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
101	Day Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	12345 Coyote Dr.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3300	1,326	54	24.7	19.8%	277 (20.9%)	44 (3.3%)	407 (30.7%)	484 (36.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (8.3%)	$12,492			$667			$11,825	96.5	97.2	84	17		061296011095
102	Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	4357 Thornton Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-9090	1,972	79	25	24.1%	133 (6.7%)	29 (1.5%)	213 (10.8%)	1,503 (76.2%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	77 (3.9%)	$14,074			$401			$13,673	96.5	97	93	9		061440001687
103	Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	$27,447			$382			$27,065	96.5	97.6	70	33		062457003683
104	Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15530 Hesby St.	Encino	91403	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 528-7000	494	22	22.4	22.3%	318 (64.4%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (15.0%)	37 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.5%)	$16,787			$2,648			$14,139	96.4	94.8	158	54		062271011654
105	Granite Ridge Intermediate	Public	7-8	2770 East International Ave.	Fresno	93730	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-5300	1,167	47	24.7	32.6%	429 (36.8%)	36 (3.1%)	342 (29.3%)	269 (23.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.3%)	$13,311			$560			$12,751	96.4	96.8	99	6		060903012015
106	Medea Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Doubletree Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7922	1,090	45	24.4	14.4%	581 (53.3%)	11 (1.0%)	119 (10.9%)	289 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (7.8%)	$13,822			$442			$13,380	96.4	97.1	88	18		062785009414
107	Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	3 Lemongrass	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 559-1601	629	25	24.8	23.4%	195 (31.0%)	12 (1.9%)	69 (11.0%)	289 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.2%)	$15,142			$789			$14,353	96.4	97	90	17		068450007060
108	North Shoreview Montessori	Public	K-8	1301 Cypress Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7588	325	14	23	17.5%	101 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.8%)	94 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	53 (16.3%)	$19,663			$1,325			$18,338	96.4	96.1	125	17		063492005914
109	Newcomb Academy	Public	K-8	3351 Val Verde Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-1250	914	37	24.8	20.1%	283 (31.0%)	56 (6.1%)	339 (37.1%)	110 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	121 (13.2%)	$19,906			$3,894			$16,012	96.3	96.8	100	9		062250002749
110	Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	639	26	25	40.2%	37 (5.8%)	35 (5.5%)	181 (28.3%)	359 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$18,534			$1,988			$16,546	96.2	94.9	156	46		060162000007
111	Adaline E. Kent Middle	Public	5-8	800 College Ave.	Kentfield	94904	Marin County	Kentfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 458-5970	488	32	15.4	10.7%	313 (64.1%)	3 (0.6%)	81 (16.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.9%)	$21,704			$223			$21,481	96.2	95.5	137	26		061938002329
112	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Fernside Blvd.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4018	971	41	23.5	20.2%	301 (31.0%)	23 (2.4%)	99 (10.2%)	325 (33.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	217 (22.3%)	$17,650			$1,528			$16,122	96.2	95.2	144	32		060177000049
113	Earl Warren Middle	Public	7-8	155 Stevens St.	Solana Beach	92075	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-1558	476	20	23.5	18.1%	324 (68.1%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.3%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.2%)	$15,940			$519			$15,421	96.1	96.3	114	1		063438005575
114	Hall Middle	Public	6-8	200 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6978	440	22	19.6	10.7%	306 (69.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.5%)	25 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	$20,913			$1,064			$19,849	96.1	96.2	117	3		062091002515
115	Thurston Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Park Ave.	Laguna Beach	92651	Orange County	Laguna Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 497-7785	524	31	16.6	17.7%	369 (70.4%)	6 (1.1%)	65 (12.4%)	29 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.9%)	$34,384			$1,134			$33,250	96	94.2	177	62		062037002455
116	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Public	7-8	12345 Springdale St.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6466	632	27	23.4	41.6%	186 (29.4%)	3 (0.5%)	188 (29.7%)	198 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.9%)	$18,964			$2,670			$16,294	96	96.1	121	5		061488001826
117	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Public	7-8	155 Visions	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5000	1,049	42	24.7	18.3%	164 (15.6%)	21 (2.0%)	94 (9.0%)	681 (64.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.1%)	$13,657			$405			$13,252	96	96.6	104	13		068450013238
