California Middle School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on 10/24/2022.

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)
061944002333	2333	Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	37237 N. 100th St. E.	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 944-2148	268	11	23.5	78.7%	13 (4.9%)	5 (1.9%)	240 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								17.4			(n/a)
062145009565	2334	Richland Junior High	Public	7-8	331 Shafter Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 746-8630	632	35	18	77.1%	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	598 (94.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,923							17.4	18.4	766	1568
061260001423	2335	Alpha Technology Middle	Public	6-8	8920 Elwyn Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 991-4726	73	3	24.3	68.5%	29 (39.7%)	1 (1.4%)	37 (50.7%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	$11,382							17.4			(n/a)
063801006406	2336	Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-8	2644 E. Poplar St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 933-7185	621	24	26.2	87.4%	30 (4.8%)	20 (3.2%)	529 (85.2%)	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$6,965							17.4			(n/a)
062825004361	2337	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	823 Acacia St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 966-4700	475	26	18.2	96.0%	26 (5.5%)	8 (1.7%)	412 (86.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.0%)	$13,449							17.4			(n/a)
061734003760	2338	Maze Middle	Public	6-8	900 Meridian St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 636-4480	546	29	19.1	67.2%	40 (7.3%)	5 (0.9%)	466 (85.3%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.4%)	$6,551							17.4			(n/a)
060939000947	2339	Colton Middle	Public	7-8	670 W. Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 580-5009	853	44	19.5	65.7%	11 (1.3%)	15 (1.8%)	820 (96.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$6,001							17.3	19	760	1579
061077001192	2340	Crescent Elk Middle	Public	6-8	994 G St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 464-0320	521	25	20.5	72.6%	231 (44.3%)	4 (0.8%)	132 (25.3%)	34 (6.5%)	83 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	$11,869							17.3			(n/a)
062805004284	2341	La Escuelita	Public	K-8	1100 Third Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2121	388	20	19.7	91.0%	21 (5.4%)	53 (13.7%)	207 (53.4%)	72 (18.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.0%)	$5,889							17.3			(n/a)
060197414221	2342	Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	1100 W. Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 570-2915	154	8	19.2	72.7%	1 (0.6%)	34 (22.1%)	119 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								17.3			(n/a)

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 24, 2022, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.