California Middle School Rankings

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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)
060237111073	1202	Heritage Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	631 L St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Heritage Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	993	40	24.9	51.5%	562 (56.6%)	56 (5.6%)	238 (24.0%)	71 (7.2%)	20 (2.0%)	8 (0.8%)	38 (3.8%)								49.1			(n/a)
063501011786	1203	Cappy Culver Elementary	Public	K-8	11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 227-1040	212	11	19.2	40.1%	148 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (24.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	$8,332							49.1			(n/a)
060375000344	1204	Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	11818 Gregg St.	Ballico	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 394-9400	316	17	18.9	46.2%	97 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	207 (65.5%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,526							49.1	41.5	488	716
061647002084	1205	Woodrow Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	601 W. Florinda St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 585-3870	557	26	21.5	75.6%	84 (15.1%)	23 (4.1%)	423 (75.9%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$10,518							49.1	53.7	367	838
060170503964	1206	Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 N. Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,347	75	18	55.7%	275 (20.4%)	16 (1.2%)	906 (67.3%)	35 (2.6%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (7.6%)								49			(n/a)
063522012993	1207	Vista Del Mar	Public	6-8	4885 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 661-6753	425	23	18.8	58.8%	10 (2.4%)	19 (4.5%)	323 (76.0%)	46 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$7,605							49			(n/a)
060175414060	1208	Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 W. 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	519	23	22.5	86.7%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	504 (97.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								48.9			(n/a)
060212012864	1209	Bay View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	222 Casa Verde Ave.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Bay View Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 717-4630	482	21	22.5	49.2%	115 (23.9%)	16 (3.3%)	250 (51.9%)	33 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	61 (12.7%)								48.9	63.4	289	920
060276000202	1210	Berrendos Middle	Public	6-8	401 Chestnut Ave.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 527-6700	255	13	19.9	58.0%	164 (64.3%)	1 (0.4%)	72 (28.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	$7,876							48.9	58.6	330	880
060199312031	1211	Voices College-Bound Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Hellyer Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 361-1960	403	18	21.9	69.2%	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	380 (94.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)								48.9			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 24, 2022, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.