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)
060744011233	61	Ladera Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	29551 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 234-5922	1,284	56	22.9	9.3%	842 (65.6%)	16 (1.2%)	133 (10.4%)	154 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	137 (10.7%)	$9,640							97.8			(n/a)
061437013199	62	College Connection Academy	Public	7-8	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 347-4827	209	10	20.9	47.8%	4 (1.9%)	4 (1.9%)	58 (27.8%)	140 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								97.7			(n/a)
068450007062	63	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Public	7-8	4861 Michelson Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 936-6500	746	30	25	20.1%	232 (31.1%)	16 (2.1%)	97 (13.0%)	309 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.1%)	$6,160							97.7			(n/a)
060196212855	64	Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	23000 Via Santa Maria	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 305-6111	870	38	23	14.1%	369 (42.4%)	13 (1.5%)	149 (17.1%)	247 (28.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.0%)								97.7	97.5	28	36
062574003851	65	Joaquin Moraga Intermediate	Public	6-8	1010 Camino Pablo	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 376-7206	632	32	19.6	4.4%	337 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	50 (7.9%)	120 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	115 (18.2%)	$6,952							97.7			(n/a)
061473008241	66	Beechwood Elementary	Public	K-8	780 Beechwood Ave.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 447-2850	800	32	25.2	26.0%	186 (23.3%)	16 (2.0%)	224 (28.0%)	302 (37.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (8.6%)	$5,847							97.7			(n/a)
062457003683	67	Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	862	55	15.7	10.6%	480 (55.7%)	10 (1.2%)	163 (18.9%)	101 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.4%)	94 (10.9%)	$8,464							97.6			(n/a)
063153011134	68	Oak Valley Middle	Public	6-8	16055 Winecreek Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 487-2939	1,505	64	23.6	8.1%	543 (36.1%)	15 (1.0%)	116 (7.7%)	673 (44.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	152 (10.1%)	$6,377							97.6			(n/a)
060714013993	69	Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet	Public	K-8	3001 Ross Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 377-3022	487	21	23	3.9%	180 (37.0%)	8 (1.6%)	59 (12.1%)	177 (36.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (12.7%)	$5,864							97.6			(n/a)
064015012571	70	Orchard Hills	Public	K-8	11555 Culver Dr.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 430-2078	1,351	48	28.2	14.0%	245 (18.1%)	20 (1.5%)	137 (10.1%)	849 (62.8%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	92 (6.8%)	$9,678							97.5			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.