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)
063588006137	321	Cajon Park Elementary	Public	K-8	10300 Magnolia Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	No	No	No	(619) 956-2400	1,008			35.3%	640 (63.5%)	16 (1.6%)	218 (21.6%)	20 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (10.6%)	$9,721							59.6	48.8	1174	853	R3
063921006547	322	Three Rivers Elementary	Public	K-8	41932 Sierra Dr.	Three Rivers	93271	Tulare County	Three Rivers Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 561-4466	133			40.6%	86 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (21.1%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.0%)								59.5	51.4	1106	784	R3
063680512899	323	Sierra Junior High	Public	7-8	33326 Lodge Rd.	Tollhouse	93667	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 855-8311	188			44.1%	118 (62.8%)	4 (2.1%)	30 (16.0%)	2 (1.1%)	32 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$3,897							59.4	54.1	1043	720	R3
060004711784	324	George Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	535 Mabel Josephine Dr.	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	No	No	No	(209) 830-3390	986			40.9%	242 (24.5%)	50 (5.1%)	281 (28.5%)	321 (32.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	75 (7.6%)	$5,339							59.2	69.4	698	374	R3
062376003594	325	Maple Elementary	Public	K-8	29161 Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Maple Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(661) 746-4439	294			55.1%	87 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,945							59.2	36.4	1553	1228	R3
060219710398	326	Santa Ynez Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3525 Pine St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	Santa Ynez Valley Charter District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 686-7360	174			13.2%	117 (67.2%)	1 (0.6%)	34 (19.5%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.2%)								59	63.5	822	496	R3
060006810543	327	Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Rd. 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 645-3550	332			40.1%	150 (45.2%)	4 (1.2%)	155 (46.7%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$9,112							58.8	62.1	855	528	R3
060651000587	328	Burnt Ranch Elementary	Public	K-8	251 Burnt Ranch Sch Rd.	Burnt Ranch	95527	Trinity County	Burnt Ranch Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 629-2543	85			76.5%	44 (51.8%)	1 (1.2%)	18 (21.2%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	$5,599							58.6			(n/a)	R3
060276000202	329	Berrendos Middle	Public	6-8	401 Chestnut Ave.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	No	No	No	(530) 527-6700	262			51.1%	169 (64.5%)	2 (0.8%)	72 (27.5%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	$7,876							58.6	62.4	852	523	R3
063225004979	330	Reeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18335 Johnson Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Reeds Creek Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 527-6006	182			61.5%	138 (75.8%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (13.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.6%)								58.6	43.7	1324	994	R3

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