Best Middle Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1602	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	160	9	17.8	76.9%	54 (33.8%)	5 (3.1%)	77 (48.1%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	$17,844	$2,015	$15,829	36.5	33.6	1684	82	063311005126
1603	Magnolia Science Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-12	11330 West Graham Pl. B-9	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-2464	132	8	17.4	89.4%	7 (5.3%)	8 (6.1%)	113 (85.6%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,887	$1,244	$23,643	36.3	35.4	1610	7	060167812360
1604	Lodi Middle	Public	7-8	945 South Ham Ln.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7540	893	45	19.8	78.9%	150 (16.8%)	12 (1.3%)	584 (65.4%)	116 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.9%)	$15,616	$2,228	$13,388	36.3	34.2	1658	54	062223002663
1605	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa	Public	5-8	1001 Leland St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5720	800	45	17.8	79.8%	70 (8.8%)	74 (9.3%)	558 (69.8%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.8%)	$19,929	$1,934	$17,995	36.3	43.5	1358	247	062025002434
1606	California Pacific Charter - San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	940 South Coast Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	California Pacific Charter - San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 225-7227	310	40	7.7	68.1%	88 (28.4%)	29 (9.4%)	140 (45.2%)	13 (4.2%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (9.0%)	$14,812	$889	$13,923	36.3	28.4	1888	282	060232813918
1607	Cuddeback Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Wilder Rd.	Carlotta	95528	Humboldt County	Cuddeback Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 768-3372	157	10	15.7	59.2%	111 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)				36.3	52	1106	501	061023001113
1608	High Technical LA Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5041 Sunnyslope Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 583-6229	250	11	22.6	77.2%	215 (86.0%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,912	$673	$12,239	36.2	32.1	1727	119	060178714225
1609	Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM	Public, Charter	K-8	23750 Alessandro Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Garvey/Allen Visual & Perf Arts Academy for STEM District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 384-2015	210	9	22.6	93.3%	5 (2.4%)	141 (67.1%)	44 (21.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.6%)	$17,702	$1,161	$16,541	36.2	29.2	1851	242	060251114421
1610	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 South Dwight St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6460	450	18	25	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	100 (22.2%)	341 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,075	$3,713	$20,362	36.2	33.1	1700	90	060962000989
1611	Mesa View Middle	Public	6-8	800 Mustang Way	Calimesa	92320	Riverside County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8008	717	32	22.3	72.0%	255 (35.6%)	19 (2.6%)	417 (58.2%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$17,084	$1,959	$15,125	36.2	37.7	1537	74	064356012413
1612	Brock Elliott Elementary	Public	K-8	1110 Stonum Ln.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7260	758	30	25.5	60.3%	135 (17.8%)	22 (2.9%)	442 (58.3%)	122 (16.1%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.5%)	22 (2.9%)	$14,681	$2,061	$12,620	36.2	34	1668	56	062361009575
1613	Junction K-8	Public	K-8	298 Junction Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4720	801	39	20.7	43.2%	157 (19.6%)	18 (2.2%)	545 (68.0%)	51 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	$16,388	$576	$15,812	36.1	31.9	1736	123	062211002622
1614	Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Public	6-8	6021 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-5400	1,057	61	17.2	95.4%	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1,032 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,133	$4,050	$18,083	36.1	30.1	1811	197	062271003216
1615	Blair High	Public	6-12	1201 South Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91106	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5820	1,053	57	18.3	55.5%	203 (19.3%)	74 (7.0%)	689 (65.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.8%)	$26,234	$3,605	$22,629	36.1	44.9	1316	299	062994004662
1616	Wonderful College Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2070 Veneto St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-2887	1,845	90	20.4	84.3%	45 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	1,711 (92.7%)	77 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$24,100	$3,397	$20,703	36	42.9	1377	239	060231512450
1617	Adele Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Broadway	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6080	334	19	17.3	29.3%	135 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	188 (56.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,152	$521	$10,631	36	46.2	1272	345	063720010436
