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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in California · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the public schools with the biggest test-score declines in California. Back to page 1.

BIGGEST DECLINES · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
51	Scott Valley Junior High	Fort Jones, CA	Scott Valley Unified	153	39.7%	34.1%	-5.6pp
52	Templeton Middle	Templeton, CA	Templeton Unified	478	51.9%	46.3%	-5.6pp
53	Madison Middle	Oceanside, CA	Vista Unified	1,158	35.3%	29.8%	-5.5pp
54	Parras (Nick G.) Middle	Redondo Beach, CA	Redondo Beach Unified	1,031	71.1%	65.7%	-5.4pp
55	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	1,188	61.2%	55.9%	-5.4pp
56	Ruth Musser Middle	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Central Elementary	941	48.0%	42.6%	-5.4pp
57	Vista View Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Ocean View	724	44.8%	39.5%	-5.4pp
58	San Pasqual Middle	Winterhaven, CA	San Pasqual Valley Unified	125	17.3%	11.9%	-5.4pp
59	Margarita Middle	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	731	43.8%	38.5%	-5.3pp
60	Wiseburn Middle	Hawthorne, CA	Wiseburn Unified	953	58.0%	52.7%	-5.3pp
61	Fesler (Isaac) Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	974	20.7%	15.4%	-5.3pp
62	Aviara Oaks Middle	Carlsbad, CA	Carlsbad Unified	991	73.3%	68.0%	-5.3pp
63	Hamilton Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	748	31.8%	26.5%	-5.3pp
64	Mountain View Middle	Redding, CA	Columbia Elementary	327	38.4%	33.1%	-5.2pp
65	Herbert Slater Middle	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	577	24.0%	18.8%	-5.2pp
66	Imperial Middle	La Habra, CA	La Habra City Elementary	495	35.1%	30.0%	-5.1pp
67	La Mesa Arts Academy	La Mesa, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	1,059	61.3%	56.1%	-5.1pp
68	Alvarado Intermediate	Rowland Heights, CA	Rowland Unified	624	49.1%	44.0%	-5.1pp
69	Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Modesto, CA	Sylvan Union Elementary	1,016	50.2%	45.1%	-5.1pp
70	Riverview Middle	Rio Vista, CA	River Delta Joint Unified	160	36.0%	31.0%	-5.0pp
71	Gray Avenue Middle	Yuba City, CA	Yuba City Unified	655	19.2%	14.2%	-5.0pp
72	Alamitos Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	581	51.5%	46.6%	-4.9pp
73	Malibu Middle	Malibu, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	256	64.7%	59.8%	-4.9pp
74	Union Hill Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	146	47.7%	42.8%	-4.9pp
75	George T. Egling Middle	Colusa, CA	Colusa Unified	553	32.4%	27.6%	-4.8pp
76	Creekside Junior High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	812	23.3%	18.4%	-4.8pp
77	Auburndale Intermediate	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	640	28.7%	24.0%	-4.7pp
78	Betty Reid Soskin Middle	El Sobrante, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	372	20.2%	15.5%	-4.7pp
79	Adele Harrison Middle	Sonoma, CA	Sonoma Valley Unified	334	36.2%	31.6%	-4.6pp
80	McKinleyville Middle	McKinleyville, CA	McKinleyville Union Elementary	302	32.5%	27.9%	-4.5pp
81	Edwin Markham Middle	Placerville, CA	Placerville Union Elementary	431	42.8%	38.3%	-4.5pp
82	Bidwell Junior High	Chico, CA	Chico Unified	1,012	49.0%	44.5%	-4.4pp
83	North Park Academy of the Arts	Pico Rivera, CA	El Rancho Unified	512	26.2%	21.9%	-4.4pp
84	Mesa Verde Middle	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark Unified	574	51.0%	46.6%	-4.4pp
85	Unidos Middle	Napa, CA	Napa Valley Unified	599	45.8%	41.4%	-4.4pp
86	Lakeview Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	425	14.6%	10.2%	-4.4pp
87	Newton Middle	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	565	42.5%	38.1%	-4.3pp
88	David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	952	23.0%	18.7%	-4.3pp
89	San Ysidro Middle	San Ysidro, CA	San Ysidro Elementary	500	22.8%	18.5%	-4.3pp
90	Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	403	44.9%	40.8%	-4.2pp
91	Orcutt Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Orcutt Union Elementary	464	44.5%	40.3%	-4.2pp
92	Sinaloa Middle	Simi Valley, CA	Simi Valley Unified	843	38.1%	34.0%	-4.2pp
93	Mulcahy Middle	Tulare, CA	Tulare City	745	17.8%	13.6%	-4.2pp
94	Mills Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	886	21.9%	17.8%	-4.1pp
95	Endeavour Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	805	15.7%	11.6%	-4.1pp
96	San Jose Middle	Novato, CA	Novato Unified	559	46.2%	42.1%	-4.1pp
97	Visitacion Valley Middle	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	333	18.6%	14.5%	-4.1pp
98	O. J. Actis Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	681	28.7%	24.7%	-4.0pp
99	College Connection Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	213	78.3%	74.3%	-4.0pp
100	Gustine Middle	Gustine, CA	Gustine Unified	370	18.9%	14.8%	-4.0pp

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