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)
064074006722	1142	Cave Language Academy	Public	K-8	770 Tregaskis Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 556-8410	377	17	21.7	62.1%	36 (9.5%)	25 (6.6%)	298 (79.0%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								51.1			(n/a)
060142704919	1143	Ready Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 432-1118	332	15	21.5	50.0%	236 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.5%)	$12,204							51	47.7	418	725
063132004851	1144	Lorbeer Middle	Public	7-8	501 Diamond Bar Blvd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 397-4527	607	30	20.2	75.5%	32 (5.3%)	20 (3.3%)	465 (76.6%)	60 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.4%)	$5,384							51			(n/a)
061233003667	1145	Harriet G. Eddy Middle	Public	7-8	9329 Soaring Oaks Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 683-1302	1,019	51	19.8	39.1%	188 (18.4%)	118 (11.6%)	308 (30.2%)	262 (25.7%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	127 (12.5%)	$8,038							51	59.8	318	827
062271002897	1146	Caroldale Learning Community	Public	K-8	22424 Caroldale Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 320-8570	704	36	19.5	70.2%	21 (3.0%)	69 (9.8%)	370 (52.6%)	194 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	37 (5.3%)	$9,380							50.9			(n/a)
060194313176	1147	Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1145 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 467-2095	402	21	19.1	26.9%	245 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (30.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)								50.9	66.1	256	891
063852006470	1148	Surprise Valley High	Public	8-12	470 Lincoln St.	Cedarville	96104	Modoc County	Surprise Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 279-6141	48	4	13.4	62.5%	32 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								50.9			(n/a)
062394003607	1149	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-8	3394 Woodland Dr.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 742-0310	416	17	24.6	63.5%	293 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.8%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	$6,583							50.9	44.2	455	694
061632002031	1150	Guerneville Elementary (Charter)	Public, Charter	K-8	14630 Armstrong Woods Rd.	Guerneville	95446	Sonoma County	Guerneville Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 869-2864	201	11	18.2	68.7%	110 (54.7%)	1 (0.5%)	74 (36.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	$12,671							50.9			(n/a)
069102513072	1151	Placer County Pathways Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	360 Nevada St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 745-1440	278	17	16.2	39.2%	174 (62.6%)	3 (1.1%)	74 (26.6%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	$14,051							50.8	63.8	284	867

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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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