Best Middle Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2760)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
901	Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	$10,761			$777			$9,984	60.3	66.7	753	148		063867001828
902	Lazear Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 29th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Lazear Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2018	490	21	23.2	60.4%	10 (2.0%)	30 (6.1%)	427 (87.1%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,801			$3,128			$6,673	60.2	45.7	1287	385		060240504288
903	Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	420 South Mariposa St.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-3900	931	38	24.3	30.6%	343 (36.8%)	28 (3.0%)	368 (39.5%)	75 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (11.9%)	$122,208			$7,812			$114,396	60.2	55	1015	112		060645000570
904	Three Rivers Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	1211 Del Mar Dr. #301	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Three Rivers Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 964-1128	81	4	20.3	64.2%	54 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (22.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.6%)	$16,922			$3,305			$13,617	60.2	71.9	656	248		060199912818
905	Royal Oak Middle	Public	7-8	303 South Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 967-6354	610	29	21	74.1%	71 (11.6%)	10 (1.6%)	455 (74.6%)	48 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$19,307			$1,433			$17,874	60.1	61.6	850	55		060819000804
906	High Technical Middle Mesa	Public, Charter	6-8	5331 Mt. Alifan Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4600	352	24	14.5	41.2%	121 (34.4%)	13 (3.7%)	123 (34.9%)	70 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.5%)	$12,683			$1,013			$11,670	60	66.3	760	146		060223214427
907	Museum	Public, Charter	K-8	211 Maple St.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	Museum District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-8712	213	13	16.6	28.6%	85 (39.9%)	7 (3.3%)	81 (38.0%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	$18,472			$918			$17,554	60	75.6	576	331		060210607689
908	Chico Junior High	Public	6-8	280 Memorial Way	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3066	861	39	22.1	63.9%	335 (38.9%)	22 (2.6%)	339 (39.4%)	43 (5.0%)	12 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	100 (11.6%)	$14,189			$1,825			$12,364	60	64.2	799	109		060837000814
909	Mission Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 York St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	Mission Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 508-9626	491	24	20.5	83.7%	14 (2.9%)	28 (5.7%)	410 (83.5%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	$20,469			$2,541			$17,928	59.9	36.1	1589	680		060223612768
910	Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2500 La Jolla St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7600	928	41	22.6	41.9%	319 (34.4%)	43 (4.6%)	292 (31.5%)	137 (14.8%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.5%)	118 (12.7%)								59.9	58.1	930	20		064158012071
911	Patrick Henry Middle	Public	6-8	17340 San Jose St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-3870	1,053	59	17.9	76.2%	124 (11.8%)	43 (4.1%)	765 (72.6%)	75 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	$22,989			$3,956			$19,033	59.8	50	1173	262		062271003079
912	ISANA Octavia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	ISANA Octavia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 344-3622	363	17	21.2	91.2%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	333 (91.7%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,543			$1,955			$18,588	59.8	62	840	72		060224112782
913	Woodcrest Junior High	Public	7-8	2725 South Campus Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 923-3455	324	19	17.4	87.7%	31 (9.6%)	9 (2.8%)	248 (76.5%)	31 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								59.8	67.8	725	188		060846002585
914	Harry Bridges Span	Public	K-8	1235 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 522-5400	1,171	57	20.3	90.8%	12 (1.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1,122 (95.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	$19,603			$3,911			$15,692	59.8	56.1	989	75		062271013177
915	Nestor Language Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1455 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-0900	1,079	43	25	58.1%	44 (4.1%)	7 (0.6%)	1,011 (93.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	$23,041			$1,915			$21,126	59.6	45.5	1297	382		063738006321
916	Bear River	Public	4-8	100 Wheatland Park Dr.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3135	585	31	18.7	58.8%	305 (52.1%)	10 (1.7%)	188 (32.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.1%)								59.6	58	934	18		064233006925
917	Belleview Elementary	Public	K-8	22736 Kuien Mill Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Belleview Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5510	148	9	16.4	48.6%	101 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$19,463			$1,966			$17,497	59.4	78.1	525	392		060450000412