1618	Everest Value	Public, Charter	K-8	240 North Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Everest Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-7736	380	16	23.7	92.1%	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	358 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,522	$2,609	$19,913	36	55	1016	602	060208513756
1619	William G. Jehue Middle	Public	6-8	1500 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7377	1,444	57	25.4	87.1%	23 (1.6%)	70 (4.8%)	1,310 (90.7%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.2%)	$19,139	$3,093	$16,046	36	29.6	1822	203	063237007621
1620	Fortuna Middle	Public	7-8	843 L St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-3415	231	18	13.1	78.4%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	94 (40.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	$14,549	$1,255	$13,294	36	22.2	2166	546	060142001617
1621	Northern United - Humboldt Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2020 Campton Rd.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Northern United - Humboldt Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 445-2660	330	28	11.9	74.2%	191 (57.9%)	3 (0.9%)	47 (14.2%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.7%)	$18,473	$1,239	$17,234	36	51.4	1124	497	060190914323
1622	Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1145 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 221-8550	478	18	26.5	47.1%	255 (53.3%)	2 (0.4%)	174 (36.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	$14,441	$684	$13,757	35.9	49.6	1183	439	060194313176
1623	Traver Elementary	Public	K-8	36736 Canal Dr.	Traver	93673	Tulare County	Traver Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-0236	235	11	21.3	71.5%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (97.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,431	$1,593	$16,838	35.9	38.9	1511	112	063960006594
1624	Raymond Cree Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Vista Chino	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8283	721	37	19.6	97.1%	78 (10.8%)	48 (6.7%)	533 (73.9%)	23 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	$21,848	$1,755	$20,093	35.8	37.8	1535	89	062955004564
1625	Nelson Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Sixth St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2940	456	23	19.4	85.7%	162 (35.5%)	8 (1.8%)	71 (15.6%)	162 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (9.0%)	$20,724	$2,062	$18,662	35.8	33.5	1691	66	063918006544
1626	Imperial Valley Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2370 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 335-5100	131	5	26.2	58.0%	15 (11.5%)	2 (1.5%)	107 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$62,288	$4,035	$58,253	35.7	50.8	1146	480	061203012660
1627	Oak Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	40094 Indian Springs Rd.	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	187	10	18.2	74.3%	118 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (26.7%)	4 (2.1%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$18,448	$3,240	$15,208	35.7	26.4	1980	353	060408009307
1628	Apple Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	12555 Navajo Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 247-8001	173	10	17.3	85.0%	27 (15.6%)	8 (4.6%)	125 (72.3%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$11,800	$604	$11,196	35.7	37.6	1539	89	060001714643
1629	Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-8	1700 East Seventh St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 985-1012	493	23	21.2	76.3%	16 (3.2%)	7 (1.4%)	442 (89.7%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$23,728	$3,161	$20,567	35.6	35.2	1616	13	062847004387
1630	Independence	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8275	166	12	14.1	72.3%	30 (18.1%)	10 (6.0%)	87 (52.4%)	30 (18.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	$15,319	$2,065	$13,254	35.6	33.1	1701	71	062223008320
1631	Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4300	933	46	20.2	89.1%	41 (4.4%)	10 (1.1%)	823 (88.2%)	53 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	$23,670	$3,963	$19,707	35.5	36.7	1576	55	062271002878
1632	Washington Manor Middle	Public	6-8	1170 Fargo Ave.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5500	500	20	24.5	74.0%	29 (5.8%)	33 (6.6%)	234 (46.8%)	173 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.2%)	$22,150	$1,452	$20,698	35.5	38	1532	100	063471008973
1633	San Juan	Public	K-8	100 Nyland Dr.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-4538	298	15	19.8	55.7%	58 (19.5%)	3 (1.0%)	217 (72.8%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$19,966	$2,938	$17,028	35.3	30.3	1802	169	069113610297
1634	School of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	295 North Garey Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	School of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 622-0699	647	53	12.3	68.5%	54 (8.3%)	28 (4.3%)	519 (80.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	$22,496	$2,316	$20,180	35.3	15.6	2456	822	060218011207
