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)
063315013103	21	Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	662	25	26.7	43.4%	178 (26.9%)	31 (4.7%)	262 (39.6%)	155 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.0%)	$7,377							99			(n/a)
063513010759	22	Windemere Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	11611 E. Branch Pkwy.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 479-7400	1,136	47	24.2	6.2%	71 (6.3%)	30 (2.6%)	46 (4.0%)	929 (81.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.7%)	$5,818							99			(n/a)
062265002786	23	Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Public	7-8	100 W. Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 917-2200	493	29	17.2	8.3%	187 (37.9%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.9%)	172 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (15.8%)	$14,754							99			(n/a)
060001914370	24	Cottonwood Creek	Public	K-8	2400 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 833-3333	936	45	20.7	5.2%	35 (3.7%)	7 (0.7%)	34 (3.6%)	825 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.5%)								99			(n/a)
063033004732	25	Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	740 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 594-2668	512	32	15.8	2.1%	265 (51.8%)	5 (1.0%)	51 (10.0%)	88 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (19.9%)	$11,393							99	98.7	14	11
060453000419	26	Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,113	49	22.5	5.2%	409 (36.7%)	15 (1.3%)	115 (10.3%)	379 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	186 (16.7%)	$11,415							98.9	98.7	13	13
063438013861	27	Pacific Trails Middle	Public	7-8	5975 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	867	33	26.5	13.6%	347 (40.0%)	11 (1.3%)	90 (10.4%)	334 (38.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.1%)	$5,633							98.9			(n/a)
061473010985	28	Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	843	33	25.4	28.7%	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	69 (8.2%)	708 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	$5,561							98.9			(n/a)
060176611314	29	Renaissance Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2558 N. San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Renaissance Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 259-5700	505	28	17.7	66.9%	132 (26.1%)	38 (7.5%)	263 (52.1%)	57 (11.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								98.9	80.6	138	109
064314007013	30	Woodside Elementary	Public	K-8	3195 Woodside Rd.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Woodside Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 851-1571	365	34	10.7	9.6%	227 (62.2%)	8 (2.2%)	69 (18.9%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.1%)	$26,398							98.9	98.6	15	15

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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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Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.