918	Clifford Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Clifford Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2402	698	34	20.7	50.3%	257 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	318 (45.6%)	54 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.7%)	$23,032			$3,266			$19,766	59.4	55.2	1010	92		063213004962
919	Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle	Public	6-8	11985 Old River School Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3565	1,329	56	23.6	83.0%	45 (3.4%)	27 (2.0%)	1,217 (91.6%)	25 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$18,710			$3,284			$15,426	59.4	62.6	824	95		061146001279
920	Our Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	10045 Jumilla Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Our Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 350-5000	434	20	21.4	29.3%	187 (43.1%)	23 (5.3%)	154 (35.5%)	28 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.5%)	$16,139			$361			$15,778	59.3	70.1	682	238		060191710896
921	Redding STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3711 Oasis Rd.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-5480	253	12	21.1	59.3%	165 (65.2%)	1 (0.4%)	38 (15.0%)	6 (2.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.6%)	$15,022			$989			$14,033	59.3	72.6	640	281		060159513960
922	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.	Columbia	95310	Tuolumne County	Columbia Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-7700	464	27	17.2	65.3%	322 (69.4%)	5 (1.1%)	95 (20.5%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	$17,115			$1,378			$15,737	59.2	54	1041	119		060948000962
923	Monarch River Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2293 East Crabtree Ave.	Porterville	93257	Fresno County	Monarch River Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 754-1442	1,338	41	33	49.3%	632 (47.2%)	26 (1.9%)	512 (38.3%)	22 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	131 (9.8%)	$17,424			$320			$17,104	59.2	64.2	798	125		060250814423
924	Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	$17,666			$3,064			$14,602	59.1	56.7	970	46		060342004672
925	Junction Elementary	Public	K-8	9087 Deschutes Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Junction Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-3274	416	23	18.3	34.9%	334 (80.3%)	7 (1.7%)	40 (9.6%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$7,100			$338			$6,762	59.1	81.7	444	481		061920002308
926	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle	Public	7-8	997 Park Terrace Dr.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-5462	779	39	20.1	53.7%	227 (29.1%)	16 (2.1%)	464 (59.6%)	41 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.4%)	$16,043			$1,659			$14,384	59.1	59.8	891	35		061479011211
927	Evergreen Middle	Public	5-8	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	399	19	20.9	55.9%	292 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$15,886			$2,215			$13,671	59.1	72	652	275		061317004183
928	General Shafter Elementary	Public	K-8	1825 Shafter Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	General Shafter Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-1931	169	10	16.9	88.8%	45 (26.6%)	1 (0.6%)	122 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,761			$1,162			$17,599	59.1	47.7	1226	298		061500001903
929	Vista Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	315 South Lower Sacramento Ste	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Vista Oaks Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 365-4060	999	40	24.7	32.0%	441 (44.1%)	26 (2.6%)	317 (31.7%)	81 (8.1%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	120 (12.0%)	$14,236			$759			$13,477	59.1	47.7	1230	301		060177913821
930	Sierra Vista Junior High	Public	7-8	19425 West Stillmore St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-3113	946	46	20.4	43.4%	211 (22.3%)	23 (2.4%)	651 (68.8%)	35 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.4%)	$17,813			$1,078			$16,735	59	59.7	896	34		064251006962
931	Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	1221 South Oaks Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 988-2050	668	31	21.5	89.5%	15 (2.2%)	17 (2.5%)	595 (89.1%)	28 (4.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$24,267			$3,668			$20,599	58.9	44.5	1328	397		062847006433
932	Weimar Hills	Public	4-8	200 West Weimar Crossroad	Weimar	95713	Placer County	Placer Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 637-4121	388	21	18.2	35.3%	338 (87.1%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$16,791			$926			$15,865	58.9	57.3	956	24		063072004779
933	Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	$6,031			$1,680			$4,351	58.8	61.7	845	88		063255005053
934	Oakland School for the Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	530 18th St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Oakland School for the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 873-8800	828	40	20.5	28.7%	213 (25.7%)	210 (25.4%)	173 (20.9%)	45 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	153 (18.5%)	$19,352			$623			$18,729	58.8	58.9	910	24		060245810461
