California Middle School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on 10/24/2022.

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)
063801006434	2524	Taylor Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1101 Lever Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 933-7290	427	18	23.3	87.6%	6 (1.4%)	80 (18.7%)	230 (53.9%)	89 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.2%)	$7,441							13.2			(n/a)
062922004504	2525	Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Public	6-8	1130 N. M St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 385-1539	761	44	17.2	83.4%	40 (5.3%)	8 (1.1%)	686 (90.1%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	$3,761							13.2			(n/a)
060155212331	2526	Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1009 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 562-8030	561	29	19	64.0%	3 (0.5%)	100 (17.8%)	446 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)								13.1			(n/a)
060174812374	2527	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1610 E. Main St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 948-4511	262	10	27.5	81.3%	2 (0.8%)	39 (14.9%)	196 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)								13.1	8.3	874	1653
063255005050	2528	Peres Elementary	Public	K-8	719 Fifth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 231-1407	561	25	22.4	56.7%	5 (0.9%)	69 (12.3%)	452 (80.6%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$6,878							13.1			(n/a)
062271003155	2529	Charles Maclay Middle	Public	6-8	12540 Pierce Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 686-3800	381	23	16.9	96.9%	9 (2.4%)	22 (5.8%)	347 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,070							13.1			(n/a)
060171014369	2530	Adelanto Virtual Academy	Public	K-8	17738 Nevada Ave.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	410	17	24.7	76.6%	12 (2.9%)	108 (26.3%)	244 (59.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.3%)								13.1			(n/a)
060171111105	2531	ASA Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3512 N. E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	ASA Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 475-3322	238	13	19	92.4%	16 (6.7%)	51 (21.4%)	156 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)								13.1			(n/a)
061167001292	2532	Dunsmuir Elementary	Public	K-8	4760 Siskiyou Ave.	Dunsmuir	96025	Siskiyou County	Dunsmuir Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 235-4828	86	4	21.5	87.2%	63 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.8%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.6%)	$13,449							13			(n/a)
062271002966	2533	Charles Drew Middle	Public	7-8	8511 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 826-1700	719	40	17.8	97.8%	12 (1.7%)	100 (13.9%)	599 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$12,951							13			(n/a)

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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.
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