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)
061494007288	551	Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate	Public	7-8	8510 E. Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 307-3360	352	20	17.6	65.3%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	154 (43.8%)	188 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$4,344							76.8			(n/a)	R4
062271003299	552	Walter Reed Middle	Public	6-8	4525 Irvine Ave.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 487-7600	1,469	63	23.5	50.3%	492 (33.5%)	71 (4.8%)	629 (42.8%)	196 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.4%)	$7,996							76.6			(n/a)	R4
062569004325	553	Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	14000 Peach Hill Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 378-6309	587	23	25	28.8%	252 (42.9%)	5 (0.9%)	249 (42.4%)	44 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	$5,191							76.6	75.7	173	380	R4
061581012452	554	Gratton Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 S. Gratton Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Gratton Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 632-0505	126	5	25.2	19.8%	98 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (19.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,339							76.6	85.5	100	454	R4
062772004198	555	Sinaloa Middle	Public	6-8	2045 Vineyard Rd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 897-2111	775	36	21.5	24.3%	405 (52.3%)	10 (1.3%)	239 (30.8%)	40 (5.2%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	68 (8.8%)	$6,674							76.6	74	188	367	R4
063441005624	556	Hoover (Herbert) Middle	Public	6-8	2290 14th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 759-2783	934	45	20.7	55.2%	64 (6.9%)	17 (1.8%)	267 (28.6%)	527 (56.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	51 (5.5%)	$6,103							76.6			(n/a)	R4
062004014006	557	Old River Elementary	Public	K-8	30 Lrng Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 626-3330	296	14	21.1	28.0%	133 (44.9%)	6 (2.0%)	98 (33.1%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.5%)	$9,897							76.5			(n/a)	R4
060645000576	558	John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1111 N. Kenneth Rd.	Burbank	91504	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 558-5320	1,374	57	24.1	37.3%	912 (66.4%)	25 (1.8%)	237 (17.2%)	128 (9.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	66 (4.8%)	$11,366							76.5			(n/a)	R4
061296001472	559	Summit Intermediate	Public	6-8	5959 E. Ave.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 899-1704	1,056	47	22.4	44.0%	256 (24.2%)	115 (10.9%)	491 (46.5%)	108 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (7.8%)	$5,470							76.3			(n/a)	R4
060002811040	560	Bella Vista Middle	Public	6-8	31650 Browning St.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 294-6600	1,365	51	26.5	28.2%	475 (34.8%)	66 (4.8%)	540 (39.6%)	164 (12.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (8.4%)	$8,868							76.2			(n/a)	R4

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