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)
060962000996	871	Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 W. Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	637	25	25.6	87.8%	2 (0.3%)	225 (35.3%)	401 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)								61.4			(n/a)	R3
061821002241	872	Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 N. Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,046	43	24.4	57.5%	96 (9.2%)	11 (1.1%)	912 (87.2%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)								61.3	38.9	514	358	R3
062211002623	873	East Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	3951 E. Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 606-4711	568	27	20.7	26.4%	228 (40.1%)	6 (1.1%)	230 (40.5%)	50 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.2%)	$6,910							61.3	64.2	278	595	R3
060252114432	874	Compass Charter School of Yolo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. R	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter School of Yolo District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	660	27	24.6	32.7%	373 (56.5%)	13 (2.0%)	155 (23.5%)	27 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (12.6%)								61.2	73	195	679	R3
062868004460	875	Orchard Elementary	Public	K-8	921 Fox Ln.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Orchard Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 944-0388	765	44	17.3	41.7%	48 (6.3%)	33 (4.3%)	267 (34.9%)	349 (45.6%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.1%)	40 (5.2%)	$10,366							61.2			(n/a)	R3
062271003128	876	Ernest Lawrence Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Variel Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 678-7900	1,120	53	21.3	58.8%	148 (13.2%)	45 (4.0%)	623 (55.6%)	250 (22.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	48 (4.3%)	$8,974							61			(n/a)	R3
062004002397	877	Knightsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1923 Delta Rd.	Knightsen	94548	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 625-0073	291	13	22.3	52.6%	115 (39.5%)	1 (0.3%)	143 (49.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.6%)	$9,897							60.9			(n/a)	R3
062271003287	878	George K. Porter Middle	Public	6-8	15960 Kingsbury St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 920-2050	1,043	53	19.7	65.7%	93 (8.9%)	14 (1.3%)	795 (76.2%)	117 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.1%)	$8,219							60.9			(n/a)	R3
060223612768	879	Mission Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 York St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	Mission Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 508-9626	467	18	25.9	77.3%	17 (3.6%)	17 (3.6%)	379 (81.2%)	32 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.3%)								60.9	71.2	208	671	R3
060148011198	880	Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	185	18	10.2	58.4%	13 (7.0%)	78 (42.2%)	53 (28.6%)	27 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)								60.8	53.5	367	513	R3

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