Best Middle Schools in California for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in California!

Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)	ID
401	Vallejo Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2833 Tennessee St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8620	350	15	23.2	72.3%	27 (7.7%)	76 (21.7%)	176 (50.3%)	45 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)				34.2%	19.4%	14.70%	064074012088
402	Keiller Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7270 Lisbon St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Keiller Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-9266	635	36	17.5	84.6%	28 (4.4%)	51 (8.0%)	507 (79.8%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)				34.0%	35.1%	1.07%	060154505492
403	Grace Hopper STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	601 Grace Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Grace Hopper STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 910-0230	93	6	16.4	55.9%	0 (0.0%)	66 (71.0%)	20 (21.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)				33.8%	15.0%	18.80%	060204813719
404	Fern Bacon Middle	Public	7-8	4140 Cuny Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5340	679	29	23.2	87.6%	47 (6.9%)	99 (14.6%)	350 (51.5%)	147 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	17 (2.5%)	$24,980	$20,816	$4,164	33.7%	24.6%	9.11%	063384005241
405	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%)				33.5%	7.5%	26.04%	060235214076
406	Auburndale Intermediate	Public	7-8	1255 River Rd.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3231	640	30	21	89.2%	57 (8.9%)	50 (7.8%)	505 (78.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	$27,896	$26,610	$1,286	33.3%	22.9%	10.44%	060985001046
407	Great Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4223 McDougald Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6300	983	40	24.5	70.9%	33 (3.4%)	110 (11.2%)	593 (60.3%)	184 (18.7%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	36 (3.7%)	$14,529	$13,264	$1,265	33.2%	23.3%	9.88%	062361007749
408	Landmark Middle	Public	6-8	15261 Legendary Dr.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4220	849	43	19.7	87.9%	49 (5.8%)	141 (16.6%)	584 (68.8%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.7%)	$30,781	$27,624	$3,157	33.0%	19.0%	14.03%	062580010277
409	T. R. Smedberg Middle	Public	7-8	8239 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7525	1,065	49	21.7	71.5%	90 (8.5%)	124 (11.6%)	275 (25.8%)	465 (43.7%)	9 (0.8%)	17 (1.6%)	85 (8.0%)	$22,458	$21,956	$502	32.8%	47.2%	14.35%	061233007234
410	New Vision Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	26655 Highland Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	New Vision Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	460	15	29.9	91.3%	17 (3.7%)	100 (21.7%)	319 (69.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)				32.7%	15.5%	17.14%	060170912466
411	Murray Middle	Public	6-8	200 East Drummond Ave.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1820	643	30	21.6	56.1%	279 (43.4%)	43 (6.7%)	234 (36.4%)	32 (5.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.5%)	$15,195	$14,104	$1,091	32.5%	26.3%	6.25%	063680006238
412	Cucamonga Middle	Public	6-8	7611 Hellman Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 987-1788	662	34	19.4	71.5%	97 (14.7%)	55 (8.3%)	461 (69.6%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.6%)	$20,929	$17,834	$3,095	32.3%	56.4%	24.08%	060795000762
413	Winton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Winton Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3140	582	25	23.6	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	448 (77.0%)	50 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28 (4.8%)	$28,124	$25,924	$2,200	32.2%	25.0%	7.19%	061674002137
414	Ahwahnee Middle	Public	7-8	1127 East Escalon Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4300	738	38	19.5	86.2%	88 (11.9%)	62 (8.4%)	464 (62.9%)	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	$29,285	$26,102	$3,183	32.0%	21.7%	10.32%	061455001704
415	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%)	$26,747	$23,314	$3,433	31.9%	29.4%	2.41%	062580009405
416	North Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	1202 East Seventh St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7797	953	49	19.2	91.4%	48 (5.0%)	87 (9.1%)	753 (79.0%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	28 (2.9%)	$25,707	$25,410	$297	31.7%	18.4%	13.29%	063444007603
417	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%)	$26,882	$24,284	$2,598	31.5%	5.9%	25.62%	062805011920
