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
1902	Mar Vista Academy	Public	7-8	1267 Thermal Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5100	462	26	18	59.5%	24 (5.2%)	13 (2.8%)	374 (81.0%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)								27.9	24.5	2056	154		063864006485
1903	Rio del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3119	569	30	19	77.9%	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	519 (91.2%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$26,513			$1,955			$24,558	27.8	29.1	1856	47		063276005089
1904	Roy Romer Middle	Public	6-8	6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 505-2200	707	38	18.8	94.1%	37 (5.2%)	11 (1.6%)	637 (90.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$22,554			$3,985			$18,569	27.8	25.3	2020	116		062271012207
1905	Divisadero Middle	Public	7-8	1200 South Divisadero	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7661	769	35	21.8	79.5%	75 (9.8%)	17 (2.2%)	590 (76.7%)	42 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	$18,799			$2,949			$15,850	27.8	23.4	2110	205		064116006788
1906	Morada Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Eastview Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8490	685	35	19.3	83.1%	16 (2.3%)	55 (8.0%)	300 (43.8%)	285 (41.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	21 (3.1%)	$16,552			$2,296			$14,256	27.8	33.3	1696	210		062223002659
1907	Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-2171	1,175	56	20.8	83.0%	10 (0.9%)	37 (3.1%)	1,085 (92.3%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$16,827			$1,947			$14,880	27.7	25.4	2017	110		060178812386
1908	Invictus Academy of Richmond	Public, Charter	7-12	7150 Portola Dr.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Invictus Academy of Richmond District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 994-0888	403	24	16.4	78.9%	21 (5.2%)	47 (11.7%)	300 (74.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	$16,569			$712			$15,857	27.7	29.6	1826	82		060203714304
1909	Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd. West Campus	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8123	415	18	22.8	55.9%	98 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	297 (71.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)								27.6	23.5	2104	195		062949010413
1910	Chemawa Middle	Public	7-8	8830 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8244	885	37	23.6	89.0%	67 (7.6%)	39 (4.4%)	726 (82.0%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	$17,745			$1,546			$16,199	27.6	26.8	1959	49		063315005135
1911	Bell Middle	Public	6-8	620 Briarwood Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1000	700	33	21.4	81.1%	26 (3.7%)	92 (13.1%)	377 (53.9%)	143 (20.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.6%)	$21,167			$3,526			$17,641	27.5	24.5	2054	143		063432005419
1912	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2540 East 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2901	554	20	27.2	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$19,362			$3,943			$15,419	27.5	31.7	1745	167		060185711655
1913	Bohannon Middle	Public	6-8	800 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3800	606	25	24.1	73.6%	37 (6.1%)	32 (5.3%)	416 (68.6%)	92 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$22,274			$1,505			$20,769	27.4	30	1816	97		063471007483
1914	Harry S. Truman Middle	Public	6-8	16224 Mallory Dr.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5190	883	37	23.8	89.2%	29 (3.3%)	18 (2.0%)	805 (91.2%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$21,576			$3,368			$18,208	27.4	26	2000	86		061392006402
1915	Seaside Middle	Public	7-8	999 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7080	521	27	19.5	83.5%	42 (8.1%)	26 (5.0%)	405 (77.7%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	14 (2.7%)	$20,821			$2,471			$18,350	27.4	24.2	2075	160		062553003341
1916	Joseph Widmer Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	751 Stonebridge Ln.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6340	923	38	24.5	64.4%	78 (8.5%)	58 (6.3%)	428 (46.4%)	302 (32.7%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	38 (4.1%)	$13,924			$2,178			$11,746	27.4	34.2	1659	257		062361010390
1917	Walter F. Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	11532 East Floral Dr.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3090	610	29	21.3	86.7%	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	568 (93.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$21,357			$2,063			$19,294	27.3	28	1904	13		064245006936
1918	New Designs Charter School-Watts	Public, Charter	6-12	12714 South Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-0600	194	11	17	93.3%	8 (4.1%)	108 (55.7%)	61 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.2%)	$23,677			$3,068			$20,609	27.3	14.9	2483	565		060154312456
