California Middle School Rankings

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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)
062271003277	2052	Robert E. Peary Middle	Public	6-8	1415 W. Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 225-4200	1,177	57	20.6	89.0%	26 (2.2%)	307 (26.1%)	745 (63.3%)	61 (5.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	27 (2.3%)	$10,216							23.6			(n/a)
063132004855	2053	Palomares Academy of Health Science	Public	7-12	2211 N. Orange Grove Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 397-4539	471	20	23.9	91.1%	16 (3.4%)	30 (6.4%)	403 (85.6%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$8,374							23.6			(n/a)
060245009300	2054	Jackson Junior High	Public	6-8	747 Sutter St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 257-5700	356	22	16.1	47.2%	211 (59.3%)	2 (0.6%)	97 (27.2%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$4,912							23.6	27.4	649	1405
060558011436	2055	Kunst (Tommie) Junior High	Public	7-8	930 Hidden Pines Way	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 361-5800	992	52	19	78.8%	32 (3.2%)	8 (0.8%)	907 (91.4%)	32 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$8,708							23.5			(n/a)
062553003832	2056	Los Arboles Middle	Public	7-8	294 Hillcrest Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 384-3550	390	22	17.8	71.5%	56 (14.4%)	28 (7.2%)	232 (59.5%)	53 (13.6%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$4,973							23.5			(n/a)
063864006476	2057	Castle Park Middle	Public	7-8	160 Quintard St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 691-5490	744	34	22.2	78.1%	59 (7.9%)	10 (1.3%)	625 (84.0%)	27 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	$8,234							23.5	26.5	660	1397
060978001040	2058	Maywood Middle	Public	6-8	1666 Marguerite Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 824-7730	462	21	22	60.6%	120 (26.0%)	4 (0.9%)	325 (70.3%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,119							23.5	32	593	1465
061674002105	2059	Bret Harte Middle	Public	7-8	1047 E St.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 723-3100	552	23	23.5	55.4%	28 (5.1%)	90 (16.3%)	345 (62.5%)	45 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	28 (5.1%)								23.5			(n/a)
061203001336	2060	Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 N. Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	394	21	18.5	89.8%	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	381 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,775							23.5			(n/a)
060004507093	2061	Price Intermediate	Public	6-8	1212 Marin St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 865-1225	518	25	20.7	84.0%	140 (27.0%)	2 (0.4%)	351 (67.8%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,805							23.5	16	799	1262

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 24, 2022, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.