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Best Middle Schools in California (2025-26)
Ranked middle schools
513
Listed, not ranked
794
Every ranked middle school in California, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
California rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
California middle schools ranked, 501 to 513 of 513
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| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #501 | F | James Workman Middle | Cathedral City | Palm Springs Unified | 7% | 13% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,028 |
| #502 | F | Laton Middle | Laton | Laton Joint Unified | 7% | 11% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 172 |
| #503 | F | Reef Sunset Middle | Avenal | Reef-Sunset Unified | 7% | 11% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 562 |
| #504 | F | Cesar E Chavez Middle | Watsonville | Pajaro Valley Unified | 6% | 14% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 552 |
| #505 | F | E A Hall Middle | Watsonville | Pajaro Valley Unified | 6% | 17% | Underperforms Expectations | 608 |
| #506 | F | Rolling Hills Middle | Watsonville | Pajaro Valley Unified | 6% | 15% | Underperforms Expectations | 619 |
| #507 | F | Thomas Jefferson Middle | Wasco | Wasco Union Elementary | 6% | 10% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 532 |
| #508 | F | Vista Charter Middle (Charter) | Los Angeles | Vista Charter Middle District | 6% | 24% | Underperforms Expectations | 354 |
| #509 | F | Del Vallejo Middle | San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | 5% | 17% | Underperforms Expectations | 598 |
| #510 | F | Sierra Middle | Riverside | Riverside Unified | 5% | 13% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 830 |
| #511 | F | William Moreno Junior High | Calexico | Calexico Unified | 5% | 8% | Meets Expectations | 643 |
| #512 | F | Sunset | Bakersfield | Vineland Elementary | 3% | 8% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 325 |
| #513 | F | Nellie N Coffman Middle | Cathedral City | Palm Springs Unified | 2% | 13% | Underperforms Expectations | 953 |
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About this ranking
- Scope: every public middle school in California.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works