Best Middle Schools in California

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
2402	Richgrove Elementary	Public	K-8	20812 Grove Dr.	Richgrove	93261	Tulare County	Richgrove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-2424	477	26	18.2	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (98.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				15.9	17.7	2360	42	063243011376
2403	Colton Middle	Public	7-8	670 West Laurel St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5009	870	40	21.9	92.8%	16 (1.8%)	16 (1.8%)	830 (95.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$23,488	$4,835	$18,653	15.8	19.2	2291	112	060939000947
2404	MIT Griffin Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	233 Hobbs Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	MIT Griffin Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	111	4	27.4	77.5%	8 (7.2%)	20 (18.0%)	55 (49.5%)	12 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	13 (11.7%)	$36,708	$6,226	$30,482	15.8	31	1772	632	060187514264
2405	Stratford Elementary	Public	K-8	20227 1st St.	Stratford	93266	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 925-2605	294	12	24.5	76.9%	15 (5.1%)	4 (1.4%)	251 (85.4%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$42,875	$3,311	$39,564	15.8	18.7	2313	92	060798000768
2406	Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	10058 Arrowhead Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-2623	870	42	20.8	80.5%	101 (11.6%)	93 (10.7%)	594 (68.3%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.7%)	$16,733	$2,605	$14,128	15.7	24.3	2068	338	063697005084
2407	Sierra@Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	33461 Lodge Rd.	Tollhouse	93667	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 855-3020	81	4	18	56.8%	34 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (30.9%)	1 (1.2%)	15 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	$16,925	$1,924	$15,001	15.7			(n/a)	063680503059
2408	Yosemite Middle	Public	7-8	1292 North Ninth St.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3450	613	33	18.6	94.5%	11 (1.8%)	25 (4.1%)	519 (84.7%)	48 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$20,408	$3,232	$17,176	15.6	16.2	2429	21	061455001783
2409	Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	38060 20th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 537-6101	747	38	19.4	90.2%	25 (3.3%)	130 (17.4%)	562 (75.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.4%)	$20,069	$2,748	$17,321	15.6	10.9	2639	230	062958014085
2410	Paso Robles Independent Study Center	Public	K-8	2405 Spring St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1675	37	2	18.1	45.9%	12 (32.4%)	1 (2.7%)	22 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	$14,093	$1,315	$12,778	15.6	43.2	1365	1045	060004810395
2411	Pond Elementary	Public	K-8	29585 Pond Rd.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Pond Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2545	175	10	17.1	96.0%	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$22,628	$4,531	$18,097	15.6	22.4	2155	256	063135004865
2412	Sylvan Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Auburn Blvd.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7873	604	27	22.3	64.1%	276 (45.7%)	29 (4.8%)	218 (36.1%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.6%)	$17,866	$2,738	$15,128	15.6	19.5	2279	133	063462005824
2413	Tuolumne Elementary	Public	K-8	707 Herndon Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8442	624	26	24.4	91.7%	32 (5.1%)	11 (1.8%)	562 (90.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$20,370	$3,542	$16,828	15.5	14.8	2487	74	062513003754
2414	Coarsegold Elementary	Public	K-8	45426 Road 415	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4842	290	17	17	73.1%	132 (45.5%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.1%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	$19,285	$2,467	$16,818	15.5	11.6	2607	193	060016000936
2415	West Fresno Middle	Public	6-8	2888 South Ivy St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5607	296	18	16.3	93.6%	9 (3.0%)	21 (7.1%)	235 (79.4%)	27 (9.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,141	$7,586	$17,555	15.5	16.9	2404	11	060141501784
2416	Castle Park Middle	Public	7-8	160 Quintard St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 691-5490	703	36	19.5	63.3%	15 (2.1%)	7 (1.0%)	651 (92.6%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)				15.4	19.6	2275	141	063864006476
2417	David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	39221 22nd St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3075	952	42	22.7	75.3%	46 (4.8%)	187 (19.6%)	659 (69.2%)	24 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	26 (2.7%)	$19,045	$2,692	$16,353	15.4	17.1	2390	27	062958013052
