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)
061077001198	1622	Redwood Elementary	Public	K-8	6900 Lake Earl Dr.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 464-0360	458	19	24	52.6%	261 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (15.1%)	14 (3.1%)	51 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.5%)	$10,149							35			(n/a)
060246711160	1623	Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 W. Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	212	9	23.5	60.8%	42 (19.8%)	3 (1.4%)	161 (75.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								34.8			(n/a)
062025013954	1624	Trust Blended Learning	Public	K-8	9009 Park Pl.aza Dr.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 771-6080	292	10	29.2	71.9%	42 (14.4%)	26 (8.9%)	181 (62.0%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$12,837							34.8			(n/a)
062847004413	1625	Vernon Middle	Public	7-8	9775 Vernon Ave.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 624-5036	594	33	18.2	83.7%	16 (2.7%)	14 (2.4%)	538 (90.6%)	14 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,316							34.7			(n/a)
060246812643	1626	Valley Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14646 Sherman Way	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Valley Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 988-9128	245	10	23.9	66.9%	41 (16.7%)	4 (1.6%)	179 (73.1%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)								34.7	36.4	540	1086
061630001112	1627	Rancho Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	10022 Feron Blvd.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 980-0969	767	44	17.4	73.4%	54 (7.0%)	139 (18.1%)	520 (67.8%)	32 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.7%)	$7,595							34.7			(n/a)
060180614203	1628	iLEAD Online	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Online District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 644-8701	293	44	6.5	42.7%	77 (26.3%)	44 (15.0%)	122 (41.6%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.0%)								34.6			(n/a)
062361004004	1629	Joshua Cowell Elementary	Public	K-8	740 Pestana Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 858-7310	689	29	23.4	56.0%	132 (19.2%)	30 (4.4%)	357 (51.8%)	122 (17.7%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.7%)	31 (4.5%)	$5,523							34.6			(n/a)
062271003439	1630	Virgil Middle	Public	6-8	152 N. Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(213) 368-2800	1,031	53	19.4	96.9%	35 (3.4%)	21 (2.0%)	825 (80.0%)	129 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	$9,964							34.6			(n/a)
062169008876	1631	Don Riggio	Public	K-8	3110 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 953-8753	526	23	22.8	58.6%	89 (16.9%)	50 (9.5%)	315 (59.9%)	39 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.5%)	$3,446							34.5	30.3	613	1018

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.