118	Rocklin Academy Gateway	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Lonetree Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy Gateway District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4550	1,093	48	22.6	15.8%	353 (32.3%)	9 (0.8%)	155 (14.2%)	482 (44.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (8.1%)	$12,807			$175			$12,632	96	96.2	118			060226813641
119	Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	7141 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9290	778	38	20.5	10.2%	436 (56.0%)	6 (0.8%)	126 (16.2%)	141 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.6%)								96	95.1	153	34		060627002958
120	Lawton Alternative	Public	K-8	1570 31st Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2832	600	29	21	57.8%	28 (4.7%)	11 (1.8%)	28 (4.7%)	454 (75.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (12.3%)	$23,436			$1,655			$21,781	95.9	96.1	122	2		063441005639
121	Granada Hills Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10535 Zelzah Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Granada Hills Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2361	5,927	240	24.6	47.3%	1,353 (22.8%)	243 (4.1%)	2,579 (43.5%)	1,511 (25.5%)	17 (0.3%)	22 (0.4%)	183 (3.1%)	$18,082			$1,467			$16,615	95.9	95	155	34		060220603050
122	Edison Computech	Public	7-8	555 East Belgravia	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2640	788	34	23.1	70.9%	93 (11.8%)	43 (5.5%)	524 (66.5%)	90 (11.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	$15,387			$2,041			$13,346	95.9	92	228	106		061455008844
123	Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM	Public	6-12	2328 Saint James Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-4533	720	36	20	56.7%	221 (30.7%)	93 (12.9%)	205 (28.5%)	96 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (14.4%)	$17,568			$2,071			$15,497	95.8	96	127	4		062271013968
124	Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-8	7050 Bret Harte Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6270	862	41	21.1	11.9%	202 (23.4%)	13 (1.5%)	117 (13.6%)	455 (52.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.6%)	$20,478			$714			$19,764	95.8	96.1	123	1		063459005703
125	Rosemont Middle	Public	7-8	4725 Rosemont Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-4224	1,221	50	24.3	39.0%	628 (51.4%)	10 (0.8%)	136 (11.1%)	353 (28.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (7.6%)	$15,320			$609			$14,711	95.8	95.6	134	9		061524001944
126	Tustin Connect	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1151 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 430-2052	268	11	23.7	47.4%	92 (34.3%)	5 (1.9%)	106 (39.6%)	44 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	$15,639			$1,287			$14,352	95.7	94.2	178	52		064015007201
127	Muirlands Middle	Public	6-8	1056 Nautilus St.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 459-4211	742	29	25.6	20.6%	425 (57.3%)	4 (0.5%)	151 (20.4%)	70 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.1%)	$18,815			$2,376			$16,439	95.7	96.1	119	8		063432005527
128	Charter Montessori Valley View Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1665 Blackstone Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3890	692	29	24	14.5%	385 (55.6%)	8 (1.2%)	132 (19.1%)	86 (12.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.0%)								95.6	95.3	140	12		060627010767
129	Tice Creek	Public	K-8	1847 Newell Ave.	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 746-5515	451	21	21.3	7.5%	200 (44.3%)	7 (1.6%)	50 (11.1%)	99 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (20.6%)	$15,949			$728			$15,221	95.6	94	190	61		064125013866
130	Elevate	Public, Charter	K-8	2285 Murray Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Elevate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 751-4774	476	22	22	45.6%	144 (30.3%)	80 (16.8%)	133 (27.9%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.8%)	$17,933			$2,062			$15,871	95.6	97	92	38		060150313795
131	JCS - Mountain Oaks	Public, Charter	K-8	539 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Mountain Oaks District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 632-4989	255	16	16.2	25.9%	165 (64.7%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.9%)	22 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.5%)	$14,431			$424			$14,007	95.6	93.4	200	69		060192914231
132	Edward J. Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	23751 Nancy Lee Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4790	651	24	27.1	18.6%	223 (34.3%)	13 (2.0%)	111 (17.1%)	223 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.4%)	$16,079			$533			$15,546	95.5	96.3	112	20		063942002214
133	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Public	6-8	17415 Los Jardines West	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4250	768	35	22.1	35.2%	162 (21.1%)	4 (0.5%)	159 (20.7%)	379 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.8%)	$13,937			$1,020			$12,917	95.5	96.5	107	26		061422001628
