Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 894)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
060780006909	61	Creekside Middle	Public	6-8	19722 Center St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 247-0665	777	34	23.1	23.7%	225 (29.0%)	23 (3.0%)	142 (18.3%)	284 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	98 (12.6%)	$5,697							91.5	89.2	283	222	R5
060247705457	62	Sebastopol Independent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1111 Gravenstein Hwy. N	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Independent Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 824-9700	281	12	24.4	32.7%	228 (81.1%)	3 (1.1%)	33 (11.7%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								91.5	65.4	776	714	R5
060753000719	63	Carmel Middle	Public	6-8	4380 Carmel Valley Rd.	Carmel	93922	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 624-2785	573	40	14.4	13.3%	371 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (19.5%)	28 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.1%)	$16,568							91.5	94.8	141	78	R5
060230911884	64	Inland Leaders Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12375 CA St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Inland Leaders Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 446-1100	985	43	22.7	26.7%	613 (62.2%)	5 (0.5%)	298 (30.3%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.9%)								91.4	91.1	238	174	R5
060181112647	65	Cottonwood Creek Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3425 Brush St.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Creek Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 347-7200	245	10	24.1	33.5%	192 (78.4%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.2%)								91.4	76.3	568	503	R5
062292003504	66	Los Olivos Elementary	Public	K-8	2540 Alamo Pintado Ave.	Los Olivos	93441	Santa Barbara County	Los Olivos Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 688-4025	154	9	17.1	22.7%	107 (69.5%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	$16,060							91.3	85.6	348	282	R5
060987001072	67	Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	550 F Ave.	Coronado	92118	San Diego County	Coronado Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 522-8921	631	33	19.2	12.5%	372 (59.0%)	5 (0.8%)	149 (23.6%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (12.7%)	$6,462							91.2	94.1	165	98	R5
063174004911	68	R. Roger Rowe Middle	Public	6-8	5927 La Granada	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 756-1141	214	18	11.9	4.7%	151 (70.6%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.1%)	18 (8.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$5,566							91	98	36	32	R5
060001809108	69	Hayfork Elementary	Public	K-8	6930 State Highway 3	Hayfork	96041	Trinity County	Mountain Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 628-5294	222	11	20.1	81.1%	127 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	53 (23.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	$14,445							90.9	59.7	916	847	R5
062046002470	70	Vallemar Elementary	Public	K-8	377 Reina del Mar Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 738-6655	495	22	22.9	14.7%	191 (38.6%)	4 (0.8%)	135 (27.3%)	73 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (18.6%)	$5,423							90.7	89.2	281	211	R5

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