935	Chualar Elementary	Public	K-8	24285 Lincoln St.	Chualar	93925	Monterey County	Chualar Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 679-2313	234	13	18	83.8%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,202			$2,730			$19,472	58.8	39	1505	570		060858000854
936	Monson-Sultana Elementary	Public	K-8	10643 Avenue 416	Sultana	93666	Tulare County	Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 591-1634	440	21	20.8	87.7%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	429 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,575			$928			$11,647	58.8	59.8	894	42		062535003784
937	Kenilworth Junior High	Public	7-8	800 Riesling Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4710	812	39	20.7	45.2%	395 (48.6%)	9 (1.1%)	338 (41.6%)	19 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.7%)	$16,667			$983			$15,684	58.6	63.4	807	130		063025004718
938	Borel Middle	Public	6-8	425 Barneson Ave.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7670	903	47	19.1	46.4%	172 (19.0%)	2 (0.2%)	490 (54.3%)	132 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	90 (10.0%)	$19,422			$1,762			$17,660	58.6	66.4	755	183		063492005901
939	Woodland Star Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	11700 Dunbar Rd.	Glen Ellen	95442	Sonoma County	Woodland Star Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 996-3849	244	11	22.1	34.8%	138 (56.6%)	1 (0.4%)	75 (30.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	$15,911			$398			$15,513	58.6	60.6	870	69		060197211484
940	El Nido Elementary	Public	K-8	161 East El Nido Rd.	El Nido	95317	Merced County	El Nido Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-8420	156	9	17.3	94.9%	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (88.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,309			$533			$23,776	58.5	35.7	1598	658		061215001368
941	Paragon Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1608 Sampson St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Paragon Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2505	208	9	23.1	70.7%	84 (40.4%)	6 (2.9%)	92 (44.2%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	$16,243			$3,590			$12,653	58.4	41.6	1408	467		060205512661
942	Ernest Lawrence Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Variel Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-7900	1,076	52	20.8	69.7%	139 (12.9%)	46 (4.3%)	617 (57.3%)	222 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	$19,209			$3,434			$15,775	58.4	50.5	1155	213		062271003128
943	Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	11818 Gregg St.	Ballico	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9400	293	18	16.4	46.4%	84 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (67.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,011			$424			$13,587	58.3	36.8	1572	629		060375000344
944	Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	394	17	23.7	46.2%	50 (12.7%)	20 (5.1%)	102 (25.9%)	195 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$22,030			$78			$21,952	58.2	57.4	954	10		061440007479
945	Kathryn Newport Middle	Public	6-8	29792 Audie Murphy Rd.	Menifee	92587	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-1851	965	40	24.3	66.9%	204 (21.1%)	41 (4.2%)	554 (57.4%)	45 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	119 (12.3%)	$15,678			$1,215			$14,463	58.1	47.6	1231	286		062454014679
946	Arete Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	16229 Duggans Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 268-2805	207	9	22.5	32.4%	158 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	$12,996			$163			$12,833	58.1	61.1	861	85		063093014123
947	Union Hill Middle	Public	7-8	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Union Hill Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8456	146	7	19.7	32.2%	106 (72.6%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.4%)	$11,775			$285			$11,490	58.1	69.5	695	252		064038013728
948	Bonita Vista Middle	Public	7-8	650 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2200	972	40	24.3	39.4%	106 (10.9%)	27 (2.8%)	705 (72.5%)	84 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	44 (4.5%)								58.1	65.9	770	178		063864006474
949	Monte Vista	Public	K-8	100 Toda Vista Dr.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3890	688	29	23.6	45.9%	305 (44.3%)	24 (3.5%)	261 (37.9%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	55 (8.0%)	$21,279			$2,145			$19,134	58	49	1196	247		062553012851
950	Santa Margarita Elementary	Public	K-8	1 Carnes Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7900	544	25	22	66.2%	186 (34.2%)	44 (8.1%)	235 (43.2%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.7%)	$11,368			$1,438			$9,930	58	48	1214	264		062825004373
951	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	280 Poindexter Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6302	542	25	22	41.9%	163 (30.1%)	11 (2.0%)	317 (58.5%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$16,518			$1,260			$15,258	58	55	1014	63		062569007786