134	Rancho Pico Junior High	Public	7-8	26250 West Valencia Blvd.	Stevenson Ranch	91381	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 284-3260	842	36	23.5	13.4%	289 (34.3%)	37 (4.4%)	194 (23.0%)	252 (29.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (8.1%)	$16,697			$1,224			$15,473	95.5	95	154	20		064251010913
135	Calle Mayor Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Calle Mayor	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4548	626	28	22.5	35.6%	118 (18.8%)	24 (3.8%)	146 (23.3%)	268 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.5%)	$15,664			$517			$15,147	95.4	91	258	123		063942006553
136	Loomis Basin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5438 Laird Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-2642	505	22	22.7	9.3%	354 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.9%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.5%)	$9,509			$00			$9,509	95.4	94.7	163	27		062256012246
137	Las Flores Middle	Public	6-8	25862 Antonio Pkwy.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-6543	593	28	21.4	22.3%	332 (56.0%)	7 (1.2%)	92 (15.5%)	91 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.8%)	$20,308			$1,388			$18,920	95.4	96.3	113	24		060744008539
138	Hermosa Valley Elementary	Public	5-8	1645 Valley Dr.	Hermosa Beach	90254	Los Angeles County	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 937-5888	589	27	21.7	8.8%	357 (60.6%)	7 (1.2%)	93 (15.8%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (17.3%)	$15,698			$925			$14,773	95.4	97.4	78	60		061704002162
139	Christa McAuliffe	Public	K-8	12211 Titus Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-4696	358	18	19.7	9.8%	117 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.7%)	156 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	$18,874			$483			$18,391	95.4	92.4	221	82		061029009356
140	Willowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	304	11	28	88.8%	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.5%)	260 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$17,169			$3,663			$13,506	95.4	95.1	150	10		060962001003
141	Jefferson	Public	5-8	7500 West Linne Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-3053	388	17	22.2	25.5%	71 (18.3%)	9 (2.3%)	111 (28.6%)	174 (44.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	$14,357			$1,546			$12,811	95.3	96.6	103	38		061884002277
142	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Public	7-8	9802 Bishop Pl.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6218	717	27	26.3	72.7%	29 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	152 (21.2%)	512 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.6%)	$16,616			$1,858			$14,758	95.3	96.9	96	46		061488001861
143	Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High	Public	7-9	1220 Drexel Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5445	588	31	19.2	24.5%	257 (43.7%)	16 (2.7%)	94 (16.0%)	154 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.5%)	$17,797			$1,064			$16,733	95.3	94.4	175	32		061062001178
144	Oak Middle	Public	6-8	10821 Oak St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4740	998	38	26.2	14.5%	396 (39.7%)	16 (1.6%)	270 (27.1%)	212 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	96 (9.6%)	$13,782			$517			$13,265	95.3	96.2	116	28		062259004805
145	Downtown Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Dennison St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Downtown Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 535-1580	305	14	21.9	75.4%	2 (0.7%)	24 (7.9%)	40 (13.1%)	232 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$27,589			$1,644			$25,945	95.2	94.5	171	26		060149313752
146	Jacoby Creek	Public	K-8	1617 Old Arcata Rd.	Bayside	95524	Humboldt County	Jacoby Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-4896	455	22	20.5	34.9%	330 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.3%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.2%)	$13,732			$1,104			$12,628	95.2	94.8	161	15		061866002271
147	Porter Ranch Community	Public	K-8	12450 Mason Ave.	Porter Ranch	91326	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 709-7100	1,312	55	23.8	22.0%	311 (23.7%)	53 (4.0%)	203 (15.5%)	492 (37.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	252 (19.2%)	$15,061			$2,209			$12,852	95.2	94.6	168	21		062271013175
148	Venado Middle	Public	7-8	4 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6800	506	24	20.9	20.8%	99 (19.6%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (15.8%)	263 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.5%)	$16,643			$863			$15,780	95.2	93.7	194	46		068450007069
149	El Rancho Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	181 South Del Giorgio Rd.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6238	1,144	38	29.9	32.1%	402 (35.1%)	31 (2.7%)	314 (27.4%)	300 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (8.3%)	$20,478			$1,430			$19,048	95.2	94.1	181	32		062865004426
150	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	22882 Loumont Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 600-9050	495	22	22.6	18.4%	172 (34.7%)	12 (2.4%)	100 (20.2%)	152 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)								95.2	95.2	147	3		069114114672
