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)
060151613715	1652	Harbor Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Harbor Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	258	11	24.3	53.5%	98 (38.0%)	12 (4.7%)	106 (41.1%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.9%)								34			(n/a)
062955004981	1653	James Workman Middle	Public	6-8	69-300 30th Ave.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 770-8540	1,050	44	23.8	98.1%	76 (7.2%)	14 (1.3%)	870 (82.9%)	52 (5.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.4%)	$12,792							34			(n/a)
062271014113	1654	Katherine Johnson STEM Academy	Public	6-8	8701 Parkhill Dr.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 673-1230	104	7	14.8	60.6%	12 (11.5%)	33 (31.7%)	39 (37.5%)	4 (3.8%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.5%)	$15,502							33.9			(n/a)
062553003818	1655	Walter Colton	Public	8	100 Toda Vista Dr.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 649-1951	313	19	16.8	72.5%	73 (23.3%)	8 (2.6%)	210 (67.1%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$5,780							33.9			(n/a)
063135004865	1656	Pond Elementary	Public	K-8	29585 Pond Rd.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Pond Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 792-2545	178	9	19.7	90.4%	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (93.8%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$12,927							33.9	65.2	265	1391
062553013758	1657	Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	324	20	16.2	72.2%	25 (7.7%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (86.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	$8,839							33.9			(n/a)
062073002489	1658	Lakeside	Public	K-8	14535 Old River Rd.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 831-3503	672	29	23.3	46.7%	116 (17.3%)	32 (4.8%)	432 (64.3%)	42 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.1%)	$8,023							33.8	34.2	561	1097
062454012424	1659	Hans Christensen Middle	Public	6-8	27625 Sherman Rd.	Menifee	92586	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 679-8356	725	31	23.3	70.8%	148 (20.4%)	56 (7.7%)	448 (61.8%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.8%)	$9,849							33.8			(n/a)
060004710394	1660	Art Freiler	Public	K-8	2421 W. Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 830-3309	776	35	22	47.7%	156 (20.1%)	32 (4.1%)	312 (40.2%)	217 (28.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	50 (6.4%)	$5,767							33.8	38.3	523	1137
060001711747	1661	Sitting Bull Academy	Public	K-8	19445 Sitting Bull Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 961-8479	1,538	68	22.7	58.6%	542 (35.2%)	79 (5.1%)	811 (52.7%)	45 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	51 (3.3%)	$5,647							33.8			(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.

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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.