Best Middle Schools in California (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

1283

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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, 1001 to 1283 of 1283

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1001	D	Ahwahnee Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	21%	17%	Meets Expectations	639
#1002	D	Almeria Middle	Fontana	Fontana Unified	21%	19%	Meets Expectations	765
#1003	D	Anderson Middle	Anderson	Cascade Union Elementary	21%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	344
#1004	D	Animo James B Taylor Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District	21%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	518
#1005	D	Cedar Middle	Hesperia	Hesperia Unified	21%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,023
#1006	D	Christopher Columbus Middle	Canoga Park	Los Angeles Unified	21%	16%	Meets Expectations	673
#1007	D	Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	La Quinta	Desert Sands Unified	21%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#1008	D	Crystal Middle	Suisun City	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	21%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	622
#1009	D	Dr Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	622
#1010	D	Evelyn Hanshaw Middle	Modesto	Modesto City Elementary	21%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	674
#1011	D	Fairfax JR High	Bakersfield	Fairfax Elementary	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	612
#1012	D	Fairview Middle	Gonzales	Gonzales Unified	21%	19%	Meets Expectations	461
#1013	D	Fern Bacon Middle	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	21%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	671
#1014	D	Firebaugh Middle	Firebaugh	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	21%	16%	Meets Expectations	526
#1015	D	Francisco Sepulveda Middle	North Hills	Los Angeles Unified	21%	17%	Meets Expectations	1,054
#1016	D	Isbell Middle	Santa Paula	Santa Paula Unified	21%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,010
#1017	D	James Rutter Middle	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	21%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	847
#1018	D	John A Sutter Middle	Canoga Park	Los Angeles Unified	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	853
#1019	D	Main Street Middle	Soledad	Soledad Unified	21%	17%	Meets Expectations	749
#1020	D	Mann Middle	San Diego	San Diego Unified	21%	21%	Meets Expectations	715
#1021	D	Mary P Henck Intermediate	Lake Arrowhead	Rim of the World Unified	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	585
#1022	D	Mira Loma Middle	Jurupa Valley	Jurupa Unified	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	694
#1023	D	Mission Middle	Escondido	Escondido Union	21%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	906
#1024	D	Monroe Middle (Charter)	San Jose	Campbell Union	21%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	729
#1025	D	Needles Middle	Needles	Needles Unified	21%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	192
#1026	D	Northridge Middle	Northridge	Los Angeles Unified	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	690
#1027	D	Orchard Academies 2b	Bell	Los Angeles Unified	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	353
#1028	D	Pinon Mesa Middle	Phelan	Snowline Joint Unified	21%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	788
#1029	D	Scandinavian Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	21%	17%	Meets Expectations	764
#1030	D	Southeast Middle	South Gate	Los Angeles Unified	21%	15%	Meets Expectations	1,184
#1031	D	Southwest Middle	San Diego	Sweetwater Union High	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	441
#1032	D	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Madera	Madera Unified	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	968
#1033	D	Upland Junior High	Upland	Upland Unified	21%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	667
#1034	D	William Jefferson Clinton Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	21%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	603
#1035	D	Wilson Middle	Chowchilla	Chowchilla Elementary	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	493
#1036	D	Winters Middle	Winters	Winters Joint Unified	21%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	339
#1037	D	Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Olivehurst	Marysville Joint Unified	21%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	767
#1038	D	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District	20%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#1039	D	Arcade Fundamental Middle	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	20%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	407
#1040	D	Cardozo Middle	Riverbank	Riverbank Unified	20%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	502
#1041	D	Chalone Peaks Middle	King City	King City Union	20%	16%	Meets Expectations	887
#1042	D	Charles W Eliot Middle	Altadena	Pasadena Unified	20%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	423
#1043	D	Cherry Avenue Middle	Tulare	Tulare City	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	425
#1044	D	Compton Junior High	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	563
#1045	D	Creekside Middle	Patterson	Patterson Joint Unified	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	920
#1046	D	Davis Caroline Intermediate	San Jose	Oak Grove Elementary	20%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	522
#1047	D	E O Green Junior High	Oxnard	Hueneme Elementary	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,077
