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
1702	Weaverville Elementary	Public	K-8	31020 State Highway 3	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-5533	331	20	16.8	67.7%	253 (76.4%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.4%)	$20,640			$1,764			$18,876	33.3	45.5	1295	407		060133106872
1703	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 West Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	501	31	16.3	76.4%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	484 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,004			$3,134			$14,870	33.3	37.1	1562	141		060242812189
1704	Hamilton Tk-8	Public	K-8	5530 Nave Dr.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4691	544	26	21.1	82.0%	54 (9.9%)	22 (4.0%)	412 (75.7%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	$26,063			$2,425			$23,638	33.2	37.4	1548	156		062772004185
1705	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-8	3394 Woodland Dr.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0310	435	23	18.9	64.6%	277 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (18.6%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.0%)	$15,083			$3,922			$11,161	33.2	45.4	1301	404		062394003607
1706	Eastmont Intermediate	Public	6-8	400 North Bradshawe Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-5133	562	26	21.7	91.6%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (98.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,298			$980			$12,318	33.2	27.3	1931	225		062547003795
1707	Hilmar Middle	Public	6-8	7528 North Scholar Way	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8847	542	28	19.6	66.4%	276 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	250 (46.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$13,827			$1,185			$12,642	33.2	35.1	1617	90		061722009856
1708	Giano Intermediate	Public	7-8	3223 South Giano Ave.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2461	463	23	19.9	94.6%	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	422 (91.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$19,125			$1,616			$17,509	33.2	35	1626	82		063375005200
1709	Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	1109 Pacheco Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6110	873	42	21	95.6%	40 (4.6%)	65 (7.4%)	734 (84.1%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$17,323			$2,055			$15,268	33.2	38	1531	178		061605002005
1710	Laytonville Elementary	Public	K-8	150 Ramsey Rd.	Laytonville	95454	Mendocino County	Laytonville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 984-6123	217	11	19.2	74.7%	117 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (25.3%)	5 (2.3%)	20 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.2%)	$22,066			$2,717			$19,349	33.2	11.9	2592	882		064258007899
1711	Hearthstone	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2280 6th St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-5848	185	12	15	76.2%	108 (58.4%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (21.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (15.1%)	$20,495			$2,416			$18,079	33.1	16.4	2422	711		069100205704
1712	Bellevue Senior Elementary	Public	7-8	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	178	12	15.2	93.8%	8 (4.5%)	5 (2.8%)	161 (90.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,834			$1,921			$11,913	33.1	37.7	1538	174		060342013051
1713	SOAR Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	198 West Mill St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	SOAR Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-3300	461	20	22.9	85.7%	35 (7.6%)	64 (13.9%)	341 (74.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$20,553			$1,642			$18,911	33.1	43.5	1359	354		060148112377
1714	Nordhoff Junior High	Public	7-8	1401 Maricopa Hwy	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4343	271	12	22.1	53.1%	137 (50.6%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (42.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$3,615			$205			$3,410	33.1	35.9	1593	121		062827004376
1715	Golden Sierra Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	5101 Garden Valley Rd.	Garden Valley	95633	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8330	436	28	15.5	42.9%	327 (75.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (14.9%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.0%)	$16,779			$523			$16,256	33.1	39.5	1484	231		060524000495
1716	American River Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6620 Wentworth Springs Rd.	Georgetown	95634	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8340	263	9	29.5	38.0%	204 (77.6%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	30 (11.4%)	$13,583			$282			$13,301	33	31.7	1742	26		060524012774
1717	Integrity Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 National City Blvd.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Integrity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-0808	393	21	18.8	87.0%	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	366 (93.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$19,440			$3,167			$16,273	33	21.7	2188	471		060192811237
