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
1101	Muir K-8	Public	K-8	3038 Delta Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 426-5571	1,029	44	23.1	71.0%	16 (1.6%)	115 (11.2%)	706 (68.6%)	141 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	35 (3.4%)	$20,603			$3,966			$16,637	53	50.7	1152	51		062250002747
1102	Vista Del Mar	Public	6-8	4885 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 661-6753	541	25	21.4	35.9%	17 (3.1%)	38 (7.0%)	418 (77.3%)	48 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)								53	55.5	1001	101		063522012993
1103	Fairgrove Academy	Public	K-8	15540 Fairgrove Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8500	749	31	24.1	85.2%	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	671 (89.6%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)	$19,267			$1,657			$17,610	52.9	38.5	1521	418		061632507159
1104	Los Alisos Intermediate	Public	7-8	25171 Moor Ave.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9700	595	29	20.5	74.5%	93 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	429 (72.1%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$19,306			$1,735			$17,571	52.8	53.1	1066	38		063386005306
1105	California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Morland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ Sonoma District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	966	36	27	64.1%	265 (27.4%)	146 (15.1%)	365 (37.8%)	83 (8.6%)	14 (1.4%)	15 (1.6%)	78 (8.1%)	$10,443			$626			$9,817	52.8	31.6	1747	642		060231611478
1106	Bella Mente Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 West Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	424	22	19.2	60.1%	102 (24.1%)	12 (2.8%)	267 (63.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	$16,389			$1,704			$14,685	52.7	28.2	1892	786		060173713667
1107	Westside Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	6537 West Second St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1990	480	24	20.3	81.0%	119 (24.8%)	55 (11.5%)	199 (41.5%)	53 (11.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.2%)	$18,117			$2,033			$16,084	52.7	53.9	1042	65		060133205023
1108	Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	3556 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2000	571	29	19.6	37.0%	57 (10.0%)	16 (2.8%)	280 (49.0%)	179 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	$28,976			$1,182			$27,794	52.7	53.4	1061	47		063543014549
1109	Ridgeview Middle	Public	7-8	3315 North Akers St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3308	975	40	24.3	59.5%	165 (16.9%)	18 (1.8%)	639 (65.5%)	85 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.5%)	$17,981			$2,789			$15,192	52.7	55.9	993	116		064116013978
1110	Alvina Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Saginaw Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Alvina Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-9411	169	9	18.7	82.2%	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	150 (88.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$20,041			$1,534			$18,507	52.7	59	909	201		060237000127
1111	Feaster (Mae L.) Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	670 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Feaster (Mae L.) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8397	1,095	60	18.3	81.5%	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1,011 (92.3%)	22 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	$17,670			$2,854			$14,816	52.7	40.2	1453	342		060217300858
1112	Alta Loma Middle	Public	6-8	116 Romney Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8797	652	39	16.8	37.0%	48 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	281 (43.1%)	257 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	48 (7.4%)	$20,038			$1,782			$18,256	52.7	55.7	997	115		063753006339
1113	California Middle	Public	7-8	1600 Vallejo Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5302	782	41	19.1	62.4%	151 (19.3%)	85 (10.9%)	365 (46.7%)	96 (12.3%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	73 (9.3%)	$23,331			$3,345			$19,986	52.6	48.1	1213	100		063384005228
1114	Sequoia Middle	Public	7-8	1450 West Castle Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 788-0923	532	25	21.2	85.5%	67 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	435 (81.8%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$19,856			$1,687			$18,169	52.6	50.3	1163	49		060006411825
1115	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. P	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	842	46	18.4	46.2%	290 (34.4%)	29 (3.4%)	427 (50.7%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.7%)	$15,364			$1,181			$14,183	52.6	51.2	1133	18		060151713179
1116	Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	765	35	22.1	81.2%	71 (9.3%)	94 (12.3%)	525 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)	$19,024			$3,261			$15,763	52.5	40.4	1446	330		062271014632
1117	Menlo Avenue Elementary	Public	K-8	4156 Menlo Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4291	531	29	18.3	98.9%	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.0%)	464 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$24,576			$5,593			$18,983	52.4	40.8	1431	314		062271003180
