Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 2699)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
060219710398	821	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	178	10	17.8	18.5%	123 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.1%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)								63.5			(n/a)	R3
062637008688	822	Eagle Peak Montessori	Public, Charter	1-8	800 Hutchinson Rd.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	Yes	No	No	No	(925) 946-0994	286	11	26	8.7%	141 (49.3%)	8 (2.8%)	39 (13.6%)	47 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.8%)								63.4	83.4	374	448	R3
061149003494	823	Antelope Crossing Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(916) 745-2100	1,087	47	23.1	58.0%	508 (46.7%)	72 (6.6%)	239 (22.0%)	143 (13.2%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (1.0%)	106 (9.8%)	$6,349							63.4	60.5	830	7	R3
060190812801	824	River Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	920 Hampshire Rd. Ste. X	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	River Oaks Academy District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(805) 777-7999	285	12	22.8	25.3%	178 (62.5%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (27.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)								63.3			(n/a)	R3
061209001362	825	Wright Elementary	Public	K-8	11317 E. McGirk Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	No	No	Yes	(626) 575-2333	749	33	22.8	96.5%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	578 (77.2%)	164 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,394							63.3	67.2	700	125	R3
063051010226	826	Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 W. Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	No	No	No	(559) 584-0112	569	24	23.8	42.0%	195 (34.3%)	23 (4.0%)	270 (47.5%)	42 (7.4%)	9 (1.6%)	9 (1.6%)	21 (3.7%)	$7,570							63.3	58.6	875	49	R3
063375005215	827	Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 S. Brea Canyon Cutoff Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	No	No	No	(909) 598-3744	704	27	25.8	58.2%	42 (6.0%)	12 (1.7%)	358 (50.9%)	259 (36.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.4%)								63.2	73	571	256	R3
064214009656	828	Glen Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	204 L St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(916) 645-6370	869	39	22.2	47.4%	425 (48.9%)	26 (3.0%)	353 (40.6%)	32 (3.7%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	19 (2.2%)	$10,164							63.2	57	913	85	R3
063501011786	829	Cappy Culver Elementary	Public	K-8	11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	No	No	Yes	(805) 227-1040	212	9	22.6	44.8%	148 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (23.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	$8,332							63.2	44.2	1241	412	R3
062436003654	830	McSwain Elementary	Public	K-8	922 Scott Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	McSwain Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(209) 354-2700	876	41	21.3	39.6%	403 (46.0%)	5 (0.6%)	380 (43.4%)	56 (6.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.0%)	$10,453							63.1	61	812	18	R3

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