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
2502	Ingenuity Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Ingenuity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 262-2046	188	9	21.9	86.7%	12 (6.4%)	26 (13.8%)	121 (64.4%)	11 (5.9%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	11 (5.9%)	$11,368			$565			$10,803	13.4	9.5	2681	179		060153313917
2503	Tehipite Middle	Public	7-8	630 North Augusta	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3420	481	24	19.7	95.4%	7 (1.5%)	27 (5.6%)	407 (84.6%)	27 (5.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$22,842			$4,072			$18,770	13.4	12.2	2579	76		061455001770
2504	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-3010	617	27	22.7	77.5%	35 (5.7%)	16 (2.6%)	491 (79.6%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.6%)	$16,847			$1,713			$15,134	13.4	14.8	2488	16		060182612511
2505	Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy	Public	K-8	400 Rickover St.	Vallejo	94592	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8560	423	18	24	81.6%	24 (5.7%)	67 (15.8%)	270 (63.8%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	25 (5.9%)	$20,748			$2,805			$17,943	13.4	11.1	2622	117		064074006724
2506	Monte Vista Independent Study	Public	7-12	1003 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6690	48	9	5.4	66.7%	19 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (50.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	$44,736			$701			$44,035	13.3			(n/a)		062724008919
2507	Golden West Elementary	Public	K-8	1031 North Main St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7300	591	26	22.4	71.2%	100 (16.9%)	14 (2.4%)	415 (70.2%)	40 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	$16,522			$2,465			$14,057	13.3	14.9	2481	26		062361003579
2508	Daisy Gibson Elementary	Public	K-8	9650 East Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6590	714	27	26.4	77.2%	22 (3.1%)	9 (1.3%)	679 (95.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,510			$1,936			$19,574	13.3	15.6	2454	54		061944010238
2509	Boron Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	26831 Prospect St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5121	253	20	12.5	60.1%	96 (37.9%)	28 (11.1%)	111 (43.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	$16,697			$3,781			$12,916	13.3	15.5	2459	50		062649003994
2510	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 East Fesler St.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7880	974	49	20	94.5%	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	954 (97.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$20,610			$2,313			$18,297	13.2	13.6	2531	21		060558009317
2511	Rio Tierra Junior High	Public	7-8	3201 Northstead Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2730	328	17	19.4	93.0%	16 (4.9%)	57 (17.4%)	188 (57.3%)	29 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	27 (8.2%)	$24,503			$3,525			$20,978	13.2	11	2630	119		060133201993
2512	Lakeview Leadership Academy	Public	7-12	12484 Tamarisk Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3400	901	50	18.1	82.7%	84 (9.3%)	153 (17.0%)	603 (66.9%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	35 (3.9%)								13.2	10	2665	153		063697206781
2513	North Monterey County Middle	Public	7-8	10301 Seymour St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-3391	624	30	20.8	87.8%	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	586 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,204			$2,436			$12,768	13.1	18.5	2317	196		062759004144
2514	Terrace Middle	Public	5-8	250 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3007	370	21	17.2	78.9%	169 (45.7%)	6 (1.6%)	125 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	42 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	$12,245			$1,231			$11,014	13.1	16.3	2428	86		062067002487
2515	Grange Middle	Public	6-8	1975 Blossom Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-1900	944	42	22.5	86.5%	47 (5.0%)	127 (13.5%)	608 (64.4%)	71 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	83 (8.8%)	$16,282			$2,012			$14,270	13.1	18.6	2316	199		061336001521
2516	Brookhurst Junior High	Public	7-8	601 North Brookhurst Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3613	724	32	22.5	90.9%	28 (3.9%)	15 (2.1%)	621 (85.8%)	42 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$19,575			$1,413			$18,162	13.1	20.1	2260	256		060263000171
2517	Westmore Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1504 Fallbrook St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7730	531	26	20.4	90.0%	134 (25.2%)	28 (5.3%)	238 (44.8%)	87 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.2%)								13	13.4	2538	21		064158006859