2418	Ruth O. Harris Middle	Public	7-8	11150 Alder Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5020	562	28	19.7	85.9%	14 (2.5%)	29 (5.2%)	498 (88.6%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$23,380	$4,818	$18,562	15.4	18	2348	70	060939002599
2419	Shandin Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Little Mountain Dr.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6666	709	37	18.9	94.9%	27 (3.8%)	98 (13.8%)	553 (78.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	$23,483	$5,886	$17,597	15.4	13.4	2537	118	063417005387
2420	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	286	19	15	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	57 (19.9%)	223 (78.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,306	$541	$20,765	15.4	12	2588	168	060230808472
2421	Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,168	$4,767	$20,401	15.3	12.4	2568	147	061437001651
2422	Eastin Arcola Elementary	Public	K-8	29551 Avenue 8	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8841	225	13	16.7	95.6%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$24,915	$3,410	$21,505	15.3	25	2034	388	062334013804
2423	New Designs Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	2303 South Figueroa Way	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-9084	784	19	41.8	80.4%	15 (1.9%)	66 (8.4%)	624 (79.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.9%)	$21,050	$1,908	$19,142	15.3	22.8	2134	289	060154810840
2424	Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Public	6-12	9171 Telfair Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4600	372	24	15.5	92.5%	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	343 (92.2%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$34,652	$6,870	$27,782	15.3	16.9	2400	24	062271014456
2425	Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2428 Belleview Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 208-9900	326	13	25.1	89.3%	8 (2.5%)	68 (20.9%)	204 (62.6%)	17 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.4%)	$26,647	$1,685	$24,962	15.3	18.7	2312	113	060253214481
2426	Umoja International Academy	Public	7-12	5301 N St.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5350	412	24	17.2	68.0%	80 (19.4%)	60 (14.6%)	191 (46.4%)	33 (8.0%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (8.7%)	$25,860	$4,020	$21,840	15.3	12.8	2560	134	063384005262
2427	Wilhelmina Henry Elementary	Public	K-8	1107 South Wagner Ave.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7490	881	35	25.2	81.6%	22 (2.5%)	16 (1.8%)	802 (91.0%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$12,986	$3,485	$9,501	15.2	10.9	2638	211	063801011781
2428	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1286 Runnymede St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 614-9100	496	20	24.5	90.7%	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.8%)	428 (86.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	18 (3.6%)	$20,815	$2,465	$18,350	15.2	16.8	2408	20	060160414051
2429	Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	3243 East Ave. R-8	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-0847	822	40	20.7	89.3%	33 (4.0%)	119 (14.5%)	643 (78.2%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$18,903	$2,472	$16,431	15.2	15	2477	48	062958008933
2430	Tranquillity Elementary	Public	K-8	6116 South Daniels	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-5517	209	13	16.3	88.0%	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	201 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,541	$4,171	$16,370	15.2	17.2	2387	43	069113410218
2431	Curtis Middle	Public	7-8	1050 North Delrosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6332	679	34	19.6	97.1%	16 (2.4%)	56 (8.2%)	591 (87.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$23,247	$4,919	$18,328	15.2	16.6	2416	15	063417005354
2432	Edison Middle	Public	5-8	721 South Edison Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8216	489	28	17.2	88.1%	32 (6.5%)	15 (3.1%)	433 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$21,366	$1,400	$19,966	15.2	25.7	2008	424	061194007697
2433	Painted Hills Middle	Public	6-8	9250 Sonora Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-1551	722	33	21.6	97.2%	64 (8.9%)	35 (4.8%)	578 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$21,314	$1,882	$19,432	15.2	16.5	2418	15	062955012795
2434	Alexander Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	2245 East 11th St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7395	599	28	21.6	87.3%	13 (2.2%)	46 (7.7%)	466 (77.8%)	44 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.8%)	$15,282	$3,910	$11,372	15.1	14.5	2492	58	063801011783
2435	Charter Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	211 West Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3273	240	15	15.9	71.3%	35 (14.6%)	2 (0.8%)	176 (73.3%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	$22,678	$4,135	$18,543	15.1	32.6	1718	717	064116008424
