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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in California · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in California. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
101	Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Oxnard, CA	Oxnard	Middle	86.2%	617	15.7%
102	Upper Lake Middle	Upper Lake, CA	Upper Lake Unified	Middle	81.4%	183	15.8%
103	Greenfield Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	94.1%	730	15.8%
104	Toyon Middle	Valley Springs, CA	Calaveras Unified	Middle	56.1%	522	15.9%
105	Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	Middle	82.4%	665	16.0%
106	Lick (James) Middle	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	Middle	61.8%	479	16.0%
107	Visitacion Valley Middle	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	Middle	80.8%	333	16.1%
108	Francisco Sepulveda Middle	North Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	93.9%	1,052	16.2%
109	Urban Promise Academy Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	Middle	98.0%	392	16.2%
110	Tomas Rivera Middle	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	Middle	94.8%	1,014	16.3%
111	Walter Stiern Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	81.5%	891	16.3%
112	Mountain View Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Lamont Elementary	Middle	80.8%	594	16.4%
113	Fillmore Middle	Fillmore, CA	Fillmore Unified	Middle	74.8%	813	16.4%
114	Diamond Valley Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	Middle	90.7%	1,123	16.4%
115	Charles W. Eliot Middle	Altadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	Middle	74.4%	407	16.5%
116	Tropico Middle	Rosamond, CA	Southern Kern Unified	Middle	81.2%	815	16.5%
117	Mulcahy Middle	Tulare, CA	Tulare City	Middle	92.6%	745	16.6%
118	Warren F. Frisbie Middle	Rialto, CA	Rialto Unified	Middle	87.8%	1,000	16.6%
119	Hesperia Junior High	Hesperia, CA	Hesperia Unified	Middle	81.5%	1,228	16.7%
120	El Dorado Middle	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	Middle	75.4%	861	16.8%
121	Terrace Middle	Lakeport, CA	Lakeport Unified	Middle	78.9%	370	16.8%
122	Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	89.3%	822	16.8%
123	Maywood Middle	Corning, CA	Corning Union Elementary	Middle	91.7%	515	16.9%
124	Gifford C. Cole Middle	Lancaster, CA	Eastside Union Elementary	Middle	82.1%	697	16.9%
125	Cajon Valley Middle	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	Middle	94.4%	942	17.0%
126	Desert Springs Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	96.7%	749	17.0%
127	Valley Center Middle	Valley Center, CA	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	Middle	65.8%	766	17.0%
128	El Camino Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	97.0%	830	17.1%
129	Samuel Jackman Middle	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	Middle	86.7%	909	17.1%
130	Curtis Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle	97.1%	679	17.1%
131	Cherry Avenue Middle	Tulare, CA	Tulare City	Middle	91.1%	483	17.1%
132	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.8%	276	17.2%
133	North Mountain Middle	San Jacinto, CA	San Jacinto Unified	Middle	91.4%	953	17.3%
134	West Fresno Middle	Fresno, CA	Washington Unified	Middle	93.6%	296	17.3%
135	Yosemite Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	94.5%	613	17.4%
136	Canoga Park Middle	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	91.7%	579	17.4%
137	Beardsley Junior High	Bakersfield, CA	Beardsley Elementary	Middle	97.4%	383	17.4%
138	Painted Hills Middle	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Palm Springs Unified	Middle	97.2%	722	17.4%
139	Williams Upper Elementary	Williams, CA	Williams Unified	Middle	92.0%	289	17.6%
140	Black Diamond Middle	Antioch, CA	Antioch Unified	Middle	81.0%	358	17.7%
141	Mills Middle	Rancho Cordova, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Middle	82.8%	886	17.7%
142	Mann Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	94.1%	680	17.7%
143	Sylvan Middle	Citrus Heights, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	64.1%	604	18.0%
144	Richland Junior High	Shafter, CA	Richland Union Elementary	Middle	91.4%	558	18.0%
145	Jefferson Middle	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	Middle	93.0%	441	18.0%
146	Sam Brannan Middle	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	Middle	72.9%	339	18.0%
147	Winters Middle	Winters, CA	Winters Joint Unified	Middle	60.5%	367	18.0%
148	Chalone Peaks Middle	King City, CA	King City Union	Middle	91.5%	854	18.1%
149	Ruth O. Harris Middle	Bloomington, CA	Colton Joint Unified	Middle	85.9%	562	18.1%
150	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	Middle	93.1%	668	18.2%

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