952	Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 West Imperial Hwy.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 793-0157	358	18	20.3	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	315 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$20,769			$2,427			$18,342	57.9	58.2	929	23		060154013591
953	Wayne Ruble Middle	Public	6-8	6762 Juniper Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5530	1,394	54	26	77.0%	75 (5.4%)	158 (11.3%)	998 (71.6%)	124 (8.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.3%)	$25,970			$3,795			$22,175	57.9	52.1	1105	152		061392011096
954	Clarksville Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4818 Golden Foothill Parkway S	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Clarksville Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 957-5802	2,347	82	28.6	35.7%	1,625 (69.2%)	19 (0.8%)	351 (15.0%)	42 (1.8%)	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	295 (12.6%)	$13,606			$430			$13,176	57.9	50	1171	217		060197514165
955	West Marin Elementary	Public	2-8	11550 Highway 1	Point Reyes Station	94956	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 663-1014	114	7	16.2	73.7%	36 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (65.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$31,994			$1,728			$30,266	57.8	55.7	996	41		063667006218
956	Ruth Musser Middle	Public	5-8	10789 Terra Vista Pkwy.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1230	941	42	22.4	68.7%	141 (15.0%)	151 (16.0%)	441 (46.9%)	127 (13.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	73 (7.8%)	$16,259			$2,491			$13,768	57.8	58.3	924	32		060795001117
957	Orleans Elementary	Public	K-8	38016 Highway 96	Orleans	95556	Humboldt County	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 625-5600	62	4	15.5	72.6%	11 (17.7%)	2 (3.2%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	$22,318			$18,769			$3,549	57.8			(n/a)		061995002392
958	Oak Grove Elementary/Willowside Middle	Public, Charter	1-8	5299 Hall Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Oak Grove Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 542-0171	708	34	20.5	26.8%	412 (58.2%)	8 (1.1%)	216 (30.5%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.5%)								57.7	73	635	323		062784004226
959	East Bay Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3400 Malcolm Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	East Bay Innovation Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 577-9557	451	26	17.6	40.8%	71 (15.7%)	121 (26.8%)	182 (40.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)	$17,614			$606			$17,008	57.7	58.7	915	44		060219213735
960	Atascadero Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Lewis Ave.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4360	845	41	20.6	48.4%	493 (58.3%)	6 (0.7%)	277 (32.8%)	19 (2.2%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.4%)	$13,833			$574			$13,259	57.7	51.9	1114	154		060330000248
961	Quantum Academy	Public	4-8	420 North Falconer Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2220	289	13	22	54.3%	76 (26.3%)	9 (3.1%)	163 (56.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)								57.7	70	686	275		061288013863
962	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-8	925 North Hayworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-1930	262	17	15.5	87.8%	92 (35.1%)	18 (6.9%)	111 (42.4%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.8%)	$36,889			$6,591			$30,298	57.6	52.8	1078	116		062271003127
963	Emery Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2821 West Commonwealth Ave.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3340	383	19	19.7	50.7%	19 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	285 (74.4%)	61 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$14,939			$1,440			$13,499	57.6	71.8	657	306		060015310935
964	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-8	14431 Stanford Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6320	331	14	22.8	90.3%	2 (0.6%)	94 (28.4%)	230 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,485			$4,420			$19,065	57.6	41.2	1421	457		060962000991
965	Wangenheim Middle	Public	6-8	9230 Gold Coast Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2250	703	29	24.5	67.6%	72 (10.2%)	46 (6.5%)	248 (35.3%)	255 (36.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (11.0%)	$18,820			$2,507			$16,313	57.5	60.6	872	93		063432005566
966	Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary	Public	K-8	4927 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	503	22	22.9	69.8%	112 (22.3%)	4 (0.8%)	368 (73.2%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$17,977			$2,162			$15,815	57.5	39.9	1465	499		060813013777
967	Santiago Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	515 North Rancho Santiago Blvd	Orange	92869	Orange County	Santiago Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6366	1,137	46	24.7	65.9%	216 (19.0%)	32 (2.8%)	745 (65.5%)	63 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	71 (6.2%)	$12,560			$661			$11,899	57.4	57.4	951	16		060189404450