1118	Granite Mountain Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8560 Aliento Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Granite Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 906-3593	4,393	164	26.7	39.9%	1,527 (34.8%)	149 (3.4%)	2,119 (48.2%)	195 (4.4%)	17 (0.4%)	11 (0.3%)	373 (8.5%)	$13,943			$217			$13,726	52.4	43.6	1354	236		060251614425
1119	Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4420 Monhegan Way	Mather	95655	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9190	150	7	20.2	36.7%	75 (50.0%)	6 (4.0%)	39 (26.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.3%)	$62,606			$458			$62,148	52.4	47.2	1241	122		061389011068
1120	Palmdale Learning Plaza	Public	K-8	38043 Division St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 538-9034	800	36	22.2	72.3%	56 (7.0%)	96 (12.0%)	593 (74.1%)	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.1%)	$18,910			$2,600			$16,310	52.4	57.9	936	184		062958002169
1121	Paul L. Cato Middle	Public	6-8	4115 Vineland Rd.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5245	694	31	22.5	53.6%	134 (19.3%)	18 (2.6%)	497 (71.6%)	30 (4.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$19,264			$2,251			$17,013	52.4	55.3	1007	114		060363013744
1122	Bay View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	222 Casa Verde Ave.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Bay View Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 717-4630	477	21	22.7	43.4%	109 (22.9%)	11 (2.3%)	263 (55.1%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (12.6%)	$16,818			$723			$16,095	52.3	55	1013	109		060212012864
1123	Sycamore Middle	Public	6-8	1125 Sycamore St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3636	423	20	21	73.0%	139 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	256 (60.5%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$16,221			$1,635			$14,586	52.3	43.2	1364	241		060005102013
1124	Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	11833 Woodside Ave.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2636	724	30	23.9	38.7%	381 (52.6%)	23 (3.2%)	252 (34.8%)	25 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (4.7%)	$16,343			$799			$15,544	52.3	52.7	1082	42		062079002494
1125	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4360 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3245	280	15	18.4	95.4%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,656			$2,093			$23,563	52.2	53.4	1059	66		060165812905
1126	William B. Bristow Middle	Public	6-8	855 Minnesota Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6460	1,223	51	24		411 (33.6%)	87 (7.1%)	425 (34.8%)	144 (11.8%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	143 (11.7%)	$12,226			$674			$11,552	52.2	59.9	888	238		060591004444
1127	Orcutt Junior High	Public	7-8	608 Pinal St.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8700	464	21	22.4	55.0%	145 (31.3%)	8 (1.7%)	249 (53.7%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.1%)	$9,533			$770			$8,763	52.2	57.5	948	179		062871004465
1128	Cope Middle	Public	6-8	1000 West Cypress Ave.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5420	1,191	53	22.4	63.3%	231 (19.4%)	89 (7.5%)	621 (52.1%)	150 (12.6%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	84 (7.1%)	$17,750			$1,973			$15,777	52.2	57.7	940	188		063207004932
1129	Waterloo Elementary	Public	5-8	7007 North Pezzi Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-0818	339	15	22.6	65.2%	115 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (57.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.8%)	$19,505			$2,416			$17,089	52.1	49.9	1176	47		062181002590
1130	Stewart Elementary	Public	K-8	2040 Hoke Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1410	379	19	20.4	48.8%	31 (8.2%)	38 (10.0%)	215 (56.7%)	69 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$5,038			$1,489			$3,549	52.1	45.1	1312	182		063255005062
1131	Canyon Lake Middle	Public	6-8	33005 Canyon Hills Rd.	Lake Elsinore	92532	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7790	951	40	23.8	59.6%	344 (36.2%)	63 (6.6%)	451 (47.4%)	37 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.3%)	$15,373			$1,782			$13,591	52.1	52.5	1089	42		060002710588
1132	Gold Rush Home Study Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16331 Hidden Valley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Gold Rush Home Study Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-9781	430	21	20.3	43.0%	315 (73.3%)	4 (0.9%)	71 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.7%)	$11,806			$127			$11,679	52	52.4	1092	40		060178011827
1133	John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Public	6-8	79-655 Miles Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 200-3700	1,099	45	24.4	67.1%	175 (15.9%)	18 (1.6%)	829 (75.4%)	29 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$19,909			$3,029			$16,880	52	50.8	1147	14		061111008765
