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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in the United States · page 40

Ranks 1,951–2,000 of the public schools with the most improved test scores in the United States. Back to page 1.

MOST IMPROVED · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1951	Sonoji Sakai Intermediate	Bainbridge Island, WA	Bainbridge Island School District	456	78.0%	83.4%	+5.4pp
1952	Tyee Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	1,007	77.3%	82.6%	+5.4pp
1953	North Middle School	Everett, WA	Everett School District	719	40.6%	46.0%	+5.4pp
1954	Summit Trail Middle School	Ravensdale, WA	Tahoma School District	1,097	62.2%	67.7%	+5.4pp
1955	Price Charter Middle	San Jose, CA	Cambrian	959	59.2%	64.5%	+5.3pp
1956	Crescent Elk Middle	Crescent City, CA	Del Norte County Unified	507	18.3%	23.5%	+5.3pp
1957	Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	341	25.2%	30.6%	+5.3pp
1958	Sal Castro Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	276	22.1%	27.4%	+5.3pp
1959	Newark Middle	Newark, CA	Newark Unified	980	38.3%	43.6%	+5.3pp
1960	Walnut Creek Intermediate	Walnut Creek, CA	Walnut Creek Elementary	940	62.3%	67.6%	+5.3pp
1961	Lakeside Middle	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	1,076	23.9%	29.2%	+5.3pp
1962	Long County Middle School	Ludowici, GA	Long County	1,007	23.3%	28.7%	+5.3pp
1963	Fairview Middle School	Sherwood, OH	Central Local	217	72.1%	77.4%	+5.3pp
1964	Kamiakin Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	573	56.0%	61.3%	+5.3pp
1965	Earle E. Williams Middle	Tracy, CA	Tracy Joint Unified	762	27.2%	32.3%	+5.2pp
1966	Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	ABC Unified	291	25.8%	31.0%	+5.2pp
1967	Delta Sierra Middle	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	563	15.9%	21.1%	+5.2pp
1968	Andrew Carnegie Middle	Carson, CA	Los Angeles Unified	843	34.3%	39.6%	+5.2pp
1969	Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,337	58.6%	63.8%	+5.2pp
1970	Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	441	11.7%	16.9%	+5.2pp
1971	Menifee Valley Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	941	38.3%	43.4%	+5.2pp
1972	Pacific Beach Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	715	67.5%	72.7%	+5.2pp
1973	Innovation Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	350	33.6%	38.8%	+5.2pp
1974	Mar Vista Academy	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	462	20.8%	26.0%	+5.2pp
1975	River Trail Middle School	Duluth, GA	Fulton County	1,098	79.2%	84.4%	+5.2pp
1976	Jefferson County Middle School	Stapleton, GA	Jefferson County	440	12.0%	17.1%	+5.2pp
1977	East Clinton Junior High School	Sabina, OH	East Clinton Local	268	44.2%	49.4%	+5.2pp
1978	Canaan Middle School	Plain, OH	Jonathan Alder Local	354	71.7%	76.9%	+5.2pp
1979	Kulshan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	575	53.4%	58.6%	+5.2pp
1980	Elma Middle School	Elma, WA	Elma School District	324	33.3%	38.6%	+5.2pp
1981	Columbia Middle School	MOSES LAKE, WA	Moses Lake School District	875	34.1%	39.3%	+5.2pp
1982	Onalaska Middle School	Onalaska, WA	Onalaska School District	195	39.2%	44.4%	+5.2pp
1983	Big Bear Middle	Big Bear Lake, CA	Bear Valley Unified	489	30.5%	35.6%	+5.1pp
1984	Willard Middle	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	596	71.7%	76.7%	+5.1pp
1985	Granite Ridge Intermediate	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	1,167	70.4%	75.5%	+5.1pp
1986	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Lamont, CA	Lamont Elementary	422	17.4%	22.5%	+5.1pp
1987	Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle	Tarzana, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,461	59.3%	64.3%	+5.1pp
1988	Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Oxnard, CA	Oxnard	617	15.3%	20.4%	+5.1pp
1989	Ben F. Kolb Middle	Rialto, CA	Rialto Unified	917	31.1%	36.2%	+5.1pp
1990	Muscatel Middle	Rosemead, CA	Rosemead Elementary	511	53.2%	58.4%	+5.1pp
1991	South Bay Elementary	Eureka, CA	South Bay Union Elementary	141	24.1%	29.2%	+5.1pp
1992	David T Howard Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	1,073	66.4%	71.5%	+5.1pp
1993	Clarke Middle School	Athens, GA	Clarke County	718	34.9%	40.0%	+5.1pp
1994	Stallings Island Middle School	Martinez, GA	Columbia County	729	66.2%	71.2%	+5.1pp
1995	Chestatee Middle School	Gainesville, GA	Hall County	834	31.2%	36.3%	+5.1pp
1996	Ola Middle School	McDonough, GA	Henry County	1,039	39.4%	44.4%	+5.1pp
1997	Madeira Middle School	Madeira, OH	Madeira City	395	86.4%	91.5%	+5.1pp
1998	Urbana Junior High School	Urbana, OH	Urbana City	387	46.6%	51.8%	+5.1pp
1999	Perry Middle School	Worthington, OH	Worthington City	528	66.1%	71.2%	+5.1pp
2000	Madison-Plains Junior High	London, OH	Madison-Plains Local	169	69.3%	74.4%	+5.1pp

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