151	El Segundo Middle	Public	6-8	332 Center St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2690	804	35	22.8	10.3%	346 (43.0%)	25 (3.1%)	178 (22.1%)	98 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (19.4%)	$15,827			$1,277			$14,550	95.2	92.4	218	67		061221001389
152	Arthur E. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	4029 North Las Virgenes Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 880-4614	670	28	24.1	29.1%	413 (61.6%)	11 (1.6%)	95 (14.2%)	62 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.8%)	$20,538			$592			$19,946	95.1	95.3	142	10		062100002528
153	Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	665	26	25.5	53.5%	153 (23.0%)	24 (3.6%)	296 (44.5%)	144 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.5%)	$17,812			$731			$17,081	95.1	98.4	34	119		063315013103
154	Vista del Mar Middle	Public	6-8	1130 Avenue Talega	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5955	499	22	22.2	16.2%	368 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.8%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.2%)	$20,214			$1,334			$18,880	95	96.1	126	28		060744011266
155	M. H. Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	3455 School St.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3530	1,117	59	18.9	5.0%	629 (56.3%)	2 (0.2%)	121 (10.8%)	149 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (19.3%)	$16,745			$624			$16,121	95	96.5	106	49		062031002449
156	Rolling Hills Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1585 More Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4235	778	40	19.3	18.9%	246 (31.6%)	26 (3.3%)	187 (24.0%)	232 (29.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (10.7%)	$18,380			$802			$17,578	95	94.7	164	8		060720000674
157	Thomas Russell Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2864	761	33	23.1	38.8%	40 (5.3%)	15 (2.0%)	132 (17.3%)	526 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	$15,625			$761			$14,864	95	96.7	102	55		062450009401
158	Beechwood Elementary	Public	K-8	780 Beechwood Ave.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2850	872	33	26.3	28.0%	175 (20.1%)	7 (0.8%)	215 (24.7%)	404 (46.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.6%)	$15,705			$245			$15,460	94.9	95.2	146	12		061473008241
159	Foothills Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Sycamore Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8363	650	29	22.6	24.2%	51 (7.8%)	5 (0.8%)	116 (17.8%)	432 (66.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	$16,646			$1,591			$15,055	94.8	95.5	138	21		060297000229
160	Clay Elementary	Public	K-8	12449 South Smith Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Clay Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-4185	246	9	27.3	15.4%	158 (64.2%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (32.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,025			$770			$13,255	94.7	91.6	240	80		060885000897
161	Los Cerros Middle	Public	6-8	968 Blemer Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-6800	486	24	19.9	5.1%	295 (60.7%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.2%)	91 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	$18,447			$494			$17,953	94.7	91.2	249	88		063513005950
162	KIPP Summit Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2005 Via Barrett	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	KIPP Summit Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 258-0106	427	21	20.6	75.6%	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.0%)	159 (37.2%)	240 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$34,294			$1,200			$33,094	94.7	93.2	206	44		060245711159
163	Santa Rosa Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	13282 Santa Rosa Rd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5355	450	20	22.9	19.6%	228 (50.7%)	12 (2.7%)	105 (23.3%)	60 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.0%)	$14,555			$1,162			$13,393	94.7	94	188	25		063099004806
164	Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	$19,274			$447			$18,827	94.7	95.2	143	21		060186000060
165	Edison Elementary	Public	K-8	515 East Sixth St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-5618	736	28	25.9	72.8%	78 (10.6%)	9 (1.2%)	562 (76.4%)	60 (8.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	17 (2.3%)	$20,083			$3,203			$16,880	94.7	91.8	233	68		062847004395
166	Bowditch Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Tarpon St.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7680	929	44	21.2	19.4%	154 (16.6%)	11 (1.2%)	144 (15.5%)	500 (53.8%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (11.9%)	$19,402			$1,721			$17,681	94.6	96.1	124	42		063492005902
167	Bay Farm	Public	K-8	200 Aughinbaugh Way	Alameda	94502	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4010	531	23	23.3	18.5%	126 (23.7%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.7%)	204 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (24.1%)	$18,364			$1,452			$16,912	94.6	94.1	180	13		060177000006
168	Fred Newhart Middle	Public	6-8	25001 Veterans Way	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-0162	1,105	51	21.6	33.6%	466 (42.2%)	16 (1.4%)	295 (26.7%)	150 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	174 (15.7%)	$19,113			$1,344			$17,769	94.5	94.6	167	1		060744007270
