Best Middle Schools in California

School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 2087)	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	Average Standard Score (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
062985007134	1391	Frank J. Zamboni	Public	6-8	15733 S. Orange Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles	Paramount Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 602-8048	937	40	23.7	93.5%	6 (0.6%)	47 (5.0%)	866 (92.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	30.4	38.4	1415	24	R2
061152001283	1392	Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	1212 E. Kellwil Way	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles	Duarte Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(626) 599-5200	368	17	21.3	87.0%	19 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	329 (89.4%)	13 (3.5%)			3 (0.8%)	30.3			(n/a)	R2
062955013957	1393	Desert Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2248 E. Ramon Rd.	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside	Palm Springs Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 778-0487	197	13	14.8	74.6%	48 (24.4%)	14 (7.1%)	123 (62.4%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	30.2	20	2004	611	R2
064119009459	1394	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego	Vista Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 726-8003	1,069	51	20.8	61.4%	232 (21.7%)	31 (2.9%)	676 (63.2%)	57 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.5%)	54 (5.1%)	30.2	24.1	1851	457	R2
062847004414	1395	Vina Danks Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	1020 N. Vine Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino	Ontario-Montclair	No	Yes	No	Yes	(909) 983-2691	664	36	18.5	81.6%	32 (4.8%)	11 (1.7%)	609 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	30.2	24.6	1831	436	R2
062853004417	1396	Orange Center Elementary	Public	K-8	3530 S. Cherry Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno	Orange Center	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 237-0437	301	18	16.7	96.0%	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	226 (75.1%)	61 (20.3%)			2 (0.7%)	30.2	39.9	1363	33	R2
062460003690	1397	Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	7-8	800 E. 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced	Merced City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(209) 385-6631	578	23	25.5	86.3%	87 (15.1%)	45 (7.8%)	403 (69.7%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	30.1	22.9	1887	490	R2
060524000495	1398	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	5101 Garden Valley Rd.	Garden Valley	95633	El Dorado	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	No	No	No	(530) 333-8330	504	25	19.9	44.4%	438 (86.9%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)		2 (0.4%)	30.1	27.1	1752	354	R2
064030007172	1399	Eagle Peak Middle	Public	5-8	8601 W. Rd.	Redwood Valley	95470	Mendocino	Ukiah Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(707) 472-5250	509	27	18.9	67.6%	239 (47.0%)	3 (0.6%)	197 (38.7%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (11.0%)		11 (2.2%)	30	21.3	1953	554	R2
060006404873	1400	Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	225 E. College Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare	Porterville Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 782-7200	822	36	22.9	83.0%	57 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	689 (83.8%)	19 (2.3%)	44 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	30	26.4	1777	377	R2

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