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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in California

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in California, drawn from 1,280 qualifying public middle schools. Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle leads the list at 52.3:1, against a median of 21.1:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,280

California

Top Students/teacher

52.3:1

Median Students/teacher

21.1:1

HIGHEST RATIO · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle	Inglewood, CA	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District	Middle	208	52.3:1
2	Richmond Charter Academy	Richmond, CA	Richmond Charter Academy District	Middle	296	36.7:1
3	Mare Island Technology Academy	Vallejo, CA	Mare Island Technology Academy District	Middle	260	36.6:1
4	Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering	Lancaster, CA	Lancaster Elementary	Middle	414	31.9:1
5	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle	Los Angeles, CA	ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District	Middle	256	31.6:1
6	Oakland Charter Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Charter Academy District	Middle	222	31.4:1
7	Ridgeview Elementary	Granite Bay, CA	Eureka Union	Middle	619	30.9:1
8	Cloverly Elementary	Temple City, CA	Temple City Unified	Middle	460	30.7:1
9	Barstow STEM Academy	Barstow, CA	Barstow Unified	Middle	454	30.3:1
10	Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Middle	624	30.1:1
11	El Rancho Charter	Anaheim, CA	Orange Unified	Middle	1,144	30.0:1
12	New Vision Middle	Highland, CA	New Vision Middle District	Middle	460	29.9:1
13	Herbert Hoover Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Middle	629	29.6:1
14	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Kingsburg, CA	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Middle	619	29.5:1
15	Cabrillo Middle	Ventura, CA	Ventura Unified	Middle	936	29.4:1
16	Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle	Stockton, CA	Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle District	Middle	573	28.8:1
17	TEACH Academy of Technologies	Los Angeles, CA	TEACH Academy of Technologies District	Middle	471	28.7:1
18	Rudolph Rivera Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Middle	608	28.7:1
19	Keppel Academy	Littlerock, CA	Keppel Union Elementary	Middle	225	28.5:1
20	Chaparral Middle	Diamond Bar, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	1,349	28.3:1
21	Willowbrook Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	304	28.0:1
22	J. H. Hull Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	621	27.9:1
23	Excelsior Elementary	Roseville, CA	Eureka Union	Middle	469	27.9:1
24	Shivela Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	1,282	27.9:1
25	Rogers Middle	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	Middle	773	27.8:1
26	Valor Academy Middle	North Hills, CA	Valor Academy Middle District	Middle	510	27.8:1
27	Fontana Middle	Fontana, CA	Fontana Unified	Middle	1,049	27.6:1
28	Palm Desert Charter Middle	Palm Desert, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	1,298	27.6:1
29	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Huntington Park, CA	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Middle	527	27.3:1
30	Philip Magruder Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	635	27.3:1
31	Tenaya Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Middle	607	27.2:1
32	Edward J. Richardson Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	651	27.1:1
33	Madrona Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	678	27.0:1
34	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego	San Diego, CA	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego District	Middle	464	27.0:1
35	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Indio, CA	Desert Sands Unified	Middle	591	27.0:1
36	Lexington Junior High	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	Middle	1,188	26.9:1
37	Louis Lake Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	453	26.8:1
38	Canyon Hills Junior High	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Valley Unified	Middle	1,070	26.8:1
39	Elsinore Middle	Lake Elsinore, CA	Lake Elsinore Unified	Middle	947	26.8:1
40	Ramona Middle	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	Middle	1,371	26.7:1
41	River Heights Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,203	26.6:1
42	Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,228	26.6:1
43	Jefferson Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	674	26.6:1
44	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4	Los Angeles, CA	Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District	Middle	486	26.6:1
45	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory	Los Angeles, CA	KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District	Middle	529	26.6:1
46	Los Alisos Middle	Norwalk, CA	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	Middle	920	26.6:1
47	El Cerrito Middle	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	Middle	1,218	26.6:1
48	Diamond View Middle	Susanville, CA	Susanville Elementary	Middle	288	26.5:1
49	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	717	26.4:1
50	Folsom Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	1,508	26.4:1

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