968	Pacific Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2065 East Bowles Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Pacific Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2533	328	19	17.2	89.9%	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	286 (87.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,345			$783			$14,562	57.4	51.1	1137	169		062940004532
969	Riverbank Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2400 Stanislaus St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-8093	557	22	25	72.7%	24 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	516 (92.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$17,669			$1,566			$16,103	57.4	49.4	1187	218		060006111925
970	Stonecreek Junior High	Public	7-8	8000 Akers Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 834-4521	986	52	18.9	81.8%	67 (6.8%)	62 (6.3%)	665 (67.4%)	141 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.6%)	$17,075			$2,124			$14,951	57.4	49.5	1185	215		060639011597
971	Marco Forster Middle	Public	6-8	25601 Camino del Avion	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5907	930	46	20.4	75.1%	216 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	651 (70.0%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (5.3%)	$20,607			$2,219			$18,388	57.3	59.3	902	69		060744000694
972	Creative Connections Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7201 Arutas Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1870	716	33	21.4	78.1%	148 (20.7%)	111 (15.5%)	346 (48.3%)	24 (3.4%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	70 (9.8%)	$22,545			$3,265			$19,280	57.3	54.3	1034	62		060133211074
973	San Diego SCPA	Public	6-12	2425 Dusk Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 470-0555	1,297	53	24.5	58.4%	194 (15.0%)	81 (6.2%)	619 (47.7%)	249 (19.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	138 (10.6%)	$18,565			$3,688			$14,877	57.2	50.4	1159	186		063432008962
974	Stephen M. White Middle	Public	6-8	22102 South Figueroa St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 783-4900	1,423	72	19.7	82.2%	44 (3.1%)	208 (14.6%)	897 (63.0%)	185 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.0%)	46 (3.2%)	$20,296			$3,983			$16,313	57.1	56.2	987	13		062271003460
975	North Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	33087 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-2215	227	12	19.3	79.7%	108 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.5%)	$19,565			$1,698			$17,867	57.1	32.6	1722	747		060011609296
976	Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	150 South Third Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-6629	64	3	20.7	39.1%	13 (20.3%)	3 (4.7%)	21 (32.8%)	21 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.4%)	$45,624			$8,227			$37,397	56.9	38.9	1512	536		060297009302
977	Golden Valley Orchard	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Filbert Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley Orchard District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-1490	292	14	21.6	31.5%	200 (68.5%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (17.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.6%)	$14,122			$465			$13,657	56.8	53	1069	92		060158713910
978	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	23151 Palomar St.	Wildomar	92562	Riverside County	Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 678-5217	486	18	26.8	46.5%	189 (38.9%)	16 (3.3%)	217 (44.7%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.3%)	$15,997			$1,410			$14,587	56.8	46	1277	299		060200912433
979	Hickman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	13306 Fourth St.	Hickman	95323	Stanislaus County	Hickman Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-9070	647	26	24.6	41.3%	383 (59.2%)	18 (2.8%)	179 (27.7%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.0%)	$11,152			$303			$10,849	56.8	53.6	1054	75		061716005507
980	Virtual Academy STEAM	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4010 East Ramboz Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(323) 673-5544	816	42	19.6	82.6%	67 (8.2%)	110 (13.5%)	590 (72.3%)	27 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	$18,522			$3,198			$15,324	56.8	31.5	1752	772		062271014633
981	New Heights Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2202 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	New Heights Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 508-0155	394	20	19.7	87.6%	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.8%)	296 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,714			$2,396			$19,318	56.7	54.6	1027	46		060147711630
982	Hillside Middle	Public	6-8	2222 East Fitzgerald Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6810	1,138	50	22.7	45.5%	360 (31.6%)	16 (1.4%)	509 (44.7%)	190 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.8%)	$15,112			$1,022			$14,090	56.7	61.6	848	134		063684006255
983	Pepper Drive Elementary	Public	K-8	1935 Marlinda Way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5100	661	27	24.5	58.2%	288 (43.6%)	29 (4.4%)	257 (38.9%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.2%)	$16,633			$876			$15,757	56.6	62.5	830	153		063588006142
