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)
060153708313	2271	Pacific View Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3670 Ocean Ranch Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Pacific View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 757-0161	589	24	24.2	69.9%	91 (15.4%)	33 (5.6%)	409 (69.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	40 (6.8%)								18.8			(n/a)	R1
062334004613	2272	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	601 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 674-4681	900	48	18.8	96.8%	14 (1.6%)	24 (2.7%)	844 (93.8%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$1,899							18.8			(n/a)	R1
060193710408	2273	Lighthouse Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	444 Hegenberger St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 562-8801	531	30	17.5	88.9%	12 (2.3%)	44 (8.3%)	453 (85.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)								18.8	18.8	756	1517	R1
062271002856	2274	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Public	7-8	155 W. 69th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 541-1800	873	47	18.6	98.1%	26 (3.0%)	96 (11.0%)	742 (85.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,902							18.8			(n/a)	R1
063801006421	2275	King Elementary	Public	K-8	2640 E. Lafayette St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 933-7230	1,017	40	25.6	90.3%	13 (1.3%)	44 (4.3%)	926 (91.1%)	21 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$6,555							18.8			(n/a)	R1
060185213740	2276	ACE Esperanza Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1665 Santee Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	ACE Esperanza Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 729-3420	222	11	19.8	67.1%	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	207 (93.2%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								18.7	15.9	797	1479	R1
062805005701	2277	Independent Study Sojourner Truth	Public, Alternative	K-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-5330	958	51	18.7	83.0%	32 (3.3%)	331 (34.6%)	308 (32.2%)	132 (13.8%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.7%)	132 (13.8%)	$12,825							18.6			(n/a)	R1
061944010238	2278	Daisy Gibson Elementary	Public	K-8	9650 E. Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 944-6590	666	25	27	87.1%	29 (4.4%)	14 (2.1%)	619 (92.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								18.6			(n/a)	R1
064347007033	2279	Gray Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	808 Gray Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-5240	662	39	16.8	95.9%	91 (13.7%)	19 (2.9%)	445 (67.2%)	63 (9.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.7%)	$8,619							18.6			(n/a)	R1
063417010048	2280	Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3232 E. Pacific St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 388-6221	1,332	50	26.4	83.7%	60 (4.5%)	161 (12.1%)	1,030 (77.3%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (3.5%)	$17,097							18.6			(n/a)	R1

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