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)
068450007060	51	Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	3 Lemongrass	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 559-1601	601	26	23	19.3%	186 (30.9%)	12 (2.0%)	74 (12.3%)	258 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.6%)	$6,253							97.9			(n/a)	R5
060002009289	52	Harvest Park Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Valley Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 426-4444	1,127	48	23.5	5.3%	368 (32.7%)	11 (1.0%)	65 (5.8%)	614 (54.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.9%)	$6,293							97.9			(n/a)	R5
064032006680	53	Union Middle	Public	6-8	2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 371-0366	1,044	45	22.9	5.0%	515 (49.3%)	11 (1.1%)	83 (8.0%)	333 (31.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.6%)	$7,779							97.9			(n/a)	R5
060184204029	54	San Carlos Charter Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Charter Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 508-7343	370	17	21.3	3.0%	188 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.2%)	52 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (25.1%)								97.9	94.7	42	12	R5
061029001136	55	Warren E. Hyde Middle	Public	6-8	19325 Bollinger Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 252-6290	806	41	19.8	19.2%	105 (13.0%)	9 (1.1%)	97 (12.0%)	535 (66.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.8%)	$8,077							97.9	97.6	25	30	R5
061422001625	56	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Public	6-8	8778 El Lago St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 375-2816	708	29	24.6	16.0%	181 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.4%)	397 (56.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	$8,413							97.9			(n/a)	R5
063513008460	57	Diablo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Camino Tassajara	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 855-7600	837	34	24.5	3.9%	251 (30.0%)	10 (1.2%)	69 (8.2%)	422 (50.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.7%)	$6,035							97.9			(n/a)	R5
061314010321	58	Chaboya Middle	Public	7-8	3276 Cortona Dr.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 270-6900	885	36	24.7	10.4%	52 (5.9%)	11 (1.2%)	97 (11.0%)	685 (77.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (4.1%)	$5,758							97.8			(n/a)	R5
068450007375	59	Sierra Vista Middle	Public	7-8	2 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 936-6600	1,097	44	24.9	18.4%	189 (17.2%)	21 (1.9%)	92 (8.4%)	698 (63.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	89 (8.1%)	$5,515							97.8			(n/a)	R5
060002008444	60	Thomas S. Hart Middle	Public	6-8	4433 Willow Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 426-3102	1,216	52	23.4	7.1%	311 (25.6%)	17 (1.4%)	90 (7.4%)	729 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (5.3%)	$6,133							97.8			(n/a)	R5

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