Best Middle Schools in California

School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018 vs 2017)
ID	Rank (of 2535)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Fulltime Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Rank (2017)	Rank Change From 2017	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)
060837012750	1851	Sherwood Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 Cleveland Ave.	Chico	95928	Butte	Chico Unified	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 345-6600	138	7	20.9	23.2%	104 (75.4%)		19 (13.8%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)		11 (8.0%)	25.1			(n/a)
060870000884	1852	Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma	Cinnabar Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(707) 765-4345	258	12	21.5	64.3%	83 (32.2%)	2 (0.8%)	165 (64.0%)	2 (0.8%)		2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	25	36.1	1507	345
062805011920	1853	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Public, Alternative	6-12	1390 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda	Oakland Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 639-3201	475	32	14.6	94.1%		59 (12.4%)	403 (84.8%)	8 (1.7%)		4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25	17.6	2117	264
061944010238	1854	Daisy Gibson Elementary	Public	K-8	9650 E. Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles	Keppel Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(661) 944-6590	608	25	24.3	89.3%	28 (4.6%)	38 (6.3%)	534 (87.8%)				8 (1.3%)	24.9	25.1	1846	8
061839002257	1855	La Tijera K-8 Charter School Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1415 N. La Tijera Blvd.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles	Inglewood Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(310) 680-5260	704	31	22.9	75.9%	2 (0.3%)	443 (62.9%)	252 (35.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	24.9	28.3	1713	142
063462012785	1856	Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-12	2360 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(916) 979-1788	420	16	27	81.7%	24 (5.7%)	66 (15.7%)	274 (65.2%)	17 (4.0%)		2 (0.5%)	37 (8.8%)	24.9	18.4	2084	228
069103513757	1857	Alpha: Jose Hernandez	Public, Charter	5-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara	Santa Clara County Office Of Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(408) 780-1551	447	15	29.8	83.9%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	407 (91.1%)	27 (6.0%)			10 (2.2%)	24.9	34.1	1555	302
061233010292	1858	Samuel Jackman Middle	Public	7-8	7925 Kentwal Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	No	No	No	No	(916) 393-2352	958	42	22.7	88.5%	44 (4.6%)	208 (21.7%)	400 (41.8%)	231 (24.1%)	5 (0.5%)	36 (3.8%)	34 (3.5%)	24.9	26.5	1786	72
062223008320	1859	Independence	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 N. Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin	Lodi Unified	No	No	No	No	(209) 331-8275	183	9	19.3	59.6%	55 (30.1%)	17 (9.3%)	47 (25.7%)	50 (27.3%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	6 (3.3%)	24.8			(n/a)
062169002575	1860	Colonial Heights	Public	K-8	8135 Balboa Ave.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin	Lincoln Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(209) 953-8783	553	23	24	81.0%	95 (17.2%)	74 (13.4%)	297 (53.7%)	52 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	23 (4.2%)	24.8	29.2	1689	171

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