Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 891)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
060206214020	341	Blue Ridge Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Stanislaus St.	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Blue Ridge Academy District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 412-9363	7,098			35.7%	3,140 (44.2%)	455 (6.4%)	2,209 (31.1%)	462 (6.5%)	16 (0.2%)	29 (0.4%)	787 (11.1%)								57.4	29.7	1781	1440	R3
061884011411	342	Anthony C. Traina Elementary	Public	K-8	4256 Windsong Dr.	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Jefferson Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(209) 839-2379	728			36.5%	160 (22.0%)	45 (6.2%)	271 (37.2%)	186 (25.5%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	50 (6.9%)	$6,461							57.3	52.4	1087	745	R3
061452007974	343	Freshwater Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	Yes	No	No	No	(707) 442-2969	50			26.0%	36 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	$8,993							57.1	86.6	335	8	R3
061905002304	344	Johnstonville Elementary	Public	K-8	704-795 Bangham Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Johnstonville Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 257-2471	183			48.1%	120 (65.6%)	2 (1.1%)	47 (25.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$10,064							56.7	57.4	959	615	R3
060172312852	345	Rise Kohyang Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3020 Wilshire Blvd. 2nd Fl.	Los Angeles	90013	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Middle District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(424) 789-8338	421			92.4%	9 (2.1%)	8 (1.9%)	280 (66.5%)	106 (25.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								56.7	55.4	1005	660	R3
060251014414	346	California Pacific Charter - Sonoma	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14630 Armstrong Woods Rd.	Guerneville	95466	Sonoma County	California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	178			46.6%	106 (59.6%)	15 (8.4%)	39 (21.9%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)								56.6			(n/a)	R3
062250002717	347	Gompers K-8	Public	K-8	5206 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	No	No	No	(562) 925-2285	682			51.8%	126 (18.5%)	73 (10.7%)	360 (52.8%)	66 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (7.3%)	$8,376							56.4	49.1	1167	820	R3
060188411996	348	California Virtual Academy at Kings	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Kings District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(805) 581-0202	407			63.1%	159 (39.1%)	11 (2.7%)	197 (48.4%)	11 (2.7%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	18 (4.4%)								56.3	22.8	2049	1701	R3
060209911856	349	Ivy Bound Academy of Math Sci and Technical Charter Mid	Public, Charter	5-8	15355 Morrison St.	Sherman Oaks	91403	Los Angeles County	Ivy Bound Academy of Math Sci and Technical Charter Mid Dis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(818) 808-0158	183			50.8%	112 (61.2%)	8 (4.4%)	47 (25.7%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.4%)								56	56.6	976	627	R3
060242012983	350	Walden Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1149 W. Wood St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Walden Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(530) 361-6480	201			41.3%	96 (47.8%)	1 (0.5%)	69 (34.3%)	5 (2.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.4%)								55.9			(n/a)	R3

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