California Middle School Rankings

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

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.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the California Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the California Department of Education any day now!

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)
060218714269	2514	Animo Compton Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 S. San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	295	19	15.2	89.8%	6 (2.0%)	124 (42.0%)	158 (53.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								13.6			(n/a)
063105004809	2515	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-8	14004 Rd. 184	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 784-6769	426	24	17.7	90.6%	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (87.8%)	23 (5.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,536							13.6			(n/a)
060201000087	2516	Alpaugh Elementary	Public	K-8	5313 Rd. 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	Alpaugh Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 949-8413	256	10	24.9	84.8%	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	232 (90.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								13.5			(n/a)
061692011022	2517	Academy of Innovation K-8	Public	K-8	26866 San Jacinto St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 765-5193	884	31	28.2	88.3%	126 (14.3%)	81 (9.2%)	590 (66.7%)	20 (2.3%)	13 (1.5%)	8 (0.9%)	46 (5.2%)	$10,210							13.5			(n/a)
062703012204	2518	New Jerusalem	Public, Charter	1-8	31400 S. Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 835-2597	219	9	24.8	61.6%	80 (36.5%)	3 (1.4%)	127 (58.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$9,687							13.5	14.9	815	1703
060363007099	2519	Sequoia Junior High	Public	7-8	900 Belle Terr.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 631-5940	716	33	22	89.2%	15 (2.1%)	56 (7.8%)	630 (88.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$6,845							13.5			(n/a)
060318011283	2520	Crossroads Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	418 W. 8th St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 583-5060	161	10	16.1	80.1%	28 (17.4%)	5 (3.1%)	125 (77.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								13.3	21.9	713	1807
064158006859	2521	Westmore Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Clarendon St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 375-7730	532	28	19.3	97.0%	137 (25.8%)	31 (5.8%)	250 (47.0%)	88 (16.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.8%)	$7,539							13.3			(n/a)
062334004611	2522	Duane E. Furman Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	955 W. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	533	20	26.3	86.7%	47 (8.8%)	14 (2.6%)	448 (84.1%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$2,568							13.3			(n/a)
060152312375	2523	Encore Junior/Senior High School for the Perf and Visual Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	16955 Lemon St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Encore Junior/Senior High School for the Perf & Visual Arts	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 956-2632	722	40	18.2	47.1%	172 (23.8%)	120 (16.6%)	398 (55.1%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)								13.2	9.4	863	1660

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

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 Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Disabled 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 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:

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

High school students working on a science experiment

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.