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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in California · page 21

Ranks 1,0011,050 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in California. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1001Dorothy McElhinney MiddleMurrieta, CAMurrieta Valley UnifiedMiddle46.2%1,45158.6%
1002Helen Keller MiddleLong Beach, CALong Beach UnifiedMiddle40.8%51559.0%
1003Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep MiddleSacramento, CANatomas UnifiedMiddle37.6%51359.1%
1004Presidio MiddleSan Francisco, CASan Francisco UnifiedMiddle40.1%99259.6%
1005Arroyo Seco Junior HighValencia, CAWilliam S. Hart Union HighMiddle17.2%1,23959.6%
1006Diablo View MiddleClayton, CAMt. Diablo UnifiedMiddle23.5%51459.6%
1007Barbara Chilton MiddleRoseville, CARoseville City ElementaryMiddle30.3%1,28959.7%
1008San Benancio MiddleSalinas, CAWashington Union ElementaryMiddle10.3%26159.8%
1009William Mendenhall MiddleLivermore, CALivermore Valley Joint UnifiedMiddle6.7%87660.0%
1010Horace Ensign IntermediateNewport Beach, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedMiddle47.2%87560.1%
1011Malibu MiddleMalibu, CASanta Monica-Malibu UnifiedMiddle20.7%25660.1%
1012Twin Hills Charter MiddleSebastopol, CATwin Hills Union ElementaryMiddle21.3%20760.2%
1013Scotts Valley MiddleScotts Valley, CAScotts Valley UnifiedMiddle11.2%46360.2%
1014Garvey (Richard) IntermediateRosemead, CAGarvey ElementaryMiddle78.1%66160.3%
1015Beverly Vista MiddleBeverly Hills, CABeverly Hills UnifiedMiddle30.4%68760.4%
1016Sunnyvale MiddleSunnyvale, CASunnyvaleMiddle16.8%1,05360.4%
1017Vineyard Junior HighAlta Loma, CAAlta Loma ElementaryMiddle41.3%93360.4%
1018Ethel Dwyer MiddleHuntington Beach, CAHuntington Beach City ElementaryMiddle37.1%88460.5%
1019Stanford MiddleLong Beach, CALong Beach UnifiedMiddle41.9%1,16560.6%
1020Lewis MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle48.5%1,01360.8%
1021Tetzlaff (Martin B.) MiddleCerritos, CAABC UnifiedMiddle53.5%54260.9%
1022Muscatel MiddleRosemead, CARosemead ElementaryMiddle76.7%51161.2%
1023Price Charter MiddleSan Jose, CACambrianMiddle16.7%95961.2%
1024Marian A. Peterson MiddleSunnyvale, CASanta Clara UnifiedMiddle22.0%75961.2%
1025Pacific Grove MiddlePacific Grove, CAPacific Grove UnifiedMiddle15.9%43961.4%
1026Gaspar De Portola Charter MiddleTarzana, CALos Angeles UnifiedMiddle49.0%1,46161.4%
1027Katherine L. Albiani MiddleElk Grove, CAElk Grove UnifiedMiddle38.3%1,44761.5%
1028Erle Stanley Gardner MiddleTemecula, CATemecula Valley UnifiedMiddle36.4%1,00861.6%
1029Robert O. Townsend Junior HighChino Hills, CAChino Valley UnifiedMiddle54.8%90561.6%
1030Col. J. K. Tuffree MiddlePlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedMiddle46.6%56661.7%
1031Los Cerritos MiddleThousand Oaks, CAConejo Valley UnifiedMiddle20.0%72561.8%
1032Twelve Bridges MiddleLincoln, CAWestern Placer UnifiedMiddle16.8%93162.0%
1033Miwok MiddleSacramento, CASacramento City UnifiedMiddle32.9%1,18162.0%
1034La Colina Junior HighSanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle41.5%83262.2%
1035Bernardo Heights MiddleSan Diego, CAPoway UnifiedMiddle13.8%1,48762.4%
1036Brea Junior HighBrea, CABrea-Olinda UnifiedMiddle37.9%92162.5%
1037Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateRancho Santa Margarita, CASaddleback Valley UnifiedMiddle29.1%1,15362.5%
1038Donald S. Jordan IntermediateGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove UnifiedMiddle85.5%55162.6%
1039Black Mountain MiddleSan Diego, CAPoway UnifiedMiddle20.7%1,07762.7%
1040Taylor MiddleMillbrae, CAMillbrae ElementaryMiddle18.5%75662.7%
1041La Paz IntermediateMission Viejo, CASaddleback Valley UnifiedMiddle39.7%71362.8%
1042Lone Hill MiddleSan Dimas, CABonita UnifiedMiddle38.9%87062.8%
1043De Portola MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle45.0%68062.9%
1044Sierra Madre MiddleSierra Madre, CAPasadena UnifiedMiddle39.2%59763.1%
1045Lindero Canyon MiddleAgoura, CALas Virgenes UnifiedMiddle28.8%79563.2%
1046Stone Valley MiddleAlamo, CASan Ramon Valley UnifiedMiddle8.4%58663.4%
1047Kraemer MiddlePlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda UnifiedMiddle52.9%88963.5%
1048La Mesa Arts AcademyLa Mesa, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyMiddle46.4%1,05963.5%
1049Isaac L. Sowers MiddleHuntington Beach, CAHuntington Beach City ElementaryMiddle25.0%77163.8%
1050Laguna MiddleSan Luis Obispo, CASan Luis Coastal UnifiedMiddle43.3%78063.9%
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