2518	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1735 West Sonora	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7320	181	9	20.4	90.6%	2 (1.1%)	20 (11.0%)	146 (80.7%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$18,094			$3,206			$14,888	13	17.1	2391	127		063801009447
2519	Mission Middle	Public	7-8	5961 Mustang Ln.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7842	612	31	20	87.7%	15 (2.5%)	18 (2.9%)	561 (91.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$22,111			$2,304			$19,807	13	14	2514	5		061926002314
2520	Mission Valley	Public	K-8	320 North J St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2940	61	3	19.6	77.0%	17 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.8%)	$15,621			$861			$14,760	13	18.2	2334	186		062241011344
2521	Mountain Vista Middle	Public	6-8	5081 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-4060	405	19	21.3	70.4%	153 (37.8%)	3 (0.7%)	204 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	$15,558			$1,697			$13,861	12.9	11.8	2596	75		061932009382
2522	Walter Stiern Middle	Public	6-8	2551 Morning Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5480	891	41	21.4	81.5%	63 (7.1%)	32 (3.6%)	787 (88.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$20,081			$2,574			$17,507	12.9	17.5	2367	155		060363002021
2523	Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Minert Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-1843	681	33	20.6	88.0%	29 (4.3%)	21 (3.1%)	511 (75.0%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	$2,591			$1,101			$1,490	12.8	11.1	2626	103		062637003962
2524	Edwin Markham Middle	Public	6-8	1650 East 104th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5500	618	41	15	98.4%	7 (1.1%)	130 (21.0%)	471 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$27,120			$4,771			$22,349	12.8	12	2586	62		062271003168
2525	Manuel Esqueda Elementary	Public	K-8	2240 South Main St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-1500	811	37	21.7	94.3%	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	796 (98.2%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$23,274			$865			$22,409	12.8	13.9	2519	6		063531010991
2526	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-8	30 West Ninth St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7245	705	27	25.7	86.4%	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.7%)	598 (84.8%)	67 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.6%)	$13,706			$3,191			$10,515	12.7	19.7	2271	255		063801006424
2527	Wells Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1705	768	34	22.2	95.8%	15 (2.0%)	7 (0.9%)	731 (95.2%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,171			$1,462			$16,709	12.7	11.7	2604	77		060243000141
2528	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	27845 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3110	453	25	18	84.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.8%)	333 (73.5%)	73 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	$26,545			$3,977			$22,568	12.7	9.4	2684	156		061674002118
2529	Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	$7,299			$2,093			$5,206	12.7	14.3	2499	30		063255005017
2530	Hesperia Junior High	Public	7-8	10275 Cypress Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9386	1,228	51	23.9	81.5%	102 (8.3%)	67 (5.5%)	1,019 (83.0%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	18 (1.5%)	$39,973			$6,234			$33,739	12.7	14.4	2496	34		060001409077
2531	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	776 South Broadway Ave.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7275	297	12	25	89.2%	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.4%)	256 (86.2%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	$17,386			$3,404			$13,982	12.7	13	2549	18		063801006431
2532	Oakdale Tk-8	Public	K-8	3708 Myrtle Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1910	559	21	26	92.7%	105 (18.8%)	94 (16.8%)	152 (27.2%)	136 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	60 (10.7%)	$19,597			$3,390			$16,207	12.6	15.5	2460	72		060133205103
2533	Desert Springs Middle	Public	6-8	66-755 Two Bunch Palms Trail	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7200	749	37	20.3	96.7%	47 (6.3%)	38 (5.1%)	636 (84.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	$21,348			$1,963			$19,385	12.6	16.6	2415	118		062955009602
2534	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,652			$3,755			$18,897	12.5	15.8	2445	89		060221813348
2535	Invictus Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4928 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Invictus Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 792-4403	161	8	20	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	72 (44.7%)	87 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$19,841			$4,792			$15,049	12.5			(n/a)		060254714511
