	217	15	R5
064015007201	233	Tustin Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1151 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	No	Yes	No	(714) 730-7394	132	4	33	25.0%	65 (49.2%)	1 (0.8%)	35 (26.5%)	19 (14.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.6%)	$11,985							91.2	89.8	237	4	R5
060142806993	234	Richard Henry Dana Middle	Public	6-8	5504 W. 135th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 725-4700	1,014	39	26.2	39.7%	121 (11.9%)	156 (15.4%)	605 (59.7%)	54 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	72 (7.1%)	$6,257							91.2	87.9	280	46	R5
063386002404	235	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Public	7-8	21931 Alma Aldea	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(949) 459-8253	1,229	40	30.6	19.9%	650 (52.9%)	20 (1.6%)	282 (22.9%)	179 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (7.8%)	$6,107							91.2	91.4	204	31	R5
063697211114	236	University Preparatory	Public	7-12	13853 Seneca Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 243-5940	1,086	39	27.7	75.5%	126 (11.6%)	63 (5.8%)	732 (67.4%)	133 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	23 (2.1%)	$4,650							91.1	95.1	118	118	R5
063441005657	237	Presidio Middle	Public	6-8	450 30th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	No	No	No	(415) 750-8435	1,060	45	23.7	37.0%	264 (24.9%)	38 (3.6%)	139 (13.1%)	512 (48.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (9.5%)	$6,103							91.1	91.6	199	38	R5
060230911884	238	Inland Leaders Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12375 CA St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Inland Leaders Charter District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(909) 446-1100	1,027	48	21.2	32.3%	722 (70.3%)	9 (0.9%)	276 (26.9%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)								91.1			(n/a)	R5
060167112639	239	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1598 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(408) 361-3876	543	19	28.5	69.2%	22 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	171 (31.5%)	323 (59.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)								91.1			(n/a)	R5
060002811187	240	Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	Public	6-8	45125 Via Del Coronado	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	No	No	No	(951) 699-0080	1,203	50	23.9	24.7%	473 (39.3%)	34 (2.8%)	365 (30.3%)	152 (12.6%)	23 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	152 (12.6%)	$9,651							90.9	87.8	288	48	R5

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