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)
061605003105	881	Leon H. Ollivier Middle	Public	6-8	7310 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 837-6120	1,045	49	21.4	71.7%	29 (2.8%)	58 (5.6%)	931 (89.1%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$7,047							60.8			(n/a)	R3
062169013919	882	John McCandless Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	915 Rose Marie Ln.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 888-0160	436	21	20.6	35.1%	112 (25.7%)	16 (3.7%)	216 (49.5%)	51 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (8.0%)								60.8	76.2	170	712	R3
062361003585	883	Nile Garden Elementary	Public	K-8	5700 E. Nile Rd.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 858-7370	880	34	26.2	43.4%	198 (22.5%)	30 (3.4%)	373 (42.4%)	233 (26.5%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	37 (4.2%)	$5,460							60.7			(n/a)	R3
062454010582	884	Bell Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	28525 La Piedra Dr.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Menifee Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 301-8496	1,011	46	22.1	54.6%	286 (28.3%)	61 (6.0%)	472 (46.7%)	96 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	88 (8.7%)	$10,567							60.7			(n/a)	R3
060236312249	885	Great Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Tully Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 576-2283	826	36	22.9	37.7%	293 (35.5%)	23 (2.8%)	408 (49.4%)	42 (5.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.4%)								60.7			(n/a)	R3
060216314412	886	Perseverance Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	484 E. San Fernando St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	Perseverance Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 600-2057	57	4	14.2	75.4%	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.3%)	50 (87.7%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								60.7	73.8	190	696	R3
060237811789	887	Family Partnership Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1157 E. Clark Ave. Ste. H	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Family Partnership Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 348-3333	405	22	18.6	35.6%	223 (55.1%)	6 (1.5%)	139 (34.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)								60.6			(n/a)	R3
060846007676	888	Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental	Public	K-8	11880 Roswell Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 628-6497	670	31	21.3	38.4%	114 (17.0%)	5 (0.7%)	508 (75.8%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	$10,641							60.6			(n/a)	R3
063432005566	889	Wangenheim Middle	Public	6-8	9230 Gold Coast Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 605-2250	768	33	23.5	70.1%	69 (9.0%)	53 (6.9%)	265 (34.5%)	282 (36.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	92 (12.0%)	$7,575							60.6			(n/a)	R3
060210607689	890	Museum	Public, Charter	K-8	211 Maple St.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	Museum District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 236-8712	215	11	19.5	24.2%	102 (47.4%)	7 (3.3%)	72 (33.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.0%)								60.5	69.9	221	669	R3

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