418	St. HOPE Public School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	5201 Strawberry Ln.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	St. HOPE Public School 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-7850	471	27	17.4	87.3%	5 (1.1%)	285 (60.5%)	120 (25.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (10.6%)				31.4%	17.9%	13.43%	060209411199
419	Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet	Public	6-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 258-6600	456	26	17.4	82.0%	15 (3.3%)	276 (60.5%)	133 (29.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$48,105	$45,540	$2,565	31.2%	24.5%	6.68%	062271003475
420	Riverside Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19121 Third St.	Oro Grande	92368	San Bernardino County	Riverside Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-5884	2,453	107	22.8	77.5%	354 (14.4%)	391 (15.9%)	1,552 (63.3%)	32 (1.3%)	22 (0.9%)	23 (0.9%)	79 (3.2%)	$20,906	$20,500	$406	31.0%	19.5%	11.55%	060256611863
421	Ben F. Kolb Middle	Public	6-8	2351 North Spruce St.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7849	917	37	24.9	81.5%	27 (2.9%)	106 (11.6%)	743 (81.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	24 (2.6%)	$20,731	$18,990	$1,741	30.9%	48.8%	17.95%	063237004994
422	Fontana Middle	Public	6-8	8425 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5370	1,049	38	27.6	91.7%	32 (3.1%)	37 (3.5%)	962 (91.7%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$31,287	$27,010	$4,277	30.7%	14.5%	16.18%	061392001590
423	Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	947	44	21.6	86.9%	71 (7.5%)	86 (9.1%)	597 (63.0%)	173 (18.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	$15,690	$14,618	$1,072	30.5%	25.8%	4.72%	060797012888
424	Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	2277 West Bellaire Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7050	538	29	18.2	86.1%	38 (7.1%)	40 (7.4%)	418 (77.7%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$30,273	$27,288	$2,985	30.4%	35.9%	5.48%	061455001717
425	ISANA Nascent Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3417 West Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	ISANA Nascent Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 732-6613	488	24	20.2	94.9%	1 (0.2%)	119 (24.4%)	354 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)				30.2%	25.9%	4.28%	060159910869
426	Rancho Medanos Junior High	Public	6-8	2301 Range Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2480	812	37	21.7	82.5%	29 (3.6%)	88 (10.8%)	591 (72.8%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	40 (4.9%)	$22,485	$21,508	$977	30.0%	19.8%	10.24%	063060004743
427	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	810 East 111th Pl.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8613	464	25	18.7	96.8%	14 (3.0%)	72 (15.5%)	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				29.9%	21.2%	8.70%	060196012908
428	August Knodt Elementary	Public	K-8	3939 EWS Woods Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6200	642	27	23.3	67.9%	39 (6.1%)	72 (11.2%)	380 (59.2%)	117 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.6%)	$18,423	$17,864	$559	29.7%	13.4%	16.28%	062361001374
429	Terrace Hills Middle	Public	7-8	22579 DeBerry St.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5022	852	39	21.8	79.5%	66 (7.7%)	75 (8.8%)	669 (78.5%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	$21,668	$19,086	$2,582	29.6%	16.1%	13.44%	060939000957
430	The Academy of Alameda	Public, Charter	K-8	401 Pacific Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	The Academy of Alameda District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4017	638	29	21.7	49.8%	92 (14.4%)	131 (20.5%)	147 (23.0%)	153 (24.0%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (0.9%)	99 (15.5%)				29.4%	62.4%	33.05%	060164200042
431	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%)	$26,653	$23,388	$3,265	29.2%	28.1%	1.16%	061455001764
432	Compton Junior High	Public	7-8	3211 Pico Ave.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5230	586	28	20.5	85.8%	47 (8.0%)	25 (4.3%)	502 (85.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$25,794	$21,340	$4,454	29.1%	17.7%	11.39%	060363000294
433	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%)	$18,630	$16,918	$1,712	28.9%	29.0%	0.11%	062808008689
434	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%)	$25,383	$25,218	$165	28.7%	10.4%	18.30%	063444005691
435	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-4388	399	19	20.6	95.0%	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.1%)	288 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)				28.6%	19.6%	8.94%	060165413597
