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)
064116013978	921	Ridgeview Middle	Public	7-8	3315 N. Akers St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 622-3308	857	31	28	51.8%	155 (18.1%)	10 (1.2%)	570 (66.5%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.8%)	$59,489							58.8	88.3	80	841	R3
062569007786	922	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	280 Poindexter Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 378-6302	564	24	23.5	33.9%	163 (28.9%)	8 (1.4%)	339 (60.1%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$5,036							58.8	64.5	275	647	R3
064245006944	923	Wallen L. Andrews Elementary	Public	K-8	1010 S. Caraway Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 789-3140	609			61.1%	22 (3.6%)	6 (1.0%)	522 (85.7%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$4,886							58.8			(n/a)	R3
061524001943	924	Theodore Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	222 E. Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 242-6845	785	39	20.2	70.2%	344 (43.8%)	6 (0.8%)	372 (47.4%)	51 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	$8,979							58.7			(n/a)	R3
062847004415	925	Vineyard Elementary	Public	K-8	1500 E. Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 984-2306	660	27	24.4	84.5%	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	621 (94.1%)	14 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,147							58.6			(n/a)	R3
062949004536	926	Aptos Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Hntngtn Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 688-3234	598	29	20.4	46.0%	255 (42.6%)	3 (0.5%)	301 (50.3%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)								58.6			(n/a)	R3
060207107649	927	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	590 K St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 426-2885	1,449	73	19.9	55.6%	50 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1,378 (95.1%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.6%)								58.5			(n/a)	R3
063777006383	928	Springville Elementary	Public	K-8	35424 Ward Ave.	Springville	93265	Tulare County	Springville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 539-2605	309	17	18.1	52.4%	197 (63.8%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (26.5%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$9,730							58.5	64	280	648	R3
063360003508	929	George A. Buljan Middle	Public	6-8	100 Hallissy Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 771-1720	873	43	20.4	34.0%	398 (45.6%)	29 (3.3%)	299 (34.2%)	78 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	63 (7.2%)								58.4			(n/a)	R3
062271008888	930	Arroyo Secondary Museum Science	Public	K-8	4805 Sycamore Terr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 254-5141	431	22	19.5	79.1%	24 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	389 (90.3%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$10,877							58.4			(n/a)	R3

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