Best Middle Schools in California for English Language Learner 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, English Language Learner 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.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the California Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the California Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1540)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
068450007062	1	Rancho San Joaquin Middle	Public	7-8	4861 Michelson Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 936-6500	746	30	25	20.1%	232 (31.1%)	16 (2.1%)	97 (13.0%)	309 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.1%)	$6,160							99.9%	97.7%	2.23%
061029011448	2	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	919	48	19	9.9%	47 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	795 (86.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.2%)	$7,511							99.9%	99.6%	0.24%
068450013996	3	Beacon Park	Public	K-8	200 Cultivate	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 936-8400	938	35	26.7	13.6%	182 (19.4%)	10 (1.1%)	69 (7.4%)	568 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (11.5%)	$6,153							99.8%	98.4%	1.37%
060015310943	4	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-8	509 W. Norwood Pl.	Alhambra	91803	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 943-3660	726	32	22.3	60.7%	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	303 (41.7%)	393 (54.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$11,583							99.7%	84.0%	15.76%
061314001499	5	Quimby Oak Middle	Public	7-8	3190 Quimby Rd.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 270-6735	837	41	20.6	20.0%	24 (2.9%)	11 (1.3%)	168 (20.1%)	599 (71.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$5,518							99.7%	91.6%	8.07%
061422001625	6	Fulton (Harry C.) Middle	Public	6-8	8778 El Lago St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 375-2816	708	29	24.6	16.0%	181 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.4%)	397 (56.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	$8,413							99.6%	98.0%	1.65%
063942006553	7	Calle Mayor Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Calle Mayor	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 533-4548	648	31	20.6	20.7%	143 (22.1%)	21 (3.2%)	142 (21.9%)	290 (44.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (7.1%)	$4,499							99.5%	93.9%	5.68%
061029001138	8	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	821 Bubb Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 253-1525	949	45	21.2	10.3%	101 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	764 (80.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	$7,041							99.5%	99.7%	0.19%
063750006337	9	South Pasadena Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Fair Oaks	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 441-5830	1,146	50	22.9	14.1%	300 (26.2%)	14 (1.2%)	279 (24.3%)	358 (31.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	191 (16.7%)	$9,866							99.4%	97.4%	2.04%
063438008307	10	Carmel Valley Middle	Public	7-8	3800 Mykonos Ln.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 481-8221	797	33	24.4	15.6%	329 (41.3%)	8 (1.0%)	116 (14.6%)	265 (33.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.7%)	$6,391							99.4%	98.8%	0.59%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 24, 2022, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.