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)
063801012085	721	Valentine Peyton Elementary	Public	K-8	2525 Gold Brook Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 933-7420	832	35	23.9	64.4%	30 (3.6%)	81 (9.7%)	324 (38.9%)	337 (40.5%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	45 (5.4%)	$7,700							68.2			(n/a)	R4
060846012552	722	Cal Aero Preserve Academy	Public	K-8	15850 Main St.	Chino	91708	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 606-8531	1,632	68	24.1	29.3%	200 (12.3%)	170 (10.4%)	614 (37.6%)	543 (33.3%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	87 (5.3%)	$9,641							68.1			(n/a)	R4
063072004779	723	Weimar Hills	Public	4-8	200 W. Weimar CrossRd.	Weimar	95713	Placer County	Placer Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 637-4121	411	19	22	28.2%	344 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.1%)								68.1			(n/a)	R4
063441005645	724	Marina Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Fillmore St.	San Francisco	94123	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 749-3495	684	36	19.2	64.5%	63 (9.2%)	46 (6.7%)	134 (19.6%)	385 (56.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.7%)	$6,103							68.1			(n/a)	R4
060210111023	725	Santa Rosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27587 La Piedra Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Santa Rosa Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 672-2400	1,507	78	19.3	20.1%	657 (43.6%)	61 (4.0%)	621 (41.2%)	70 (4.6%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	89 (5.9%)								68			(n/a)	R4
062772012874	726	San Jose Intermediate	Public	6-8	1000 Sunset Pkwy.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 883-7831	555	28	19.5	40.0%	191 (34.4%)	10 (1.8%)	272 (49.0%)	54 (9.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$6,567							67.9	55.5	355	371	R4
060247813797	727	Valley View Charter Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 S Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Valley View Charter Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	609	22	27.7	25.8%	327 (53.7%)	34 (5.6%)	105 (17.2%)	115 (18.9%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)								67.9			(n/a)	R4
060180211787	728	California Virtual Academy San Mateo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy San Mateo District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,125	32	35.5	50.5%	299 (26.6%)	94 (8.4%)	379 (33.7%)	286 (25.4%)	8 (0.7%)	18 (1.6%)	41 (3.6%)								67.9	72.6	199	529	R4
060002909686	729	Shivela Middle	Public	6-8	24515 Lincoln Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 696-1406	1,309	55	23.7	43.0%	395 (30.2%)	56 (4.3%)	615 (47.0%)	92 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	141 (10.8%)								67.8			(n/a)	R4
062637008916	730	Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	265 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 934-8174	886	32	27.7	46.7%	258 (29.1%)	24 (2.7%)	347 (39.2%)	150 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	98 (11.1%)								67.7	76.8	163	567	R4

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