1718	Sierra Junior High	Public	7-8	33326 Lodge Rd.	Tollhouse	93667	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-8311	184	13	14.4	40.8%	106 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (19.0%)	2 (1.1%)	28 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	$14,275			$1,986			$12,289	33	39.2	1501	217		063680512899
1719	Western Avenue Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	1724 West 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 295-3261	563	30	18.6	98.4%	4 (0.7%)	85 (15.1%)	434 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	$27,550			$6,849			$20,701	32.9	13.7	2528	809		062271003456
1720	Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,052	57	18.4	96.6%	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,041 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$23,011			$4,093			$18,918	32.9	25.7	2010	290		062271008510
1721	Belvedere Middle	Public	6-8	312 North Record Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-5400	734	43	16.9	95.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$24,161			$4,337			$19,824	32.9	28.5	1884	163		062271002850
1722	Los Arboles Middle	Public	7-8	294 Hillcrest Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 384-3550	408	23	17.8	75.5%	48 (11.8%)	23 (5.6%)	258 (63.2%)	60 (14.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$21,578			$2,624			$18,954	32.8	24.8	2043	321		062553003832
1723	El Sausal Middle	Public	7-8	1155 East Alisal St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7200	1,067	48	22.1	91.7%	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1,052 (98.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,859			$1,978			$15,881	32.8	34.1	1661	62		063398005333
1724	McKinleyville Middle	Public	6-8	2285 Central Ave.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1508	302	17	17.9	53.3%	185 (61.3%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.9%)	$15,792			$1,575			$14,217	32.8	35.1	1620	104		062430003651
1725	Sitting Bull Academy	Public	K-8	19445 Sitting Bull Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-8479	1,695	68	24.7	64.8%	500 (29.5%)	84 (5.0%)	1,003 (59.2%)	35 (2.1%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	57 (3.4%)	$15,889			$1,646			$14,243	32.8	40.4	1447	278		060001711747
1726	Ray Wiltsey Middle	Public	6-8	1450 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-5838	727	42	17.4	95.2%	9 (1.2%)	49 (6.7%)	648 (89.1%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$23,605			$3,935			$19,670	32.7	31.3	1758	32		062847004400
1727	Today's Fresh Start-Compton	Public, Charter	K-8	4476 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Today's Fresh Start-Compton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-9826	374	22	16.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	194 (51.9%)	166 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	$6,967			$2,672			$4,295	32.7	37.2	1556	171		060195211336
1728	Chipman Junior High	Public	7-8	2905 Eissler St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5210	708	33	21.7	66.2%	105 (14.8%)	43 (6.1%)	537 (75.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$18,488			$2,574			$15,914	32.7	41.2	1423	305		060363000292
1729	Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy	Public	K-8	126 South Snyder Ave.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2266	108	6	18.7	38.0%	58 (53.7%)	2 (1.9%)	38 (35.2%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	$18,189			$1,176			$17,013	32.7	62.9	820	909		063888014651
1730	Crozier (George W.) Junior High	Public	7-8	1210 West Regent St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5280	126	8	16.1	84.1%	0 (0.0%)	52 (41.3%)	72 (57.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								32.6	18.4	2323	593		061839002249
1731	Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	1635 Park Ave.	San Jose	95126	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6274	910	49	18.5	63.0%	86 (9.5%)	28 (3.1%)	711 (78.1%)	44 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	$21,026			$855			$20,171	32.6	32.8	1714	17		063459005720
1732	Scale Leadership Academy - East	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1880 Compton Ave	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Scale Leadership Academy - East District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 315-4660	1,261	36	35.4	56.1%	639 (50.7%)	213 (16.9%)	162 (12.8%)	147 (11.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	89 (7.1%)	$15,787			$999			$14,788	32.6	27.7	1910	178		060189714356
1733	Paseo Grande Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5248 Rose St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Paseo Grande Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(833) 980-1356	152	7	23.1	77.6%	41 (27.0%)	19 (12.5%)	65 (42.8%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (12.5%)	$36,034			$78			$35,956	32.6			(n/a)		060218813882