2536	Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Kirk Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7215	654	27	23.8	83.3%	53 (8.1%)	61 (9.3%)	445 (68.0%)	49 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (6.0%)	$16,504			$3,143			$13,361	12.5	17.1	2389	147		063801006418
2537	Cajon Valley Middle	Public	6-8	550 Park Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3092	942	47	20.2	94.4%	342 (36.3%)	93 (9.9%)	327 (34.7%)	131 (13.9%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$20,561			$2,939			$17,622	12.5	17	2398	139		060681000607
2538	Coalinga Middle	Public	6-8	265 Cambridge Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7550	662	34	19.3	79.2%	70 (10.6%)	5 (0.8%)	558 (84.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	$20,140			$3,517			$16,623	12.4	10.8	2642	104		060912007686
2539	Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Public	6-12	820 North Avenue 54	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 550-2000	1,284	71	18	87.4%	53 (4.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,162 (90.5%)	35 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	$22,153			$3,993			$18,160	12.4	18.1	2339	200		062271003021
2540	Banning Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1151 West Wilson St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0268	84	4	19	90.5%	9 (10.7%)	9 (10.7%)	58 (69.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	$13,092			$936			$12,156	12.4	8.2	2714	174		060384008555
2541	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2050 West Ln.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 943-2389	772	32	24	70.2%	27 (3.5%)	115 (14.9%)	506 (65.5%)	63 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	54 (7.0%)	$15,670			$2,158			$13,512	12.4	14.3	2501	40		060180112244
2542	Sequoia Junior High	Public	7-8	900 Belle Terr.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5940	746	35	21.5	97.2%	22 (2.9%)	60 (8.0%)	651 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$19,690			$3,749			$15,941	12.4	15	2478	64		060363007099
2543	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	1515 Webster St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 596-8901	207	12	17.2	73.9%	7 (3.4%)	61 (29.5%)	78 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	58 (28.0%)	$28,559			$3,543			$25,016	12.2	8.2	2715	172		060161410947
2544	Summit Public School K2	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Elm St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School K2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4093	554	25	22.1	81.9%	12 (2.2%)	74 (13.4%)	418 (75.5%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	$18,234			$918			$17,316	12.2	24.6	2048	496		060191213776
2545	Ball Junior High	Public	7-8	1500 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3663	737	35	21	92.7%	34 (4.6%)	13 (1.8%)	604 (82.0%)	61 (8.3%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	$19,774			$1,669			$18,105	12.1	11	2627	82		060263000170
2546	Gifford C. Cole Middle	Public	7-8	3126 East Avenue I	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-1041	697	33	21.3	82.1%	31 (4.4%)	156 (22.4%)	471 (67.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.3%)	$21,494			$3,911			$17,583	12.1	16.4	2421	125		061191009533
2547	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	823 Acacia St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4700	441	24	18.5	93.0%	20 (4.5%)	11 (2.5%)	377 (85.5%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	$10,463			$1,328			$9,135	12.1	16.7	2409	138		062825004361
2548	Sunnymead Middle	Public	6-8	23996 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4280	1,185	57	20.7	94.2%	27 (2.3%)	144 (12.2%)	927 (78.2%)	37 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (0.9%)	36 (3.0%)	$19,619			$2,263			$17,356	12.1	11.9	2593	45		062580009585
2549	Lucerne Valley Middle	Public	7-8	33233 Rabbit Springs Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-2124	195	12	16.1	91.3%	68 (34.9%)	4 (2.1%)	118 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$19,363			$4,366			$14,997	12	11.7	2601	52		060001509084
2550	Ingenium Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7330 Winnetka Ave.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 309-2777	179	10	18.6	96.6%	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.5%)	161 (89.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,283			$2,223			$22,060	12	17.9	2350	200		060185813466
2551	Riverview Middle	Public	6-8	205 Pacifica Ave.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-3216	682	32	21.2	89.3%	19 (2.8%)	76 (11.1%)	489 (71.7%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.6%)	$2,635			$1,044			$1,591	12	11.6	2610	59		062637003969
2552	Black Diamond Middle	Public	7-8	4730 Sterling Hill Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7460	358	17	21.2	81.0%	30 (8.4%)	117 (32.7%)	150 (41.9%)	32 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	$18,467			$2,149			$16,318	11.9	16.6	2414	138		060285004440
