Best Middle Schools in California

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
ID	Rank (of 894)	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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
062100002522	141	Lindero Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	5844 N. Larboard Ln.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 889-2134	887	35	25.5	13.8%	592 (66.7%)	19 (2.1%)	146 (16.5%)	65 (7.3%)	18 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)								80.4	80.7	461	320	R4
063588006139	142	Carlton Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	9353 Wethersfield Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-4500	846	36	23.5	27.8%	465 (55.0%)	9 (1.1%)	236 (27.9%)	36 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (11.6%)	$9,843							80.4	78.7	510	368	R4
060230404403	143	Paradise Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6473 Clark Rd.	Paradise	95928	Butte County	Paradise Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 872-7277	128	7	19.6	47.7%	105 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								80.3	81.6	440	297	R4
062199011260	144	Tierra Pacifica Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	986 Bostwick Ln.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 462-9404	155	6	24.1	20.6%	91 (58.7%)	3 (1.9%)	43 (27.7%)	10 (6.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$9,013							80.2	84.9	365	221	R4
063588006144	145	Rio Secondary Elementary	Public	K-8	9545 Cuyamaca St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-5500	936	39	24	28.2%	511 (54.6%)	15 (1.6%)	256 (27.4%)	43 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	104 (11.1%)	$9,344							80.1	82.1	427	282	R4
062400011479	146	Mark West Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4600 Lavell Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 524-2741	182	8	23.3	22.0%	112 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (24.7%)	10 (5.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.6%)	$7,831							79.8	83.2	400	254	R4
060184411208	147	New West Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1905 Armacost Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	New West Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 943-5444	1,043	43	24.4	24.9%	558 (53.5%)	57 (5.5%)	252 (24.2%)	85 (8.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (8.1%)								79.7	88.9	285	138	R4
060133106872	148	Weaverville Elementary	Public	K-8	31020 State Highway 3	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 623-5533	337	15	22.8	59.6%	253 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.7%)								79	68.1	724	576	R4
060588000527	149	Brea Junior High	Public	7-8	400 N. Brea Blvd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 990-7500	929	38	24.6	26.5%	268 (28.8%)	13 (1.4%)	344 (37.0%)	245 (26.4%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	49 (5.3%)	$5,050							78.9	84.3	378	229	R4
060199512857	150	Redwood Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1480 Ross Hill Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Redwood Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 682-6149	220	10	21.7	27.7%	166 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)								78.7	71	665	515	R4

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