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)
063405005342	1491	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-8	67550 Lockwood/Jolon Rd.	Lockwood	93932	Monterey County	San Antonio Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 385-3051	122	8	15.2	46.7%	62 (50.8%)	2 (1.6%)	50 (41.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.5%)	$15,876							39.2			(n/a)	R2
060015310938	1492	Granada Elementary	Public	K-8	100 S. Granada Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 943-3600	373	21	17.3	60.6%	15 (4.0%)	8 (2.1%)	251 (67.3%)	83 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$12,602							39.2			(n/a)	R2
062955004564	1493	Raymond Cree Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Vista Chino	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 416-8283	727	37	19.8	97.5%	106 (14.6%)	57 (7.8%)	508 (69.9%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$13,740							39.1			(n/a)	R2
060168312119	1494	Lifeline Education Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 S. Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Lifeline Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 885-1872	694	31	22.6	91.2%	2 (0.3%)	102 (14.7%)	584 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)								39			(n/a)	R2
061089007504	1495	Almond Tree Middle	Public	6-8	200 W. 15th Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 721-3641	478	30	16.2	69.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	434 (90.8%)	41 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,762							39			(n/a)	R2
060016010252	1496	Rivergold Elementary	Public	K-8	31800 Rd. 400	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 658-7566	398	19	21.5	53.0%	259 (65.1%)	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.6%)	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$5,507							39	52.9	372	1124	R2
061215001368	1497	El Nido Elementary	Public	K-8	161 E. El Nido Rd.	El Nido	95317	Merced County	El Nido Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 385-8420	153	9	17	92.2%	12 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (90.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								38.9	44.6	447	1050	R2
064200012337	1498	Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 E. Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	319	19	16.4	74.6%	6 (1.9%)	7 (2.2%)	263 (82.4%)	40 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,923							38.8			(n/a)	R2
061288008833	1499	Rincon Middle	Public	6-8	925 Lehner Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 432-2491	849	56	15.2	54.3%	134 (15.8%)	7 (0.8%)	617 (72.7%)	46 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.8%)	$8,079							38.8			(n/a)	R2
061032001155	1500	Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	461	21	22.3	50.1%	333 (72.2%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.2%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.5%)	$8,850							38.8	53.9	364	1136	R2

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