Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 2671)	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)
062805011961	2571	Elmhurst United Middle	Public	6-8	1800 98th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(510) 639-2888	372	24	15.8	94.4%	2 (0.5%)	109 (29.3%)	233 (62.6%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$7,421							7.5	8.3	2351	220	R0
060160114270	2572	Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8922 Beech Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	111	8	13.5	89.2%	11 (9.9%)	10 (9.0%)	82 (73.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								7.4			(n/a)	R0
062949004540	2573	E. A. Hall Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 728-6270	647	16	40.9	93.5%	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	624 (96.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.3	7.2	2375	198	R0
060173308715	2574	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12731 Ramona Blvd. Ste. 201	Irwindale	91706	Los Angeles County	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 814-0161	3,408	141	24.1	62.7%	404 (11.9%)	413 (12.1%)	1,282 (37.6%)	61 (1.8%)	86 (2.5%)	14 (0.4%)	1,148 (33.7%)								7.3			(n/a)	R0
069113410217	2575	San Joaquin Elementary	Public	K-8	8535 S. Ninth	San Joaquin	93660	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 693-4321	587	26	22.5	97.3%	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	574 (97.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,398							7.3	9.2	2331	244	R0
063441005654	2576	Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-8	555 Tompkins Ave.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(415) 695-5656	477	15	31.8	83.0%	9 (1.9%)	41 (8.6%)	338 (70.9%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (9.4%)	$6,103							7.2	12.2	2245	331	R0
069104508660	2577	La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 E. Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(559) 733-6963	236	12	19.8	93.2%	39 (16.5%)	5 (2.1%)	183 (77.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								7.1	4.8	2411	166	R0
060218714269	2578	Animo Compton Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 S. San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(323) 565-1600	68	6	11.3	95.6%	1 (1.5%)	28 (41.2%)	37 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								7.1			(n/a)	R0
060171008288	2579	Mesa Linda Middle	Public	6-8	13001 Mesa Linda Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 246-6363	848	35	24.2	79.0%	63 (7.4%)	210 (24.8%)	503 (59.3%)	16 (1.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.8%)								7	6.9	2383	196	R0
062991007498	2580	Parlier Junior High	Public	7-8	1200 E. Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(559) 646-1660	585	23	25.6	97.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	581 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,636							7	7.5	2371	209	R0

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