Best Middle Schools in California

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)
060504000485	2351	Biggs Elementary	Public	K-8	300 B St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 868-5870	357	17	20.8	59.4%	189 (52.9%)	12 (3.4%)	143 (40.1%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,236							17			(n/a)	R1
063227007336	2352	Kettleman City Elementary	Public	K-8	701 General Petroleum St.	Kettleman City	93239	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 386-5702	315	14	23.3	95.6%	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	311 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,350							17	17.1	781	1571	R1
060226611641	2353	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	5356 S. Fifth Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 596-2290	974	42	23.1	91.5%	9 (0.9%)	43 (4.4%)	920 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								17			(n/a)	R1
060163913837	2354	Motivated Youth Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 E San Marcos Blvd. Ste 350	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	County Collaborative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 535-2222	151	6	25.1	69.5%	29 (19.2%)	3 (2.0%)	88 (58.3%)	3 (2.0%)	12 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.9%)								16.9			(n/a)	R1
062274012358	2355	Crossroads Alternative Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	929 W. Pacheco Blvd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 826-4013	180	7	27.6	68.9%	25 (13.9%)	2 (1.1%)	148 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,983							16.9			(n/a)	R1
063444007603	2356	North Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	1202 E. Seventh St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 487-7797	868	42	20.4	90.7%	80 (9.2%)	72 (8.3%)	658 (75.8%)	12 (1.4%)	18 (2.1%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	$11,661							16.9			(n/a)	R1
060212113164	2357	Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way S.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	276	7	39.4	62.0%	6 (2.2%)	11 (4.0%)	255 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)								16.8			(n/a)	R1
061437001651	2358	Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	300	13	23.5	71.7%	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	253 (84.3%)	36 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								16.8			(n/a)	R1
062271003437	2359	Vinedale College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	10150 La Tuna Canyon Rd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 767-0106	205	12	17	87.8%	30 (14.6%)	4 (2.0%)	159 (77.6%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$22,681							16.8			(n/a)	R1
062361003578	2360	French Camp Elementary	Public	K-8	241 E. Fourth St.	French Camp	95231	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 938-6370	546	25	21.6	89.6%	38 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	486 (89.0%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$6,390							16.8			(n/a)	R1

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