California Middle School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on 10/24/2022.

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)
061296010610	541	Heritage Intermediate	Public	6-8	13766 S. Heritage Cir.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 357-1345	1,170	53	22.2	60.6%	126 (10.8%)	139 (11.9%)	688 (58.8%)	149 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (5.3%)	$5,098							77.3			(n/a)
063560006065	542	Mission Hill Middle	Public	6-8	425 King St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3860	565	30	18.5	30.8%	306 (54.2%)	11 (1.9%)	185 (32.7%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.8%)								77.2			(n/a)
061149008253	543	Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Country Club Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 780-2620	925	42	22.2	28.6%	527 (57.0%)	17 (1.8%)	203 (21.9%)	80 (8.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	89 (9.6%)	$6,871							77.2	77.5	157	386
060225211473	544	Dixon Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	355 N. Almond St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Montessori Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 678-8953	438	19	22.5	31.5%	181 (41.3%)	2 (0.5%)	162 (37.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (18.7%)								77.1	58.5	332	212
063459005707	545	Castillero Middle	Public	6-8	6384 Leyland Park Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 535-6385	973	36	26.9	25.9%	328 (33.7%)	16 (1.6%)	401 (41.2%)	161 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.7%)	$11,475							77.1	74.2	186	359
062361011420	546	Veritas Elementary	Public	K-8	1600 Pagola St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 858-7390	935	36	26.3	36.7%	129 (13.8%)	26 (2.8%)	372 (39.8%)	352 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	43 (4.6%)	$4,804							77			(n/a)
060561000512	547	Lone Hill Middle	Public	6-8	700 S. Lone Hill	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 971-8270	874	37	23.3	40.4%	180 (20.6%)	32 (3.7%)	485 (55.5%)	88 (10.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.8%)								77			(n/a)
060962001003	548	Willowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	2601 N. Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6080	276	11	25	88.4%	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.6%)	230 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								77			(n/a)
060148312630	549	San Diego Global Vision Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3430 Sch St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	School District Global Vision Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 600-5321	418	21	19.9	58.6%	54 (12.9%)	83 (19.9%)	239 (57.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.6%)								77			(n/a)
064015007201	550	Tustin Connect	Public, Alternative	K-12	1151 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 430-2052	444	14	32.2	32.0%	125 (28.2%)	18 (4.1%)	156 (35.1%)	91 (20.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.8%)	$11,985							77			(n/a)

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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.
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