#1048	D	Foothill Ranch Middle	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	20%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	453
#1049	D	Fred L Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield	Panama-Buena Vista Union	20%	17%	Meets Expectations	728
#1050	D	George Washington Carver Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	20%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	712
#1051	D	Hillview Junior High	Pittsburg	Pittsburg Unified	20%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	910
#1052	D	Ishi Hills Middle	Oroville	Oroville City Elementary	20%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	302
#1053	D	Kipp Academy Of Opportunity (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Academy of Opportunity District	20%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	472
#1054	D	Landmark Middle	Moreno Valley	Moreno Valley Unified	20%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	813
#1055	D	Lincoln Junior High	Taft	Taft City	20%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	795
#1056	D	Muwekma Ohlone Middle	San Jose	San Jose Unified	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	630
#1057	D	North Mountain Middle	San Jacinto	San Jacinto Unified	20%	16%	Meets Expectations	844
#1058	D	Rancho Medanos Junior High	Pittsburg	Pittsburg Unified	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	791
#1059	D	Rancho Viejo Middle	Hemet	Hemet Unified	20%	18%	Meets Expectations	975
#1060	D	Raymond A Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana	Santa Ana Unified	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,082
#1061	D	Samuel Jackman Middle	Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	891
#1062	D	San Fernando Institute Of Applied Media	San Fernando	Los Angeles Unified	20%	17%	Meets Expectations	360
#1063	D	Sequoia Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	20%	18%	Meets Expectations	858
#1064	D	Shadow Hills Engineering And Design Magnet Academy	Palmdale	Palmdale Elementary	20%	18%	Meets Expectations	891
#1065	D	Terra Cotta Middle	Lake Elsinore	Lake Elsinore Unified	20%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,094
#1066	D	Washington Middle	Long Beach	Long Beach Unified	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	941
#1067	D	Wilson Middle	San Diego	San Diego Unified	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	732
#1068	D	Alpha Technology Middle	Elverta	Elverta Joint Elementary	19%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	81
#1069	D	Amargosa Creek Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster Elementary	19%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	973
#1070	D	Borrego Springs Middle	Borrego Springs	Borrego Springs Unified	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	80
#1071	D	Charles Blackstock Junior High	Oxnard	Hueneme Elementary	19%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	1,326
#1072	D	Crescent Elk Middle	Crescent City	Del Norte County Unified	19%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	491
#1073	D	Dartmouth Middle	Hemet	Hemet Unified	19%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,037
#1074	D	El Dorado Middle	Concord	Mt. Diablo Unified	19%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	832
#1075	D	Fillmore Middle	Fillmore	Fillmore Unified	19%	18%	Meets Expectations	820
#1076	D	Laton Middle	Laton	Laton Joint Unified	19%	19%	Meets Expectations	172
#1077	D	Mark Twain Junior High	Modesto	Modesto City Elementary	19%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	715
#1078	D	Martin Luther King JR Junior High	Pittsburg	Pittsburg Unified	19%	17%	Meets Expectations	738
#1079	D	Maxwell Middle	Maxwell	Maxwell Unified	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	83
#1080	D	New Vision Middle (Charter)	Highland	New Vision Middle District	19%	13%	Meets Expectations	363
#1081	D	North Park Academy Of The Arts	Pico Rivera	El Rancho Unified	19%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	499
#1082	D	San Ysidro Middle	San Ysidro	San Ysidro Elementary	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	531
#1083	D	Santa Rosa Middle	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa High	19%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#1084	D	Simons Middle	Pomona	Pomona Unified	19%	19%	Meets Expectations	636
#1085	D	Sunset	Bakersfield	Vineland Elementary	19%	17%	Meets Expectations	325
#1086	D	Tomas Rivera Middle	Perris	Val Verde Unified	19%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,034
#1087	D	Vista Heritage Global Academy (Charter)	Santa Ana	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	19%	17%	Meets Expectations	425
#1088	D	Washington	Cloverdale	Cloverdale Unified	19%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	401
#1089	D-	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria	Santa Maria-Bonita	19%	17%	Meets Expectations	596
#1090	D-	Delhi Middle	Delhi	Delhi Unified	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	387
#1091	D-	Hogan Middle	Vallejo	Vallejo City Unified	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	867
#1092	D-	Knox Middle	San Diego	San Diego Unified	19%	14%	Meets Expectations	484
#1093	D-	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	19%	16%	Meets Expectations	277
#1094	D-	Rio Vista Middle	Oxnard	Rio Elementary	19%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	698
#1095	D-	Tenaya Middle	Merced	Merced City Elementary	19%	17%	Meets Expectations	563
#1096	D-	Terrace Hills Middle	Grand Terrace	Colton Joint Unified	19%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	838
#1097	D-	Terrace Middle	Lakeport	Lakeport Unified	19%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	482
