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)
062271003200	1461	Mt. Gleason Middle	Public	6-8	10965 Mt. Gleason Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 951-2580	748	38	19.6	82.4%	262 (35.0%)	11 (1.5%)	430 (57.5%)	36 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$11,406							40			(n/a)	R2
062460003307	1462	Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Public	7-8	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 385-6330	617	19	31.9	54.1%	123 (19.9%)	30 (4.9%)	353 (57.2%)	71 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.7%)	$8,470							39.9			(n/a)	R2
061734012075	1463	Hollister Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	873 Santa Ana Rd. Ste. 200	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 634-4930	833	38	22.1	75.3%	32 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	789 (94.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$5,847							39.9			(n/a)	R2
062532008725	1464	Mountain Park	Public, Alternative	K-12	950 S. Mountain Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 471-3014	196	7	26.7	68.4%	24 (12.2%)	14 (7.1%)	124 (63.3%)	19 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$11,416							39.9			(n/a)	R2
060188810393	1465	Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	51 E. Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	370	18	21	24.6%	81 (21.9%)	16 (4.3%)	196 (53.0%)	48 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)								39.9	60	316	1149	R2
064212006890	1466	Joe Walker Middle	Public	6-8	5632 W. Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 943-3258	902	35	25.9	54.7%	284 (31.5%)	97 (10.8%)	444 (49.2%)	26 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	$9,579							39.9			(n/a)	R2
060146112419	1467	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2840 W. 1st St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 479-0115	513	33	15.4	81.5%	31 (6.0%)	15 (2.9%)	450 (87.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								39.8			(n/a)	R2
060702000647	1468	Calistoga Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1608 Lake St.	Calistoga	94515	Napa County	Calistoga Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 942-6278	375	24	15.8	80.3%	39 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	327 (87.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,477							39.8			(n/a)	R2
061944009557	1469	Pearblossom Elementary	Public	K-8	12828 E. Ave. W	Pearblossom	93553	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 944-6019	363	15	24.8	67.5%	88 (24.2%)	3 (0.8%)	262 (72.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								39.8			(n/a)	R2
062076002491	1470	Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-8	9100 Jersey Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 582-2868	235	15	15.6	92.8%	11 (4.7%)	10 (4.3%)	203 (86.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$11,574							39.8	32.7	582	888	R2

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