1734	Potrero Elementary	Public	K-8	2611 North Potrero Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 350-9386	596	28	21.2	95.3%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	541 (90.8%)	50 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,069			$5,726			$20,343	32.6	47.7	1227	507		061209001356
1735	Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	1921 Arroyo Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4532	249	16	15.5	96.4%	5 (2.0%)	6 (2.4%)	233 (93.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,415			$3,327			$22,088	32.6	34.6	1648	87		063132004846
1736	Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,454	63	23	72.8%	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	1,382 (95.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	$20,206			$1,283			$18,923	32.6	27.1	1946	210		060237212985
1737	Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	701 105th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 775-0255	723	49	14.7	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.7%)	606 (83.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	$25,278			$1,725			$23,553	32.5	23.2	2118	381		060175514027
1738	Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)	Public, Charter	5-8	1660 Monroe St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 727-9495	97	5	18.6	64.9%	79 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$19,595			$245			$19,350	32.5	31.3	1757	19		060276014049
1739	Modoc Middle	Public	6-8	906 West Fourth St.	Alturas	96101	Modoc County	Modoc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 233-7201	172	10	16.6	65.7%	114 (66.3%)	3 (1.7%)	36 (20.9%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.2%)	$16,407			$2,390			$14,017	32.4	22.2	2164	425		062519003765
1740	Gabriella Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1435 Logan St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Gabriella Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-5741	396	21	18.7	88.4%	10 (2.5%)	6 (1.5%)	354 (89.4%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$21,983			$1,871			$20,112	32.4	46.7	1259	481		060214310866
1741	San Jacinto Valley Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	480 North San Jacinto Ave.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-6113	1,658	94	17.5	60.4%	323 (19.5%)	77 (4.6%)	1,142 (68.9%)	29 (1.7%)	24 (1.4%)	7 (0.4%)	56 (3.4%)	$15,810			$1,523			$14,287	32.4	19.8	2269	528		060239007219
1742	Southport Elementary	Public	K-8	2747 Linden Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7890	785	36	21.8	50.4%	249 (31.7%)	38 (4.8%)	315 (40.1%)	86 (11.0%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.4%)	82 (10.4%)								32.4	38.2	1525	217		064158007936
1743	Palm Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Slawson Ave.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4260	999	50	19.9	84.4%	99 (9.9%)	124 (12.4%)	712 (71.3%)	23 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.1%)	$20,711			$2,302			$18,409	32.4	31.1	1768	25		062580010278
1744	New Jerusalem	Public, Charter	1-8	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-2597	217	9	24.6	48.4%	85 (39.2%)	6 (2.8%)	117 (53.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$16,666			$499			$16,167	32.3	20.8	2226	482		062703012204
1745	Pacific Coast Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	294 Green Valley Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2180	132	6	21.6	78.0%	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (82.6%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								32.3			(n/a)		062949008364
1746	Renaissance Academy	Public	6-8	1720 Hopkins Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-1950	348	22	15.9	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	274 (78.7%)	56 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$22,475			$3,088			$19,387	32.2	33.5	1687	59		060231011446
1747	William Finch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	607 East Tehama St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Glenn County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1683	154	9	16.7	63.0%	60 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (52.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$18,780			$1,729			$17,051	32.2	12.1	2582	835		069100808479
1748	Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19740 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 595-4500	440	11	39.9	65.2%	50 (11.4%)	65 (14.8%)	298 (67.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	$15,325			$809			$14,516	32.2	12.1	2584	836		060243614343
1749	Reagan Elementary	Public	K-8	340 North Harvard	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-1311	426	19	23	92.5%	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	394 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$24,221			$4,056			$20,165	32.2	48	1215	534		062187012687
1750	El Portal Middle	Public	6-8	805 First St.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7095	587	30	19.6	55.4%	258 (44.0%)	6 (1.0%)	300 (51.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$12,407			$731			$11,676	32.2	44.1	1338	412		061284001447
