California Middle School Rankings

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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)
060221414240	1782	Pivot Charter School Riverside	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 N. Main St.	Corona	92878	Riverside County	Pivot Charter School Riverside District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 280-0229	137	8	16.9	54.7%	40 (29.2%)	6 (4.4%)	72 (52.6%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (7.3%)								29.9			(n/a)
063738006320	1783	Imperial Beach Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 Imperial Beach Blvd.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 628-5600	794	34	23.3	54.4%	188 (23.7%)	12 (1.5%)	527 (66.4%)	22 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.3%)	$7,681							29.8	33.4	575	1208
060444000396	1784	Bellflower High	Public	7-12	15301 S. McNab Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 920-1801	2,104	98	21.4	81.4%	65 (3.1%)	212 (10.1%)	1,666 (79.2%)	115 (5.5%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.5%)	28 (1.3%)	$10,324							29.8			(n/a)
063132010000	1785	Vejar Elementary	Public	K-8	950 W. Grand Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 397-4985	800	36	22.2	97.6%	11 (1.4%)	23 (2.9%)	736 (92.0%)	24 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$4,919							29.8			(n/a)
062805008676	1786	LIFE Academy	Public	6-12	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-1335	446	27	16.3	95.1%	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.9%)	397 (89.0%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	$7,960							29.8			(n/a)
062025002445	1787	Spring Valley Academy	Public	7-8	3900 Conrad Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 668-5750	416	25	16.8	77.2%	33 (7.9%)	67 (16.1%)	268 (64.4%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.0%)	$7,243							29.8			(n/a)
062334003544	1788	Dixieland Elementary	Public	K-8	18440 Rd. 19	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 673-9119	295	16	18.7	92.9%	30 (10.2%)	2 (0.7%)	249 (84.4%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$1,390							29.8			(n/a)
061632502062	1789	Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15801 Sierra Vista Ct.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 933-4000	181	10	19	85.6%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (95.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								29.8			(n/a)
062271003030	1790	Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 E. Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,197	64	18.7	96.2%	35 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1,154 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	$9,647							29.7			(n/a)
060231911842	1791	Magnolia Science Academy 2	Public, Charter	6-12	17125 Victory Blvd.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 758-0300	504	19	25.9	77.2%	20 (4.0%)	10 (2.0%)	448 (88.9%)	23 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								29.7			(n/a)

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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 24, 2022, 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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.