2553	Visitacion Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1971 Visitacion Ave.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4590	333	18	18	80.8%	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.3%)	204 (61.3%)	60 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	22 (6.6%)	$30,722			$3,290			$27,432	11.9	16	2437	116		063441005678
2554	Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1482 East Enterprise Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Public Safety Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 382-2211	396	17	23	98.7%	14 (3.5%)	13 (3.3%)	344 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$17,783			$1,059			$16,724	11.8	16.9	2406	148		060211511108
2555	Team Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	540 East Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Team Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 462-2282	180	10	18.4	93.9%	3 (1.7%)	33 (18.3%)	131 (72.8%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	$21,100			$4,389			$16,711	11.8	12.9	2554	1		060235214076
2556	Calaveras Elementary	Public	K-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	556	23	24.7	75.9%	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	504 (90.6%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$11,641			$1,667			$9,974	11.8	17	2397	159		061734008147
2557	Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	520	23	22.6	80.2%	36 (6.9%)	73 (14.0%)	384 (73.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$17,578			$1,317			$16,261	11.7	15.6	2452	105		060182912427
2558	Keema School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1281 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3410	529	28	18.8	91.9%	109 (20.6%)	60 (11.3%)	264 (49.9%)	34 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.7%)	$18,219			$2,451			$15,768	11.7	11.7	2597	39		060133207240
2559	Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Giaramita St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1408	341	14	24.3	72.4%	6 (1.8%)	19 (5.6%)	300 (88.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	$5,489			$1,549			$3,940	11.7	11.8	2595	36		063255005065
2560	Pulliam Elementary	Public	K-8	230 Presidio Way	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7265	599	26	23.4	84.1%	28 (4.7%)	101 (16.9%)	289 (48.2%)	135 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.0%)	$15,697			$3,755			$11,942	11.7	14.2	2506	54		063801006429
2561	Technology Middle	Public	6-8	7165 Burton Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4800	409	24	16.9	65.0%	91 (22.2%)	11 (2.7%)	259 (63.3%)	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$20,612			$1,505			$19,107	11.7	13.8	2525	36		060994013686
2562	Toro Canyon Middle	Public	7-8	86150 Avenue 66	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-2244	989	46	21.5	97.1%	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	961 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$29,501			$1,275			$28,226	11.6	13	2550	12		060907011174
2563	Alpaugh Elementary	Public	K-8	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	Alpaugh Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 949-8413	249	11	22.9	78.7%	18 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,281			$2,301			$8,980	11.6	9.1	2691	128		060201000087
2564	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7190	396	22	18	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	395 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,492			$3,527			$17,965	11.6	11.5	2611	47		060190610666
2565	Pinacate Middle	Public	7-8	1990 South A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-6441	952	40	23.9	94.7%	18 (1.9%)	47 (4.9%)	871 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$19,890			$1,585			$18,305	11.6	12.2	2577	12		063021009176
2566	Kingswood K-8	Public	K-8	5700 Primrose Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5246	546	27	20	81.1%	155 (28.4%)	49 (9.0%)	258 (47.3%)	31 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.5%)	$18,510			$3,673			$14,837	11.6	11.3	2615	49		063462005788
2567	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Public	6-8	9301 South Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 242-5400	456	28	16.1	97.4%	4 (0.9%)	131 (28.7%)	307 (67.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$33,736			$9,088			$24,648	11.5	10.6	2648	81		062271003073
2568	Loleta Elementary	Public	K-8	700 Loleta Dr.	Loleta	95551	Humboldt County	Loleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 733-5705	82	5	16.4	85.4%	12 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								11.4			(n/a)		062232002671