1635	PUC Lakeview Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	11465 Kagel Canyon St.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Lakeview Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 485-0340	334	16	20.7	94.6%	8 (2.4%)	9 (2.7%)	308 (92.2%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$28,744	$8,085	$20,659	35.3	30.9	1773	138	060158410837
1636	La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	$20,472	$2,993	$17,479	35.3	30.2	1805	169	062513003740
1637	Earle E. Williams Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Tennis Ln.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3345	762	36	21	77.0%	82 (10.8%)	45 (5.9%)	469 (61.5%)	120 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	34 (4.5%)	$17,500	$1,465	$16,035	35.2	34	1670	33	060004707399
1638	Southridge Technical Middle	Public	6-8	14500 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5420	923	37	25.2	75.1%	35 (3.8%)	50 (5.4%)	802 (86.9%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$19,963	$2,806	$17,157	35.2	36.5	1581	57	061392009137
1639	Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	1212 East Kellwil Way	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5200	470	23	20.2	83.8%	16 (3.4%)	7 (1.5%)	431 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,929	$3,854	$17,075	35.2	38.1	1529	110	061152001283
1640	Fortune	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6829 Stockton Blvd. Ste. 380	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Fortune District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 273-1030	1,698	93	18.3	79.9%	22 (1.3%)	1,044 (61.5%)	373 (22.0%)	37 (2.2%)	8 (0.5%)	13 (0.8%)	201 (11.8%)	$22,195	$2,593	$19,602	35.2	28.6	1873	233	060243214070
1641	Grow Academy Shafter	Public, Charter	K-8	471 West Los Angeles St.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Grow Academy Shafter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 630-7220	80	6	14.5	72.5%	12 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,090	$1,468	$19,622	35.1	40.1	1458	183	060209114186
1642	El Monte Middle	Public	6-8	42111 Road 128	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3017	844	42	19.8	97.0%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	815 (96.6%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,792	$3,331	$14,461	35.1	31.2	1760	118	061035008661
1643	Orchard Academies 2C	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	395	19	20.3	97.7%	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,846	$3,583	$18,263	35	30.7	1786	143	062271012779
1644	Paradise Junior High	Public	7-8	5657 Recreation Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6465	197	12	16.5	70.6%	138 (70.1%)	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.6%)	$21,246	$4,055	$17,191	35	18.8	2307	663	062982004639
1645	Launch Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	2710 Iris Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 796-7624	578	28	20.7	51.2%	57 (9.9%)	25 (4.3%)	443 (76.6%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)				35	48.4	1208	437	063864014532
1646	Paso Verde	Public	K-8	5240 PV Scholars Ln.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5810	897	39	23.2	52.4%	134 (14.9%)	170 (19.0%)	246 (27.4%)	204 (22.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	134 (14.9%)	$14,160	$1,689	$12,471	34.9	52.2	1098	548	060003614188
1647	Community Outreach Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5637 Skvarla Ave.	McClellan	95652	Sacramento County	Community Outreach Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5170	1,931	78	24.6	74.0%	1,852 (95.9%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.0%)	16 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$16,955	$1,144	$15,811	34.9	35.5	1608	39	060208111200
1648	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1218 North Fourth St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	PUC Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 256-1951	351	16	21.9	90.0%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	340 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,017	$17,245	$2,772	34.9	31.9	1734	86	060239313947
1649	Golden Eagle Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1030 W A Barr Rd.	Mount Shasta	96067	Siskiyou County	Golden Eagle Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 926-5800	490	30	16.5	69.6%	357 (72.9%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.3%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.4%)	$17,220	$1,077	$16,143	34.9	40	1463	186	060203912203
1650	Wilson C. Riles Middle	Public	7-8	4747 PFE Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 787-8100	682	34	20	56.0%	215 (31.5%)	89 (13.0%)	202 (29.6%)	105 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	56 (8.2%)	$15,974	$801	$15,173	34.9	32.7	1717	67	060790011082
