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)
062271003289	381	Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	18720 Linnet St.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 654-3300	1,584	69	23.1	48.9%	743 (46.9%)	57 (3.6%)	492 (31.1%)	205 (12.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	80 (5.1%)	$8,757							85.3			(n/a)
060224013778	382	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1250 S. King Rd.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 251-5600	411	16	25.6	75.7%	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	306 (74.5%)	95 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								85.3	65.4	263	119
062100012182	383	Mariposa School of Global Education	Public	K-8	6050 N. Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 707-7144	337	16	21	17.5%	241 (71.5%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (14.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.6%)	$6,850							85.2	73.7	191	192
062628006931	384	Crittenden Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Rock St.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 903-6945	532	33	16.2	25.8%	122 (22.9%)	12 (2.3%)	227 (42.7%)	90 (16.9%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	71 (13.3%)								85.2			(n/a)
063488013965	385	Double Peak	Public	K-8	111 San Elijo Rd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 290-2340	1,196	55	21.9	19.5%	646 (54.0%)	18 (1.5%)	259 (21.7%)	143 (12.0%)	15 (1.3%)	5 (0.4%)	108 (9.0%)	$7,400							85.2			(n/a)
060744011903	386	Capistrano Home/Virtual	Public	K-8	32972 Calle Perfecto	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 234-9374	329	13	25.3	22.5%	136 (41.3%)	11 (3.3%)	60 (18.2%)	64 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	56 (17.0%)	$10,218							85.1			(n/a)
062805004250	387	Claremont Middle	Public	6-8	5750 College Ave.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2201	479	31	15.3	38.8%	166 (34.7%)	110 (23.0%)	82 (17.1%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (18.2%)	$6,503							85.1			(n/a)
061803002225	388	Isaac L. Sowers Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Indianapolis Ave.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 962-7738	780	37	21.1	15.9%	503 (64.5%)	3 (0.4%)	115 (14.7%)	73 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (10.9%)	$5,973							85			(n/a)
060190410870	389	Larchmont Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1265 N. Fairfax Ave.	West Hollywood	90046	Los Angeles County	Larchmont Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 656-6418	1,609	71	22.6	36.7%	595 (37.0%)	60 (3.7%)	419 (26.0%)	349 (21.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (11.5%)								84.9			(n/a)
063153004888	390	Meadowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	12320 Meadowbrook Ln.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 748-0802	1,097	48	22.6	23.1%	390 (35.6%)	24 (2.2%)	304 (27.7%)	231 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	144 (13.1%)	$6,905							84.9			(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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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.