2569	John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-8	1141 Lever Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7405	394	21	19.1	81.7%	11 (2.8%)	50 (12.7%)	249 (63.2%)	61 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$23,715			$3,384			$20,331	11.4	9.9	2668	99		063801011778
2570	Elmhurst United Middle	Public	6-8	1800 98th Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3229	729	48	15.2	99.5%	13 (1.8%)	128 (17.6%)	538 (73.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	19 (2.6%)	$27,030			$4,659			$22,371	11.4	11	2631	61		062805011961
2571	Sierra Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	2021 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3500	697	40	17.3	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	681 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$25,065			$968			$24,097	11.4	11.7	2605	34		063531006007
2572	Vista Verde Middle	Public	7-8	1199 Elm Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-1420	727	34	21.2	80.5%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	715 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,986			$3,187			$17,799	11.3	17.6	2364	208		061608002266
2573	Nicolet Middle	Public	6-8	101 East Nicolet St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0280	966	44	21.8	91.1%	97 (10.0%)	65 (6.7%)	718 (74.3%)	47 (4.9%)	22 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.7%)	$13,246			$1,377			$11,869	11.3	14.2	2505	68		060384003574
2574	E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning	Public	K-8	1901 Woolner Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4150	492	19	25.8	93.1%	22 (4.5%)	40 (8.1%)	363 (73.8%)	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.1%)	$15,822			$1,804			$14,018	11.3	13.1	2544	30		061336001527
2575	Price Intermediate	Public	6-8	1212 Marin St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1225	449	27	16.3	91.5%	90 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	339 (75.5%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$18,607			$2,225			$16,382	11.3	10.2	2659	84		060004507093
2576	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-8	14004 Road 184	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-6769	446	23	19	91.3%	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	399 (89.5%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$20,270			$1,656			$18,614	11.3	13.1	2547	29		063105004809
2577	Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-8	1644 South Lincoln	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7220	453	13	34.3	91.2%	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	419 (92.5%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,809			$3,011			$9,798	11.3	13.7	2530	47		063801010392
2578	Acacia Middle	Public	6-8	1200 East Acacia Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1620	958	44	21.9	94.8%	92 (9.6%)	98 (10.2%)	720 (75.2%)	15 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.9%)	$18,911			$2,494			$16,417	11.3	14.2	2508	70		061692002148
2579	Duane E. Furman Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	955 West Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	348	18	19.6	92.2%	21 (6.0%)	6 (1.7%)	304 (87.4%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$23,552			$7,896			$15,656	11.3	16.1	2431	148		062334004611
2580	Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1025 Corcoran Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8740	615	31	20.1	83.3%	16 (2.6%)	128 (20.8%)	342 (55.6%)	85 (13.8%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	29 (4.7%)	$27,476			$3,324			$24,152	11.2	9.7	2674	94		064074006723
2581	Lake Los Angeles Elementary	Public	K-8	16310 East Avenue Q	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 264-3700	533	23	23.1	63.8%	28 (5.3%)	16 (3.0%)	483 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$21,607			$2,093			$19,514	11.2	13.5	2532	49		061944008861
2582	Del Vallejo Middle	Public	6-8	1885 East Lynwood Dr.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8280	642	35	18.3	97.5%	9 (1.4%)	115 (17.9%)	496 (77.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	$23,824			$5,366			$18,458	11.2	10.9	2636	54		063417009435
2583	Urban Promise Academy Middle	Public	6-8	3031 East 18th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5236	392	23	17.3	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.1%)	353 (90.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$28,924			$4,161			$24,763	11.2	15.9	2441	142		062805008680
2584	Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	1250 North Medical Center Dr.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6350	581	30	19.6	97.1%	7 (1.2%)	35 (6.0%)	521 (89.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	$22,916			$5,476			$17,440	11.2	10.3	2654	70		063417008185