1919	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill	Public, Charter	K-8	16505 Monterey Rd.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 791-1700	338	10	33.8	66.3%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	323 (95.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,146			$1,518			$18,628	27.3	35.6	1604	315		060177113875
1920	Woodside K-8	Public	K-8	8248 Villa Oak Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5216	506	23	21.7	62.5%	227 (44.9%)	25 (4.9%)	192 (37.9%)	13 (2.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	$18,206			$2,764			$15,442	27.2	28.9	1862	58		063462005828
1921	Kings Canyon Middle	Public	7-8	5117 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6470	862	44	19.5	92.9%	17 (2.0%)	42 (4.9%)	638 (74.0%)	153 (17.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$18,137			$2,346			$15,791	27.2	24.5	2053	132		061455001744
1922	Yolo Junior High	Public	6-8	901 Hoyer Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2984	738	38	19.4	74.3%	77 (10.4%)	12 (1.6%)	607 (82.2%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	$18,039			$989			$17,050	27.2	26.1	1992	70		062720004102
1923	Aptitud Community Academy at Goss	Public	K-8	2475 Van Winkle Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7656	386	20	19.5	89.1%	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	336 (87.0%)	40 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$23,559			$2,756			$20,803	27.1	29.5	1831	92		060231000106
1924	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-1857	427	23	18.7	96.0%	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	412 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$25,475			$5,044			$20,431	27.1	22.4	2156	232		060234412690
1925	Riverview Middle	Public	7-8	13943 Rivers Edge Rd.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Helendale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 952-1266	141	8	16.8	45.4%	58 (41.1%)	5 (3.5%)	74 (52.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$44,503			$6,824			$37,679	27.1	39.2	1498	427		061686009376
1926	Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4924 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7889	564	29	19.5	75.9%	241 (42.7%)	39 (6.9%)	192 (34.0%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.7%)	$18,210			$2,983			$15,227	27.1	33.5	1688	238		063462005814
1927	Chula Vista Middle	Public	7-8	415 Fifth Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-6800	678	32	21	59.3%	44 (6.5%)	16 (2.4%)	592 (87.3%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.5%)								27	27.6	1915	12		063864006478
1928	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	14344 Olive Vista Dr.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-2700	215	11	19.5	39.1%	44 (20.5%)	6 (2.8%)	150 (69.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$17,064			$1,952			$15,112	27	27	1951	23		061873002274
1929	Magnolia Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-0507	746	39	19.1	86.2%	29 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	661 (88.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$21,916			$1,902			$20,014	27	33.8	1679	250		060170610524
1930	Julian Junior High	Public	6-8	1704 Cape Horn Ave.	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-0661	110	5	21.8	64.5%	39 (35.5%)	1 (0.9%)	47 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	2 (1.8%)	17 (15.5%)								26.9	40.3	1448	482		061914008859
1931	Ramona Junior High	Public	7-8	4575 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9144	417	22	19.3	90.4%	26 (6.2%)	7 (1.7%)	364 (87.3%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								26.9	28.8	1864	67		060846000846
1932	Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	3131 Piedmont Dr.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6530	716	41	17.3	92.9%	23 (3.2%)	66 (9.2%)	591 (82.5%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	$24,714			$5,253			$19,461	26.8	28.8	1866	66		063417005386
1933	STREAM Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	455E Oro Dam Blvd. East	Oroville	95965	Butte County	STREAM Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 534-1633	515	22	23.3	58.4%	285 (55.3%)	5 (1.0%)	81 (15.7%)	56 (10.9%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.6%)	$15,413			$470			$14,943	26.6	59.8	892	1041		060205713790
1934	Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	756 Humboldt St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3920	384	20	19.3	45.8%	238 (62.0%)	7 (1.8%)	98 (25.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	$20,543			$1,245			$19,298	26.6	34.4	1652	282		063581011850
1935	Sylvandale Middle	Public	7-8	653 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5700	330	17	19.5	74.5%	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	213 (64.5%)	99 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$26,238			$3,788			$22,450	26.6	23.9	2090	155		061437001653
