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)
063375005215	591	Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 S. Brea Canyon Cutoff Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	626	29	21.2	65.3%	27 (4.3%)	16 (2.6%)	345 (55.1%)	214 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)								74.3			(n/a)
060198614071	592	John Adams Academy - Lincoln	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1797 Bella Breeze Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Lincoln District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 209-5540	1,313	60	21.8	17.8%	842 (64.1%)	16 (1.2%)	290 (22.1%)	63 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	94 (7.2%)								74.3	66.6	252	340
062781004205	593	Bernal Intermediate	Public	7-8	6610 San Ignacio Ave.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 578-5731	664	33	20.2	22.3%	97 (14.6%)	25 (3.8%)	286 (43.1%)	203 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	45 (6.8%)	$11,691							74.3			(n/a)
061440007479	594	Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	402	20	19.8	42.5%	79 (19.7%)	19 (4.7%)	74 (18.4%)	205 (51.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.5%)	$10,107							74.2			(n/a)
062793004229	595	Oak View Elementary	Public	K-8	7474 E. Collier Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Oak View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 368-0636	371	16	23.1	31.3%	164 (44.2%)	2 (0.5%)	180 (48.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.6%)								74.2	59.8	319	276
060219710398	596	Santa Ynez Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Tyndall St.	Santa Ynez	93460	Santa Barbara County	Santa Ynez Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 686-7360	172	10	17.2	17.4%	114 (66.3%)	1 (0.6%)	40 (23.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)								74.1	59	327	269
063588006140	597	Chet F. Harritt Elementary	Public	K-8	8120 Arlette St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 258-4800	598	26	23.1	38.5%	302 (50.5%)	18 (3.0%)	185 (30.9%)	25 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.4%)	$9,286							74.1	68.6	234	363
060003611734	598	Heron	Public	K-8	5151 Banfield Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 567-5680	968	45	21.7	31.7%	240 (24.8%)	111 (11.5%)	256 (26.4%)	209 (21.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	145 (15.0%)	$6,651							74.1			(n/a)
063765006379	599	Southside Elementary	Public	K-8	4991 S.side Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Southside Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 637-4439	224	10	22.4	40.6%	92 (41.1%)	1 (0.4%)	126 (56.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$7,894							73.8			(n/a)
060212908302	600	Greater San Diego Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14545 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Greater San Diego Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 669-3050	191	9	21.2	43.5%	69 (36.1%)	12 (6.3%)	89 (46.6%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)								73.7			(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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.