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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in California · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in California. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
101	Diegueno Middle	Encinitas, CA	San Dieguito Union High	Middle	737	77.2%
102	Arthur E. Wright Middle	Calabasas, CA	Las Virgenes Unified	Middle	670	76.9%
103	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle	Fountain Valley, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	768	76.9%
104	White Hill Middle	Fairfax, CA	Ross Valley Elementary	Middle	601	76.9%
105	Thomas Russell Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	Middle	761	76.9%
106	Olympus Junior High	Roseville, CA	Eureka Union	Middle	439	76.8%
107	Roosevelt Middle	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	Middle	657	76.8%
108	Yorba Linda Middle	Yorba Linda, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	818	76.7%
109	Thurston Middle	Laguna Beach, CA	Laguna Beach Unified	Middle	524	76.7%
110	Los Cerros Middle	Danville, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	Middle	486	76.6%
111	Stone Valley Middle	Alamo, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	Middle	586	76.5%
112	Jeffrey Trail Middle	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	Middle	1,049	76.4%
113	Rolling Hills Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Campbell Union	Middle	778	76.3%
114	M. H. Stanley Middle	Lafayette, CA	Lafayette Elementary	Middle	1,117	76.3%
115	Diablo View Middle	Clayton, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	Middle	514	76.3%
116	Canyon Hills Junior High	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Valley Unified	Middle	1,070	76.1%
117	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle	Elk Grove, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	1,136	76.0%
118	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	Middle	717	75.9%
119	Folsom Middle	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	1,508	75.7%
120	Ramona Middle	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	Middle	1,371	75.4%
121	Ridgeview Elementary	Granite Bay, CA	Eureka Union	Middle	619	75.3%
122	Bret Harte Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	862	75.2%
123	Foothills Middle	Arcadia, CA	Arcadia Unified	Middle	650	75.1%
124	Bowditch Middle	Foster City, CA	San Mateo-Foster City	Middle	929	74.8%
125	Jefferson	Tracy, CA	Jefferson Elementary	Middle	388	74.7%
126	Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle	Huntington Beach, CA	Fountain Valley Elementary	Middle	690	74.7%
127	Rio Norte Junior High	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	Middle	1,138	74.5%
128	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle	Placentia, CA	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Middle	566	74.4%
129	Burlingame Intermediate	Burlingame, CA	Burlingame Elementary	Middle	1,115	74.3%
130	Bert M. Lynn Middle	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	Middle	612	74.2%
131	Marina Village Middle	El Dorado Hills, CA	Rescue Union Elementary	Middle	750	74.2%
132	Robert Frost Middle	Granada Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,505	74.2%
133	Rancho Milpitas Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	Middle	693	74.2%
134	C. T. English Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	Middle	164	73.9%
135	Bernardo Heights Middle	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	Middle	1,487	73.9%
136	Pacific Grove Middle	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	Middle	439	73.9%
137	Richard Henry Dana Middle	Arcadia, CA	Arcadia Unified	Middle	710	73.8%
138	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	919	73.8%
139	Paul Revere Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,715	73.7%
140	Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	1,784	73.7%
141	First Avenue Middle	Arcadia, CA	Arcadia Unified	Middle	771	73.6%
142	Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High	Davis, CA	Davis Joint Unified	Middle	588	73.6%
143	Hillcrest Middle	Sebastopol, CA	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Middle	297	73.5%
144	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	723	73.5%
145	Suzanne Middle	Walnut, CA	Walnut Valley Unified	Middle	1,190	73.3%
146	Creekside Middle	Castro Valley, CA	Castro Valley Unified	Middle	754	73.1%
147	Don Juan Avila Middle	Aliso Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	Middle	863	73.0%
148	D. Russell Parks Junior High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Elementary	Middle	854	73.0%
149	Challenger Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	960	72.8%
150	Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	Middle	1,451	72.8%

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