1751	Southern California Flex Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8560 Aliento Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Southern California Flex Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 396-8818	505	24	20.7	75.6%	80 (15.8%)	92 (18.2%)	304 (60.2%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	$14,231			$488			$13,743	32.1	20.5	2244	493		060195614359
1752	Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle	Public	6-8	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 661-4500	341	21	16.1	89.7%	5 (1.5%)	194 (56.9%)	125 (36.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	$34,372			$6,547			$27,825	32.1	30.5	1791	39		062271002944
1753	Rialto Middle	Public	6-8	1262 West Rialto Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 879-7308	1,017	46	21.8	87.9%	11 (1.1%)	90 (8.8%)	888 (87.3%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	$20,125			$3,255			$16,870	32.1	30.1	1810	57		063237004998
1754	Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	$16,667			$2,168			$14,499	32	31.5	1750	4		064119003968
1755	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana	Public, Charter	K-8	7420 North Locust Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive Fontana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 465-5405	245	12	19.9	41.2%	16 (6.5%)	25 (10.2%)	178 (72.7%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$19,580			$1,181			$18,399	32	28.2	1898	143		069113814669
1756	Grunsky Elementary	Public	K-8	1550 North School St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7200	456	18	25.2	90.1%	21 (4.6%)	10 (2.2%)	376 (82.5%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.3%)	$15,561			$3,534			$12,027	32	16.6	2412	656		063801006413
1757	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	111 New Mohawk Rd.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 478-1815	208	11	19.2	48.1%	163 (78.4%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	$12,227			$462			$11,765	31.9	50.9	1143	614		069102311877
1758	Santa Barbara Junior High	Public	7-8	721 East Cota St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-7751	512	32	16	79.7%	65 (12.7%)	3 (0.6%)	425 (83.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$19,046			$1,527			$17,519	31.9	35.1	1623	135		060141406030
1759	Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence	Public	K-8	11710 South Cherry Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5400	487	18	26.9	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	129 (26.5%)	332 (68.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)								31.9	25.2	2027	268		061839002247
1760	Flora Arca Mata	Public	K-8	5600 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7000	487	19	25.1	80.1%	21 (4.3%)	87 (17.9%)	284 (58.3%)	63 (12.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.7%)	$13,770			$3,001			$10,769	31.9	30	1815	55		063801014471
1761	Delta Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	772	49	15.8	52.3%	227 (29.4%)	36 (4.7%)	402 (52.1%)	28 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	64 (8.3%)	$16,798			$495			$16,303	31.9	39.8	1471	290		062703010391
1762	Sierra Middle	Public	7-8	4950 Central Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7501	829	37	22.2	88.5%	63 (7.6%)	46 (5.5%)	690 (83.2%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.7%)	$18,810			$1,400			$17,410	31.9	34.3	1654	108		063315005158
1763	Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18720 Linnet St.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 821-0336	641	28	22.8	87.2%	52 (8.1%)	111 (17.3%)	435 (67.9%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.2%)	$19,181			$3,231			$15,950	31.9	27.2	1939	176		062271014630
1764	Mountain Oaks	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Old Oak Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(888) 686-6257	425	8	50.4	52.5%	297 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (20.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$12,959			$215			$12,744	31.9	37.6	1540	224		069100308686
1765	South Bay Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	44	2	19.3	93.2%	22 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)	$18,788			$1,325			$17,463	31.8	46.6	1264	501		063735012891
1766	Denair Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-2510	298	16	18.1	68.5%	112 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	161 (54.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$12,719			$2,143			$10,576	31.7	20.4	2249	483		061104008654
1767	Valley Home Elementary	Public	K-8	13231 Pioneer Ave.	Valley Home	95361	Stanislaus County	Valley Home Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-0117	191	9	21.2	34.0%	108 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$11,069			$917			$10,152	31.7	31.3	1756	11		064080006742
1768	California Creative Learning Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy Middle School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	98	4	23.9	60.2%	27 (27.6%)	5 (5.1%)	55 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	$21,327			$2,330			$18,997	31.7	27.3	1935	167		060173514296