1134	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	610	27	22.5	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	557 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,612			$3,955			$17,657	52	36.9	1570	436		060962000985
1135	Theodore Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	222 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6845	842	40	21.1	61.6%	421 (50.0%)	13 (1.5%)	335 (39.8%)	65 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$17,623			$1,165			$16,458	51.9	51.3	1127	8		061524001943
1136	Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3700 Orcutt Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8600	463	20	23.5	72.4%	98 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	322 (69.5%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.2%)	$9,860			$749			$9,111	51.9	48.2	1210	74		062871004463
1137	Warner Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	30951 Highway 79	Warner Springs	92086	San Diego County	Warner Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 782-3517	98	8	12.5	71.4%	14 (14.3%)	2 (2.0%)	45 (45.9%)	1 (1.0%)	28 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	$32,375			$5,907			$26,468	51.9	39.2	1493	356		060004205341
1138	DREAM Academy	Public	K-8	11838 Valle Vista Rd	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2600	138	6	23	39.1%	71 (51.4%)	3 (2.2%)	45 (32.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	$27,220			$698			$26,522	51.8			(n/a)		062079014397
1139	Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4110 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1197	799	38	20.7	81.4%	22 (2.8%)	101 (12.6%)	578 (72.3%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	33 (4.1%)	$25,924			$1,821			$24,103	51.8	45.1	1309	170		062121002544
1140	Shiloh Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Shiloh Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 522-2261	163	11	15.4	66.3%	65 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)	$16,126			$664			$15,462	51.8	63.3	810	330		063666012799
1141	Plumas Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1425 East Main St.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-3851	349	16	21.7	56.2%	248 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.2%)								51.8	48.4	1207	66		060177307601
1142	Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	6251 13th St.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4510	476	21	22.7	27.3%	253 (53.2%)	19 (4.0%)	122 (25.6%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.0%)	$22,340			$3,450			$18,890	51.7	51.2	1131	11		063384007242
1143	Stone Bridge	Public, Charter	K-8	1019 2nd Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Stone Bridge District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 252-5522	278	10	27.8	18.3%	171 (61.5%)	3 (1.1%)	56 (20.1%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.6%)	$11,212			$00			$11,212	51.6	68.7	706	437		060197810975
1144	Richfield Elementary	Public	K-8	23875 River Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Richfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-3354	253	11	23	52.2%	107 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (53.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$8,245			$2,659			$5,586	51.6	48.7	1202	58		063240005000
1145	Rio Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1110 West Kettleman Drive Ste.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Rio Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-4934	714	32	22.4	65.4%	267 (37.4%)	31 (4.3%)	257 (36.0%)	118 (16.5%)	20 (2.8%)	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$14,782			$1,052			$13,730	51.5	50.8	1148	3		060176512723
1146	James E. Potter Intermediate	Public	7-8	1743 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4150	828	38	21.7	81.5%	133 (16.1%)	5 (0.6%)	649 (78.4%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.1%)	$20,777			$1,921			$18,856	51.5	44.2	1335	189		061350001540
1147	Outside Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	26452 Road 164	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Outside Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0710	125	5	26	54.4%	25 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (79.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,034			$830			$11,204	51.5	63.1	814	333		062916004498
1148	Freedom Middle	Public	7-8	11445 Noriega Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6044	712	34	20.8	38.6%	287 (40.3%)	16 (2.2%)	350 (49.2%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	$11,973			$45			$11,928	51.4	65.6	780	368		063348008495
1149	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,219	115	28.1	66.1%	737 (22.9%)	438 (13.6%)	1,257 (39.0%)	462 (14.4%)	25 (0.8%)	50 (1.6%)	250 (7.8%)	$11,035			$364			$10,671	51.4	37.8	1536	387		060199013191
1150	Grow Academy Arvin	Public, Charter	K-8	901 Nectarine Ct.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Grow Academy Arvin District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 855-8200	87	4	19.5	85.1%	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	84 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,119			$2,846			$20,273	51.4	39.8	1472	322		060245412948