2436	Charles Drew Middle	Public	7-8	8511 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1700	607	34	17.7	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.0%)	483 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$26,932	$5,233	$21,699	15.1	14	2513	77	062271002966
2437	West Park Elementary	Public	K-8	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	286	22	12.9	82.9%	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	231 (80.8%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$43,898	$3,999	$39,899	15.1	17.8	2356	81	064206006888
2438	Earlimart Middle	Public	6-8	599 South Sutter St.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-2611	479	26	18.1	72.9%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (96.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$23,799	$3,093	$20,706	15	18.3	2328	110	061176001298
2439	Reeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18335 Johnson Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Reeds Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6006	195	9	21.6	45.6%	152 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$14,034	$975	$13,059	15	52.4	1094	1345	063225004979
2440	McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,994	$3,094	$21,900	15	12.9	2552	112	063213004971
2441	Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	6-8	4120 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Oak Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-9620	117	8	14.5	35.9%	70 (59.8%)	1 (0.9%)	32 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	$14,746	$1,097	$13,649	15	28.2	1897	544	061539010199
2442	Antelope Valley Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	37212 47th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-0044	1,059	36	29.1	85.8%	77 (7.3%)	120 (11.3%)	795 (75.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.2%)				14.9	11	2634	192	060185412022
2443	Ruth Brown Elementary	Public	K-8	241 North Seventh Ave.	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-7164	609	27	22.5	86.7%	81 (13.3%)	57 (9.4%)	430 (70.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.8%)	$19,295	$4,036	$15,259	14.9	17.8	2352	91	062964004601
2444	William Moreno Junior High	Public	7-8	1202 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3960	618	29	21.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (99.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,721	$3,778	$18,943	14.9	16.4	2420	24	060690002010
2445	Cesar Chavez Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2480 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3890	773	39	19.9	74.4%	49 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	696 (90.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$21,980	$1,437	$20,543	14.9	12.1	2583	138	063581013339
2446	Samuel Gompers Middle	Public	6-8	234 East 112th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4000	406	23	17.6	96.1%	5 (1.2%)	131 (32.3%)	257 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$34,638	$8,398	$26,240	14.8	11.6	2606	160	062271003047
2447	Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-9	3700 Coolidge Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2206	337	27	12.3	92.6%	19 (5.6%)	100 (29.7%)	130 (38.6%)	52 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (8.9%)	$30,477	$4,984	$25,493	14.8	13.9	2515	68	062805004242
2448	Avalon K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Falls Canyon Rd.	Avalon	90704	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 510-0790	443	26	17.3	58.2%	73 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (81.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$27,389	$4,902	$22,487	14.8	13.3	2542	94	062250007299
2449	Arena Elementary	Public	K-8	20 School St.	Point Arena	95468	Mendocino County	Arena Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 882-2131	239	11	21.8	60.7%	52 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$24,505	$3,834	$20,671	14.8	22.5	2150	299	060309000242
2450	Valley Center Middle	Public	6-8	28102 North Lake Wohlford Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-4295	766	35	22.1	65.8%	147 (19.2%)	3 (0.4%)	496 (64.8%)	9 (1.2%)	58 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	$16,206	$1,371	$14,835	14.8	16.9	2402	48	060006908612
2451	North Elementary	Public	K-8	2875 Holly Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3350	722	32	22.5	92.1%	49 (6.8%)	29 (4.0%)	527 (73.0%)	85 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	23 (3.2%)	$17,048	$2,080	$14,968	14.8	14.8	2486	35	060004707390
2452	Robert Fulton College Preparatory	Public	6-12	7477 Kester Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 947-2100	1,229	63	19.4	95.7%	47 (3.8%)	33 (2.7%)	1,078 (87.7%)	62 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	$22,810	$5,087	$17,723	14.7	15.6	2455	3	062271003029