1936	Palermo Middle	Public	6-8	7350 Bulldog Way	Palermo	95968	Butte County	Palermo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 533-4708	458	24	18.7	76.0%	193 (42.1%)	5 (1.1%)	158 (34.5%)	22 (4.8%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.4%)	$19,806			$2,006			$17,800	26.6	24.4	2064	128		062954004558
1937	Vina Danks Middle	Public	7-8	1020 North Vine Ave.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-2691	544	33	16.2	90.3%	12 (2.2%)	15 (2.8%)	496 (91.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$26,991			$5,213			$21,778	26.6	23.4	2112	175		062847004414
1938	Rancho San Justo	Public	6-8	1201 Rancho Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4450	653	32	20.4	69.4%	69 (10.6%)	13 (2.0%)	516 (79.0%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.4%)	$12,309			$1,638			$10,671	26.5	23.7	2101	163		061734002181
1939	Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	636	28	23.1	93.1%	68 (10.7%)	10 (1.6%)	523 (82.2%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$17,998			$1,743			$16,255	26.5	26.3	1986	47		060813000787
1940	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Public	6-8	700 Stewart Ave.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1202	497	28	17.9	48.3%	40 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	236 (47.5%)	191 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$17,860			$1,982			$15,878	26.5	27.8	1909	31		061887002278
1941	Santiago Elementary	Public	K-8	2212 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8400	906	40	22.4	76.8%	26 (2.9%)	8 (0.9%)	824 (90.9%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	14 (1.5%)	$24,167			$1,013			$23,154	26.5	27.6	1917	24		063531006006
1942	Rudolph Rivera Middle	Public	7-8	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	608	21	28.7	81.7%	60 (9.9%)	45 (7.4%)	368 (60.5%)	106 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	$17,480			$2,679			$14,801	26.5	29.5	1829	113		062460003695
1943	Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	598	30	19.9	74.7%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (23.9%)	431 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$25,362			$4,319			$21,043	26.4	39.2	1494	449		061437008840
1944	Kamala Elementary	Public	K-8	634 West Kamala St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1548	842	39	21.4	95.8%	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	828 (98.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$22,199			$2,263			$19,936	26.4	22.5	2144	200		062922004508
1945	Desert Ridge Academy	Public	6-8	79-767 Avenue 39	Indio	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 393-5500	962	41	23.6	81.5%	81 (8.4%)	13 (1.4%)	815 (84.7%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.3%)	$19,602			$3,156			$16,446	26.3	19.6	2278	333		061111012396
1946	Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	7200 Citronell Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7580	544	24	22.2	86.9%	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,910			$1,177			$18,733	26.2	27.9	1907	39		061218001382
1947	Kohler Tk-8	Public	K-8	4004 Bruce Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1850	400	17	23.1	87.3%	58 (14.5%)	49 (12.3%)	237 (59.3%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (9.8%)	$18,353			$3,019			$15,334	26.2	17.6	2365	418		060133205100
1948	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	13130 Morrison St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4240	1,114	52	21.5	87.1%	64 (5.7%)	129 (11.6%)	823 (73.9%)	53 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.5%)	$20,437			$2,362			$18,075	26.1	26	1998	50		062580009405
1949	Kerman Middle	Public	7-8	601 South First St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9600	810	36	22.4	89.0%	44 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	728 (89.9%)	29 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$16,029			$1,309			$14,720	26.1	34.7	1641	308		061949008868
1950	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-8	12044 Elliott Ave.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4800	920	46	19.9	90.9%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	862 (93.7%)	56 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,564			$6,724			$19,840	26.1	21.9	2177	227		062619003919
1951	Pinole Middle	Public	7-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1436	381	15	25.1	80.1%	36 (9.4%)	46 (12.1%)	199 (52.2%)	77 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	$6,780			$1,755			$5,025	26	21.8	2184	233		063255005051
1952	Pearblossom Elementary	Public	K-8	12828 East Avenue W	Pearblossom	93553	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6019	435	18	24.1	66.0%	87 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	332 (76.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$22,225			$2,559			$19,666	26	29.6	1823	129		061944009557
