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The top-graded public middle schools in California

This ranking covers the top-graded public middle schools in California, drawn from 1,238 qualifying public middle schools. Richardson PREP HI Middle leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,238

California

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Richardson PREP HI Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	583	A+	100
2	Accelerated Achievement Academy	Hollister, CA	Hollister	Middle	151	A+	99.9
3	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	304	A+	99.8
4	Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	640	A+	99.7
5	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	632	A+	99.6
6	Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,784	A+	99.6
7	Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	Middle	128	A+	99.5
8	Chaparral Middle	Diamond Bar, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	1,349	A+	99.4
9	Carmenita Middle	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	Middle	639	A+	99.3
10	Solana Pacific Elementary	San Diego, CA	Solana Beach Elementary	Middle	375	A+	99.2
11	Esencia Middle	Rancho Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	349	A+	99.2
12	Roosevelt Middle	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	Middle	657	A+	99.1
13	Edison Computech	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	788	A+	99
14	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	1,105	A+	98.9
15	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	919	A+	98.8
16	Granite Ridge Intermediate	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	Middle	1,167	A+	98.7
17	Robert Frost Middle	Granada Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,505	A+	98.7
18	Jefferson	Tracy, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	388	A+	98.6
19	Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	870	A+	98.5
20	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	818	A+	98.4
21	John F. Kennedy Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	880	A+	98.3
22	Pacific Beach Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	715	A+	98.3
23	Willard Middle	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	Middle	596	A+	98.2
24	Arthur E. Wright Middle	Calabasas, CA	Las Virgenes Unified	Middle	670	A+	98.1
25	Creekside Middle	Castro Valley, CA	Castro Valley Unified	Middle	754	A+	98
26	Tierra Linda Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	451	A+	97.9
27	South Pointe Middle	Walnut, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	979	A+	97.9
28	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,136	A+	97.8
29	South Pasadena Middle	South Pasadena, CA	South Pasadena Unified	Middle	1,096	A+	97.7
30	De Portola Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	680	A+	97.6
31	Central Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	Middle	443	A+	97.5
32	Standley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	813	A+	97.5
33	Cupertino Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	1,067	A+	97.4
34	Calle Mayor Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	626	A+	97.3
35	Redwood Middle	Saratoga, CA	Saratoga Union Elementary	Middle	709	A+	97.2
36	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	717	A+	97.1
37	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	1,144	A+	97.1
38	Rosemont Middle	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	Middle	1,221	A+	97
39	Union Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	Middle	1,068	A+	96.9
40	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	768	A+	96.8
41	Robert O. Townsend Junior High	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Valley Unified	Middle	905	A+	96.7
42	North Star Academy	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	Middle	527	A+	96.6
43	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	Middle	1,002	A+	96.6
44	Warren E. Hyde Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	800	A+	96.5
45	Canyon Hills Junior High	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Valley Unified	Middle	1,070	A+	96.4
46	Teach Elementary	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Coastal Unified	Middle	193	A+	96.3
47	Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Los Altos, CA	Los Altos Elementary	Middle	388	A+	96.2
48	Marshall Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	1,390	A+	96.2
49	Arroyo Vista Middle	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	329	A+	96.1
50	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,282	A+	96

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