#1098	D-	Audubon Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	18%	12%	Meets Expectations	407
#1099	D-	Badger Springs Middle	Moreno Valley	Moreno Valley Unified	18%	17%	Meets Expectations	1,059
#1100	D-	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield	Beardsley Elementary	18%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	400
#1101	D-	Cesar Chavez Middle	Lynwood	Lynwood Unified	18%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	855
#1102	D-	Clark Middle	San Diego	San Diego Unified	18%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	799
#1103	D-	Edison Middle	Bakersfield		18%	18%	Meets Expectations	458
#1104	D-	Elizabeth Terronez Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	18%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	638
#1105	D-	Emerson Middle	Pomona	Pomona Unified	18%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	703
#1106	D-	Fremont Academy Of Environmental Science And Innovative Design	Oxnard	Oxnard	18%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	734
#1107	D-	Gerald P Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana	Santa Ana Unified	18%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,026
#1108	D-	Greenfield Middle	El Cajon	Cajon Valley Union	18%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	663
#1109	D-	Herbert Slater Middle	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa High	18%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	716
#1110	D-	Joe Baca	Bloomington	Colton Joint Unified	18%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	753
#1111	D-	Lompoc Valley Middle	Lompoc	Lompoc Unified	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	807
#1112	D-	Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	18%	13%	Meets Expectations	858
#1113	D-	Millennial Tech Middle	San Diego	San Diego Unified	18%	17%	Meets Expectations	365
#1114	D-	Monument Middle	Rio Dell	Rio Dell Elementary	18%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	98
#1115	D-	Ranchero Middle	Hesperia	Hesperia Unified	18%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,160
#1116	D-	Roosevelt Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	18%	14%	Meets Expectations	593
#1117	D-	Sam Brannan Middle	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	18%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	337
#1118	D-	San Fernando Middle	San Fernando	Los Angeles Unified	18%	14%	Meets Expectations	524
#1119	D-	The Studios At Central	Oroville	Oroville City Elementary	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	348
#1120	D-	Toyon Middle	Valley Springs	Calaveras Unified	18%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	531
#1121	D-	Warren F Frisbie Middle	Rialto	Rialto Unified	18%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	959
#1122	D-	Ace Inspire Academy (Charter)	San Jose	ACE Inspire Academy District	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	239
#1123	D-	Arts In Action Community Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Arts in Action Community Middle District	17%	13%	Meets Expectations	255
#1124	D-	Bobby Duke Middle	Coachella	Coachella Valley Unified	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	706
#1125	D-	Colton Middle	Colton	Colton Joint Unified	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	835
#1126	D-	Creekside Junior High	Los Banos	Los Banos Unified	17%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	817
#1127	D-	Dallas Ranch Middle	Antioch	Antioch Unified	17%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	710
#1128	D-	David G Millen Law And Government Magnet Academy	Palmdale	Palmdale Elementary	17%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,023
#1129	D-	Delta Sierra Middle	Stockton	Lodi Unified	17%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	595
#1130	D-	Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci And Tech Magnet	Palmdale	Palmdale Elementary	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	974
#1131	D-	Diamond Valley Middle	Hemet	Hemet Unified	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	1,078
#1132	D-	Fontana Middle	Fontana	Fontana Unified	17%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,126
#1133	D-	Hosler Middle	Lynwood	Lynwood Unified	17%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	951
#1134	D-	John H Liechty Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	17%	14%	Meets Expectations	851
#1135	D-	John Muir Middle	Corcoran	Corcoran Joint Unified	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	783
#1136	D-	Kipp Philosophers Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	KIPP Philosophers Academy District	17%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#1137	D-	Lick James Middle	San Francisco	San Francisco Unified	17%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	485
#1138	D-	Manzanita Middle (Charter)	Richmond	Manzanita Middle District	17%	17%	Meets Expectations	82
#1139	D-	Maricopa Middle	Maricopa	Maricopa Unified	17%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	77
#1140	D-	Mills Middle	Rancho Cordova	Folsom-Cordova Unified	17%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	818
#1141	D-	Miranda Junior High	Miranda	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	17%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	106
#1142	D-	Mit Griffin Academy Middle (Charter)	Vallejo	MIT Griffin Academy Middle District	17%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	102
#1143	D-	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield	Lamont Elementary	17%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	613
#1144	D-	Quail Valley Middle	Phelan	Snowline Joint Unified	17%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	878
