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The top-graded public middle schools in the United States

14,849 public middle schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the top-graded public middle schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Basis Cedar Park leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

14,849

the United States

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Basis Cedar Park	CEDAR PARK, TX	BASIS TEXAS	Middle	405	A+	100
2	Richardson PREP HI Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	583	A+	100
3	Old Donation School	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	1,377	A+	99.9
4	SCARSDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	SCARSDALE, NY	SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,083	A+	99.9
5	Meigs Middle	Nashville, TN	Davidson County	Middle	692	A+	99.9
6	Thurgood Marshall School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	514	A+	99.9
7	Avondale Gifted and Talented Education	ROCHESTER HLS, MI	Avondale School District	Middle	381	A+	99.9
8	Odyssey-Magellan	Appleton, WI	Appleton Area School District	Middle	214	A+	99.9
9	Black Rock Middle School	Villanova, PA	Lower Merion SD	Middle	1,077	A+	99.9
10	Forrestdale School	RUMSON, NJ	Rumson Borough School District	Middle	498	A+	99.9
11	OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER	VALPARAISO, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	366	A+	99.9
12	JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	579	A+	99.9
13	Accelerated Achievement Academy	Hollister, CA	Hollister	Middle	151	A+	99.9
14	Highland Park Middle School	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	Middle	939	A+	99.9
15	Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	Albany, GA	Dougherty County	Middle	478	A+	99.9
16	Argyle 6th Grade Center	ARGYLE, TX	ARGYLE ISD	Middle	492	A+	99.9
17	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	309	A+	99.9
18	Poland Middle School	Poland, OH	Poland Local	Middle	380	A+	99.9
19	IS 98 BAY ACADEMY	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21	Middle	1,435	A+	99.8
20	Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School	Shreveport, LA	Caddo Parish	Middle	977	A+	99.8
21	BRIGHT FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENTONVILLE, AR	BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	697	A+	99.8
22	Buist Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Middle	521	A+	99.8
23	St. Croix Prep Academy Middle	STILLWATER, MN	ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY	Middle	371	A+	99.8
24	Summit Middle Charter School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	366	A+	99.8
25	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	345	A+	99.8
26	Reservoir Gifted School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	308	A+	99.8
27	Scapa At Bluegrass	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	Middle	300	A+	99.8
28	Brownsburg West Middle School	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg Community School Corp	Middle	1,291	A+	99.8
29	Belmont Middle School	Belmont, MA	Belmont	Middle	742	A+	99.8
30	Classen Ms of Advanced Studies	Oklahoma City, OK	OKLAHOMA CITY	Middle	916	A+	99.8
31	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	881	A+	99.8
32	Beaver Lake Middle School	ISSAQUAH, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	699	A+	99.8
33	Stoller Middle School	Portland, OR	Beaverton SD 48J	Middle	1,069	A+	99.8
34	Indian Hills Middle	Prairie Village, KS	Shawnee Mission Pub Sch	Middle	879	A+	99.8
35	Sprague Middle School	CYPRESS, TX	CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD	Middle	1,555	A+	99.8
36	Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High	QUEEN CREEK, AZ	Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)	Middle	1,171	A+	99.8
37	Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis, IA	Mediapolis Comm School District	Middle	222	A+	99.8
38	Liberty Center Middle School	Liberty Center, OH	Liberty Center Local	Middle	293	A+	99.8
39	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	304	A+	99.8
40	Boyce Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	A+	99.7
41	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Middle	829	A+	99.7
42	Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	Middle	128	A+	99.7
43	CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20	Middle	949	A+	99.7
44	Upper School	ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ	Englewood Cliffs School District	Middle	264	A+	99.7
45	West Ridge Middle School	AUSTIN, TX	EANES ISD	Middle	886	A+	99.7
46	Long Beach Middle School	Long Beach, MS	Long Beach School District	Middle	475	A+	99.7
47	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	263	A+	99.7
48	Bay Creek Middle School	Grayson, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	1,510	A+	99.7
49	Pin Oak Middle School	BELLAIRE, TX	HOUSTON ISD	Middle	1,253	A+	99.7
50	Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	640	A+	99.7

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