1151	Lifeline Education Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Lifeline Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 885-1872	698	30	22.9	95.0%	8 (1.1%)	105 (15.0%)	584 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,546			$1,072			$23,474	51.3	51.5	1120	31		060168312119
1152	Rafer Johnson Junior High	Public, Charter	7-8	1300 Stroud Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-1091	447	21	20.9	69.1%	111 (24.8%)	3 (0.7%)	304 (68.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$16,327			$606			$15,721	51.2	58.5	919	233		061980009558
1153	Orange County Educational Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	825 North Broadway	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Orange County Educational Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-2787	643	32	20	64.1%	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	590 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$18,415			$941			$17,474	51.1	53.5	1058	95		060224510992
1154	Katherine Johnson STEM Academy	Public	6-8	8701 Parkhill Dr.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 673-1230	133	9	14.5	70.7%	9 (6.8%)	68 (51.1%)	35 (26.3%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.0%)	$31,061			$5,801			$25,260	51.1	29.5	1834	680		062271014113
1155	STEAM Academy @ Burke	Public	6-8	8101 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7590	534	23	22.9	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	514 (96.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,142			$1,142			$18,000	51.1	46.1	1274	119		061218001370
1156	Dolores S. Whitley Tk-8	Public	K-8	2923 McKee Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 885-6600	1,151	51	22.7	86.6%	61 (5.3%)	50 (4.3%)	816 (70.9%)	180 (15.6%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.8%)	$17,305			$1,954			$15,351	51	54.5	1030	126		060639014239
1157	Hollydale	Public	K-8	5511 Century Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8016	794	39	20.2	87.9%	9 (1.1%)	8 (1.0%)	765 (96.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,094			$1,864			$19,230	51	43.9	1344	187		062985004648
1158	Virgil Middle	Public	6-8	152 North Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-2800	975	59	16.5	96.0%	20 (2.1%)	24 (2.5%)	778 (79.8%)	134 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	$22,028			$4,062			$17,966	51	50.5	1156	2		062271003439
1159	Balboa Middle	Public	6-8	247 Hill Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1800	845	35	24.2	58.8%	269 (31.8%)	11 (1.3%)	492 (58.2%)	38 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	$17,294			$2,335			$14,959	50.9	53.1	1068	91		064098006746
1160	Watsonville Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	407 Main St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Watsonville Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 217-4883	488	21	23.6	77.0%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (96.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$17,474			$1,377			$16,097	50.8			(n/a)		060249714404
1161	Luiseno	Public	K-8	13500 Mountain Rd.	Corona	92883	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7480	819	37	22.3	55.7%	205 (25.0%)	54 (6.6%)	491 (60.0%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.1%)	$16,511			$1,664			$14,847	50.8	41.3	1417	256		060002710281
1162	Happy Valley Elementary	Public	4-8	17480 Palm Ave.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Happy Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 357-2111	242	11	22.2	75.2%	123 (50.8%)	5 (2.1%)	48 (19.8%)	32 (13.2%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.3%)	$20,401			$7,664			$12,737	50.8	26.9	1954	792		061657002089
1163	Smith River Elementary	Public	K-8	134 First St.	Smith River	95567	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0370	258	11	24.3	67.8%	79 (30.6%)	1 (0.4%)	116 (45.0%)	2 (0.8%)	45 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$23,534			$2,901			$20,633	50.7	52.8	1076	87		061077001199
1164	Roosevelt International Middle	Public	6-8	3366 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3850	760	35	21.6	61.1%	188 (24.7%)	45 (5.9%)	403 (53.0%)	25 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	88 (11.6%)	$21,099			$3,664			$17,435	50.7	52.2	1099	65		063432005541
1165	Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle	Public	6-8	8935 Elm Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7891	708	30	23.9	52.4%	451 (63.7%)	13 (1.8%)	168 (23.7%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (6.2%)	$16,131			$1,744			$14,387	50.5	62.4	833	332		063462005808
1166	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	951 Palisade St.	Hayward	94542	Alameda County	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 370-3334	643	18	34.9	37.9%	94 (14.6%)	23 (3.6%)	297 (46.2%)	91 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	131 (20.4%)	$15,892			$1,422			$14,470	50.5	36.4	1583	417		060223813531