2453	Curran Middle	Public	6-8	1116 Lymric Way	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5240	973	46	21.1	87.4%	50 (5.1%)	113 (11.6%)	771 (79.2%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	$17,919	$2,510	$15,409	14.7	21.7	2186	267	060363000295
2454	Animo Compton Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	372	24	15.6	89.2%	7 (1.9%)	153 (41.1%)	202 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$32,617	$2,177	$30,440	14.7	11.7	2598	144	060218714269
2455	Linda Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	44924 North Fifth St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0431	680	31	21.9	88.5%	12 (1.8%)	42 (6.2%)	621 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$23,788	$4,246	$19,542	14.7	23.9	2088	367	062088002508
2456	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1610 East Main St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 948-4511	256	9	30.1	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.5%)	202 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$28,424	$5,232	$23,192	14.7	13.7	2526	70	060174812374
2457	McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	538	30	18.1	78.4%	48 (8.9%)	94 (17.5%)	344 (63.9%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$26,351	$4,288	$22,063	14.6	29	1859	598	062994010533
2458	Oakland Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4215 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 532-6751	222	7	31.4	84.7%	16 (7.2%)	6 (2.7%)	190 (85.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	$26,188	$2,563	$23,625	14.6	13.1	2546	88	060220802893
2459	Cinnabar Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Skillman Ln.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Cinnabar Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4345	156	9	16.4	83.3%	23 (14.7%)	1 (0.6%)	125 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	$16,931	$1,158	$15,773	14.6	16.1	2435	24	060870000884
2460	Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Public	7-8	15000 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3360	665	38	17.6	82.4%	30 (4.5%)	145 (21.8%)	448 (67.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)				14.6	14.3	2500	40	063697206779
2461	South Junior High	Public	7-8	2320 East South St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3667	1,159	49	23.5	92.1%	31 (2.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1,045 (90.2%)	43 (3.7%)	15 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.2%)	$18,426	$1,130	$17,296	14.6	12.6	2563	102	060263000188
2462	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Public	6-8	1111 South Broadway	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3300	584	33	17.5	96.7%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (97.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$26,753	$1,161	$25,592	14.5	13.3	2541	79	063531005992
2463	Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	7	28.1	89.1%	7 (3.8%)	34 (18.6%)	122 (66.7%)	10 (5.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	$27,371	$3,090	$24,281	14.5	12.3	2572	109	060169112844
2464	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-8	710 Martha St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7440	814	27	29.6	77.5%	85 (10.4%)	26 (3.2%)	628 (77.1%)	51 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	16 (2.0%)	$14,250	$1,837	$12,413	14.5	16.5	2417	47	062361003587
2465	Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	37237 North 100th St. East	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-2148	286	11	26	52.4%	15 (5.2%)	5 (1.7%)	261 (91.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$21,394	$1,956	$19,438	14.5	19.3	2284	181	061944002333
2466	Lakeland Village	Public	K-8	18730 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7400	909	46	19.9	94.1%	118 (13.0%)	26 (2.9%)	725 (79.8%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$18,579	$2,366	$16,213	14.5	15.5	2458	8	060002712772
2467	Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	3017 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5470	731	35	20.7	96.4%	31 (4.2%)	21 (2.9%)	663 (90.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$18,917	$2,665	$16,252	14.4	14.3	2504	37	060363000318
2468	John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-8	2021 East Flora St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7385	813	32	25.7	87.0%	36 (4.4%)	14 (1.7%)	715 (87.9%)	34 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,632	$3,001	$9,631	14.4	17.6	2361	107	063801011782
2469	Higher Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Higher Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5183	519	16	33	78.2%	64 (12.3%)	85 (16.4%)	206 (39.7%)	103 (19.8%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.8%)	33 (6.4%)	$19,075	$1,245	$17,830	14.4	12.2	2573	104	060182411916