436	Dale Junior High	Public	7-8	900 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4210	1,002	44	22.7	88.2%	66 (6.6%)	27 (2.7%)	742 (74.1%)	146 (14.6%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	$25,032	$23,494	$1,538	28.4%	24.4%	4.00%	060263000173
437	Creative Performing and Media Arts	Public	6-8	5050 Conrad Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5550	614	35	17.3	77.4%	90 (14.7%)	76 (12.4%)	352 (57.3%)	51 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	$34,014	$30,406	$3,608	28.2%	31.9%	3.70%	063432010635
438	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%)				28.1%	8.0%	20.11%	060180112244
439	Bay Area Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Bay Area Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 382-9932	255	8	33	86.3%	1 (0.4%)	53 (20.8%)	176 (69.0%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)				27.9%	13.3%	14.62%	060182710720
440	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%)	$876	$06	$870	27.8%	7.6%	20.14%	062637003969
441	Diamond Valley Middle	Public	6-8	291 West Chambers St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 925-2899	1,123	53	21	90.7%	143 (12.7%)	120 (10.7%)	769 (68.5%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	57 (5.1%)	$22,861	$20,908	$1,953	27.6%	13.4%	14.22%	061692011019
442	O'Hara Park Middle	Public	6-8	1100 O'Hara Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-5060	856	38	22.7	41.8%	254 (29.7%)	75 (8.8%)	416 (48.6%)	82 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	21 (2.5%)	$19,965	$18,656	$1,309	27.4%	25.9%	1.56%	062808009966
443	Bannon Creek	Public	K-8	2775 Millcreek Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5600	491	23	21.6	84.1%	31 (6.3%)	151 (30.8%)	203 (41.3%)	34 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	56 (11.4%)	$18,912	$16,830	$2,082	27.3%	3.4%	23.85%	060003601114
444	Carquinez Middle	Public	6-8	1099 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1081	286	14	20.5	83.6%	40 (14.0%)	42 (14.7%)	114 (39.9%)	54 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.8%)	$35,012	$34,148	$864	27.1%	25.6%	1.49%	061899002299
445	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%)	$19,171	$17,398	$1,773	26.9%	6.2%	20.74%	060681000622
446	Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	$24,878	$23,986	$892	26.8%	62.1%	35.35%	060263000191
447	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%)	$1,607	$458	$1,149	26.6%	6.8%	19.79%	060384003574
448	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%)	$47,690	$44,262	$3,428	26.4%	11.8%	14.67%	062271002966
449	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%)				26.3%	9.8%	16.46%	060162412935
450	Arcade Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7300	595	24	24.2	83.4%	190 (31.9%)	44 (7.4%)	119 (20.0%)	206 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.2%)	$20,465	$18,548	$1,917	26.1%	16.9%	9.23%	063462005752
451	Hogan Middle	Public	6-8	850 Rosewood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-3510	785	38	20.9	82.0%	36 (4.6%)	157 (20.0%)	403 (51.3%)	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.0%)	33 (4.2%)				25.9%	16.2%	9.79%	064074006736
452	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%)	$59,760	$56,024	$3,736	25.8%	10.1%	15.64%	062271003202
453	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle	Public	6-8	155 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1800	843	49	17.2	97.6%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.0%)	723 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$41,519	$38,626	$2,893	25.6%	17.1%	8.52%	062271002856
454	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%)	$20,431	$19,336	$1,095	25.5%	8.3%	17.19%	062955009602
455	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%)				25.3%	11.1%	14.17%	060218714269
456	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%)	$28,141	$25,944	$2,197	25.1%	30.8%	5.66%	063432005419
457	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Public	7-8	4200 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-8011	714	42	17	91.6%	50 (7.0%)	95 (13.3%)	526 (73.7%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	$25,694	$23,988	$1,706	25.0%	18.9%	6.05%	060639009328
458	Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)				24.8%	66.2%	41.41%	063255005053
459	Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	480	32	15	90.2%	4 (0.8%)	67 (14.0%)	327 (68.1%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)				24.6%	16.7%	7.93%	060197110729
460	Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Public	7-8	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6330	624	21	30.1	58.5%	112 (17.9%)	32 (5.1%)	360 (57.7%)	75 (12.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)	$22,126	$21,182	$944	24.5%	49.6%	25.15%	062460003307
