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)
060210211657	2211	PUC Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1855 N. Main St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	PUC Excel Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 222-5010	308	17	18.1	94.5%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	292 (94.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								20.2	24.1	678	1533	R1
061926004980	2212	Mira Loma Middle	Public	7-8	5051 Steve St.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 360-2883	693	34	20.4	80.5%	28 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	648 (93.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$10,782							20.2			(n/a)	R1
061233010292	2213	Samuel Jackman Middle	Public	7-8	7925 Kentwal Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 393-2352	875	45	19.5	89.7%	26 (3.0%)	129 (14.7%)	421 (48.1%)	214 (24.5%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (3.9%)	47 (5.4%)	$6,878							20.2	22.7	700	1513	R1
062316010902	2214	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	3898 Abbott Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 886-7300	702	35	20	96.2%	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	685 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,651							20.2	15.3	805	1409	R1
060133205100	2215	Kohler Elementary	Public	K-8	4004 Bruce Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 566-1850	431	18	23.9	79.8%	81 (18.8%)	52 (12.1%)	244 (56.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	34 (7.9%)								20.2			(n/a)	R1
062922004509	2216	Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	854	40	21.6	91.3%	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	810 (94.8%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$3,998							20.1			(n/a)	R1
061455001764	2217	Scandinavian Middle	Public	7-8	3216 N. Sierra Vista	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 253-6510	751	39	19.2	95.5%	26 (3.5%)	37 (4.9%)	535 (71.2%)	135 (18.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	$9,522							20.1			(n/a)	R1
060248413145	2218	Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 W. 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	391	17	23	91.3%	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (97.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								20.1			(n/a)	R1
062250002765	2219	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Cedar Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 591-2434	938	40	23.4	77.2%	9 (1.0%)	84 (9.0%)	792 (84.4%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	21 (2.2%)	$7,443							20	30	616	1603	R1
061626002030	2220	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Public	4-8	4710 W. Main St.	Guadalupe	93434	Santa Barbara County	Guadalupe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 343-1951	563	30	18.6	90.1%	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	539 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,340							20	15.3	804	1416	R1

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