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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1335 | Garden Grove, California Middle Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 5,906 | 55.07 |  1228 | |
| 1171 | Santa Catalina, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 645 | 55.06 | 668 | |
| 1598 | Somis, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 905 | 54.94 | 1344 | |
| 982 | Mountain View, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,280 | 54.89 | 708 | |
| 833 | Burbank, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 4,923 | 54.81 | 581 | |
| 1128 | Menifee, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,678 | 54.69 | 815 | |
| 1190 | Durham, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 258 | 54.58 | 770 | |
| 1116 | Reedley, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,577 | 54.43 | 661 | |
| 1184 | Yreka, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 435 | 54.41 | 796 | |
| 1185 | Big Bear, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 511 | 54.34 | 844 | |
| 402 | Kingsburg, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,359 | 54.27 | 335 | |
| 1697 | Fairfield, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 5,061 | 53.93 | 1529 | |
| 1281 | Live Oak, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 740 | 53.90 | 1138 | |
| 1196 | Copperopolis, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 273 | 53.74 | 823 | |
| 1512 | Turlock, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,211 | 53.54 | 1150 | |
| 1202 | Cambria, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 167 | 53.51 | 767 | |
| 476 | El Cajon, California Middle Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 6,903 | 53.22 | 323 | |
| 1211 | Fallbrook, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 969 | 53.15 | 741 | |
| 1209 | Rio Vista, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 341 | 53.11 | 770 | |
| 1029 | Ukiah, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,483 | 52.93 | 696 | |
| 385 | San Jose, California Middle Schools: 41 | Total Enrollment: 33,508 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 52.86 | 375 |
| 1229 | Point Reyes Station, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 132 | 52.57 | 993 | |
| 1242 | Weldon, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 119 | 52.51 | 788 | |
| 1232 | Lemon Cove, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 349 | 52.41 | 739 | |
| 1203 | National City, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,872 | 52.38 | 808 | |
| 1566 | Newark, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,437 | 52.35 | 1150 | |
| 1234 | Winters, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 372 | 52.35 | 757 | |
| 1591 | San Francisco, California Middle Schools: 25 | Total Enrollment: 14,663 | 52.35 | 1589 | |
| 1235 | Douglas City, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 114 | 52.32 | 927 | |
| 1298 | Yuba City, California Middle Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 4,005 | 52.18 | 996 | |
| 609 | Eureka, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,172 | 52.16 | 460 | |
| 1240 | Miranda, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 290 | 52.12 | 725 | |
| 1244 | La Grange, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 202 | 52.08 | 810 | |
| 1247 | South Lake Tahoe, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 882 | 52.02 | 824 | |
| 1347 | Hawthorne, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 3,711 | 51.89 | 935 | |
| 470 | Paradise, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 961 | 51.81 | 365 | |
| 1252 | Twain Harte, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 137 | 51.77 | 800 | |
| 1239 | Modesto, California Middle Schools: 13 | Total Enrollment: 7,992 | 51.59 | 1006 | |
| 956 | La Mirada, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,699 | 51.58 | 602 | |
| 1268 | Firebaugh, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 504 | 51.51 | 1006 | |
| 1261 | Escalon, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 652 | 51.35 | 739 | |
| 1212 | Elk Grove, California Middle Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 6,398 | 51.34 | 1043 | |
| 1361 | Rohnert Park, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,494 | 51.30 | 1011 | |
| 1578 | West Covina, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 4,858 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 51.19 | 1460 |
| 1264 | Coleville, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 121 | 51.16 | 709 | |
| 950 | Orland, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 999 | 51.11 | 755 | |
| 926 | San Mateo, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,147 | 51.10 | 649 | |
| 1271 | Helendale, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 187 | 51.07 | 844 | |
| 1153 | Sacramento, California Middle Schools: 31 | Total Enrollment: 20,756 | 51.07 | 1079 | |
| 1274 | Pollock Pines, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 336 | 50.91 | 837 | |