169	C. T. English Middle	Public	6-8	23800 Summit Rd.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Cruz County	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 353-1123	164	9	17.2	11.0%	116 (70.7%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (11.6%)	12 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	$19,760			$743			$19,017	94.5	93.7	192	23		062235002672
170	Easterbrook Discovery	Public	K-8	4835 Doyle Rd.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3500	952	43	22.2	22.2%	180 (18.9%)	20 (2.1%)	193 (20.3%)	464 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	88 (9.2%)	$7,661			$1,394			$6,267	94.5	97.3	79	91		062577003854
171	Yorba Linda Middle	Public	6-8	4777 Casa Loma Ave.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7080	818	37	22.3	34.1%	305 (37.3%)	9 (1.1%)	232 (28.4%)	225 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.6%)	$16,784			$1,036			$15,748	94.4	93.1	207	36		063066009615
172	Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy	Public	6-8	1985 North Guthrie St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-6030	640	29	22.3	89.2%	30 (4.7%)	27 (4.2%)	544 (85.0%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	$24,071			$4,602			$19,469	94.4	90.7	265	93		063417012143
173	Diegueno Middle	Public	7-8	2150 Village Park Way	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-1892	737	31	24.1	16.0%	494 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (20.2%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.2%)	$15,425			$610			$14,815	94.4	87.7	330	157		063438008186
174	Esencia Middle	Public	6-8	5 Aprender St.	Rancho Mission Viejo	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-9900	349	16	21.6	22.3%	192 (55.0%)	5 (1.4%)	56 (16.0%)	56 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.6%)	$22,183			$1,409			$20,774	94.4	96.9	94	80		060744014392
175	Burlingame Intermediate	Public	6-8	1715 Quesada Way	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3830	1,115	52	21.4	25.1%	384 (34.4%)	4 (0.4%)	228 (20.4%)	328 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	168 (15.1%)	$14,647			$815			$13,832	94.2	95.5	136	39		060648000581
176	San Carlos Charter Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Charter Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7343	377	20	18.6	4.0%	175 (46.4%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (12.2%)	101 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.5%)	$16,319			$208			$16,111	94.2	97.1	87	89		060184204029
177	Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-8	110 Marine Dr.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4050	820	36	22.5	55.2%	363 (44.3%)	71 (8.7%)	280 (34.1%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (11.2%)	$19,472			$1,461			$18,011	94.1	91.7	238	61		061350001543
178	Brightwood Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 Brightwood St.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	804	33	24.2	31.3%	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (36.7%)	444 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.6%)	$12,435			$931			$11,504	94	93.5	197	19		060015310934
179	Giannini (A.P.) Middle	Public	6-8	3151 Ortega St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2770	1,183	50	23.5	39.6%	210 (17.8%)	33 (2.8%)	141 (11.9%)	601 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	193 (16.3%)	$21,480			$1,851			$19,629	94	94.5	170	9		063441005580
180	Folsom Middle	Public	6-8	500 Blue Ravine Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9040	1,508	57	26.3	12.5%	587 (38.9%)	21 (1.4%)	196 (13.0%)	550 (36.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	146 (9.7%)	$18,834			$1,062			$17,772	94	94.7	165	15		061389001571
181	Pacific Beach Middle	Public	6-8	4676 Ingraham St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5600	715	35	20.3	41.1%	332 (46.4%)	16 (2.2%)	211 (29.5%)	56 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (14.0%)	$19,127			$2,189			$16,938	94	94.5	172	9		063432005532
182	Charlotte Wood Middle	Public	6-8	600 El Capitan Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-4400	853	37	22.8	5.2%	466 (54.6%)	9 (1.1%)	91 (10.7%)	178 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.4%)	$14,998			$344			$14,654	93.9	90.6	266	84		063513005944
183	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	460 Arguello Blvd.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8446	657	38	17.1	45.4%	126 (19.2%)	34 (5.2%)	69 (10.5%)	332 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	93 (14.2%)	$22,873			$2,714			$20,159	93.9	92.9	210	27		063441005662
184	Charter School of Morgan Hill	Public, Charter	K-8	9530 Monterey Rd.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Charter School of Morgan Hill District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 463-0618	654	32	20.1	8.4%	294 (45.0%)	6 (0.9%)	200 (30.6%)	74 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.9%)	$14,253			$859			$13,394	93.9	95.1	148	36		060191310405