#1145	D-	Sylvan Middle	Citrus Heights	San Juan Unified	17%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	647
#1146	D-	Tropico Middle	Rosamond	Southern Kern Unified	17%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	782
#1147	D-	Valley Center Middle Valley Center	Valley Center	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	17%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	756
#1148	D-	West Fresno Middle	Fresno	Washington Unified	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	318
#1149	D-	Altimira Middle	Sonoma	Sonoma Valley Unified	16%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	392
#1150	D-	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District	16%	15%	Meets Expectations	472
#1151	D-	Bret Harte Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	16%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	446
#1152	D-	Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista	Sweetwater Union High	16%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	724
#1153	D-	Charles Drew Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	16%	11%	Meets Expectations	681
#1154	D-	Charles Maclay Middle	Pacoima	Los Angeles Unified	16%	13%	Meets Expectations	349
#1155	D-	Curran Middle	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	16%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,023
#1156	D-	Curtis Middle	San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	16%	13%	Meets Expectations	703
#1157	D-	Emerson Middle	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	16%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	754
#1158	D-	Gustine Middle	Gustine	Gustine Unified	16%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	405
#1159	D-	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	16%	12%	Meets Expectations	693
#1160	D-	Julia C Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana	Santa Ana Unified	16%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	742
#1161	D-	Maywood Middle	Corning	Corning Union Elementary	16%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	434
#1162	D-	Mckinley Institute Of Technology	Redwood City	Redwood City Elementary	16%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	331
#1163	D-	Monte Vista Middle	San Jacinto	San Jacinto Unified	16%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	913
#1164	D-	Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs	Palm Springs Unified	16%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	741
#1165	D-	Park Middle	Antioch	Antioch Unified	16%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	996
#1166	D-	Ruth O Harris Middle	Bloomington	Colton Joint Unified	16%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	568
#1167	D-	Shandin Hills Middle	San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	16%	15%	Meets Expectations	751
#1168	D-	Sierra Middle	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	16%	16%	Meets Expectations	738
#1169	D-	South Junior High	Anaheim	Anaheim Union High	16%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	1,297
#1170	D-	Space Aeronautics Gateway To Exploration Magnet Academy	Palmdale	Palmdale Elementary	16%	13%	Meets Expectations	802
#1171	D-	Standard Middle	Bakersfield	Standard Elementary	16%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	991
#1172	D-	Walton Middle	Compton	Compton Unified	16%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	216
#1173	D-	Yosemite Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	16%	16%	Meets Expectations	674
#1174	D-	Bert Corona Charter (Charter)	Pacoima	Bert Corona Charter District	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	337
#1175	D-	Cactus Medical Health And Technology Magnet Academy	Palmdale	Palmdale Elementary	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	865
#1176	D-	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria	Santa Maria-Bonita	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	779
#1177	D-	Fesler Isaac Junior High	Santa Maria	Santa Maria-Bonita	15%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	959
#1178	D-	Grace Hopper Stem Academy (Charter)	Inglewood	Grace Hopper STEM Academy District	15%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	70
#1179	D-	Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Victorville	Victor Valley Union High	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	1,000
#1180	D-	Johnnie Cochran JR Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	15%	11%	Meets Expectations	545
#1181	D-	Martin Luther King JR Middle	Madera	Madera Unified	15%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	919
#1182	D-	Natomas Middle	Sacramento	Natomas Unified	15%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	662
#1183	D-	Oakland Charter Academy (Charter)	Oakland	Oakland Charter Academy District	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	226
#1184	D-	Pleasant Valley Middle	Placerville	Gold Oak Union Elementary	15%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	155
#1185	D-	Tehipite Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	481
#1186	D-	Wells Middle	Riverside	Alvord Unified	15%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	776
#1187	D-	William Moreno Junior High	Calexico	Calexico Unified	15%	12%	Meets Expectations	643
#1188	F	Mountain Vista Middle	Kelseyville	Kelseyville Unified	15%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	375
#1189	F	North Monterey County Middle	Castroville	North Monterey County Unified	15%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	643
#1190	F	Animo Legacy Charter Middle (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Legacy Charter Middle District	14%	12%	Meets Expectations	917