| 1704 | Lake View Terrace, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 637 | 50.91 | 1370 | |
| 1340 | Santa Clara, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,617 | 50.85 | 862 | |
| 1205 | Vacaville, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,928 | 50.85 | 759 | |
| 1067 | Chatsworth, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,863 | 50.83 | 671 | |
| 1278 | Angels Camp, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 479 | 50.73 | 932 | |
| 1691 | Orange, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 3,278 | 50.70 | 1547 | |
| 1280 | Acton, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 423 | 50.67 | 755 | |
| 1283 | Mammoth Lakes, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 245 | 50.63 | 923 | |
| 1284 | Wildomar, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 773 | 50.63 | 804 | |
| 1719 | Downey, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 5,658 | 50.53 | 1310 | |
| 695 | Tracy, California Middle Schools: 13 | Total Enrollment: 9,244 | 50.41 | 398 | |
| 1409 | Atwater, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,087 | 50.24 | 1113 | |
| 1288 | Elverta, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 108 | 50.22 | 825 | |
| 865 | Escondido, California Middle Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 8,569 | 50.07 | 726 | |
| 1330 | Granada Hills, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 4,941 | 49.99 | 1036 | |
| 1272 | Citrus Heights, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,795 | 49.95 | 815 | |
| 1629 | Union City, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,929 | 49.94 | 1318 | |
| 1106 | La Mesa, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 4,679 | 49.90 | 833 | |
| 1997 | Simi Valley, California Middle Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 7,936 | 49.57 | 1838 | |
| 758 | Penn Valley, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 550 | 49.52 | 392 | |
| 1304 | Beaumont, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,917 | 49.49 | 894 | |
| 1316 | Portola, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 270 | 49.20 | 919 | |
| 1660 | San Diego, California Middle Schools: 59 | Total Enrollment: 44,732 | 49.11 | 1623 | |
| 1317 | Norco, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 781 | 49.05 | 842 | |
| 1319 | Carpinteria, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 513 | 48.98 | 830 | |
| 1321 | Healdsburg, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 446 | 48.91 | 792 | |
| 1323 | Tehachapi, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,130 | 48.85 | 898 | |
| 1379 | Gilroy, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,517 | 48.80 | 1018 | |
| 948 | Lake Elsinore, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 4,274 | 48.74 | 634 | |
| 1336 | Los Alamos, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 226 | 48.38 | 1132 | |
| 1338 | Brisbane, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 194 | 48.25 | 1013 | |
| 1342 | Hilmar, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 517 | 48.20 | 893 | |
| 1343 | Bella Vista, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 413 | 48.11 | 967 | |
| 636 | Lemoore, California Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 2,209 | 48.09 | 453 | |
| 1601 | Sonoma, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,366 | 48.04 | 1316 | |
| 1463 | El Centro, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 3,005 | 47.96 | 1222 | |
| 1507 | West Sacramento, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,453 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 47.59 | 1064 |
| 1236 | Lakewood, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 6,441 | 47.48 | 788 | |
| 1565 | Ridgecrest, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,456 | 47.46 | 1184 | |
| 1965 | Northridge, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 4,929 | 47.30 | 1722 | |
| 1532 | Anderson, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 705 | 47.22 | 1053 | |
| 1729 | East Nicolaus, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,578 | 47.14 | 1222 | |
| 562 | Los Olivos, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 730 | 47.10 | 324 | |
| 1371 | Herald, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 440 | 46.79 | 862 | |
| 1374 | Byron, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 548 | 46.70 | 882 | |
| 1740 | Cathedral City, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,698 | 46.70 | 1255 | |
| 1504 | Holtville, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 508 | 46.63 | 945 | |
| 1375 | Los Banos, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,407 | 46.63 | 802 | |
| 828 | Marysville, California Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 1,789 | 46.59 | 540 | |
| 2147 | Whittier, California Middle Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 7,881 | 46.42 | 1917 | |
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