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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in California · page 4

Ranks 151–200 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
151	Pioneer Middle	Hanford, CA	Pioneer Union Elementary	550	46.8%	43.8%	-3.0pp
152	Beattie Middle	Highland, CA	Redlands Unified	1,072	43.7%	40.8%	-2.9pp
153	Lovonya DeJean Middle	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	381	10.0%	7.0%	-2.9pp
154	La Paz Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	1,099	27.5%	24.6%	-2.9pp
155	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	591	12.2%	9.4%	-2.8pp
156	James Irvine Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	532	58.7%	55.8%	-2.8pp
157	Gold Trail	Placerville, CA	Gold Trail Union Elementary	274	46.0%	43.2%	-2.8pp
158	Parkway Heights Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	573	27.5%	24.7%	-2.8pp
159	Westborough Middle	South San Francisco, CA	South San Francisco Unified	498	57.0%	54.3%	-2.8pp
160	Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	836	50.1%	47.4%	-2.8pp
161	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	690	70.0%	67.4%	-2.7pp
162	Santa Rosa Middle	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	452	23.8%	21.2%	-2.7pp
163	Columbus Tustin Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	583	37.9%	35.2%	-2.7pp
164	Miller Creek Middle	San Rafael, CA	Miller Creek Elementary	620	65.6%	63.0%	-2.6pp
165	Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	814	13.2%	10.6%	-2.6pp
166	Garvey (Richard) Intermediate	Rosemead, CA	Garvey Elementary	661	60.2%	57.6%	-2.6pp
167	South Valley Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	784	30.9%	28.4%	-2.6pp
168	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	581	17.4%	14.8%	-2.6pp
169	Willis Jepson Middle	Vacaville, CA	Vacaville Unified	954	40.3%	37.7%	-2.6pp
170	Fred L. Thompson Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Panama-Buena Vista Union	714	23.4%	20.9%	-2.5pp
171	Indio Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	768	14.4%	11.9%	-2.5pp
172	Edna Brewer Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	785	55.0%	52.5%	-2.5pp
173	Kenilworth Junior High	Petaluma, CA	Petaluma Joint Union High	812	48.0%	45.5%	-2.5pp
174	Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	972	45.8%	43.3%	-2.5pp
175	Freedom Elementary	Farmersville, CA	Farmersville Unified	528	18.2%	15.8%	-2.4pp
176	Rio Tierra Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	328	19.3%	16.9%	-2.4pp
177	Seven Hills Intermediate	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	432	53.4%	51.0%	-2.4pp
178	Reef-Sunset Middle	Avenal, CA	Reef-Sunset Unified	554	15.0%	12.6%	-2.4pp
179	Pleasant Grove Middle	Rescue, CA	Rescue Union Elementary	470	53.5%	51.1%	-2.4pp
180	Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High	Davis, CA	Davis Joint Unified	533	55.4%	53.1%	-2.3pp
181	Antelope Crossing Middle	Antelope, CA	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	1,051	46.9%	44.6%	-2.3pp
182	Hermosa Valley Elementary	Hermosa Beach, CA	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	589	75.4%	73.2%	-2.3pp
183	Petaluma Junior High	Petaluma, CA	Petaluma Joint Union High	454	45.7%	43.4%	-2.3pp
184	Hesperia Junior High	Hesperia, CA	Hesperia Unified	1,228	18.3%	16.2%	-2.2pp
185	Elsinore Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	947	30.0%	27.8%	-2.2pp
186	Walker Junior High	La Palma, CA	Anaheim Union High	890	44.7%	42.5%	-2.2pp
187	Folsom Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	1,508	73.3%	71.1%	-2.2pp
188	Piute Middle	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	729	11.9%	9.6%	-2.2pp
189	Jack G. Desmond Middle	Madera, CA	Madera Unified	838	24.8%	22.6%	-2.2pp
190	Monte Vista Middle	Camarillo, CA	Pleasant Valley	576	41.3%	39.1%	-2.2pp
191	Washington	Cloverdale, CA	Cloverdale Unified	393	22.3%	20.2%	-2.1pp
192	Traweek Middle	West Covina, CA	Covina-Valley Unified	614	38.9%	36.9%	-2.1pp
193	Chaboya Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	815	78.9%	76.7%	-2.1pp
194	Simons Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	578	24.5%	22.5%	-2.1pp
195	California Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	782	43.8%	41.7%	-2.1pp
196	Hilliard Comstock Middle	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	423	13.6%	11.6%	-2.1pp
197	Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista, CA	Sweetwater Union High	866	31.0%	28.9%	-2.1pp
198	La Quinta Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	709	31.5%	29.4%	-2.0pp
199	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	788	28.2%	26.2%	-2.0pp
200	Firebaugh Middle	Firebaugh, CA	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	503	23.3%	21.3%	-2.0pp

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