461	Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	41535 Mayberry Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-2550	1,113	46	24.3	87.2%	239 (21.5%)	51 (4.6%)	761 (68.4%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.6%)	$20,414	$18,570	$1,844	24.3%	16.4%	7.93%	061692003586
462	Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	4730 Sterling Hills Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(925) 779-7640	261	15	17.4	90.0%	27 (10.3%)	76 (29.1%)	93 (35.6%)	26 (10.0%)	5 (1.9%)	15 (5.7%)	19 (7.3%)	$31,304	$29,500	$1,804	24.1%	24.7%	0.53%	060285014525
463	Hillview Junior High	Public	6-8	333 Yosemite Dr.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2380	893	42	21.5	81.2%	41 (4.6%)	144 (16.1%)	561 (62.8%)	77 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	53 (5.9%)	$23,783	$23,052	$731	24.0%	18.8%	5.21%	063060004749
464	Palm Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Slawson Ave.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4260	999	50	19.9	84.4%	99 (9.9%)	124 (12.4%)	712 (71.3%)	23 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.1%)	$27,851	$25,128	$2,723	23.8%	36.9%	13.06%	062580010278
465	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%)	$24,463	$20,386	$4,077	23.6%	8.7%	14.99%	060363002021
466	Independent Study Sojourner Truth	Public, Alternative	K-12	8251 Fontaine St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5330	481	36	13.4	97.3%	119 (24.7%)	135 (28.1%)	140 (29.1%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (10.6%)	$33,780	$31,730	$2,050	23.5%	46.0%	22.55%	062805005701
467	Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1964 11th Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6194	761	37	20.8	77.5%	143 (18.8%)	26 (3.4%)	430 (56.5%)	110 (14.5%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.9%)	$19,503	$17,830	$1,673	23.3%	20.9%	2.45%	062409003639
468	James Rutter Middle	Public	7-8	7350 Palmer House Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-7590	871	45	19.3	87.7%	43 (4.9%)	106 (12.2%)	352 (40.4%)	302 (34.7%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.6%)	33 (3.8%)	$24,516	$23,350	$1,166	23.2%	22.7%	0.48%	061233001412
469	Sam Brannan Middle	Public	7-8	5301 Elmer Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5360	339	19	17.8	72.9%	22 (6.5%)	76 (22.4%)	162 (47.8%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	32 (9.4%)	$35,514	$31,924	$3,590	23.0%	16.9%	6.07%	063384005280
470	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%)				22.8%	10.0%	12.83%	060206013037
471	High Technical Middle Media Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	2230 Truxtun Rd. 2nd Fl.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Media Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 398-8640	331	15	22	46.8%	81 (24.5%)	32 (9.7%)	174 (52.6%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.3%)				22.7%	51.9%	29.24%	060187811155
472	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%)				22.5%	6.0%	16.52%	060187012457
473	Dallas Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Mount Hamilton Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7485	795	33	23.8	78.2%	44 (5.5%)	233 (29.3%)	328 (41.3%)	133 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.3%)	$23,120	$21,378	$1,742	22.3%	14.1%	8.24%	060285011275
474	George Y. Komure Elementary	Public	K-8	2121 Henry Long Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6320	752	29	26.2	81.0%	24 (3.2%)	107 (14.2%)	384 (51.1%)	174 (23.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$16,315	$15,558	$757	22.2%	20.2%	1.99%	062361010653
475	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%)	$23,442	$22,562	$880	22.0%	29.7%	7.66%	062460003695
476	March Middle	Public	6-8	15800 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0430	686	38	17.9	87.2%	18 (2.6%)	89 (13.0%)	528 (77.0%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	$26,570	$24,418	$2,152	21.8%	24.3%	2.50%	069113511725
477	James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	340 West Church St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1830	490	25	19.4	58.4%	228 (46.5%)	41 (8.4%)	168 (34.3%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$16,403	$15,082	$1,321	21.7%	25.7%	4.04%	063680006235
478	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%)				21.5%	6.2%	15.35%	060197013723
479	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%)	$27,163	$26,118	$1,045	21.3%	12.0%	9.32%	062958008933
480	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%)	$43,695	$41,516	$2,179	21.2%	12.2%	9.01%	060253214481
481	Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4380	948	42	22.3	79.0%	79 (8.3%)	130 (13.7%)	537 (56.6%)	116 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	71 (7.5%)	$24,751	$23,670	$1,081	21.0%	33.8%	12.74%	063468005831