984	West Cottonwood Junior High	Public	5-8	20512 West First St.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3123	419	21	19.5	50.6%	273 (65.2%)	2 (0.5%)	86 (20.5%)	5 (1.2%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	$17,494			$1,519			$15,975	56.6	58.3	927	57		060999001086
985	Paradise Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3361 California Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Paradise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 524-0184	118	5	26.2	62.7%	12 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (68.6%)	18 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	$17,177			$687			$16,490	56.5	68.7	705	280		062979011813
986	San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	454	25	18.1	50.7%	156 (34.4%)	21 (4.6%)	180 (39.6%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	$14,340			$1,336			$13,004	56.5	60.1	883	103		060180910636
987	South Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	5225 Kelso Valley Rd.	Weldon	93283	Kern County	South Fork Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 378-4000	348	18	19.4	79.0%	219 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	$13,481			$2,893			$10,588	56.5	63	816	171		063747006331
988	Caliber: Beta Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2465 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	Caliber: Beta Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 685-9886	971	53	18.3	79.8%	27 (2.8%)	167 (17.2%)	636 (65.5%)	115 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.3%)	$17,624			$1,368			$16,256	56.4	53.9	1044	56		060172613746
989	Alvarado Intermediate	Public	7-8	1901 South Desire Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2358	624	28	22.4	79.8%	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	299 (47.9%)	290 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$14,745			$1,076			$13,669	56.4	60.7	867	122		063375005197
990	Ready Springs Elementary	Public	4-8	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-1118	255	14	18.6	56.9%	181 (71.0%)	4 (1.6%)	46 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	$12,977			$1,500			$11,477	56.4	45.4	1299	309		060142704919
991	Dairyland Elementary	Public	4-8	12861 Avenue 18 1/2	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-2394	216	10	20.8	58.3%	72 (33.3%)	1 (0.5%)	141 (65.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,976			$3,786			$13,190	56.3	62.5	828	163		060236000126
992	Heritage Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	631 L St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Heritage Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	1,181	52	22.8	54.7%	674 (57.1%)	49 (4.1%)	301 (25.5%)	108 (9.1%)	21 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	19 (1.6%)	$13,101			$1,229			$11,872	56.3	65.8	772	220		060237111073
993	Fort Irwin Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Pork Chop Hill St.	Fort Irwin	92310	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 386-1133	312	17	18.8	52.2%	119 (38.1%)	34 (10.9%)	107 (34.3%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	24 (7.7%)	$19,831			$706			$19,125	56.2	64.8	790	203		063682008198
994	Houghton-Kearney Elementary	Public	K-8	8905 West Kearney Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5285	199	9	22.1	82.4%	42 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (69.3%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								56.2	50.5	1157	163		060797007669
995	Silas Bartsch	Public	K-8	2225 East North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7280	606	28	22	87.3%	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	556 (91.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$23,314			$3,409			$19,905	56.2	44.8	1318	323		061970012257
996	Live Oak Middle	Public	6-8	2082 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5435	413	24	17.5	82.6%	93 (22.5%)	5 (1.2%)	263 (63.7%)	45 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,552			$1,064			$17,488	56.1	49	1195	199		062205002614
997	San Lorenzo Valley Middle	Public	6-8	7179 Hacienda Way	Felton	95018	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-4452	396	20	20	24.0%	300 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.3%)	$16,940			$1,120			$15,820	56.1	46.6	1262	265		063474005864
998	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	5,705	207	27.6	73.7%	760 (13.3%)	970 (17.0%)	3,437 (60.2%)	239 (4.2%)	27 (0.5%)	37 (0.6%)	235 (4.1%)	$12,248			$540			$11,708	56.1	33.6	1685	687		060171612034
999	Heber	Public	5-8	1052 Heber Ave.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	549	26	20.7	68.9%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	544 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$16,218			$2,754			$13,464	56.1	52	1110	111		061683002144
1000	Cesar Chavez Academy	Public	K-8	1150 Paseo Grande	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4640	1,024	43	23.9	77.4%	177 (17.3%)	21 (2.1%)	721 (70.4%)	72 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	27 (2.6%)	$16,817			$565			$16,252	56	62.3	834	166		060985007209

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