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)
060002911241	841	Murrieta Canyon Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 696-1661	632	33	19.3	36.6%	166 (26.3%)	36 (5.7%)	274 (43.4%)	84 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	61 (9.7%)								62.5			(n/a)	R3
062421003644	842	McCloud Elementary	Public	K-8	332 Hamilton Way	Mccloud	96057	Siskiyou County	McCloud Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 964-2133	65	4	16.7	73.8%	39 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (18.5%)	$12,775							62.4	45.7	435	407	R3
063462005753	843	Arden Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Watt Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 971-7306	862	35	24.6	36.8%	464 (53.8%)	37 (4.3%)	221 (25.6%)	57 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	69 (8.0%)	$6,278							62.3			(n/a)	R3
061089011598	844	La Vina Middle	Public	6-8	1331 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 721-3601	486	25	19	49.6%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	379 (78.0%)	91 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$7,117							62.3			(n/a)	R3
063852006469	845	Surprise Valley Elementary	Public	K-7	470 Lincoln St.	Cedarville	96104	Modoc County	Surprise Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 279-6141	67	4	15.5	56.7%	40 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)								62.3			(n/a)	R3
062814004350	846	Vista View Middle	Public	6-8	16250 Hickory St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 842-0626	517	24	21.8	78.1%	72 (13.9%)	4 (0.8%)	253 (48.9%)	161 (31.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$5,160							62.2			(n/a)	R3
062250002726	847	Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	3846 CA Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 595-0831	1,328	55	24.2	47.3%	99 (7.5%)	253 (19.1%)	611 (46.0%)	234 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.2%)	115 (8.7%)	$6,646							62.2	63	294	553	R3
060226112569	848	John Adams Academy - Roseville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Sierra Gate Plaza	Roseville	95678	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Roseville District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 780-6800	1,571	76	20.7	34.3%	1,072 (68.2%)	13 (0.8%)	287 (18.3%)	84 (5.3%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	101 (6.4%)								62.2	67.9	239	609	R3
062193002604	849	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	11000 E. Kenney St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 868-9442	536	28	19.1	57.1%	20 (3.7%)	8 (1.5%)	476 (88.8%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$11,856							62.1			(n/a)	R3
060207211593	850	Alder Grove Charter School 2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 F St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Alder Grove Charter School 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 268-0854	457	24	19	68.9%	309 (67.6%)	7 (1.5%)	63 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.1%)								62.1			(n/a)	R3

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