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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in California

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in California, drawn from 1,214 qualifying public middle schools. Pleasant Valley Middle leads the list at -18.5pp, against a median of +2.2pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,214

California

Best 3-yr change

-18.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.2pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Pleasant Valley Middle	Placerville, CA	Gold Oak Union Elementary	117	37.3%	18.8%	-18.5pp
2	Abraham Lincoln Jr. High	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	527	26.7%	9.2%	-17.6pp
3	Barstow STEM Academy	Barstow, CA	Barstow Unified	454	38.8%	22.4%	-16.4pp
4	Freedom Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	712	54.3%	40.7%	-13.6pp
5	Upper Lake Middle	Upper Lake, CA	Upper Lake Unified	183	25.7%	13.6%	-12.0pp
6	Ione Junior High	Ione, CA	Amador County Unified	387	30.8%	19.5%	-11.3pp
7	Julian Junior High	Julian, CA	Julian Union Elementary	110	36.2%	25.7%	-10.6pp
8	Grange Middle	Fairfield, CA	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	944	26.5%	16.0%	-10.5pp
9	Petaluma Accelerated Charter	Petaluma, CA	Petaluma Joint Union High	115	95.0%	84.9%	-10.1pp
10	Vista Preparatory Academy	Red Bluff, CA	Red Bluff Union Elementary	541	21.8%	11.9%	-10.0pp
11	Foresthill Divide	Foresthill, CA	Foresthill Union Elementary	309	47.6%	38.0%	-9.6pp
12	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Colma, CA	Jefferson Elementary	497	35.9%	27.0%	-8.9pp
13	Murray Middle	Ridgecrest, CA	Sierra Sands Unified	643	33.8%	24.9%	-8.9pp
14	Sequoia Middle	Newbury Park, CA	Conejo Valley Unified	798	54.6%	45.9%	-8.8pp
15	Twin Peaks Middle	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	1,164	58.7%	49.9%	-8.8pp
16	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	595	28.8%	20.1%	-8.7pp
17	Clarksburg Middle	Clarksburg, CA	River Delta Joint Unified	171	20.6%	12.3%	-8.4pp
18	Roosevelt Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	512	28.1%	19.8%	-8.3pp
19	Sisson	Mount Shasta, CA	Mt. Shasta Union Elementary	274	43.3%	35.2%	-8.1pp
20	West Oakland Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	165	15.3%	7.2%	-8.1pp
21	Montgomery Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	929	22.3%	14.2%	-8.0pp
22	Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	439	28.6%	20.8%	-7.8pp
23	Vandenberg Middle	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA	Lompoc Unified	565	40.1%	32.6%	-7.5pp
24	Salmon Creek School - A Charter	Occidental, CA	Harmony Union Elementary	162	58.4%	51.1%	-7.3pp
25	Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate	St. Helena, CA	Saint Helena Unified	257	47.5%	40.4%	-7.1pp
26	McKinley Institute of Technology	Redwood City, CA	Redwood City Elementary	476	25.5%	18.6%	-7.0pp
27	Price Intermediate	Orland, CA	Orland Joint Unified	449	21.3%	14.6%	-6.8pp
28	Quantum Academy	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	289	53.1%	46.4%	-6.7pp
29	Bryant Middle	Dos Palos, CA	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	487	19.2%	12.6%	-6.5pp
30	Joseph George Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	384	19.3%	12.8%	-6.5pp
31	Olive Peirce Middle	Ramona, CA	Ramona City Unified	680	42.1%	35.6%	-6.5pp
32	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	810	51.3%	44.9%	-6.4pp
33	Gladstone Middle	Covina, CA	Azusa Unified	1,326	32.1%	25.8%	-6.3pp
34	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	537	27.9%	21.6%	-6.3pp
35	Bridges Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	274	20.6%	14.4%	-6.2pp
36	Monroe Middle	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union	677	26.4%	20.3%	-6.1pp
37	Rancho Medanos Junior High	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg Unified	812	28.6%	22.5%	-6.1pp
38	Los Coches Creek Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	518	39.9%	33.9%	-6.0pp
39	El Portal Middle	Escalon, CA	Escalon Unified	587	35.7%	29.7%	-6.0pp
40	Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	749	21.3%	15.3%	-6.0pp
41	King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	367	30.1%	24.1%	-6.0pp
42	Borel Middle	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	903	49.2%	43.3%	-6.0pp
43	Natomas Middle	Sacramento, CA	Natomas Unified	672	23.5%	17.6%	-5.9pp
44	Brownell Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	672	42.1%	36.2%	-5.9pp
45	Sierra Junior High	Tollhouse, CA	Sierra Unified	184	37.9%	32.1%	-5.9pp
46	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	383	25.0%	19.2%	-5.8pp
47	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	727	20.7%	14.9%	-5.8pp
48	Sylvan Middle	Citrus Heights, CA	San Juan Unified	604	24.1%	18.3%	-5.8pp
49	Carmel Middle	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	468	71.2%	65.5%	-5.7pp
50	William Hopkins Middle	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,424	91.5%	85.8%	-5.7pp

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