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)
063581013339	2491	Cesar Chavez Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2480 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 890-3890	927	44	20.9	36.4%	77 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	801 (86.4%)	15 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	24 (2.6%)	$7,234							14			(n/a)	R0
060225113738	2492	Downtown College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	435	17	26.3	75.4%	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	410 (94.3%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)								14	19.5	753	1739	R0
062580009585	2493	Sunnymead Middle	Public	6-8	23996 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 571-4280	1,169	60	19.4	97.2%	26 (2.2%)	111 (9.5%)	962 (82.3%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.5%)	37 (3.2%)	$7,439							13.9			(n/a)	R0
063633006192	2494	Semitropic Elementary	Public	K-8	25300 Highway 46	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Semitropic Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 758-6412	162	11	14.7	80.2%	6 (3.7%)	6 (3.7%)	149 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,448							13.9			(n/a)	R0
060361010304	2495	Baker Junior High	Public	6-8	72100 Sch House Ln.	Baker	92309	San Bernardino County	Baker Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 733-4567	21	3	6.4	61.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,182							13.9			(n/a)	R0
063227010227	2496	Reef Sunset Middle	Public	6-8	608 N. First Ave.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 386-4128	566	25	22.8	97.0%	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	552 (97.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,074							13.9	8.5	865	1631	R0
063531010991	2497	Manuel Esqueda Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 S. Main St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 431-1500	947	41	22.8	60.4%	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	930 (98.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$6,529							13.9			(n/a)	R0
060179408578	2498	Options for Youth-San Juan	Public, Charter	7-12	5825 Windmill Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	Options for Youth-San Juan District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 921-8200	819	27	30.3	75.9%	262 (32.0%)	104 (12.7%)	304 (37.1%)	20 (2.4%)	10 (1.2%)	9 (1.1%)	99 (12.1%)								13.8	13.3	831	1667	R0
061995002393	2499	Trinity Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	730 N. Highway 96	Willow Creek	95573	Humboldt County	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 625-5600	150	10	15	82.7%	51 (34.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								13.8			(n/a)	R0
060162412935	2500	Animo Legacy Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12226 S. W.ern Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Animo Legacy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 600-6000	900	51	17.7	92.1%	7 (0.8%)	238 (26.4%)	636 (70.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)								13.8			(n/a)	R0

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