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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in California · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the public schools with the most improved test scores in California. Back to page 1.

MOST IMPROVED · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
101	Ramona Middle	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	1,371	60.7%	69.8%	+9.2pp
102	Fred Newhart Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	1,105	63.3%	72.6%	+9.2pp
103	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	457	22.7%	31.9%	+9.2pp
104	Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	1,451	53.6%	62.7%	+9.1pp
105	Woodlake Valley Middle	Woodlake, CA	Woodlake Unified	483	18.4%	27.5%	+9.1pp
106	East Avenue Middle	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	581	42.2%	51.3%	+9.1pp
107	Los Angeles Academy Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	829	16.9%	26.0%	+9.1pp
108	Marshall Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	249	20.4%	29.5%	+9.1pp
109	Ethel Kucera Middle	Rialto, CA	Rialto Unified	978	23.9%	33.0%	+9.1pp
110	Richardson PREP HI Middle	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino City Unified	583	76.2%	85.3%	+9.1pp
111	Florence Nightingale Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	773	30.7%	39.7%	+9.0pp
112	Santa Lucia Middle	Cambria, CA	Coast Unified	112	25.5%	34.4%	+8.9pp
113	C. T. English Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary	164	64.4%	73.3%	+8.9pp
114	Los Arboles Middle	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	408	20.9%	29.8%	+8.9pp
115	El Tejon Elementary	Lebec, CA	El Tejon Unified	221	22.8%	31.6%	+8.8pp
116	Arellanes Junior High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria-Bonita	668	12.6%	21.4%	+8.8pp
117	Wayne Ruble Middle	Fontana, CA	Fontana Unified	1,394	35.1%	43.9%	+8.8pp
118	Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	665	9.9%	18.7%	+8.8pp
119	Granger Junior High	National City, CA	Sweetwater Union High	724	27.1%	35.9%	+8.8pp
120	Douglass Middle	Woodland, CA	Woodland Joint Unified	768	31.0%	39.8%	+8.8pp
121	Bernice Ayer Middle	San Clemente, CA	Capistrano Unified	919	62.7%	71.4%	+8.7pp
122	Anacapa Middle	Ventura, CA	Ventura Unified	592	29.6%	38.3%	+8.7pp
123	Burton Middle	Porterville, CA	Burton Elementary	586	30.5%	39.1%	+8.6pp
124	Sierra Vista Middle	Covina, CA	Covina-Valley Unified	778	35.7%	44.3%	+8.6pp
125	Granada Middle	Whittier, CA	East Whittier City Elementary	989	54.9%	63.4%	+8.6pp
126	Central Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	443	74.0%	82.7%	+8.6pp
127	Alder Creek Middle	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	535	51.5%	60.1%	+8.6pp
128	Nelson Avenue Middle	Oroville, CA	Thermalito Union Elementary	456	22.8%	31.2%	+8.4pp
129	Pioneer Middle	Porterville, CA	Porterville Unified	754	25.0%	33.3%	+8.3pp
130	Benicia Middle	Benicia, CA	Benicia Unified	947	42.2%	50.5%	+8.3pp
131	Marco Forster Middle	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	930	34.8%	43.0%	+8.3pp
132	Creekside Middle	Castro Valley, CA	Castro Valley Unified	754	62.5%	70.8%	+8.3pp
133	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	632	67.7%	76.0%	+8.3pp
134	Serrano Middle	Montclair, CA	Ontario-Montclair	657	42.8%	51.0%	+8.3pp
135	Dana	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	646	54.1%	62.4%	+8.3pp
136	Carquinez Middle	Crockett, CA	John Swett Unified	286	17.1%	25.3%	+8.2pp
137	South Gate Middle	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,192	26.6%	34.8%	+8.2pp
138	John A. Sutter Middle	Canoga Park, CA	Los Angeles Unified	763	16.1%	24.3%	+8.2pp
139	Southeast Middle	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,215	16.6%	24.8%	+8.2pp
140	R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering	Oxnard, CA	Oxnard	1,027	21.7%	29.9%	+8.2pp
141	Paradise Junior High	Paradise, CA	Paradise Unified	197	22.7%	30.8%	+8.2pp
142	Moore Middle	Redlands, CA	Redlands Unified	988	38.8%	47.0%	+8.2pp
143	La Cumbre Junior High	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Unified	426	30.3%	38.4%	+8.1pp
144	John Muir Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	624	11.8%	19.9%	+8.1pp
145	Carl Hankey Middle	Mission Viejo, CA	Capistrano Unified	181	56.0%	63.9%	+8.0pp
146	Wilson Jr. High	El Centro, CA	El Centro Elementary	605	28.8%	36.8%	+8.0pp
147	Summit Intermediate	Etiwanda, CA	Etiwanda Elementary	1,065	53.6%	61.6%	+8.0pp
148	Lakeside Middle	Norwalk, CA	Little Lake City Elementary	509	44.6%	52.6%	+8.0pp
149	Macy Intermediate	Monterey Park, CA	Montebello Unified	576	38.0%	46.1%	+8.0pp
150	Frank J. Zamboni	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	650	25.8%	33.8%	+8.0pp

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