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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in California · page 5

Ranks 201–250 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
201	Northridge Middle	Northridge, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.8%	670	19.8%
202	Colton Middle	Colton, CA	Colton Joint Unified	Middle	92.8%	870	19.9%
203	Creekside Junior High	Los Banos, CA	Los Banos Unified	Middle	84.6%	812	19.9%
204	Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet Acad	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	89.7%	948	19.9%
205	San Fernando Middle	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	95.7%	442	19.9%
206	Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Olivehurst, CA	Marysville Joint Unified	Middle	77.5%	761	19.9%
207	Tenaya Middle	Merced, CA	Merced City Elementary	Middle	91.6%	607	19.9%
208	Maze Middle	Hollister, CA	Hollister	Middle	65.5%	580	19.9%
209	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	Middle	95.3%	936	20.0%
210	Denair Middle	Denair, CA	Denair Unified	Middle	68.5%	298	20.0%
211	Ione Junior High	Ione, CA	Amador County Unified	Middle	31.0%	387	20.0%
212	Audubon Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	93.0%	446	20.1%
213	Fairmead Elementary	Chowchilla, CA	Chowchilla Elementary	Middle	86.5%	458	20.1%
214	Mark Twain Junior High	Modesto, CA	Modesto City Elementary	Middle	93.6%	658	20.1%
215	Firebaugh Middle	Firebaugh, CA	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	Middle	85.9%	503	20.2%
216	Elizabeth Terronez Middle	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	Middle	88.6%	659	20.3%
217	Ocean View Junior High	Oxnard, CA	Ocean View	Middle	76.0%	700	20.3%
218	Briggs Elementary	Santa Paula, CA	Briggs Elementary	Middle	66.5%	221	20.4%
219	Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy	Palmdale, CA	Palmdale Elementary	Middle	83.0%	813	20.4%
220	Edison Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Edison Elementary	Middle	88.1%	489	20.4%
221	Winton Middle	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	Middle	86.4%	582	20.5%
222	John A. Sutter Middle	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	92.4%	763	20.6%
223	Octavia E. Butler Magnet	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena Unified	Middle	70.3%	481	20.7%
224	Joseph Le Conte Middle	Hollywood, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	94.7%	627	20.7%
225	Bridges Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	89.4%	274	20.8%
226	Modoc Middle	Alturas, CA	Modoc Joint Unified	Middle	65.7%	172	20.8%
227	Arcade Middle	Sacramento, CA	San Juan Unified	Middle	83.4%	595	20.9%
228	Charles Blackstock Junior High	Oxnard, CA	Hueneme Elementary	Middle	89.6%	1,239	20.9%
229	Millennial Tech Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	Middle	88.9%	378	21.0%
230	Fortuna Middle	Fortuna, CA	Fortuna Elementary	Middle	78.4%	231	21.0%
231	Cesar Chavez Middle	Lynwood, CA	Lynwood Unified	Middle	95.4%	882	21.1%
232	Hogan Middle	Vallejo, CA	Vallejo City Unified	Middle	82.0%	785	21.1%
233	Curran Middle	Bakersfield, CA	Bakersfield City	Middle	87.4%	973	21.1%
234	Creekside Middle	Patterson, CA	Patterson Joint Unified	Middle	79.1%	907	21.1%
235	Bobby Duke Middle	Coachella, CA	Coachella Valley Unified	Middle	96.0%	648	21.1%
236	Esparto Middle	Esparto, CA	Esparto Unified	Middle	80.9%	241	21.1%
237	Suva Intermediate	Bell Gardens, CA	Montebello Unified	Middle	93.5%	650	21.1%
238	Muwekma Ohlone Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	68.7%	587	21.2%
239	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	97.7%	829	21.2%
240	Matt Garcia Career and College Academy	Fairfield, CA	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	Middle	73.6%	201	21.3%
241	Simons Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	Middle	95.8%	578	21.3%
242	Cedar Middle	Hesperia, CA	Hesperia Unified	Middle	56.9%	1,061	21.3%
243	Sunset	Bakersfield, CA	Vineland Elementary	Middle	100%	302	21.3%
244	Pinole Middle	Pinole, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	Middle	80.1%	381	21.4%
245	High Desert	Acton, CA	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	Middle	71.3%	307	21.4%
246	Rancho Viejo Middle	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	Middle	89.3%	1,040	21.4%
247	Silverado Middle	Napa, CA	Napa Valley Unified	Middle	79.9%	673	21.4%
248	Toddy Thomas Middle	Fortuna, CA	Fortuna Elementary	Middle	84.5%	233	21.5%
249	Washington	Cloverdale, CA	Cloverdale Unified	Middle	57.5%	393	21.5%
250	Willows Intermediate	Willows, CA	Willows Unified	Middle	72.6%	464	21.5%

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