Find a School
School Rankings
Find a School
School Rankings
Home
California
School Rankings
Best Middle Schools in California
Find the best California middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!
Year after year, SchoolDigger is
always
the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.
The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!
Get Notified!
Find!
Show Columns:
Summary
Summary
School
Students/Teachers
Ranking
Finance
School Year:
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021
2018 - 2019
2017 - 2018
2016 - 2017
2015 - 2016
2014 - 2015
2012 - 2013
2011 - 2012
2010 - 2011
2009 - 2010
2008 - 2009
2007 - 2008
2006 - 2007
2005 - 2006
2004 - 2005
My Schools
See just my schools...
Email my school list...
Press the
button next to a school to save it to this list!
Other Ranking lists
California Elementary School Rankings
California High School Rankings
California District Rankings
California City Rankings
Female Students
Male Students
Asian Students
African American Students
Hispanic Students
Native American Students
Pacific Islander Students
White Students
Multi-racial Students
English Language Learner Students
Special Education Students
Low Socio Economic Status Students
Migrant Students
Homeless Students
Military Connected Students
School
Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Ranking (
2023
vs
2022
)
ID
Rank
(of
2788
)
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 (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
060214310866
1371
Gabriella Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
1435 Logan St.
Los Angeles
90026
Los Angeles County
Gabriella Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 413-5741
412
23
17.5
87.6%
13 (3.2%)
4 (1.0%)
377 (91.5%)
14 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.0%)
42.8
53.5
1070
301
060158510381
1372
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence
Public, Charter
K-8
2716 Marcy Ave.
San Diego
92113
San Diego County
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 232-2825
246
15
16.4
96.3%
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
242 (98.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
42.8
42.1
1395
23
063441005610
1373
Francisco Middle
Public
6-8
2190 Powell St.
San Francisco
94133
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 291-7900
535
30
17.6
73.3%
53 (9.9%)
24 (4.5%)
91 (17.0%)
320 (59.8%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
45 (8.4%)
42.8
35.7
1596
223
063462005755
1374
John Barrett Middle
Public
6-8
4243 Barrett Rd.
Carmichael
95608
Sacramento County
San Juan Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 971-7842
672
30
22.6
49.4%
404 (60.1%)
43 (6.4%)
123 (18.3%)
38 (5.7%)
6 (0.9%)
1 (0.1%)
53 (7.9%)
$8,007
42.8
43.3
1361
13
060218112028
1375
Aveson Global Leadership Academy
Public, Charter
6-12
575 W. Altadena Dr.
Altadena
91001
Los Angeles County
Aveson Global Leadership Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 797-1438
222
15
14.6
27.9%
86 (38.7%)
24 (10.8%)
89 (40.1%)
11 (5.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.5%)
42.7
40.5
1444
69
062181002590
1376
Waterloo Elementary
Public
5-8
7007 N. Pezzi Rd.
Stockton
95215
San Joaquin County
Linden Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 931-0818
332
14
23.3
47.9%
138 (41.6%)
1 (0.3%)
180 (54.2%)
4 (1.2%)
4 (1.2%)
2 (0.6%)
3 (0.9%)
$5,773
42.6
45.2
1298
78
064098007931
1377
Homestead (Alternative)
Public
K-8
150 Day Rd.
Ventura
93003
Ventura County
Ventura Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 289-7955
63
3
20.8
44.4%
22 (34.9%)
2 (3.2%)
35 (55.6%)
2 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.2%)
$5,822
42.6
39.7
1472
95
060219912650
1378
Life Source International Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
44339 Beech Ave.
Lancaster
93534
Los Angeles County
Life Source International Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 579-2970
276
10
27.6
71.7%
5 (1.8%)
190 (68.8%)
65 (23.6%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.7%)
42.6
25.7
1963
585
062271002982
1379
El Sereno Middle
Public
6-8
2839 N. E.ern Ave.
Los Angeles
90032
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 224-4700
862
55
15.5
91.4%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,489
42.6
43.4
1355
24
062994004662
1380
Blair High
Public
6-12
1201 S. Marengo Ave.
Pasadena
91106
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 396-5820
1,117
53
21
66.3%
250 (22.4%)
79 (7.1%)
697 (62.4%)
56 (5.0%)
4 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
26 (2.3%)
$8,759
42.5
52.9
1084
296
Sign up for updates!
Be the first to know when we update our rankings!
Go!
Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
High Schools
Districts
Cities
New!
SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:
Female Students
Male Students
Asian Students
African American Students
Hispanic Students
Native American Students
Pacific Islander Students
White Students
Multi-racial Students
English Language Learner Students
Special Education Students
Low Socio Economic Status Students
Migrant Students
Homeless Students
Military Connected Students
About our rankings:
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 18, 2023, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our
Ranking FAQ
. Details about our methodology are
here
.
Educational resources:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. Attendance Areas provided by
ATTOM
.
Diagnostics
r-0-06-2---------1-1----0000 retrieved from Memory in 0 milliseconds.
×
Get an Email update when we release new rankings!
Go!
We will send you an update approximately yearly. You can unsubscribe from future updates at any time!
×
Thank you!
We will let you know as soon as we update the rankings. Thanks for using SchoolDigger.com!
×
Email your saved school list
Comments (optional):
Your Email:
×
Email on the way!
An Email has been sent to
. Thanks for using SchoolDigger.com!
×
Thank you for sharing!
Loading...