2470	Ducor Union Elementary	Public	K-8	23761 Avenue 56	Ducor	93218	Tulare County	Ducor Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 534-2261	136	9	15.1	77.2%	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (93.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,632	$2,427	$18,205	14.3	18.5	2318	152	061155001290
2471	Castle Rock	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1260 Glenn St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0390	315	15	21.2	72.7%	173 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	70 (22.2%)	6 (1.9%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	$13,351	$00	$13,351	14.3	9.6	2677	206	069106308694
2472	Open Valley Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	640 M St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4720	100	5	20.5	74.0%	15 (15.0%)	8 (8.0%)	73 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$16,426	$2,578	$13,848	14.1			(n/a)	063003013962
2473	Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	425 North Lyon Ave.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-9361	893	48	18.7	90.9%	59 (6.6%)	101 (11.3%)	689 (77.2%)	8 (0.9%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.6%)	$11,298	$192	$11,106	14.1	12.8	2559	86	063444005691
2474	Gustine Middle	Public	6-8	28075 Sullivan Rd.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-5030	370	19	18.9	84.6%	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (90.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,501	$762	$9,739	14.1	12.7	2561	87	061632309842
2475	Stone Corral Elementary	Public	K-8	15590 Avenue 383	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Stone Corral Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4455	109			100.0%	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (95.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,468	$4,345	$21,123	14			(n/a)	063804006439
2476	Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	630 West Ponce de Leon Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7225	511	21	23.9	88.5%	14 (2.7%)	72 (14.1%)	261 (51.1%)	118 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	36 (7.0%)	$15,394	$3,309	$12,085	14	19.2	2290	186	063801006420
2477	Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	233	10	23.3	65.2%	51 (21.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,663	$1,443	$14,220	14	21.9	2175	302	060246711160
2478	Vista Norte Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	248 East Base Line Rd.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Vista Norte Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 509-5496	667	22	30.2	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$145,257	$409	$144,848	14	10.3	2656	178	060171514217
2479	Buttonwillow Elementary	Public	K-8	42600 Hwy 58	Buttonwillow	93206	Kern County	Buttonwillow Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 764-5166	288	23	12.4	90.6%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	270 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,677	$6,429	$20,248	14	28.5	1879	600	060672000594
2480	Natomas Middle	Public	6-8	3200 North Park Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5540	672	34	19.8	81.3%	59 (8.8%)	215 (32.0%)	178 (26.5%)	139 (20.7%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	65 (9.7%)	$18,361	$1,977	$16,384	14	15.1	2473	7	060003608582
2481	Johnnie Cochran Junior Middle	Public	6-8	4066 West Johnnie Cochran Vist	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-4300	441	28	15.6	94.6%	10 (2.3%)	79 (17.9%)	342 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$36,189	$7,274	$28,915	14	13.7	2529	48	062271003202
2482	Hazelton Elementary	Public	K-8	535 West Jefferson	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7210	586	26	22.4	90.6%	8 (1.4%)	37 (6.3%)	472 (80.5%)	48 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$14,820	$3,261	$11,559	13.9	18	2344	138	063801006416
2483	Taylor Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1101 Lever Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7290	397	17	22.7	85.6%	12 (3.0%)	63 (15.9%)	218 (54.9%)	78 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	20 (5.0%)	$15,644	$2,773	$12,871	13.9	12.4	2569	86	063801006434
2484	Shadow Ridge	Public, Alternative	K-12	15776 Main St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8267	378	19	19.6	79.6%	58 (15.3%)	27 (7.1%)	277 (73.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$40,108	$6,268	$33,840	13.8	16.3	2427	57	060001407287
2485	iLEAD Lancaster Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	254 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Lancaster Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-4287	771	32	24.3	78.6%	131 (17.0%)	271 (35.1%)	299 (38.8%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	$20,335	$3,021	$17,314	13.8	13.9	2518	33	060206013037
