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)
060188911361	1631	Stella Middle Charter Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4301 W. MLK Blvd.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Stella Middle Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 406-7155	459	20	23.5	95.9%	3 (0.7%)	73 (15.9%)	364 (79.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)								34.5	26.6	655	976	R2
062205002613	1632	Encinal Elementary	Public	K-8	6484 Larkin Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 695-5458	108	5	21.6	42.6%	53 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (39.8%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	$7,020							34.4			(n/a)	R2
064098006743	1633	Anacapa Middle	Public	6-8	100 S. Mills Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 289-7900	817	34	23.9	68.5%	160 (19.6%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (73.4%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	$6,993							34.4	34	559	1074	R2
062580009159	1634	Vista Heights Middle	Public	6-8	23049 Old Lake Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 571-4300	1,351	62	21.8	86.5%	104 (7.7%)	197 (14.6%)	959 (71.0%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	61 (4.5%)	$8,557							34.3			(n/a)	R2
064347011377	1635	Andros Karperos	Public	K-8	1700 Camino de Flores	Yuba City	95993	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 822-4440	1,045	54	19.3	87.9%	169 (16.2%)	9 (0.9%)	421 (40.3%)	399 (38.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.8%)	$7,538							34.3			(n/a)	R2
062133002556	1636	Vista La Mesa Academy	Public	K-8	3900 Violet St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 825-5645	612	25	24.4	57.7%	59 (9.6%)	102 (16.7%)	345 (56.4%)	64 (10.5%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (5.1%)								34.3			(n/a)	R2
062513003748	1637	Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	793	35	22.9	72.9%	204 (25.7%)	20 (2.5%)	451 (56.9%)	32 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	76 (9.6%)	$11,836							34.3	32.2	588	1049	R2
062781004209	1638	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	Public	7-8	5035 Edenview Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 227-0616	504	27	18.3	42.5%	27 (5.4%)	13 (2.6%)	328 (65.1%)	119 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,236							34.3			(n/a)	R2
061605002005	1639	Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	1109 Pacheco Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 837-6110	950	44	21.5	82.2%	38 (4.0%)	82 (8.6%)	795 (83.7%)	20 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$7,286							34.3			(n/a)	R2
060141406024	1640	La Cumbre Junior High	Public	7-8	2255 Modoc Rd.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 687-0761	491	27	18.2	87.8%	50 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	427 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,527							34.3			(n/a)	R2

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