California Middle School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on 10/24/2022.

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)
060795001117	651	Ruth Musser Middle	Public	5-8	10789 Terra Vista Pkwy.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 980-1230	964	44	21.6	64.2%	189 (19.6%)	126 (13.1%)	445 (46.2%)	124 (12.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (7.7%)	$7,722							71.7			(n/a)
062052002473	652	Lagunitas Elementary	Public	K-8	One Lagunitas Sch Rd.	San Geronimo	94963	Marin County	Lagunitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 488-4118	136	8	17	22.8%	102 (75.0%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (14.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	$15,498							71.7	68.9	229	423
063588006141	653	Hill Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	9665 Jeremy St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-5000	682	32	21.4	30.8%	393 (57.6%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (27.3%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	$9,380							71.6	48.2	415	238
062577013806	654	Latimer	Public	K-8	4250 Latimer Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 874-3600	514	25	20.5	44.9%	112 (21.8%)	15 (2.9%)	217 (42.2%)	116 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	44 (8.6%)	$5,700							71.6			(n/a)
060220108292	655	Grove	Public, Charter	7-12	200 Nevada St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Grove District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 798-7831	244	19	13.1	17.2%	141 (57.8%)	3 (1.2%)	66 (27.0%)	19 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)								71.4			(n/a)
063610006171	656	Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary	Public	K-8	417 Church St.	Scotia	95565	Humboldt County	Scotia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 764-2212	178	9	19.7	73.6%	121 (68.0%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.6%)	$11,204							71.4	58.5	333	323
062865007195	657	McPherson Magnet	Public	K-8	333 S. Prospect St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 997-6384	835	32	26.2	21.0%	229 (27.4%)	10 (1.2%)	439 (52.6%)	110 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.1%)	$5,766							71.4			(n/a)
060006810543	658	Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Rd. 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 645-3550	357	16	22.3	43.7%	161 (45.1%)	1 (0.3%)	168 (47.1%)	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	$9,112							71.4	58.8	328	330
063588006143	659	PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue	Public	K-8	9303 Prospect Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-5200	595	25	23.9	45.0%	223 (37.5%)	18 (3.0%)	244 (41.0%)	31 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (12.9%)	$9,103							71.3	67.7	242	417
063384010040	660	Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	K-8	4701 Joaquin Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 395-4635	820	37	22.4	32.0%	309 (37.7%)	37 (4.5%)	320 (39.0%)	68 (8.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (10.0%)	$6,613							71.3			(n/a)

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.