185	Creekside Middle	Public	6-8	19722 Center St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 247-0665	754	38	20	39.1%	138 (18.3%)	25 (3.3%)	140 (18.6%)	352 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (12.9%)	$16,125			$300			$15,825	93.8	91.5	242	57		060780006909
186	White Hill Middle	Public	6-8	101 Glen Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-8390	601	35	17.3	12.0%	419 (69.7%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.6%)	$15,883			$1,008			$14,875	93.7	94.6	169	17		060000608774
187	Canyon Hills Junior High	Public	7-8	2500 Madrugada Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 464-9938	1,070	40	26.7	46.8%	128 (12.0%)	28 (2.6%)	311 (29.1%)	554 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)								93.7	95.1	149	38		060846010299
188	Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun	Public, Virtual	K-8	1100 Harry Price Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 438-6973	175	7	25	60.6%	16 (9.1%)	27 (15.4%)	84 (48.0%)	19 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	24 (13.7%)	$16,809			$1,267			$15,542	93.7	58.5	918	730		061336014474
189	Bert M. Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	5038 Halison St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4495	612	25	24.5	33.0%	107 (17.5%)	20 (3.3%)	126 (20.6%)	300 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (9.2%)	$15,922			$522			$15,400	93.6	92.6	216	27		063942006564
190	Inland Leaders Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12375 California St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Inland Leaders Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 446-1100	997	45	22.3	27.2%	569 (57.1%)	8 (0.8%)	352 (35.3%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	$11,525			$403			$11,122	93.6	93.4	199	9		060230911884
191	Alta Sierra Intermediate	Public	7-8	380 West Teague Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-3500	1,374	61	22.6	39.4%	527 (38.4%)	33 (2.4%)	530 (38.6%)	183 (13.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	91 (6.6%)	$13,083			$780			$12,303	93.6	93.3	203	12		060903010202
192	Pacific Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3004 Mission St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Pacific Collegiate Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 479-7785	536	31	17.5	9.7%	331 (61.8%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (16.0%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (14.4%)								93.6	95.6	132	60		060254208363
193	Olympus Junior High	Public	7-8	2625 La Croix Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Eureka Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-1667	439	20	22.2	19.1%	234 (53.3%)	8 (1.8%)	66 (15.0%)	73 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (12.8%)	$15,504			$951			$14,553	93.5	95.1	152	41		061308006167
194	Bernice Ayer Middle	Public	6-8	1271 Sarmentoso	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 366-9607	919	41	22.4	39.4%	541 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	277 (30.1%)	16 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (9.1%)	$18,656			$1,297			$17,359	93.5	91.2	251	57		060744007587
195	Richard Henry Dana Middle	Public	6-8	1401 South First Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8361	710	29	24.8	29.4%	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	116 (16.3%)	506 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	$16,226			$1,863			$14,363	93.3	94.1	183	12		060297000227
196	The New School of San Francisco	Public, Charter	K-8	940 Filbert St	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	The New School of San Francisco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 401-8489	457	23	19.8	35.0%	129 (28.2%)	35 (7.7%)	170 (37.2%)	64 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.0%)	$20,447			$301			$20,146	93.2	94.2	179	17		060243913939
197	Don Juan Avila Middle	Public	6-8	26278 Wood Canyon Dr.	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 362-0348	863	36	24.1	29.7%	394 (45.7%)	14 (1.6%)	195 (22.6%)	171 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (10.2%)	$18,500			$1,379			$17,121	93.1	96.4	109	88		060744008538
198	Marina Village Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Francisco Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Rescue Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3993	750	35	21.4	12.9%	510 (68.0%)	15 (2.0%)	98 (13.1%)	79 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	40 (5.3%)	$12,645			$699			$11,946	93.1	94	186	12		063231008948
199	College Connection Academy	Public	7-8	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4827	213	10	20.8	65.3%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	69 (32.4%)	137 (64.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$27,080			$3,560			$23,520	93.1	88.3	312	113		061437013199
200	Solis Park	Public	K-8	101 Abacus	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1500	972	38	25.8	15.2%	134 (13.8%)	22 (2.3%)	85 (8.7%)	669 (68.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.5%)	$13,554			$522			$13,032	93	93.3	202	2		068450014608

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