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)
061455013767	2611	Rutherford B. Gaston Senior Middle	Public	7-8	1100 E. Church Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 457-3400	779	48	16.3	97.7%	19 (2.4%)	87 (11.2%)	594 (76.3%)	54 (6.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	$8,249							10.7			(n/a)	R0
060213214218	2612	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	820 N. H St. Ste.s BCD	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	98	7	14.4	72.4%	11 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (75.5%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.2%)								10.7			(n/a)	R0
060197013723	2613	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11336 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 843-6622	238	5	44.2	88.7%	21 (8.8%)	34 (14.3%)	165 (69.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	7 (2.9%)								10.7			(n/a)	R0
060170912466	2614	New Vision Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	26655 Highland Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	New Vision Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	410	12	34.1	90.2%	29 (7.1%)	96 (23.4%)	268 (65.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)								10.7	14.8	814	1800	R0
060133207240	2615	Elwood J. Keema High	Public, Alternative	K-12	1281 N. Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 566-3410	1,032	35	29.4	82.8%	148 (14.3%)	209 (20.3%)	461 (44.7%)	91 (8.8%)	14 (1.4%)	22 (2.1%)	83 (8.0%)								10.7			(n/a)	R0
060148714233	2616	Mojave River Academy - Route 66	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16519 Victor St.	Victorville	92595	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	436	19	23	92.0%	59 (13.5%)	51 (11.7%)	291 (66.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)								10.7			(n/a)	R0
062805011961	2617	Elmhurst United Middle	Public	6-8	1800 98th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-3229	733	42	17.5	96.9%	13 (1.8%)	143 (19.5%)	491 (67.0%)	33 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.5%)	31 (4.2%)	$7,421							10.7			(n/a)	R0
060229110895	2618	Academia Avance Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	115 N. Ave. 53	Highland Park	90042	Los Angeles County	Academia Avance Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 230-7270	263	20	13.1	84.0%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	253 (96.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								10.6			(n/a)	R0
069113410215	2619	Cantua Elementary	Public	K-8	29288 W. Clarkson	Cantua Creek	93608	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 829-3331	178	9	19.7	98.3%	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,295							10.5	14.4	819	1800	R0
060204813719	2620	Grace Hopper STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	601 Grace Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Grace Hopper STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 910-0230	68			91.2%	1 (1.5%)	40 (58.8%)	21 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.8%)								10.5			(n/a)	R0

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