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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hanford, California Middle Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 3,375 | 35.67 |  1693 | |
| 1858 | Arbuckle, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 301 | 35.43 | 1271 | |
| 1859 | California City, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 300 | 35.37 | 1149 | |
| 1867 | Aromas, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 478 | 34.98 | 1230 | |
| 1873 | El Cerrito, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 599 | 34.77 | 1216 | |
| 1875 | Weed, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 295 | 34.75 | 1264 | |
| 1888 | Barstow, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 868 | 34.37 | 1202 | |
| 1899 | Woodlake, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 549 | 34.36 | 1270 | |
| 1845 | Woodland, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,625 | 34.32 | 1309 | |
| 1893 | Shasta, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 173 | 34.30 | - | |
| 1933 | Lathrop, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,971 | 34.25 | 1362 | |
| 1894 | Thornton, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 203 | 34.20 | 1302 | |
| 2069 | Hayward, California Middle Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 3,212 | 34.20 | 1607 | |
| 1907 | Isleton, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 160 | 34.02 | 1190 | |
| 1093 | Riverdale, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 624 | 34.02 | 694 | |
| 1908 | Ducor, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 182 | 33.94 | 1364 | |
| 1951 | Canoga Park, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,720 | 33.84 | 1397 | |
| 1909 | Colusa, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 461 | 33.80 | 1285 | |
| 2081 | San Leandro, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,887 | 33.77 | 1600 | |
| 1695 | Crescent City, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,449 | 33.72 | 1230 | |
| 1913 | Kettleman City, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 297 | 33.70 | 1189 | |
| 2485 | San Fernando, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 3,963 | 33.60 | 1928 | |
| 1096 | Huntington Park, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 5,876 | 33.55 | 628 | |
| 1917 | Grand Terrace, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 970 | 33.39 | 1340 | |
| 1930 | Palm Springs, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,072 | 33.39 | 1354 | |
| 1697 | El Monte, California Middle Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 7,012 | 33.32 | 1238 | |
| 1920 | Newman, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 622 | 33.22 | 1374 | |
| 1923 | Stratford, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 282 | 33.14 | 1289 | |
| 1252 | Lancaster, California Middle Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 3,216 | 32.76 | 1073 | |
| 2344 | Norwalk, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 3,711 | 32.70 | 1872 | |
| 1938 | Hercules, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 753 | 32.66 | 1386 | |
| 2199 | Paramount, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,701 | 32.61 | 1755 | |
| 1939 | City of Industry, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 762 | 32.56 | 1453 | |
| 1941 | Tipton, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 635 | 32.42 | 1252 | |
| 1947 | Olivehurst, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 732 | 32.26 | 1349 | |
| 2044 | Yucca Valley, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,374 | 32.25 | 1501 | |
| 1954 | Dunlap, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 386 | 32.12 | 1423 | |
| 1960 | Litchfield, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 269 | 32.04 | 1370 | |
| 1868 | Lemon Grove, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,105 | 31.86 | 1290 | |
| 2302 | Rainbow, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 357 | 31.83 | 1922 | |
| 1967 | Pescadero, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 168 | 31.71 | 1303 | |
| 1969 | Petrolia, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 878 | 31.60 | 1331 | |
| 1680 | Porterville, California Middle Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 5,117 | 31.59 | 1333 | |
| 1837 | Hesperia, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,261 | 31.58 | 1288 | |
| 2537 | Santa Maria, California Middle Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 3,841 | 31.32 | 2106 | |
| 1449 | Stockton, California Middle Schools: 59 | Total Enrollment: 38,917 Has one middle school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 31.27 | 1426 |
| 1978 | Nuevo, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 581 | 31.05 | 1451 | |
| 1980 | Patterson, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,231 | 31.01 | 1310 | |
| 2148 | Fresno, California Middle Schools: 35 | Total Enrollment: 21,556 | 30.88 | 2071 | |
| 1901 | Rancho Cordova, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,666 | 30.84 | 1315 | |
