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The smallest public middle schools in California

Across California, 1,358 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Highlands Academy leads the list at 15, against a median of 650 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,358

California

Best Students

Median Students

650

SMALLEST · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Highlands Academy	Lower Lake, CA	Konocti Unified	Middle	15
2	Val Verde Student Success Academy	Perris, CA	Val Verde Unified	Middle	27
3	Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter	Petaluma, CA	Petaluma Joint Union High	Middle	31
4	San Benito County Opportunity	Hollister, CA	San Benito County Office of Education	Middle	32
5	Baker Junior High	Baker, CA	Baker Valley Unified	Middle	35
6	Potter Valley Junior High	Potter Valley, CA	Potter Valley Community Unified	Middle	39
7	Sequoia Union Elementary	Lemon Cove, CA	Sequoia Union Elementary	Middle	43
8	Freshwater Charter Middle	Eureka, CA	Freshwater Elementary	Middle	51
9	Alpha Technology Middle	Elverta, CA	Elverta Joint Elementary	Middle	59
10	Maricopa Middle	Maricopa, CA	Maricopa Unified	Middle	71
11	Walton Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	Middle	72
12	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy	Madera, CA	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District	Middle	75
13	Miller's Hill	Shingle Springs, CA	Latrobe	Middle	77
14	Black Butte Junior High	Shingletown, CA	Black Butte Union Elementary	Middle	79
15	Borrego Springs Middle	Borrego Springs, CA	Borrego Springs Unified	Middle	83
16	Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid	Sherman Oaks, CA	Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid District	Middle	85
17	Miranda Junior High	Miranda, CA	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	Middle	88
18	A. M. Thomas Middle	Lost Hills, CA	Lost Hills Union Elementary	Middle	90
19	Maxwell Middle	Maxwell, CA	Maxwell Unified	Middle	90
20	Monument Middle	Rio Dell, CA	Rio Dell Elementary	Middle	91
21	Manzanita Middle	Richmond, CA	Manzanita Middle District	Middle	92
22	Grace Hopper STEM Academy	Inglewood, CA	Grace Hopper STEM Academy District	Middle	93
23	Aurum Preparatory Academy	Oakland, CA	Aurum Preparatory Academy District	Middle	93
24	Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)	Red Bluff, CA	Antelope Elementary	Middle	97
25	California Creative Learning Academy MS	Los Angeles, CA	California Creative Learning Academy MS District	Middle	98
26	Mountain Creek Middle	Somerset, CA	Pioneer Union	Middle	99
27	Valiente College Preparatory Charter	South Gate, CA	Valiente College Preparatory Charter District	Middle	108
28	Julian Junior High	Julian, CA	Julian Union Elementary	Middle	110
29	MIT Griffin Academy Middle	Vallejo, CA	MIT Griffin Academy Middle District	Middle	111
30	Santa Lucia Middle	Cambria, CA	Coast Unified	Middle	112
31	West Marin Elementary	Point Reyes Station, CA	Shoreline Unified	Middle	114
32	Petaluma Accelerated Charter	Petaluma, CA	Petaluma Joint Union High	Middle	115
33	Pleasant Valley Middle	Placerville, CA	Gold Oak Union Elementary	Middle	117
34	Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle District	Middle	125
35	San Pasqual Middle	Winterhaven, CA	San Pasqual Valley Unified	Middle	125
36	Crozier (George W.) Junior High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	Middle	126
37	Mayacamas Countywide Middle	Napa, CA	Mayacamas Countywide Middle District	Middle	127
38	Magnolia Science Academy 6	Los Angeles, CA	Magnolia Science Academy 6 District	Middle	128
39	Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter	Santa Rosa, CA	Santa Rosa High	Middle	128
40	Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle District	Middle	133
41	Katherine Johnson STEM Academy	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	Middle	133
42	Riverview Middle	Helendale, CA	Helendale Elementary	Middle	141
43	Hickman Middle	Hickman, CA	Hickman Community Charter	Middle	141
44	South Bay Elementary	Eureka, CA	South Bay Union Elementary	Middle	141
45	Paradise Charter Middle	Paradise, CA	Paradise Charter Middle District	Middle	143
46	Union Hill Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Middle	146
47	Bridges Preparatory Academy	Compton, CA	Bridges Preparatory Academy District	Middle	151
48	Accelerated Achievement Academy	Hollister, CA	Hollister	Middle	151
49	Forestville Academy	Forestville, CA	Forestville Union Elementary	Middle	152
50	Scott Valley Junior High	Fort Jones, CA	Scott Valley Unified	Middle	153

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