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)
060218208027	942	PUC Community Charter Mid and PUC Community Charter Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	11500 Eldridge Ave.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Community Charter Mid & PUC Community Charter Early Col	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 485-0951	813	40	20.3	89.1%	9 (1.1%)	12 (1.5%)	761 (93.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)								58.1	43.5	465	477
063560006060	943	Branciforte Middle	Public	6-8	315 Poplar St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3883	423	24	17.6	37.1%	193 (45.6%)	8 (1.9%)	199 (47.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)								58			(n/a)
061743002186	944	Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	273	17	16.4	85.3%	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	258 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								58			(n/a)
060212713769	945	California Connections Academy North Bay	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	California Connections Academy North Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 306-8498	171	3	57.3	50.9%	85 (49.7%)	8 (4.7%)	52 (30.4%)	8 (4.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)								57.9			(n/a)
060189611766	946	Albert Einstein Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	3035 Ash St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 795-1190	1,421	61	23.1	37.5%	472 (33.2%)	30 (2.1%)	784 (55.2%)	26 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (7.5%)								57.9			(n/a)
060208513756	947	Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	668 S. Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	256	12	21.3	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	246 (96.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								57.9	48.3	413	534
060004711784	948	George Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	535 Mabel Josephine Dr.	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 830-3390	948	40	23.9	36.9%	194 (20.5%)	38 (4.0%)	285 (30.1%)	346 (36.5%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	71 (7.5%)	$5,339							57.8	59.2	325	623
060197211484	949	Woodland Star Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17811 Arnold Dr.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Woodland Star Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 996-3849	211	11	20	37.4%	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (37.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)								57.8	44.9	445	504
063099004798	950	Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and Arts	Public	K-8	700 Temple Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 383-5340	542	26	20.8	55.2%	96 (17.7%)	14 (2.6%)	373 (68.8%)	31 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$8,868							57.8	49.8	396	554
064212002217	951	Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	40525 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 722-9993	884	41	21.6	53.1%	218 (24.7%)	86 (9.7%)	463 (52.4%)	62 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.0%)	$9,579							57.7			(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.