Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 2699)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
061233010594	431	Toby Johnson Middle	Public	7-8	10099 Franklin High Rd.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	No	No	No	(916) 714-8181	1,374	59	23.3	37.6%	266 (19.4%)	151 (11.0%)	263 (19.1%)	533 (38.8%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	138 (10.0%)	$6,812							81.9	82.4	395	36	R4
063231011168	432	Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2540 Green Valley Rd.	Rescue	95672	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(530) 672-4400	512	25	20.2	28.5%	374 (73.0%)	2 (0.4%)	113 (22.1%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,953							81.9	83.8	363	69	R4
060015310946	433	Ynez Elementary	Public	K-8	120 S. Ynez Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(626) 570-6260	810	31	26.1	72.2%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	155 (19.1%)	632 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$11,247							81.9	75.2	532	99	R4
063384010040	434	Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	K-8	4701 Joaquin Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	No	No	No	(916) 395-4635	874	37	23.7	35.9%	357 (40.8%)	51 (5.8%)	319 (36.5%)	62 (7.1%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (8.7%)	$6,613							81.9	75.2	528	94	R4
062493003723	435	Millville Elementary	Public	K-8	8570 Brookdale Rd.	Millville	96062	Shasta County	Millville Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(530) 547-4471	266	12	22.6	36.1%	235 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$9,508							81.8	91.6	196	239	R4
063360005185	436	Warren T. Eich Middle	Public	6-8	1509 Sierra Gardens Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	No	No	No	(916) 771-1770	949	45	20.9	32.9%	490 (51.6%)	17 (1.8%)	242 (25.5%)	90 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	105 (11.1%)								81.8	74.9	541	105	R4
060190410870	437	Larchmont Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1265 N. Fairfax Ave.	West Hollywood	90046	Los Angeles County	Larchmont Charter District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(323) 656-6418	1,514	70	21.6	42.6%	546 (36.1%)	58 (3.8%)	408 (26.9%)	339 (22.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	161 (10.6%)								81.8			(n/a)	R4
062577013806	438	Latimer	Public	K-8	4250 Latimer Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	No	No	No	(408) 874-3600	554	27	20.2	35.0%	150 (27.1%)	21 (3.8%)	217 (39.2%)	114 (20.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (8.1%)	$5,700							81.8	67.8	683	245	R4
060216000094	439	Alta Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	9000 Lemon Ave.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	No	No	No	(909) 484-5100	676	28	24.5	36.2%	265 (39.2%)	36 (5.3%)	305 (45.1%)	46 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.5%)	$7,172							81.6	78.4	474	35	R4
060230404403	440	Paradise Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6473 Clark Rd.	Paradise	95928	Butte County	Paradise Charter Middle District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-7277	155	6	25	32.3%	129 (83.2%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (10.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								81.6			(n/a)	R4

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