482	Arrowview Middle	Public	6-8	2299 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8109	917	45	20.4	96.7%	20 (2.2%)	59 (6.4%)	812 (88.5%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.6%)	$17,623	$15,826	$1,797	20.9%	31.2%	10.33%	063417005346
483	Samuel Jackman Middle	Public	7-8	7925 Kentwal Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 393-2352	909	44	20.7	86.7%	40 (4.4%)	126 (13.9%)	367 (40.4%)	288 (31.7%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	52 (5.7%)	$23,888	$22,776	$1,112	20.7%	19.4%	1.28%	061233010292
484	Elizabeth Terronez Middle	Public	6-8	2300 South Willow	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6570	659	38	17.3	88.6%	20 (3.0%)	49 (7.4%)	425 (64.5%)	147 (22.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	$31,812	$27,934	$3,878	20.5%	16.7%	3.86%	061455004484
485	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%)	$22,494	$20,652	$1,842	20.4%	6.5%	13.88%	063417009435
486	George Washington Carver Middle	Public	6-8	4410 McKinley Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2900	635	39	16.1	98.3%	4 (0.6%)	49 (7.7%)	571 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$46,534	$43,434	$3,100	20.2%	20.9%	0.74%	062271002902
487	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%)	$24,375	$21,794	$2,581	20.0%	7.7%	12.32%	062580009585
488	California City Middle	Public	6-8	9736 Redwood Blvd.	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-3241	478	19	25.1	88.1%	50 (10.5%)	160 (33.5%)	231 (48.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.9%)	$20,780	$19,244	$1,536	19.9%	3.1%	16.75%	062523002042
489	Amargosa Creek Middle	Public	6-8	44333 27th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 729-6064	859	47	18.4	85.9%	78 (9.1%)	219 (25.5%)	484 (56.3%)	26 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	39 (4.5%)	$6,222	$3,732	$2,490	19.7%	17.8%	1.88%	062088008717
490	Gateway Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1512 Golden Gate Ave.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Gateway Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 922-1001	247	15	16.6	54.3%	61 (24.7%)	46 (18.6%)	87 (35.2%)	23 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.5%)				19.5%	61.4%	41.89%	060186112800
491	W. E. Mitchell Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Zinfandel Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9050	755	42	17.9	62.8%	203 (26.9%)	62 (8.2%)	297 (39.3%)	86 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	95 (12.6%)	$22,768	$21,394	$1,374	19.4%	35.0%	15.65%	061389001577
492	Tropico Middle	Public	6-8	3180 Mojave-Tropico Rd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5040	815	40	20.4	81.2%	150 (18.4%)	71 (8.7%)	542 (66.5%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$19,766	$17,318	$2,448	19.2%	14.6%	4.65%	063762006375
493	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%)	$33,066	$28,948	$4,118	19.0%	12.1%	6.91%	063384005262
494	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%)	$57,143	$52,364	$4,779	18.9%	11.4%	7.47%	062271003047
495	Helms Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Road 20	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 233-3988	558	25	22.1	81.9%	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	485 (86.9%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)				18.7%	2.8%	15.97%	063255005034
496	Newark Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Lafayette Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3000	980	44	22.5	40.1%	77 (7.9%)	22 (2.2%)	545 (55.6%)	230 (23.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.6%)	76 (7.8%)	$20,188	$19,604	$584	18.6%	62.7%	44.14%	062706007796
497	Arden Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Watt Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7306	1,010	45	22.5	46.1%	469 (46.4%)	60 (5.9%)	275 (27.2%)	122 (12.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.6%)	$18,296	$17,102	$1,194	18.4%	61.0%	42.57%	063462005753
498	Jefferson	Public	K-8	2001 Pebblewood	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5580	735	29	25.3	78.6%	60 (8.2%)	133 (18.1%)	331 (45.0%)	108 (14.7%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (4.1%)	67 (9.1%)	$17,404	$15,348	$2,056	18.2%	15.2%	2.98%	060003601108
499	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%)				18.1%	10.9%	7.16%	063697206779
500	Everett Middle	Public	6-8	450 Church St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6344	401	26	15.3	68.1%	32 (8.0%)	23 (5.7%)	302 (75.3%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.5%)	$23,423	$21,352	$2,071	17.9%	5.8%	12.14%	063441007842

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