| 1986 | Colma, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 435 | 30.81 | 1404 | |
| 1989 | Kelseyville, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 407 | 30.69 | 1423 | |
| 2500 | Los Angeles, California Middle Schools: 68 | Total Enrollment: 72,217 | 30.66 | 2354 | |
| 1987 | Winton, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 710 | 30.37 | 1425 | |
| 1994 | North Hills, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,485 | 30.35 | 1400 | |
| 1996 | Boron, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 233 | 30.33 | 1435 | |
| 2473 | Carson, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 5,023 | 30.14 | 1962 | |
| 1828 | Watsonville, California Middle Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 4,272 | 30.12 | 1674 | |
| 2255 | Banning, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,434 | 29.94 | 1629 | |
| 2005 | Lomita, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,789 | 29.87 | 1426 | |
| 2028 | Fowler, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 495 | 29.85 | 1504 | |
| 1796 | Oroville, California Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 1,732 | 29.81 | 1379 | |
| 2007 | Oak View, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 345 | 29.78 | 1304 | |
| 2012 | Laytonville, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 237 | 29.60 | 1448 | |
| 2013 | New Cuyama, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 184 | 29.60 | 1293 | |
| 2020 | San Ysidro, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 792 | 29.37 | 1431 | |
| 2175 | Lodi, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,025 | 29.36 | 1607 | |
| 2029 | Campbell, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 678 | 29.04 | 1412 | |
| 2033 | Hinkley, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 339 | 28.87 | 1392 | |
| 2034 | Lompoc, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 746 | 28.85 | 1449 | |
| 2036 | Five Points, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 246 | 28.68 | 1336 | |
| 2330 | San Bernardino, California Middle Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 8,403 | 28.66 | 2295 | |
| 2037 | Dos Palos, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 573 | 28.61 | 1359 | |
| 2218 | Pinole, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,279 | 28.61 | 1667 | |
| 1812 | Bloomington, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,724 | 28.45 | 1161 | |
| 2047 | Suisun City, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 833 | 28.21 | 1425 | |
| 1347 | Moreno Valley, California Middle Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 10,370 | 28.13 | 891 | |
| 2335 | Montebello, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 4,917 | 28.05 | 1796 | |
| 2050 | Fillmore, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 804 | 28.01 | 1467 | |
| 1759 | Shafter, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 975 | 27.86 | 1365 | |
| 2051 | Clarksburg, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 223 | 27.85 | 1451 | |
| 2058 | Three Rivers, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 157 | 27.80 | 1639 | |
| 1289 | Altadena, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,420 | 27.71 | 677 | |
| 2372 | South Gate, California Middle Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 6,045 | 27.61 | 1980 | |
| 2064 | Mendota, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 409 | 27.59 | 1404 | |
| 2066 | San Andreas, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 384 | 27.51 | 1470 | |
| 2128 | Victorville, California Middle Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 8,930 | 27.35 | 1900 | |
| 2027 | Arvin, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 917 | 27.31 | 1364 | |
| 2072 | Gorman, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,198 | 27.25 | 1417 | |
| 1956 | San Jacinto, California Middle Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,659 | 27.15 | 1368 | |
| 2076 | Fort Irwin, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 426 | 27.02 | 1594 | |
| 2077 | Rosamond, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 763 | 27.02 | 1423 | |
| 2079 | Bangor, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 128 | 26.97 | 1371 | |
| 2082 | Le Grand, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 408 | 26.96 | 1548 | |
| 2057 | Vallejo, California Middle Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 3,464 | 26.84 | 1499 | |
| 1781 | Hughson, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 699 | 26.83 | 1246 | |
| 2241 | Bell Gardens, California Middle Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 2,632 | 26.80 | 1625 | |
| 2091 | Corcoran, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 752 | 26.70 | 1477 | |
| 2093 | Emeryville, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 337 | 26.64 | 1392 | |
| 2102 | Atherton, California Middle Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 724 | 26.31 | 1389 | |
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