1651	Torch Middle	Public	6-8	751 North Vineland Ave.	City Of Industry	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-2700	345	16	21.8	90.1%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	307 (89.0%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,613	$4,695	$17,918	34.9	34.8	1635	16	060411000377
1652	Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$21,393	$2,725	$18,668	34.9	30.2	1804	152	061869002272
1653	Magnolia Junior High	Public	7-8	13150 Mountain Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9263	541	28	19	83.4%	41 (7.6%)	15 (2.8%)	429 (79.3%)	39 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)				34.9	40.1	1459	194	060846000843
1654	Taft Middle	Public	6-8	9191 Gramercy Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2650	410	20	20.6	65.6%	63 (15.4%)	63 (15.4%)	171 (41.7%)	47 (11.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	60 (14.6%)	$21,248	$3,361	$17,887	34.8	46.8	1256	398	063432005558
1655	Vista Verde Middle	Public	6-8	25777 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4690	900	39	22.8	82.8%	36 (4.0%)	199 (22.1%)	580 (64.4%)	43 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (3.9%)	$20,034	$993	$19,041	34.8	31.5	1751	96	069113501028
1656	Achieve Charter School of Chico	Public, Charter	K-8	1494 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Chico District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-4100	222	8	27	37.8%	150 (67.6%)	6 (2.7%)	38 (17.1%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	$15,078	$2,531	$12,547	34.8	44.3	1329	327	060257014596
1657	KIPP Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	6100 S. Hoover St	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	KIPP Scholar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-2272	434	19	22.9	83.6%	2 (0.5%)	173 (39.9%)	246 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$25,528	$1,731	$23,797	34.6	34.5	1651	6	060215413004
1658	Central Middle	Public	7-8	4795 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7282	621	29	21.1	83.3%	77 (12.4%)	43 (6.9%)	474 (76.3%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$19,743	$1,297	$18,446	34.6	33.8	1678	20	063315005134
1659	Hillside Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	29955 Watson Rd.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 926-9244	155	10	15.5	81.9%	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)	116 (74.8%)	10 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (7.1%)	$17,265	$1,407	$15,858	34.6	18.4	2322	663	063339014640
1660	Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	715	36	19.9	98.6%	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	678 (94.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,239	$4,181	$15,058	34.5	30.2	1803	143	062271012440
1661	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2000 California St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8900	621	30	20.6	72.3%	176 (28.3%)	12 (1.9%)	377 (60.7%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.1%)	$9,295	$930	$8,365	34.5	35.8	1596	65	062825004364
1662	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	5356 South Fifth Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 596-2290	998	46	21.4	95.9%	2 (0.2%)	95 (9.5%)	890 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$20,410	$2,136	$18,274	34.5	32.8	1712	50	060226611641
1663	Shasta Lake	Public	K-8	4620 Vallecito St.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7020	602	33	18.5	77.1%	408 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	89 (14.8%)	13 (2.2%)	34 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	$20,975	$3,558	$17,417	34.5	26.7	1968	305	061495011804
1664	Reseda Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3600	1,339	76	17.6	88.3%	171 (12.8%)	44 (3.3%)	1,002 (74.8%)	87 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.2%)	$25,971	$4,915	$21,056	34.5	51.5	1122	542	062271003301
1665	Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15801 Sierra Vista Ct.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4000	270	13	20.7	80.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (94.1%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$23,265	$1,641	$21,624	34.5	30.6	1789	124	061632502062
1666	Antioch Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3325 Hacienda Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 755-7311	202	11	19	30.7%	47 (23.3%)	22 (10.9%)	83 (41.1%)	34 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.4%)	$14,667	$344	$14,323	34.4	61.9	841	825	060202707493
1667	Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	574	28	20.4	71.3%	58 (10.1%)	15 (2.6%)	450 (78.4%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	$19,844	$3,239	$16,605	34.3	29.7	1820	153	060205410388
1668	Bud Carson Middle	Public	6-8	13838 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1908	601	25	23.9	94.5%	6 (1.0%)	184 (30.6%)	382 (63.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$21,098	$4,945	$16,153	34.3	36.6	1580	88	061668002100
