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)
060002803647	511	Vail Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	33340 Camino Piedra Rojo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 302-5188	834	37	22.5	23.6%	345 (41.4%)	26 (3.1%)	264 (31.7%)	102 (12.2%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	86 (10.3%)	$10,157							78.7			(n/a)
061662001736	512	Salmon Creek School - A Charter	Public, Charter	2-8	1935 Bohemian Hwy.	Occidental	95465	Sonoma County	Harmony Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 874-1205	139	9	15.4	30.9%	106 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.4%)	$15,171							78.7	71.5	205	307
063462002560	513	Gold River Discovery Center K-8	Public	K-8	2200 Roaring Camp Dr.	Gold River	95670	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 867-2109	687	31	22.1	21.4%	385 (56.0%)	22 (3.2%)	126 (18.3%)	74 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	74 (10.8%)	$6,053							78.7			(n/a)
060001308553	514	Spring View Middle	Public	7-8	5040 Fifth St.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 624-3381	792	41	19.3	21.2%	462 (58.3%)	14 (1.8%)	170 (21.5%)	68 (8.6%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	63 (8.0%)	$7,149							78.6			(n/a)
060001609092	515	Pioneer Junior High	Public	7-8	245 W. 18th St.	Upland	91784	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 949-7770	709	33	21.3	45.8%	232 (32.7%)	30 (4.2%)	345 (48.7%)	75 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.1%)	$11,385							78.6			(n/a)
062643003992	516	Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-8	1391 E. Rutherford Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Mulberry Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 344-8600	66	4	16.4	31.8%	19 (28.8%)	2 (3.0%)	42 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)								78.6			(n/a)
060837007945	517	Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High	Public	6-8	2253 Humboldt Rd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 895-4110	748	36	20.5	52.1%	449 (60.0%)	17 (2.3%)	155 (20.7%)	55 (7.4%)	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	57 (7.6%)	$10,641							78.6			(n/a)
063231011168	518	Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2540 Green Valley Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 672-4400	480	25	19.4	23.5%	341 (71.0%)	4 (0.8%)	103 (21.5%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,953							78.5	82.3	123	395
063444012794	519	San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet	Public	6-10	181 N. Ramona Blvd	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 929-1954	443	20	22.1	75.4%	65 (14.7%)	21 (4.7%)	319 (72.0%)	18 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	$14,279							78.5			(n/a)
060241013640	520	Discovery Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	762 Sunset Glen Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Discovery Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 300-1358	541	24	22.9	10.2%	186 (34.4%)	23 (4.3%)	130 (24.0%)	123 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (14.2%)								78.4	85.9	97	423

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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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