Best Middle Schools in California

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2802)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
061194007697	2191	Edison Middle	Public	5-8	721 South Edison Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8216	458	26	17.4	85.4%	34 (7.4%)	5 (1.1%)	400 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$12,262							21.8	28.1	1861	330
063311005126	2192	Riverview Middle	Public	7-8	525 South Second St.	Rio Vista	94571	Solano County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 374-2345	165	9	18.2	53.9%	67 (40.6%)	5 (3.0%)	77 (46.7%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.1%)	$8,145							21.7	47.4	1246	946
063583006121	2193	Herbert Slater Middle	Public	7-8	3500 Sonoma Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3880	716	35	20.7	52.2%	176 (24.6%)	18 (2.5%)	435 (60.8%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)	43 (6.0%)	$9,933							21.7	26.7	1916	277
062007002398	2194	Burns Valley	Public	K-7	3620 Pine St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-2272	544	21	26.1	89.3%	144 (26.5%)	13 (2.4%)	317 (58.3%)	9 (1.7%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)								21.7	20	2228	34
062271012896	2195	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Public	6-8	1420 East Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2200	622	36	17.4	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,439							21.7	19.1	2264	69
069113511243	2196	Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	27720 Walnut St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2440	1,085	46	23.5	86.5%	44 (4.1%)	100 (9.2%)	879 (81.0%)	28 (2.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.2%)	$5,169							21.7	25.1	1990	206
060185514028	2197	Audeo Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3821 Plaza Drive Ste. 402	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Audeo Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	219	7	31.7	55.3%	79 (36.1%)	5 (2.3%)	111 (50.7%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.2%)								21.6			(n/a)
063864006476	2198	Castle Park Middle	Public	7-8	160 Quintard St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 691-5490	724	36	20.2	80.2%	45 (6.2%)	12 (1.7%)	621 (85.8%)	31 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$8,234							21.6	23.5	2057	141
062274013964	2199	Creekside Junior High	Public	7-8	1401 Prairie Springs Dr.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-1005	817	40	20.2	74.9%	94 (11.5%)	8 (1.0%)	687 (84.1%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	$9,606							21.5	22.7	2100	99
061455001764	2200	Scandinavian Middle	Public	7-8	3216 North Sierra Vista	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6510	764	41	18.7	94.9%	26 (3.4%)	46 (6.0%)	520 (68.1%)	147 (19.2%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (2.0%)	$9,522							21.5	20.1	2218	18

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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 18, 2023, 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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.