1167	Margarita Middle	Public	6-8	30600 Margarita Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7370	731	33	21.9	54.7%	223 (30.5%)	30 (4.1%)	346 (47.3%)	61 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (9.0%)	$16,038			$1,758			$14,280	50.4	58.1	931	236		060002809505
1168	Alexander Fleming Middle	Public	6-8	25425 Walnut St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4500	1,110	62	18	88.8%	72 (6.5%)	136 (12.3%)	787 (70.9%)	63 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	46 (4.1%)	$20,532			$3,965			$16,567	50.4	41.7	1405	237		062271003011
1169	Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies	Public, Virtual	K-8	44034 13th St. West	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 488-7600	282	11	25.4	90.1%	30 (10.6%)	63 (22.3%)	164 (58.2%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	$22,788			$3,271			$19,517	50.4	17.3	2377	1208		062088005857
1170	Vineyard Elementary	Public	K-8	1500 East Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-2306	562	22	25.4	86.7%	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	504 (89.7%)	22 (3.9%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,024			$3,236			$18,788	50.3	46.8	1253	83		062847004415
1171	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Public	6-8	5820 Illinois Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7853	687	30	23	45.9%	405 (59.0%)	12 (1.7%)	168 (24.5%)	31 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.6%)	$17,127			$1,863			$15,264	50.3	57.5	950	221		063462005760
1172	21st Century Learning Institute	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	939 East 10th St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 769-8424	314	15	20.9	72.0%	68 (21.7%)	18 (5.7%)	193 (61.5%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$13,858			$1,220			$12,638	50.3	40.2	1454	282		060429013779
1173	Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	13603 Edwards St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 894-7244	505	28	18	90.3%	25 (5.0%)	6 (1.2%)	312 (61.8%)	148 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	$23,520			$3,175			$20,345	50.2	51.2	1134	39		064215006908
1174	Turtle Bay	Public	K-8	1330 Arboretum Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0035	692	32	21.6	73.6%	421 (60.8%)	10 (1.4%)	125 (18.1%)	15 (2.2%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (14.9%)	$15,225			$163			$15,062	50.2	53.6	1051	123		063204009182
1175	Lewis H. Britton Middle	Public	6-8	80 West Central Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6160	637	27	23.6	45.1%	137 (21.5%)	7 (1.1%)	393 (61.7%)	50 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (6.9%)	$17,260			$627			$16,633	50.1	45.9	1281	106		062583003871
1176	Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	1917 B St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-6157	366	23	15.9	52.2%	123 (33.6%)	4 (1.1%)	134 (36.6%)	31 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	68 (18.6%)	$20,175			$1,412			$18,763	50	70	684	492		062409008671
1177	Sunny Brae Middle	Public	6-8	1430 Buttermilk Ln.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5988	232	13	17.3	54.3%	127 (54.7%)	2 (0.9%)	55 (23.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.1%)	$20,923			$4,240			$16,683	50	44.8	1320	143		060300000236
1178	Parsons Junior High	Public	6-8	750 Hartnell Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4190	522	27	19.1	79.3%	225 (43.1%)	16 (3.1%)	135 (25.9%)	68 (13.0%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (12.6%)	$16,197			$900			$15,297	50	44.1	1337	159		061281001442
1179	Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	333	16	20.8	44.4%	156 (46.8%)	7 (2.1%)	116 (34.8%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.6%)	$12,928			$202			$12,726	50	55.4	1006	173		060253814487
1180	Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Public	6-8	550 East Market St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1216	558	28	20.2	46.2%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	304 (54.5%)	202 (36.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	$17,586			$2,059			$15,527	50	37.2	1560	380		061887002281
1181	Aptos Junior High	Public	7-8	1001 Huntington Dr.	Aptos	95003	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 688-3234	587	27	22	51.1%	254 (43.3%)	3 (0.5%)	295 (50.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)								50	56.7	973	208		062949004536
1182	La Vina Elementary	Public	K-8	8594 Road 23	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-5194	203	14	14.1	96.6%	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (95.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$24,453			$3,583			$20,870	49.9	49.7	1180	2		062334003547
1183	Oakbrook Academy of the Arts	Public	K-8	700 Oakbrook Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 863-7930	573	23	24.9	53.4%	103 (18.0%)	53 (9.2%)	210 (36.6%)	133 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (12.0%)	$15,161			$1,357			$13,804	49.9	37.3	1552	369		061336008837
1184	Adelante Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	2999 Ridgemont Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1900	505	24	20.8	56.6%	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	489 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,691			$2,951			$20,740	49.8	57.8	937	247		060231011793