1953	Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	119	4	29.6	87.4%	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (80.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$16,779			$790			$15,989	26	13.1	2548	595		061980007085
1954	Richard L. Graves Middle	Public	6-8	13243 East Los Nietos Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-0135	484	25	19.5	92.4%	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	461 (95.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$26,922			$3,701			$23,221	26	30.1	1808	146		063756006361
1955	Buena Park Middle	Public	6-8	6931 Orangethorpe Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8491	633	27	23.6	91.0%	27 (4.3%)	28 (4.4%)	501 (79.1%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	$21,009			$1,967			$19,042	25.9	29.2	1848	107		060636000553
1956	Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	1060 East 70th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-0302	748	35	21.4	84.6%	6 (0.8%)	78 (10.4%)	604 (80.7%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$21,026			$4,614			$16,412	25.9	27.1	1942	14		062250002719
1957	William Sheppard Middle	Public	6-8	480 Rough and Ready Rd.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8800	451	26	17.3	71.4%	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	269 (59.6%)	157 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	$23,457			$2,887			$20,570	25.9	23	2127	170		060231000122
1958	Enrique Camarena Junior High	Public	7-8	800 East Rivera Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3808	674	31	21.9	85.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,226			$3,360			$18,866	25.9	33.7	1681	277		060690011595
1959	Fulton K-8	Public	K-8	7055 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3200	310	14	22.1	90.3%	7 (2.3%)	63 (20.3%)	169 (54.5%)	40 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (8.1%)	$21,883			$3,902			$17,981	25.9	22	2174	215		063432005466
1960	Delta Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4901 Frank Hengel Way	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6840	873	40	21.6	43.9%	212 (24.3%)	124 (14.2%)	370 (42.4%)	116 (13.3%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.5%)	35 (4.0%)	$14,022			$1,504			$12,518	25.9	27.3	1930	30		062808008689
1961	F. C. Joyce Tk-8	Public	K-8	6050 Watt Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1880	537	24	22.3	93.9%	76 (14.2%)	53 (9.9%)	192 (35.8%)	139 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	65 (12.1%)	$18,602			$3,109			$15,493	25.9	19.6	2276	315		060133205096
1962	LIFE Academy	Public	6-12	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1335	436	30	14.5	98.2%	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	400 (91.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$28,798			$5,359			$23,439	25.8	37.1	1566	396		062805008676
1963	Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary	Public	K-8	6324 North Alturas Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7493	720	32	22.8	75.4%	16 (2.2%)	74 (10.3%)	462 (64.2%)	113 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.9%)	$14,891			$3,354			$11,537	25.8	44.3	1331	632		063801011779
1964	Los Banos Junior High	Public	7-8	1750 San Luis St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-0867	938	44	21.4	84.3%	61 (6.5%)	13 (1.4%)	839 (89.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	$17,633			$1,806			$15,827	25.8	23	2131	167		062274003482
1965	Vaca Pena Middle	Public	6-12	200 Keith Way	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6270	675	33	20.4	65.0%	149 (22.1%)	64 (9.5%)	310 (45.9%)	53 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.1%)	80 (11.9%)	$16,406			$1,751			$14,655	25.8	25.8	2006	41		064059009002
1966	Robert E. Peary Middle	Public	6-8	1415 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 225-4200	1,082	58	18.5	90.8%	14 (1.3%)	291 (26.9%)	686 (63.4%)	45 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40 (3.7%)	$24,013			$4,317			$19,696	25.8	25.2	2022	56		062271003277
1967	Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	7-8	800 East 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6631	629	21	29.6	87.3%	102 (16.2%)	19 (3.0%)	459 (73.0%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	$16,927			$2,611			$14,316	25.8	28.2	1893	74		062460003690
1968	Monte Vista	Public, Alternative	K-12	1220 Fourth St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 579-6326	371	20	18.3	45.3%	162 (43.7%)	7 (1.9%)	167 (45.0%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	$13,325			$1,153			$12,172	25.8	37.4	1551	417		063684009639
1969	Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15040 Roscoe Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 901-2727	1,080	60	18	96.8%	27 (2.5%)	11 (1.0%)	982 (90.9%)	48 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	$21,737			$3,867			$17,870	25.8	21.3	2205	236		062271010859
