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)
063386007199	832	SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	25952 Cordillera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 830-3400	462	17	27	23.4%	176 (38.1%)	12 (2.6%)	113 (24.5%)	100 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.2%)								62.9			(n/a)
063432008962	833	San Diego SCPA	Public	6-12	2425 Dusk Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 470-0555	1,252	55	22.7	40.7%	215 (17.2%)	100 (8.0%)	526 (42.0%)	264 (21.1%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	131 (10.5%)	$6,871							62.9			(n/a)
060330000248	834	Atascadero Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Lewis Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 462-4360	794	40	19.7	47.0%	496 (62.5%)	9 (1.1%)	247 (31.1%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.6%)	$9,497							62.8			(n/a)
063025004724	835	Petaluma Junior High	Public	7-8	700 Bantam Way	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 778-4724	501	26	19	45.9%	278 (55.5%)	3 (0.6%)	169 (33.7%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.6%)	$7,551							62.8	62.1	299	536
063384005228	836	California Middle	Public	7-8	1600 Vallejo Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 395-5302	792	43	18.2	58.0%	162 (20.5%)	79 (10.0%)	345 (43.6%)	100 (12.6%)	8 (1.0%)	15 (1.9%)	83 (10.5%)	$7,851							62.6			(n/a)
060191811954	837	ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 298-6405	205	10	20.5	96.1%	6 (2.9%)	8 (3.9%)	190 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								62.5			(n/a)
060201411569	838	Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 CA St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	201	10	20.1	29.9%	149 (74.1%)	2 (1.0%)	36 (17.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)								62.5	60.2	313	525
060182314328	839	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16530 Lost Canyon Rd.	Santa Clarita	91387	Los Angeles County	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,329	53	25	40.8%	518 (39.0%)	54 (4.1%)	557 (41.9%)	77 (5.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (8.7%)								62.5			(n/a)
062454014053	840	Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	K-8	31600 Pat Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Menifee Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 325-6000	1,162	46	25.3	46.2%	294 (25.3%)	120 (10.3%)	478 (41.1%)	134 (11.5%)	4 (0.3%)	11 (0.9%)	119 (10.2%)	$8,615							62.5			(n/a)
063271005085	841	Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary	Public	5-8	6601 Enos Ln.	Bakersfield	93314	Kern County	Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 589-2505	434	22	19.5	49.3%	194 (44.7%)	1 (0.2%)	218 (50.2%)	11 (2.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	$6,725							62.5	50	392	449

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.