#1191	F	Black Diamond Middle	Antioch	Antioch Unified	14%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	369
#1192	F	Brookhurst Junior High	Anaheim	Anaheim Union High	14%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	790
#1193	F	Cajon Valley Middle	El Cajon	Cajon Valley Union	14%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	967
#1194	F	Cesar Chavez Middle	Hayward	Hayward Unified	14%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	482
#1195	F	Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs	Palm Springs Unified	14%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	803
#1196	F	Earlimart Middle	Earlimart	Earlimart Elementary	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	487
#1197	F	Edwin Markham Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	628
#1198	F	Grange Middle	Fairfield	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	14%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	780
#1199	F	Hesperia Junior High	Hesperia	Hesperia Unified	14%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	1,164
#1200	F	Jefferson Middle	Oceanside	Oceanside Unified	14%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#1201	F	Mission Middle	Jurupa Valley	Jurupa Unified	14%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	694
#1202	F	Nicolet Middle	Banning	Banning Unified	14%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	975
#1203	F	Oak Grove Middle	Concord	Mt. Diablo Unified	14%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	720
#1204	F	Rio Tierra Junior High	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	14%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	292
#1205	F	Samuel Gompers Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	443
#1206	F	Sequoia JR High	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	14%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	771
#1207	F	Sunnymead Middle	Moreno Valley	Moreno Valley Unified	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,193
#1208	F	Team Charter Academy (Charter)	Stockton	Team Charter Academy District	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	195
#1209	F	Visitacion Valley Middle	San Francisco	San Francisco Unified	14%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	326
#1210	F	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	659
#1211	F	Acacia Middle	Hemet	Hemet Unified	13%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,016
#1212	F	Baechtel Grove Middle	Willits	Willits Unified	13%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	270
#1213	F	Ball Junior High	Anaheim	Anaheim Union High	13%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	812
#1214	F	Betty Reid Soskin Middle	El Sobrante	West Contra Costa Unified	13%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	401
#1215	F	Coalinga Middle	Coalinga	Coalinga-Huron Unified	13%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	684
#1216	F	Elmhurst United Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	13%	12%	Meets Expectations	766
#1217	F	Gifford C Cole Middle	Lancaster	Eastside Union Elementary	13%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	703
#1218	F	Lucerne Valley Middle	Lucerne Valley	Lucerne Valley Unified	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	137
#1219	F	Martin Luther King JR Middle	San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	13%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	635
#1220	F	Pinacate Middle	Perris	Perris Union High	13%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	927
#1221	F	Prepa Tec Los Angeles Walnut Park (Charter)	Walnut Park	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	13%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	291
#1222	F	Price Intermediate	Orland	Orland Joint Unified	13%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	486
#1223	F	Riverview Middle	Bay Point	Mt. Diablo Unified	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	766
#1224	F	Technology Middle	Rohnert Park	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	13%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	426
#1225	F	Toro Canyon Middle	Thermal	Coachella Valley Unified	13%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	982
#1226	F	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield	Greenfield Union Elementary	13%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	704
#1227	F	Westlake Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	13%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	314
#1228	F	Bret Harte Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	12%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	435
#1229	F	Bridges Academy	San Jose	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	287
#1230	F	Del Vallejo Middle	San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	12%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	598
#1231	F	Downtown College Preparatory Middle (Charter)	San Jose	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	12%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	294
#1232	F	Endeavour Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster Elementary	12%	26%	Underperforms Expectations	779
#1233	F	Fort Miller Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	12%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	623
#1234	F	Indio Middle	Indio	Desert Sands Unified	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	784
#1235	F	Ingenium Charter Middle (Charter)	Winnetka	Ingenium Charter Middle District	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	144
#1236	F	Joseph George Middle	San Jose	Alum Rock Union Elementary	12%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	390
#1237	F	Montgomery Middle	El Cajon	Cajon Valley Union	12%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	831
