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)
062805004242	2384	Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-9	3700 Coolidge Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2206	480	38	12.5	80.6%	25 (5.2%)	173 (36.0%)	164 (34.2%)	59 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	49 (10.2%)	$9,536							16.3			(n/a)
061839002249	2385	Crozier (George W.) Middle	Public	7-8	1210 W. Regent St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 680-5280	304	15	20.1	85.2%	2 (0.7%)	95 (31.3%)	201 (66.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)								16.3	14.8	818	1567
062955012795	2386	Painted Hills Middle	Public	6-8	9250 Sonora Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 251-1551	754	35	21.5	98.0%	86 (11.4%)	46 (6.1%)	590 (78.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$13,527							16.3			(n/a)
062580009583	2387	Badger Springs Middle	Public	6-8	24750 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 571-4200	1,048	53	19.8	94.7%	12 (1.1%)	94 (9.0%)	899 (85.8%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.2%)	$8,080							16.3			(n/a)
062271003324	2388	San Fernando Middle	Public	6-8	130 N. Brand Blvd.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 837-5400	538	33	16.2	95.5%	13 (2.4%)	6 (1.1%)	514 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,716							16.3			(n/a)
063705006291	2389	Main Street Middle	Public	7-8	441 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 678-6460	715	34	21	78.6%	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	678 (94.8%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$6,219							16.3			(n/a)
060939000957	2390	Terrace Hills Middle	Public	7-8	22579 DeBerry St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 580-5022	872	42	21	48.5%	91 (10.4%)	83 (9.5%)	650 (74.5%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	$5,966							16.3	24.8	676	1714
060912007686	2391	Coalinga Middle	Public	6-8	265 Cambridge Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 935-7550	664	30	22.1	83.6%	97 (14.6%)	11 (1.7%)	538 (81.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$6,742							16.2			(n/a)
063801010316	2392	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-8	150 E. Mendocino Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 933-7325	349	14	24.7	87.7%	31 (8.9%)	27 (7.7%)	237 (67.9%)	26 (7.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.6%)	$7,845							16.2			(n/a)
060570007636	2393	Borrego Springs Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Diegueno Rd.	Borrego Springs	92004	San Diego County	Borrego Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 767-5335	84	6	14.2	91.7%	9 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (88.1%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,291							16.2	21.7	722	1671

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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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