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)
062271010860	2391	Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	2560 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 568-3100	1,167	56	20.7	94.6%	26 (2.2%)	18 (1.5%)	1,119 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$9,425							16.2			(n/a)	R1
061152001282	2392	Andres Duarte Arts Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	1433 Crestfield Dr.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 599-5100	312	17	17.8	62.8%	7 (2.2%)	18 (5.8%)	258 (82.7%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$7,094							16.1	17.9	767	1625	R1
060235112361	2393	Para Los Ninos Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	835 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Para Los Ninos Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(213) 896-2640	283	13	21.7	94.3%	8 (2.8%)	6 (2.1%)	264 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)								16.1			(n/a)	R1
060006414357	2394	Porterville Military Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	900 W. Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 782-7300	250	13	19.1	83.2%	60 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (71.6%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)								16.1			(n/a)	R1
061380001554	2395	Fillmore Middle	Public	6-8	543 A St.	Fillmore	93016	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 524-6055	840	39	21.3	77.7%	36 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	791 (94.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$8,368							16.1			(n/a)	R1
061455001773	2396	Tioga Middle	Public	7-8	3232 E. Fairmont Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 248-7280	640	33	19.3	90.3%	55 (8.6%)	56 (8.8%)	413 (64.5%)	93 (14.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,670							16.1			(n/a)	R1
063444005691	2397	Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	425 N. Lyon Ave.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 654-9361	894	41	21.6	87.5%	78 (8.7%)	97 (10.9%)	662 (74.0%)	9 (1.0%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.4%)	$11,587							16			(n/a)	R1
062241002683	2398	Lompoc Valley Middle	Public	7-8	234 S. N St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 742-2600	857	41	20.8	66.6%	89 (10.4%)	16 (1.9%)	710 (82.8%)	14 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.8%)	$7,522							16			(n/a)	R1
060182513697	2399	Opportunities for Learning - Duarte	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1202-1204 Hntngtn Dr.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Opportunities for Learning - Duarte District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 303-2113	93	3	36.4	69.9%	17 (18.3%)	4 (4.3%)	62 (66.7%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.5%)								16			(n/a)	R1
060164913787	2400	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12700 S. Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 565-4450	508	25	20	93.5%	5 (1.0%)	98 (19.3%)	399 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								16			(n/a)	R1

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