1970	Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6200 San Pablo Ave.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 658-2900	515	23	22	86.4%	12 (2.3%)	302 (58.6%)	135 (26.2%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.5%)	$20,876			$2,436			$18,440	25.7	33	1703	267		060204610727
1971	August Boeger Middle	Public	6-8	1944 Flint Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-3770	397	21	19.2	81.9%	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	292 (73.6%)	70 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.8%)	$24,732			$4,708			$20,024	25.7	29.9	1817	154		062640003987
1972	La Merced Intermediate	Public	6-8	215 East Avenida de la Merced	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 722-7262	682	32	21.5	92.4%	13 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	650 (95.3%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,377			$1,105			$13,272	25.7	31.1	1765	207		062547003800
1973	KIPP Sol Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4800 East Cesar Chavez Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Sol Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-5220	465	22	21	80.2%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	458 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,225			$2,488			$17,737	25.6	26.7	1967	6		060236913005
1974	Learning for Life Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3180 Imjin Rd. Ste. 110	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Learning for Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 582-9820	160	7	22.8	61.3%	31 (19.4%)	5 (3.1%)	100 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.1%)	$16,122			$510			$15,612	25.6	8.3	2710	736		060231810560
1975	Scholarship Prep - South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	24910 S. Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Scholarship Prep - South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 251-9089	421	17	24.7	92.2%	10 (2.4%)	81 (19.2%)	313 (74.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	$22,288			$1,871			$20,417	25.6	30.9	1774	201		060249314408
1976	Bellflower High	Public	7-12	15301 South McNab Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 920-1801	1,997	100	19.9	84.2%	59 (3.0%)	225 (11.3%)	1,530 (76.6%)	129 (6.5%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	35 (1.8%)	$21,816			$2,458			$19,358	25.6	30.7	1781	195		060444000396
1977	Spring Valley Academy	Public	6-8	3900 Conrad Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5750	597	35	16.8	77.4%	92 (15.4%)	57 (9.5%)	371 (62.1%)	26 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.5%)	$23,584			$2,522			$21,062	25.5	31.1	1766	211		062025002445
1978	Elkhorn Village Elementary	Public	K-8	750 Cummins Way	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7670	557	31	17.7	85.6%	40 (7.2%)	12 (2.2%)	465 (83.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.9%)								25.5	22.7	2140	162		064158006854
1979	Tracy Independent Study Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1904 North Corral Hollow Rd.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 830-3200	359	18	19.7	76.6%	64 (17.8%)	35 (9.7%)	168 (46.8%)	61 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	24 (6.7%)	$18,843			$865			$17,978	25.5	18.8	2309	330		060004714472
1980	Palmdale Aerospace Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 East Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Aerospace Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-3680	2,259	90	25	72.5%	103 (4.6%)	139 (6.2%)	1,888 (83.6%)	74 (3.3%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	43 (1.9%)	$17,893			$2,252			$15,641	25.5	34.7	1642	338		060194513029
1981	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4	Public, Charter	K-8	1018 Mohawk St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 353-5300	475	24	19.4	92.4%	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	447 (94.1%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,036			$1,109			$19,927	25.5	31.8	1738	243		060183712915
1982	Ethan A Chase Middle	Public	6-8	28100 Calm Horizon Dr.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-9244	1,447	58	24.7	74.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,255			$2,282			$13,973	25.4	27.4	1926	56		063339012127
1983	Dos Caminos Dual Immersion	Public	K-8	39066 Palm Tree Way	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-1849	945	38	24.5	74.5%	27 (2.9%)	38 (4.0%)	861 (91.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$17,236			$2,520			$14,716	25.4	31.8	1740	243		062958012870
1984	Tomales Elementary	Public	K-8	40 John St.	Tomales	94971	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 878-2214	160	10	16	72.5%	57 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,143			$1,020			$31,123	25.4	23	2125	141		063667006216
1985	McFarland Junior High	Public	7-8	405 Mast Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3340	494	22	22.1	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	488 (98.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,003			$2,765			$14,238	25.3	22.4	2152	167		062423008898
