Best Middle Schools in California

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)
063444014382	771	Edward Hyatt World Language Academy	Public	K-8	400 E. Shaver St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 654-9391	505	22	23.4	77.2%	27 (5.3%)	21 (4.2%)	446 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,581							65.3			(n/a)	R4
062664004695	772	River Middle	Public	6-8	1850 Salvador Ave	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 253-6813	429	17	24.6	31.9%	208 (48.5%)	5 (1.2%)	184 (42.9%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$7,898							65.2			(n/a)	R4
061173008824	773	Durham Intermediate	Public	6-8	9416 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 895-4690	242	12	20.5	40.9%	173 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (21.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$10,170							65.1	46.9	423	350	R4
060217708682	774	Blue Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	450 W. E. Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Blue Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 879-7483	271	15	18	56.5%	171 (63.1%)	5 (1.8%)	59 (21.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.7%)								65.1	44.6	448	326	R4
063864006474	775	Bonita Vista Middle	Public	7-8	650 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 397-2200	830	34	24	38.4%	156 (18.8%)	24 (2.9%)	522 (62.9%)	71 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	48 (5.8%)	$7,253							65.1	68.9	228	547	R4
060999001086	776	West Cottonwood Junior High	Public	5-8	20512 W. First St.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 347-3123	392	22	17.6	44.9%	275 (70.2%)	6 (1.5%)	69 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	$8,358							65	67.9	240	536	R4
060217514235	777	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive	Public, Charter	K-8	5862 C St.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 465-5404	888	40	22.2	26.9%	120 (13.5%)	33 (3.7%)	522 (58.8%)	171 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)								64.9			(n/a)	R4
060962000987	778	Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 W. Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	494	20	25.3	81.4%	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.8%)	400 (81.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)								64.8			(n/a)	R4
062871004465	779	Orcutt Junior High	Public	7-8	608 Pinal St.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 938-8700	491	22	22.7	30.3%	198 (40.3%)	3 (0.6%)	236 (48.1%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	$7,076							64.7			(n/a)	R4
062604003899	780	Sisson	Public	4-8	601 E. Alma St.	Mount Shasta	96067	Siskiyou County	Mt. Shasta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 926-3846	273	13	20.6	42.9%	220 (80.6%)	9 (3.3%)	31 (11.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	$10,192							64.7	65.1	269	511	R4

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