2010 City Rankings - California Middle Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by California to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for middle schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all middle schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
CST Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- CST Algebra I
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST General Mathematics
- CST Geometry
- CST History - Social Science
- CST Mathematics
- CST Science
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424 | Clayton, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 684 | 78.17 |  274 | |
| 233 | Dublin, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,213 | 78.09 | 119 | |
| 427 | Burlingame, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 827 | 78.07 | 275 | |
| 428 | Lake Forest, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,339 | 77.95 | 229 | |
| 431 | Truckee, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 523 | 77.90 | 216 | |
| 426 | Torrance, California Middle Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 5,698 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 77.62 | 306 |
| 415 | Castro Valley, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,130 | 77.44 | 233 | |
| 377 | Chino Hills, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,433 | 77.41 | 215 | |
| 330 | Pacifica, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 2,064 | 77.30 | 143 | |
| 718 | Santa Clarita, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,640 | 77.26 | 619 | |
| 573 | Winchester, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,120 | 77.24 | 381 | |
| 443 | Benicia, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,222 | 77.20 | 209 | |
| 869 | Sebastopol, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 1,425 | 77.13 | 785 | |
| 527 | Moorpark, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,660 | 77.08 | 325 | |
| 433 | Santa Ynez, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 366 | 77.03 | 217 | |
| 581 | Poway, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,505 | 76.91 | 454 | |
| 531 | Placentia, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,844 | 76.59 | 395 | |
| 274 | Buena Park, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,842 | 76.35 | 32 | |
| 518 | Newcastle, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 395 | 76.29 | 265 | |
| 618 | Newport Beach, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,453 | 76.27 | 485 | |
| 460 | Ahwahnee, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 310 | 76.26 | 202 | |
| 175 | Etiwanda, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 3,335 | 76.09 | 78 | |
| 468 | Valencia, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,180 | 75.79 | 304 | |
| 457 | Palo Cedro, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 505 | 75.78 | 279 | |
| 472 | Malibu, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,243 | 75.71 | 267 | |
| 601 | Milpitas, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,490 | 75.70 | 295 | |
| 478 | Mariposa, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 271 | 75.58 | 163 | |
| 481 | Alpine, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 738 | 75.44 | 211 | |
| 482 | Avery, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 291 | 75.40 | 297 | |
| 288 | Tuolumne, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 512 | 75.30 | 219 | |
| 303 | Mission Viejo, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 3,688 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 75.30 | 194 |
| 488 | Leona Valley, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 167 | 75.26 | 59 | |
| 489 | Mountain House, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 681 | 75.22 | 120 | |
| 404 | Placerville, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 2,541 | 75.15 | 257 | |
| 761 | Fremont, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 5,087 | 75.03 | 747 | |
| 332 | Folsom, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,525 | 75.02 | 237 | |
| 679 | San Clemente, California Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 4,101 | 75.00 | 592 | |
| 421 | Huntington Beach, California Middle Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 6,336 | 74.93 | 280 | |
| 499 | Fort Jones, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 107 | 74.85 | 155 | |
| 501 | Capitola, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 662 | 74.81 | 181 | |
| 504 | Rescue, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 643 | 74.78 | 278 | |
| 637 | Carlsbad, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,548 | 74.76 | 417 | |
| 256 | Monterey Park, California Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 4,546 | 74.39 | 144 | |
| 514 | Villa Park, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,084 | 74.36 | 343 | |
| 212 | Diamond Bar, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,092 | 74.28 | 129 | |
| 367 | Novato, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,909 | 74.20 | 317 | |
| 522 | Sierra Madre, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,015 | 73.93 | 232 | |
| 523 | Cameron Park, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 642 | 73.92 | 259 | |
| 528 | Buellton, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 194 | 73.56 | 237 | |
| 231 | San Marcos, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 3,885 | 73.17 | 141 | |
| 537 | Palm Desert, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,265 | 73.10 | 308 | |
| 543 | Janesville, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 413 | 72.94 | 264 | |
| 778 | Santa Monica, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,156 | 72.78 | 644 | |
| 553 | Somerset, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 153 | 72.67 | 380 | |
| 569 | San Luis Obispo, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 719 | 72.47 | 356 | |
| 570 | Chester, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 216 | 72.42 | 372 | |
| 563 | Aguanga, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 215 | 72.32 | 157 | |
| 192 | Cerritos, California Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 3,454 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 72.15 | 187 |
| 627 | Hickman, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 766 | 72.11 | 466 | |
| 384 | Clovis, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 4,425 | 71.79 | 329 | |
| 591 | Ripon, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,789 | 71.68 | 460 | |
| 582 | Ferndale, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 330 | 71.57 | 358 | |
| 590 | Bieber, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 108 | 71.30 |  15 | |
| 589 | Cool, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 519 | 71.30 | 238 | |
| 310 | Los Molinos, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 612 | 71.26 | 145 | |
| 713 | Ramona, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,549 | 71.09 | 444 | |
| 251 | Brawley, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 991 | 70.88 | 173 | |
| 596 | Mcarthur, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 252 | 70.88 | 164 | |
| 604 | Pismo Beach, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 500 | 70.55 | 364 | |
| 716 | Brentwood, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,898 | 70.10 | 404 | |
| 470 | Orcutt, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,103 | 69.79 | 238 | |
| 634 | Castic, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,157 | 69.65 | 413 | |
| 391 | Temecula, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 9,302 | 69.44 | 276 | |
| 539 | Auburn, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,224 | 69.42 | 282 | |
| 682 | Santee, California Middle Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 5,173 | 69.41 | 502 | |
| 471 | Coarsegold, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,033 | 69.38 | 240 | |
| 632 | Scotia, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 216 | 69.29 | 376 | |
| 855 | Hacienda Heights, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 2,748 | 69.14 | 707 | |
| 648 | Knightsen, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 344 | 68.51 | 269 | |
| 448 | Murrieta, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 5,781 | 68.41 | 176 | |
| 994 | Phelan, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,549 | 68.39 | 906 | |
| 751 | Orangevale, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,637 | 68.21 | 483 | |
| 653 | Prather, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 573 | 68.14 | 406 | |
| 660 | Galt, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 981 | 68.01 | 219 | |
| 661 | Tarzana, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,966 | 68.01 | 377 | |
| 666 | Culver City, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,567 | 67.56 | 318 | |
| 1051 | Westminster, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,526 | 67.46 | 867 | |
| 745 | Nevada City, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 465 | 67.38 | 542 | |
| 743 | Goleta, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 930 | 67.25 | 457 | |
| 281 | Reseda, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,305 | 67.21 | 105 | |
| 671 | Martinez, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 918 | 67.16 | 335 | |
| 512 | Arroyo Grande, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,175 | 67.01 | 306 | |
| 728 | Pleasant Hill, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,412 | 66.93 | 571 | |
| 1090 | Santa Barbara, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 2,333 | 66.86 | 876 | |
| 342 | Roseville, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 5,387 | 66.80 | 223 | |
| 548 | San Dimas, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,302 | 66.78 | 341 | |
| 683 | Aptos, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 717 | 66.52 | 345 | |
| 685 | Bonsall, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 533 | 66.51 | 353 | |
| 717 | Rowland Heights, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 989 | 65.94 | 417 | |
| 694 | Penryn, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 231 | 65.93 | 469 | |
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