#1238	F	Mulcahy Middle	Tulare	Tulare City	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	632
#1239	F	Pajaro Middle	Watsonville	Pajaro Valley Unified	12%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	440
#1240	F	Urban Promise Academy Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	367
#1241	F	Bryant Middle	Dos Palos	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	11%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	514
#1242	F	Camp Lockett Middle	Campo	Mountain Empire Unified	11%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	114
#1243	F	Challenger Middle	Lancaster	Wilsona Elementary	11%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	573
#1244	F	Columbia Middle	Adelanto	Adelanto Elementary	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	735
#1245	F	Everett Middle	San Francisco	San Francisco Unified	11%	23%	Underperforms Expectations	504
#1246	F	Gray Avenue Middle	Yuba City	Yuba City Unified	11%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	688
#1247	F	Hilliard Comstock Middle	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa High	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	434
#1248	F	King Chavez Preparatory Academy (Charter)	San Diego	King-Chavez Preparatory Academy District	11%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	262
#1249	F	Reef Sunset Middle	Avenal	Reef-Sunset Unified	11%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	562
#1250	F	Rolling Hills Middle	Watsonville	Pajaro Valley Unified	11%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	619
#1251	F	Upper Lake Middle	Upper Lake	Upper Lake Unified	11%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	178
#1252	F	Vista Preparatory Academy	Red Bluff	Red Bluff Union Elementary	11%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	549
#1253	F	Washington Middle	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	11%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	660
#1254	F	Antioch Middle	Antioch	Antioch Unified	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	660
#1255	F	Cesar E Chavez Middle	Watsonville	Pajaro Valley Unified	10%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	552
#1256	F	Clarksburg Middle	Clarksburg	River Delta Joint Unified	10%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	200
#1257	F	Huron Middle	Huron	Coalinga-Huron Unified	10%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	369
#1258	F	Lakeview Middle	Watsonville	Pajaro Valley Unified	10%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	438
#1259	F	Parlier Junior High	Parlier	Parlier Unified	10%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	524
#1260	F	Sycamore Junior High	Anaheim	Anaheim Union High	10%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	1,269
#1261	F	United For Success Academy Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	10%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	370
#1262	F	Ace Empower Academy (Charter)	San Jose	ACE Empower Academy District	9%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	191
#1263	F	Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	East Palo Alto	Ravenswood City Elementary	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	515
#1264	F	Edendale Middle	San Lorenzo	San Lorenzo Unified	9%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	500
#1265	F	Martin Luther King JR Technology Academy	Sacramento	Twin Rivers Unified	9%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	469
#1266	F	Mesa Linda Middle	Victorville	Adelanto Elementary	9%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	775
#1267	F	Piute Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster Elementary	9%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	731
#1268	F	San Pasqual Middle	Winterhaven	San Pasqual Valley Unified	9%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	135
#1269	F	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Indio	Desert Sands Unified	9%	15%	Underperforms Expectations	538
#1270	F	West Oakland Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	9%	16%	Underperforms Expectations	178
#1271	F	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana	Santa Ana Unified	9%	15%	Underperforms Expectations	457
#1272	F	California City Middle	California City	Mojave Unified	8%	15%	Underperforms Expectations	501
#1273	F	Helms Middle	San Pablo	West Contra Costa Unified	8%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	591
#1274	F	New Vista Middle	Lancaster	Lancaster Elementary	8%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	883
#1275	F	Rutherford B Gaston SR Middle	Fresno	Fresno Unified	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	821
#1276	F	Abraham Lincoln JR High	Bakersfield	Bakersfield City	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	620
#1277	F	Teach Academy Of Technologies (Charter)	Los Angeles	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	403
#1278	F	E A Hall Middle	Watsonville	Pajaro Valley Unified	6%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	608
#1279	F	Katherine Johnson Middle	Sacramento	San Juan Unified	6%	20%	Underperforms Expectations	548
#1280	F	Lovonya Dejean Middle	Richmond	West Contra Costa Unified	6%	15%	Underperforms Expectations	404
#1281	F	Aurum Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Oakland	Aurum Preparatory Academy District	5%	12%	Underperforms Expectations	146
#1282	F	Barstow Junior High	Barstow	Barstow Unified	4%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	742
#1283	F	Frick United Academy Of Language Middle	Oakland	Oakland Unified	3%	13%	Underperforms Expectations	334

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