California Middle School Rankings

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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)
062250003226	1522	Robinson Academy	Public	K-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 492-6003	754	33	22.9	74.7%	12 (1.6%)	147 (19.5%)	542 (71.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	18 (2.4%)	$8,152							38.1	31.9	595	927
062825004364	1523	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2000 CA St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 901-8900	717	31	23.1	74.3%	211 (29.4%)	11 (1.5%)	422 (58.9%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.8%)	$11,933							38			(n/a)
064356001137	1524	Park View Middle	Public	6-8	34875 Tahoe Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 790-3285	962	42	23.1	60.9%	405 (42.1%)	16 (1.7%)	502 (52.2%)	19 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.4%)	$6,111							38			(n/a)
062205002614	1525	Live Oak Middle	Public	6-8	2082 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 695-5435	406	24	17	69.5%	110 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	240 (59.1%)	47 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$6,187							38			(n/a)
060224814228	1526	Audeo Charter School III	Public, Charter	6-12	200 E. Via Rancho Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Audeo Charter School III District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	106	4	26.5	67.9%	21 (19.8%)	3 (2.8%)	75 (70.8%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								38			(n/a)
060176512723	1527	Rio Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1110 W. Kettleman Dr. Ste. 10	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Rio Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 368-4934	779	31	24.9	59.9%	350 (44.9%)	62 (8.0%)	274 (35.2%)	64 (8.2%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)								38			(n/a)
061336009815	1528	B. Gale Wilson Middle	Public	K-8	3301 Cherry Hills Ct.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 421-4225	838	36	23.1	34.1%	113 (13.5%)	67 (8.0%)	559 (66.7%)	49 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.5%)	$5,669							37.9			(n/a)
060148112377	1529	SOAR Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	198 W. Mill St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	SOAR Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 888-3300	435	20	21.7	77.2%	46 (10.6%)	59 (13.6%)	305 (70.1%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)								37.9			(n/a)
063390011496	1530	Salida Middle School - Vella Campus	Public	6-8	5041 Toomes Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 545-1633	789	37	21.3	69.1%	127 (16.1%)	18 (2.3%)	549 (69.6%)	35 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	52 (6.6%)	$6,839							37.9	29.7	622	908
060242812189	1531	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 W. Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	511	31	16.5	59.9%	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	492 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								37.9			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

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.