1769	Jessie Nelson Academy	Public	6-8	1951 Cherry Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-6041	832	32	25.9	80.5%	15 (1.8%)	105 (12.6%)	499 (60.0%)	181 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	25 (3.0%)	$20,443			$4,093			$16,350	31.7	29.2	1847	78		062250002708
1770	Arboga Elementary	Public	K-8	1686 Broadway	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6101	746	34	22.1	65.7%	230 (30.8%)	15 (2.0%)	357 (47.9%)	67 (9.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	$12,854			$2,428			$10,426	31.7	39.2	1496	274		062409003621
1771	Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	2277 West Bellaire Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7050	538	29	18.2	86.1%	38 (7.1%)	40 (7.4%)	418 (77.7%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$18,649			$2,342			$16,307	31.6	35.5	1609	162		061455001717
1772	Octavia E. Butler Magnet	Public	6-8	1505 North Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5830	481	26	18.4	70.3%	47 (9.8%)	45 (9.4%)	351 (73.0%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$27,105			$4,089			$23,016	31.6	21.3	2204	432		062994004689
1773	Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,355	72	18.7	75.4%	203 (15.0%)	10 (0.7%)	1,003 (74.0%)	33 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (7.0%)	$16,515			$2,438			$14,077	31.6	28.5	1883	110		060170503964
1774	KIPP Bayview Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1060 Key Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-2522	167	12	13.8	96.4%	2 (1.2%)	58 (34.7%)	83 (49.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.2%)	6 (3.6%)	$46,652			$5,316			$41,336	31.6	19	2301	527		060217211256
1775	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	333 North Westwood Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-6303	355	17	20.8	89.3%	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	323 (91.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$24,624			$4,318			$20,306	31.6	44.9	1317	458		062187002594
1776	Desert Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1575 Payne Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4964	497	30	16.4	13.3%	180 (36.2%)	27 (5.4%)	179 (36.0%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (16.5%)	$10,251			$758			$9,493	31.6	26.9	1955	179		062649003995
1777	Desert Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2248 East Ramon Rd.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 778-0487	317	20	15.5	89.6%	49 (15.5%)	22 (6.9%)	232 (73.2%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$21,646			$3,679			$17,967	31.6	30.7	1784	7		062955013957
1778	B. Gale Wilson Middle	Public	K-8	3301 Cherry Hills Ct.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4225	602	27	22.4	62.3%	100 (16.6%)	70 (11.6%)	302 (50.2%)	53 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	68 (11.3%)	$15,839			$1,486			$14,353	31.5	46.9	1251	527		061336009815
1779	Sal Castro Middle	Public	6-8	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4416	276	19	14.2	97.8%	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	249 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$23,384			$3,608			$19,776	31.5	15.7	2450	671		062271012483
1780	Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	876	48	18.2	71.8%	180 (20.5%)	95 (10.8%)	486 (55.5%)	67 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.3%)	$18,958			$2,579			$16,379	31.5	33.5	1689	91		061455001771
1781	Yuba City Independence Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	984 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-5244	102	9	11.8	75.5%	37 (36.3%)	2 (2.0%)	50 (49.0%)	7 (6.9%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								31.5	22.5	2145	364		064347010154
1782	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Thurgood Marshall Dr.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1557	702	35	19.9	74.8%	43 (6.1%)	25 (3.6%)	591 (84.2%)	30 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$26,446			$2,481			$23,965	31.4	23.8	2097	315		062922011374
1783	Shandon Elementary	Public	K-8	301 South First St.	Shandon	93461	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 238-1782	167	10	16.1	65.3%	18 (10.8%)	2 (1.2%)	145 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$23,794			$2,404			$21,390	31.4	12.9	2555	772		063645006202
1784	Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	Public	6-8	7866 Lincoln St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5628	516	26	20.2	80.4%	45 (8.7%)	59 (11.4%)	340 (65.9%)	30 (5.8%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.6%)	$20,711			$2,902			$17,809	31.4	32	1732	52		062133002549
1785	Bell Gardens Intermediate	Public	6-8	5841 Live Oak St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1319	790	42	18.9	93.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$13,270			$1,141			$12,129	31.3	30.2	1807	22		062547003791