1986	Scandinavian Middle	Public	7-8	3216 North Sierra Vista	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6510	836	42	19.9	95.2%	31 (3.7%)	51 (6.1%)	550 (65.8%)	173 (20.7%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	$19,457			$2,879			$16,578	25.3	24.8	2041	55		061455001764
1987	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2439	788	45	17.6	91.1%	49 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	685 (86.9%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)								25.3	23.5	2106	119		061288001453
1988	Motivated Youth Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 La Terraza Blvd. #150	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Motivated Youth Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 343-2048	251	14	17.9	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,454			$1,251			$18,203	25.3	12.1	2581	593		060163913837
1989	PUC Excel Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1855 North Main St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	PUC Excel Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-5010	257	16	16.5	91.4%	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	243 (94.6%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$26,430			$2,870			$23,560	25.3	34.5	1650	339		060210211657
1990	Sun Valley Magnet	Public	6-12	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5100	1,272	73	17.3	95.2%	70 (5.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1,154 (90.7%)	23 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	$22,534			$4,535			$17,999	25.2	21.8	2182	192		062271003378
1991	Farmersville Junior High	Public	7-8	650 North Virginia St.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-0764	384	20	18.8	91.1%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,828			$2,337			$18,491	25.2	27.2	1940	51		060003501547
1992	Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	1646 West Ferry St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Cascade Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-7060	341	20	17	73.6%	181 (53.1%)	8 (2.3%)	68 (19.9%)	20 (5.9%)	19 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.0%)	$21,320			$3,710			$17,610	25.1	27.6	1920	72		060768000733
1993	Jacobsen Middle	Public	6-8	711 Anita Dr.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2150	925	42	22.1	46.5%	483 (52.2%)	14 (1.5%)	378 (40.9%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (3.1%)	$14,653			$2,271			$12,382	25.1	30.8	1777	216		063888006528
1994	High Desert	Public	5-8	3620 Antelope Woods Rd.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 269-0310	307	14	21.6	71.3%	112 (36.5%)	6 (2.0%)	179 (58.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)								25.1	26.8	1963	31		060000109444
1995	Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1885 E Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	346	24	14.6	93.9%	22 (6.4%)	45 (13.0%)	262 (75.7%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$28,170			$6,468			$21,702	25.1	22.7	2138	143		063417014659
1996	Montgomery Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	30365 Highway 299 East	Montgomery Creek	96065	Shasta County	Mountain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 337-6214	68	6	11.2	75.0%	34 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.2%)	$24,775			$6,090			$18,685	25.1			(n/a)		062704004078
1997	Central Elementary	Public	K-8	15783 18th Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-7797	212	12	18.1	58.0%	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	130 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	$41,006			$2,818			$38,188	25.1	14.3	2497	500		060798000766
1998	Thomas A. Edison Middle	Public	6-8	6500 Hooper Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2500	837	48	17.4	98.7%	5 (0.6%)	39 (4.7%)	787 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$25,229			$4,948			$20,281	25.1	24	2084	86		062271002975
1999	Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory	Public	6-8	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6400	792	43	18.6	96.2%	8 (1.0%)	9 (1.1%)	774 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$27,636			$5,136			$22,500	25.1	28.2	1894	105		062271003372
2000	Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-8	9100 Jersey Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2868	238	12	19.8	96.6%	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.5%)	209 (87.8%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$20,583			$2,835			$17,748	25	34.1	1667	333		062076002491
2001	Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	808	39	20.5	91.1%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	780 (96.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,922			$2,200			$19,722	25	31.2	1763	238		062922004509

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