2486	Vineland Elementary	Public	K-8	3609 Vineland Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9719	604	24	25.1	92.2%	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	556 (92.1%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$27,897	$7,633	$20,264	13.8	35.3	1614	872	060369000341
2487	Sandia Academy	Public	K-8	21331 Sandia Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-5125	848	39	21.6	88.2%	172 (20.3%)	51 (6.0%)	568 (67.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.2%)	$17,982	$2,309	$15,673	13.7	7.4	2726	239	060001709272
2488	Emerson Middle	Public	6-8	801 Fourth St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5260	813	37	21.9	90.2%	49 (6.0%)	107 (13.2%)	627 (77.1%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	$18,410	$2,638	$15,772	13.7	15.4	2462	26	060363000297
2489	El Camino Junior High	Public	7-8	219 West El Camino	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7800	830	45	18.2	97.0%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	820 (98.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,698	$2,635	$19,063	13.7	15.1	2475	14	060558009315
2490	Animo Legacy Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12226 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Animo Legacy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 600-6000	887	46	19.4	94.6%	10 (1.1%)	275 (31.0%)	582 (65.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$22,362	$1,548	$20,814	13.7	10.6	2646	156	060162412935
2491	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-8	150 East Mendocino Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7325	346	13	26.2	85.5%	28 (8.1%)	29 (8.4%)	244 (70.5%)	22 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	$14,301	$2,765	$11,536	13.7	12.9	2556	65	063801010316
2492	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	601 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4681	865	49	17.6	96.9%	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	829 (95.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$20,071	$3,628	$16,443	13.6	14.9	2482	10	062334004613
2493	Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Spartan Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7420	1,055	48	22.2	89.3%	107 (10.1%)	218 (20.7%)	609 (57.7%)	61 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	44 (4.2%)	$16,904	$2,355	$14,549	13.6	15.4	2463	30	060285000216
2494	Standard Middle	Public	6-8	126 Ferguson Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2130	1,005	49	20.3	89.9%	399 (39.7%)	52 (5.2%)	509 (50.6%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.8%)	$17,066	$882	$16,184	13.6	13.4	2535	41	063789006391
2495	Northern Summit Academy Shasta	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2301 Balls Ferry Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Northern Summit Academy Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 338-1399	215	15	14.5	67.4%	144 (67.0%)	1 (0.5%)	37 (17.2%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.6%)	$15,861	$1,560	$14,301	13.6	20.1	2257	238	060233813799
2496	La Mirada Academy	Public	K-8	3697 La Mirada Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2000	868	37	23.3	77.4%	37 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	785 (90.4%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	$17,841	$1,747	$16,094	13.6	17.2	2382	114	063488005889
2497	Big Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Main St.	Big Pine	93513	Inyo County	Big Pine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 938-2222	121	9	12.8	52.9%	30 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.6%)	$36,186	$2,508	$33,678	13.6	25.9	2002	495	060495000479
2498	Trona High	Public	7-12	83600 Trona Rd.	Trona	93562	San Bernardino County	Trona Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 372-2824	111	10	11.6	73.9%	65 (58.6%)	5 (4.5%)	39 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$32,734	$5,563	$27,171	13.6	7	2734	236	063984006609
2499	Chino Valley Learning Academy	Public	7-12	15650 Pipeline Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 628-1201	27	3	9.5	92.6%	3 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (81.5%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				13.5	11	2633	134	060846010607
2499	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	820 North H St. Suites BCD	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Lompoc District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	125	7	18.7	84.0%	25 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (72.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$14,389	$3,412	$10,977	13.5			(n/a)	060213214218
2501	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Public	6-12	1700 West 46th St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 421-1700	293	23	13	95.2%	6 (2.0%)	62 (21.2%)	214 (73.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$31,486	$6,142	$25,344	13.5	9	2696	195	062271012771

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