1669	KIPP University Park	Public, Charter	K-8	820 North American St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	KIPP University Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 741-7924	427	23	18.5	91.3%	17 (4.0%)	76 (17.8%)	297 (69.6%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	$30,680	$908	$29,772	34.2	20.3	2253	584	060257514623
1670	Vista Heights Middle	Public	6-8	23049 Old Lake Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4300	1,419	66	21.4	80.3%	108 (7.6%)	183 (12.9%)	1,005 (70.8%)	55 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.4%)	$18,441	$2,243	$16,198	34.2	37.2	1555	115	062580009159
1671	Highland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Wellwood Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Highland Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 266-0220	331	17	19.4	38.1%	123 (37.2%)	9 (2.7%)	164 (49.5%)	14 (4.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$13,361	$1,015	$12,346	34.2	47.1	1243	428	060207313150
1672	Crown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Crown Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 448-9747	446	28	15.7	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	408 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$18,658	$2,580	$16,078	34.2	29.9	1819	147	060184912811
1673	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8255 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3280	437	21	20.4	97.3%	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	428 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,887	$3,078	$21,809	34.1	42.1	1392	281	060209614036
1674	Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$26,984	$1,709	$25,275	34.1	43.1	1370	304	060212113164
1675	California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,031	43	23.9	89.8%	35 (3.4%)	34 (3.3%)	934 (90.6%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	$17,591	$383	$17,208	34.1	21.6	2194	519	063021011184
1676	Lee Middle	Public	7-8	520 West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-0251	575	32	17.8	75.1%	103 (17.9%)	5 (0.9%)	407 (70.8%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.6%)	$10,083	$3,314	$6,769	34.1	28.5	1880	204	064308007005
1677	Richard Henry Dana Middle	Public	6-8	1501 South Cabrillo Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 241-1100	1,355	64	21.2	82.0%	140 (10.3%)	99 (7.3%)	1,029 (75.9%)	23 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	52 (3.8%)	$20,221	$3,430	$16,791	34.1	34.6	1647	30	062271002947
1678	Hollister Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	873 Santa Ana Rd. Ste. 200	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 634-4930	858	36	23.6	62.0%	39 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	810 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$12,404	$1,482	$10,922	34.1	34.1	1662	16	061734012075
1679	California Online Public Schools Central Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	California Online Public Schools Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	729			68.7%	255 (35.0%)	36 (4.9%)	336 (46.1%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.0%)	$13,398	$917	$12,481	34	32.8	1711	32	060241111819
1680	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	2560 Darwin St.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 300-1560	716	36	19.8	52.8%	24 (3.4%)	18 (2.5%)	450 (62.8%)	90 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	103 (14.4%)	$13,993	$1,687	$12,306	34	39.6	1479	201	060164711849
1681	Brittan Elementary	Public	K-8	2340 Pepper St.	Sutter	95982	Sutter County	Brittan Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5155	539	26	20.5	34.7%	357 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (25.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	$12,105	$2,378	$9,727	34	46.5	1269	412	060609000544
1682	Herbert C. Green Middle	Public	5-8	3781 Forni Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-4668	363	23	16	49.9%	207 (57.0%)	2 (0.6%)	121 (33.3%)	6 (1.7%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$12,470	$932	$11,538	34	30.5	1792	110	062598003897
1683	Vandenberg Middle	Public	7-8	Mountain View Blvd.	Vandenberg Afb	93437	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2700	565	28	20.2	52.0%	162 (28.7%)	16 (2.8%)	326 (57.7%)	25 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	$16,216	$622	$15,594	33.9	36.8	1575	108	062241002690
1684	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12	Public, Charter	6-8	131 East 50th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-7270	496	19	25.6	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	474 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$18,867	$2,720	$16,147	33.8	24.2	2073	389	060245313403
1685	Yermo Elementary	Public	K-8	38280 Gleason St.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2931	368	20	18.1	85.9%	130 (35.3%)	14 (3.8%)	180 (48.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$21,555	$1,500	$20,055	33.7	26.8	1964	279	063682007258