2585	Logan Memorial Educational Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2875 Ocean View Blvd	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6500	1,467	71	20.7	94.7%	21 (1.4%)	34 (2.3%)	1,382 (94.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)	$23,976			$6,334			$17,642	11.1	12.2	2578	7		063432014499
2586	Fort Miller Middle	Public	7-8	1302 East Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7100	652	36	18.1	97.9%	42 (6.4%)	91 (14.0%)	451 (69.2%)	40 (6.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$22,732			$2,992			$19,740	11.1	11.1	2623	37		061455001731
2587	Mulcahy Middle	Public	5-8	1001 West Sonora Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7250	745	34	21.9	92.6%	34 (4.6%)	16 (2.1%)	679 (91.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$17,205			$2,879			$14,326	11	16.1	2432	155		063987006616
2588	Obsidian Middle	Public	6-8	15850-A Dam Road Extention	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6447	590	26	22.4	76.9%	206 (34.9%)	17 (2.9%)	311 (52.7%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	$85,541			$13,500			$72,041	11	11.3	2619	31		062007014694
2589	Harrison Elementary	Public	K-8	425 East Harrison Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4600	328	18	18.7	93.3%	18 (5.5%)	37 (11.3%)	254 (77.4%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$23,258			$2,690			$20,568	10.9	24.2	2076	513		063132004845
2590	Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	1570 Melody Ln.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3107	929	42	22	93.9%	437 (47.0%)	52 (5.6%)	289 (31.1%)	87 (9.4%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	54 (5.8%)	$18,643			$2,816			$15,827	10.8	11.2	2620	30		060681000622
2591	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11336 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6622	803	34	23.8	80.1%	153 (19.1%)	145 (18.1%)	437 (54.4%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.5%)	$15,778			$894			$14,884	10.8	10.3	2655	64		060197013723
2592	Bridges Academy	Public	7-8	1702 Mclaughlin Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6400	274	15	18.6	89.4%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	208 (75.9%)	55 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$30,681			$3,197			$27,484	10.8	22.2	2163	429		061437001643
2593	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Public, Charter	7-12	3130 East Colorado Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-2500	3,369	120	27.9	86.0%	388 (11.5%)	436 (12.9%)	2,232 (66.3%)	68 (2.0%)	10 (0.3%)	18 (0.5%)	182 (5.4%)								10.8	10	2666	73		060250214438
2594	Upper Lake Middle	Public	6-8	725 Old Lucerne Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-0223	183	9	21	81.4%	83 (45.4%)	1 (0.5%)	64 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.7%)	$22,675			$2,925			$19,750	10.7	17.2	2384	210		060144210121
2595	Phoenix Academy	Public	K-8	20700 Thunderbird Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-7011	1,213	58	20.8	87.1%	179 (14.8%)	200 (16.5%)	765 (63.1%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.5%)	$20,111			$2,755			$17,356	10.7	8.5	2705	110		060001712663
2596	Options for Youth-San Bernardino	Public, Charter	7-12	985 South E St. #A	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-San Bernardino District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-6260	1,168	33	35.3	86.9%	103 (8.8%)	96 (8.2%)	885 (75.8%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.5%)	$22,847			$300			$22,547	10.7	10.6	2647	51		060187012457
2597	Prospects High (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	820 West Second St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7490	304	22	13.7	83.9%	62 (20.4%)	54 (17.8%)	152 (50.0%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.6%)	$16,469			$1,739			$14,730	10.7			(n/a)		060285009517
2598	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Public	6-12	1390 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3232	861	58	14.8	98.7%	10 (1.2%)	122 (14.2%)	688 (79.9%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.6%)	$26,922			$4,986			$21,936	10.6	12.6	2565	33		062805011920
2599	Westlake Middle	Public	6-8	2629 Harrison St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2213	279	22	12.5	91.8%	18 (6.5%)	119 (42.7%)	88 (31.5%)	21 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	27 (9.7%)	$31,316			$5,087			$26,229	10.6	9.5	2683	84		062805004323
2600	Gray Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	808 Gray Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5240	655	34	19.4	92.8%	80 (12.2%)	13 (2.0%)	437 (66.7%)	72 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (7.0%)								10.4	14.6	2491	109		064347007033
2601	Pajaro Middle	Public	6-8	250 Salinas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6238	398	18	21.6	96.5%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								10.4	11	2628	27		062949004547

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