1185	Wright Elementary	Public	K-8	11317 East McGirk Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2333	562	26	21.4	87.5%	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	424 (75.4%)	127 (22.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,693			$5,635			$20,058	49.8	64.8	791	394		061209001362
1186	Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	888 North Lantana St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5335	576	27	21.4	45.5%	197 (34.2%)	14 (2.4%)	275 (47.7%)	49 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.4%)	$16,224			$1,689			$14,535	49.7	53.6	1053	133		063099004804
1187	Sylmar Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	14550 Bledsoe St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1300	850	41	20.7	82.6%	18 (2.1%)	17 (2.0%)	792 (93.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$20,957			$4,175			$16,782	49.7	42.8	1378	191		062271013198
1188	OCASA College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	31522 El Camino Real	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	OCASA College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 269-3290	83	7	11.9	33.7%	42 (50.6%)	1 (1.2%)	28 (33.7%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.8%)	$22,470			$3,144			$19,326	49.6	53.5	1057	131		060253914488
1189	Twain Harte	Public	K-8	18815 Manzanita Dr.	Twain Harte	95383	Tuolumne County	Twain Harte	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-3266	258	13	19.1	65.1%	169 (65.5%)	2 (0.8%)	62 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	$20,808			$758			$20,050	49.5	65.3	781	408		064020007475
1190	Elk Hills Elementary	Public	K-8	501 Kern St.	Tupman	93276	Kern County	Elk Hills Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-7431	159	9	17.3	73.0%	116 (73.0%)	5 (3.1%)	33 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$15,404			$1,657			$13,747	49.5	30.6	1787	597		061236001415
1191	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8800	1,098	47	23.3	63.9%	210 (19.1%)	49 (4.5%)	588 (53.6%)	72 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	146 (13.3%)	$10,126			$1,001			$9,125	49.4	60.2	880	311		062825003970
1192	Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	3347 Tapo St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6820	1,329	54	24.7	41.2%	572 (43.0%)	20 (1.5%)	527 (39.7%)	123 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.5%)	$15,020			$1,011			$14,009	49.4	47.8	1222	30		063684006272
1193	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2840 West 1st St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 479-0115	524	29	17.9	79.8%	72 (13.7%)	7 (1.3%)	425 (81.1%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,311			$1,477			$19,834	49.3	51.4	1125	68		060146112419
1194	Iftin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5465 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Iftin Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 265-2411	531	17	31.2	78.7%	30 (5.6%)	384 (72.3%)	44 (8.3%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$17,814			$2,891			$14,923	49.3	39.7	1475	281		060152711385
1195	Pescadero Elementary and Middle	Public	K-8	620 North St.	Pescadero	94060	San Mateo County	La Honda-Pescadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 879-0332	126	10	13	42.1%	23 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (79.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$30,638			$4,240			$26,398	49.3	41.3	1418	223		062022002422
1196	Douglass Middle	Public	7-8	525 Granada Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 666-2191	768	39	19.5	73.7%	124 (16.1%)	7 (0.9%)	537 (69.9%)	64 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (3.5%)	$10,563			$3,782			$6,781	49.3	41.7	1406	210		064308007901
1197	Valley Robotics Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8008	278	14	20.1	50.7%	87 (31.3%)	15 (5.4%)	92 (33.1%)	63 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)	$16,843			$2,271			$14,572	49.3	51.7	1118	79		062223014403
1198	Edward Hyatt World Language Academy	Public	K-8	400 East Shaver St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-9391	594	25	23.8	87.9%	14 (2.4%)	15 (2.5%)	560 (94.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,910			$343			$9,567	49.2	54.8	1018	180		063444014382
1199	Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	2800 Moulton Dr.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0403	431	19	22.3	63.3%	244 (56.6%)	1 (0.2%)	142 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	$13,068			$1,184			$11,884	49.2	45.3	1305	106		063078004785
1200	Vista View Middle	Public	6-8	16250 Hickory St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 842-0626	724	34	21	83.1%	71 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	450 (62.2%)	165 (22.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.6%)	$15,822			$1,264			$14,558	49.1	57.7	941	259		062814004350

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