1786	Pathways to College K8	Public, Charter	K-8	10127 3rd Ave	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Pathways to College K8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8002	431	22	19.6	68.9%	29 (6.7%)	45 (10.4%)	354 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,318			$7,837			$14,481	31.3	22.3	2157	371		060147511746
1787	Roseland Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1691 Burbank Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-0102	1,254	67	18.7	89.3%	19 (1.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1,182 (94.3%)	16 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.4%)	$20,671			$5,456			$15,215	31.2	30.8	1778	9		060233411178
1788	Catherine L. Zane Middle	Public	6-8	2155 S St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2470	417	21	20.3	63.1%	143 (34.3%)	6 (1.4%)	137 (32.9%)	31 (7.4%)	20 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	74 (17.7%)	$16,983			$1,890			$15,093	31.2	41.1	1426	362		060005201476
1789	Accelerated	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Accelerated District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6343	729	37	19.8	88.9%	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	718 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,261			$551			$16,710	31.2	33.6	1682	107		060173203245
1790	Anthony W. Ochoa Middle	Public	7-8	2121 Depot Rd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3130	405	20	19.8	76.0%	12 (3.0%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	88 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	24 (5.9%)	$25,677			$3,303			$22,374	31.2	30.3	1799	9		061674009847
1791	EV Cain Middle	Public	K-8	150 Palm Ave.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 823-6106	411	24	17	69.1%	228 (55.5%)	4 (1.0%)	139 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$15,705			$1,116			$14,589	31.2	35	1627	164		060348000265
1792	KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	426 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 233-3242	314	17	18.4	91.7%	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.6%)	270 (86.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$18,362			$1,823			$16,539	31.2	43.7	1350	442		060157611263
1793	Keiller Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7270 Lisbon St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Keiller Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-9266	635	36	17.5	84.6%	28 (4.4%)	51 (8.0%)	507 (79.8%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$18,585			$2,839			$15,746	31.2	34.1	1664	129		060154505492
1794	W. E. Mitchell Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Zinfandel Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9050	755	42	17.9	62.8%	203 (26.9%)	62 (8.2%)	297 (39.3%)	86 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	95 (12.6%)	$27,790			$1,743			$26,047	31.1	31.7	1741	53		061389001577
1795	Woodland Hills Academy	Public	6-8	20800 Burbank Blvd.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 226-2900	607	33	18.5	82.7%	93 (15.3%)	53 (8.7%)	397 (65.4%)	37 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	$21,940			$3,550			$18,390	31.1	27.3	1932	137		062271003271
1796	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Hop Ranch Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-1700	990	44	22.3	74.1%	52 (5.3%)	37 (3.7%)	576 (58.2%)	261 (26.4%)	11 (1.1%)	8 (0.8%)	43 (4.3%)	$14,951			$830			$14,121	31	34.8	1639	157		062691004073
1797	Curren Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 North F St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1527	817	42	19.3	93.0%	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	796 (97.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$31,896			$2,803			$29,093	31	27.3	1933	136		062922004501
1798	Equitas Academy 4	Public, Charter	5-8	2501 West 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	456	19	24.2	93.2%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,878			$892			$18,986	31	41.6	1409	389		060212813970
1799	Forestville Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	6321 Highway 116	Forestville	95436	Sonoma County	Forestville Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 887-2279	152	10	14.8	40.1%	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	55 (36.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	$27,385			$3,493			$23,892	31	18.8	2306	507		061401012023
1800	R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering	Public	6-8	701 North Juanita Ave.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1536	1,027	54	18.9	89.1%	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	955 (93.0%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$24,481			$2,030			$22,451	31	30.3	1798	2		062922004240
1801	Hardy Brown College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	655 West 2nd St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Hardy Brown College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-1410	316	17	18.6	89.9%	2 (0.6%)	206 (65.2%)	79 (25.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$24,992			$3,318			$21,674	31	31.2	1762	39		060242312796

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