1686	Powell Academy for Success	Public	K-8	150 Victoria St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 631-8794	706	29	24.3	80.0%	11 (1.6%)	170 (24.1%)	456 (64.6%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	23 (3.3%)	$19,239	$3,741	$15,498	33.7	21.3	2207	521	062250008025
1687	Enterprise Middle	Public	6-8	2600 West Compton Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6030	182	10	18	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	53 (29.1%)	123 (67.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,891	$4,833	$23,058	33.7	20.8	2228	541	060962004608
1688	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	929 North Las Palmas Ave.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 993-3400	457	32	14.3	91.5%	53 (11.6%)	51 (11.2%)	320 (70.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$28,256	$5,630	$22,626	33.7	23.4	2111	423	062271002836
1689	KIPP Stockton	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	742 Dallas Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	KIPP Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-1686	265	16	16.5	84.5%	7 (2.6%)	50 (18.9%)	176 (66.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$44,884	$2,400	$42,484	33.6	40.8	1432	257	060256314579
1690	New Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1919 South Burnside Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	New Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-6400	317	13	23.5	73.8%	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	275 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$19,406	$2,400	$17,006	33.6	41.4	1415	275	060186612324
1691	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1263 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-4125	518	23	22.4	74.1%	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	496 (95.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,787	$3,641	$19,146	33.6	31.4	1755	64	060188312536
1692	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 West Briggsmore Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	776	44	17.7	53.0%	380 (49.0%)	7 (0.9%)	258 (33.2%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (12.9%)	$11,894	$117	$11,777	33.6	39.2	1500	192	060240614327
1693	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	11111 Thienes Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4650	785	42	18.7	90.4%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	737 (93.9%)	43 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,429	$6,543	$19,886	33.6	36.7	1577	116	062619003918
1694	Audubon K-8	Public	K-8	8111 San Vicente	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5800	495	21	23.5	87.9%	15 (3.0%)	28 (5.7%)	403 (81.4%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	$22,168	$4,050	$18,118	33.5	29.2	1845	151	063432005411
1695	Del Sol Academy	Public	K-8	11626 Forsythia St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 416-1106	1,213	53	23	52.3%	129 (10.6%)	81 (6.7%)	770 (63.5%)	173 (14.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.5%)	$19,597	$1,526	$18,071	33.5	31.6	1748	53	061926014336
1696	Elite Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Whitney Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Elite Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 652-3142	612	29	20.9	62.1%	17 (2.8%)	343 (56.0%)	213 (34.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.3%)	$18,336	$873	$17,463	33.4	16	2438	742	060248514376
1697	Pacoima Middle	Public	6-8	9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4200	823	47	17.6	91.9%	18 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	776 (94.3%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$23,070	$4,133	$18,937	33.4	34.1	1666	31	062271003263
1698	Kit Carson Elementary	Public	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2843	345	21	16.3	67.8%	85 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	234 (67.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$16,772	$688	$16,084	33.4	31.2	1761	63	061989002386
1699	Val Verde Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	972 Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 443-2450	151	11	13.8	85.4%	6 (4.0%)	19 (12.6%)	116 (76.8%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$20,362	$491	$19,871	33.3	34.8	1637	62	069113512749
1700	Jackson Junior High	Public	6-8	747 Sutter St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5700	270	14	19	47.8%	173 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (20.7%)	6 (2.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	$16,418	$1,036	$15,382	33.3	37.3	1554	146	060245009300
1701	Dixieland Elementary	Public	K-8	18440 Road 19	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9119	266	15	18.1	94.4%	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	239 (89.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$20,700	$3,412	$17,288	33.3	44.3	1332	369	062334003544

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