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The fastest-growing public middle schools in California

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public middle schools in California, drawn from 257 qualifying public middle schools. Elmhurst United Middle leads the list at 96.5%, against a median of 6.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

257

California

Top Enrollment growth

96.5%

Median Enrollment growth

6.5%

FASTEST GROWING · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Elmhurst United Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	371	729	96.5%
2	Barbara Chilton Middle	Roseville, CA	Roseville City Elementary	705	1,289	82.8%
3	Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	East Palo Alto, CA	Ravenswood City Elementary	273	488	78.8%
4	Helen Keller Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	291	515	77.0%
5	Frick United Academy of Language Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	227	392	72.7%
6	G. M. Walters Middle	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	742	1,149	54.9%
7	Unidos Middle	Napa, CA	Napa Valley Unified	391	599	53.2%
8	Sierra Vista Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	841	1,282	52.4%
9	Ranchos Middle	Madera, CA	Golden Valley Unified	303	452	49.2%
10	Centerville Middle	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,006	1,495	48.6%
11	Thornton Middle	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,333	1,972	47.9%
12	Mark Twain Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	660	974	47.6%
13	Pershing Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	673	980	45.6%
14	Pacific Trails Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	671	971	44.7%
15	Big Bear Middle	Big Bear Lake, CA	Bear Valley Unified	354	489	38.1%
16	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	435	595	36.8%
17	Sparks Middle	La Puente, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	445	600	34.8%
18	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Guadalupe, CA	Guadalupe Union Elementary	436	585	34.2%
19	Reginald M. Benton Middle	La Mirada, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	536	718	34.0%
20	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	432	572	32.4%
21	John M. Horner Middle	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,212	1,574	29.9%
22	Willows Intermediate	Willows, CA	Willows Unified	358	464	29.6%
23	Denair Middle	Denair, CA	Denair Unified	232	298	28.4%
24	Riverside Meadows Intermediate	Plumas Lake, CA	Plumas Lake Elementary	412	528	28.2%
25	Robert C. Cooley Middle	Roseville, CA	Roseville City Elementary	897	1,149	28.1%
26	Vineyard Junior High	Alta Loma, CA	Alta Loma Elementary	732	933	27.5%
27	Vista Del Mar	San Diego, CA	San Ysidro Elementary	425	541	27.3%
28	William Hopkins Middle	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,126	1,424	26.5%
29	Middletown Middle	Middletown, CA	Middletown Unified	254	320	26.0%
30	La Quinta Middle	La Quinta, CA	Desert Sands Unified	563	709	25.9%
31	Ridgeview Middle	Visalia, CA	Visalia Unified	776	975	25.6%
32	Reyburn Intermediate	Clovis, CA	Clovis Unified	1,430	1,785	24.8%
33	Westside Preparatory Charter	Rio Linda, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	385	480	24.7%
34	Mendota Junior High	Mendota, CA	Mendota Unified	491	612	24.6%
35	Twin Lakes Elementary	El Monte, CA	Mountain View Elementary	404	502	24.3%
36	Lewis Flamson Junior High	Paso Robles, CA	Paso Robles Joint Unified	714	884	23.8%
37	Twelve Bridges Middle	Lincoln, CA	Western Placer Unified	761	931	22.3%
38	Hosler Middle	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	618	754	22.0%
39	Alta Loma Junior High	Alta Loma, CA	Alta Loma Elementary	682	831	21.8%
40	BP STEM Academy	Baldwin Park, CA	Baldwin Park Unified	464	565	21.8%
41	Hillside Middle	Simi Valley, CA	Simi Valley Unified	935	1,138	21.7%
42	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	250	304	21.6%
43	Seven Hills Intermediate	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	356	432	21.3%
44	Weaver Middle	Merced, CA	Weaver Union	885	1,073	21.2%
45	Acacia Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	791	958	21.1%
46	John Knight Middle	Dixon, CA	Dixon Unified	527	634	20.3%
47	Hillview Middle	Palmdale, CA	Westside Union Elementary	917	1,100	20.0%
48	Renaissance at Mathson	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	272	326	19.9%
49	Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Planada, CA	Planada Elementary	255	305	19.6%
50	Rosedale Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Rosedale Union Elementary	677	810	19.6%

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