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)
063682008198	1191	Fort Irwin Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Pork Chop Hill St.	Fort Irwin	92310	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 386-1133	288	15	19.7	44.4%	105 (36.5%)	33 (11.5%)	96 (33.3%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	30 (10.4%)	$3,950							49.5	38.7	518	673	R3
061281001441	1192	Mistletoe Elementary	Public	K-8	1225 Mistletoe Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 224-4160	606	26	23.1	68.2%	338 (55.8%)	9 (1.5%)	124 (20.5%)	41 (6.8%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.2%)	$6,434							49.4	52.3	377	815	R3
061187001323	1193	Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	111527 Highway 395	Coleville	96107	Mono County	Eastern Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 495-2231	122	8	15.8	45.9%	75 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (32.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								49.4	45.7	433	760	R3
061518011203	1194	Solorsano Middle	Public	6-8	7121 Grenache Way	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(669) 205-5000	826	35	23.3	57.9%	115 (13.9%)	14 (1.7%)	539 (65.3%)	94 (11.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.3%)								49.4			(n/a)	R3
061203001332	1195	De Anza Magnet	Public	K-8	1530 S. Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 352-9811	568	25	23.1	72.0%	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	543 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$8,472							49.4			(n/a)	R3
064347007039	1196	Tierra Buena Elementary	Public	K-8	1794 Villa Ave.	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-5280	623	34	18.5	66.9%	208 (33.4%)	3 (0.5%)	189 (30.3%)	168 (27.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.7%)	$7,273							49.3			(n/a)	R3
063720010436	1197	Adele Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	1150 BRd.way	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 935-6080	356	21	16.8	41.9%	139 (39.0%)	3 (0.8%)	199 (55.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,422							49.3			(n/a)	R3
060133208952	1198	Ridgepoint Elementary	Public	K-8	4680 Monument Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 566-1950	636	25	25.9	85.5%	173 (27.2%)	104 (16.4%)	224 (35.2%)	44 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.0%)	74 (11.6%)								49.2			(n/a)	R3
060208810685	1199	Pathways Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Professional Center Dr. St	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Pathways Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 585-6510	366	21	17.1	44.0%	160 (43.7%)	9 (2.5%)	135 (36.9%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.5%)								49.2			(n/a)	R3
060498000481	1200	Big Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	7405 Highway A-12	Montague	96064	Siskiyou County	Big Springs Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 459-3189	162	9	18	54.3%	81 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.0%)	31 (19.1%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.4%)	$9,587							49.1	44.4	450	750	R3

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