K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ California middle directory

Middle schools in California.

1,383 middle schools across 618 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

1,383
middle schools
618
districts represented
548
cities represented
907,546
students enrolled
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across California.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
640

students at the median middle school; the middle half of schools enroll between 437 and 865 students.

Under 200108
200–499352
500–999727
1,000+196

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
21.0 : 1

students per teacher at the median middle school reporting staffing.

25th percentile18.6 : 1
Median21.0 : 1
75th percentile22.9 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades 06–08897
Grades 07–08342
Grades 05–0868
Grades 04–0832
Grades 04–0615

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 1,251Public charter 132

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 10.8% of this list (149 of 1,383 records); the five most-represented cities account for 15.0%.

§ Districts

Districts with middle schools.

Every district with at least one middle-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
Los Angeles Unified832969,304
San Diego Unified24216,514
Long Beach Unified15312,105
Fresno Unified1419,949
Capistrano Unified1398,962
San Francisco Unified1318,598
Sweetwater Union High1239,681
Oakland Unified1115,120
San Bernardino City Unified1127,654
Bakersfield City1017,308
Garden Grove Unified1035,500
Elk Grove Unified929,843
Mt. Diablo Unified956,720
San Juan Unified956,569
Anaheim Union High837,449
Corona-norco Unified837,225
Sacramento City Unified814,598
San Ramon Valley Unified836,654
Torrance Unified815,114
Compton Unified711,795
Desert Sands Unified735,866
Fontana Unified716,776
Lodi Unified723,981
Riverside Unified715,632
Clovis Unified626,921
Escondido Union614,360
Irvine Unified614,978
Montebello Unified633,993
Moreno Valley Unified616,624
Ontario-montclair623,686
Pajaro Valley Unified623,037
Poway Unified627,381
San Jose Unified615,126
Santa Ana Unified615,035
Temecula Valley Unified625,697
Tulare City612,876
Twin Rivers Unified622,601
West Contra Costa Unified662,996
William S. Hart Union High656,122
Abc Unified532,403
Alum Rock Union Elementary511,886
Cajon Valley Union514,600
Chino Valley Unified533,257
Cupertino Union534,655
Etiwanda Elementary524,752
Fremont Unified517,614
Hacienda la Puente Unified532,110
Hayward Unified512,574
Lancaster Elementary513,642
Norwalk-la Mirada Unified523,409
Palm Springs Unified534,126
Palmdale Elementary514,282
Panama-buena Vista Union514,153
Placentia-yorba Linda Unified523,553
Rialto Unified525,356
San Dieguito Union High533,639
Santa Barbara Unified522,503
Santa Rosa High512,305
Val Verde Unified523,703
Visalia Unified514,184
Alvord Unified413,735
Antioch Unified412,873
Baldwin Park Unified412,174
Colton Joint Unified432,989
Conejo Valley Unified422,944
Downey Unified415,137
Eureka Union421,902
Fairfield-suisun Unified422,825
Folsom-cordova Unified424,777
Franklin-mckinley Elementary411,070
Glendale Unified424,657
Hemet Unified414,234
La Mesa-spring Valley423,353
Lake Elsinore Unified423,954
Menifee Union413,341
Merced City Elementary412,468
Modesto City Elementary412,831
Murrieta Valley Unified415,053
Napa Valley Unified423,214
Oceanside Unified412,717
Orange Unified432,731
Paramount Unified412,453
Petaluma Joint Union High411,412
Pomona Unified422,179
Redlands Unified424,274
Roseville City Elementary414,239
Saddleback Valley Unified433,329
Salinas Union High414,349
Santa Clara Unified432,837
Santa Maria-bonita413,384
Tustin Unified423,037
Ventura Unified412,950
Vista Unified423,694
Adelanto Elementary322,322
Arcadia Unified312,131
Atwater Elementary31927
Barstow Unified311,792
Berkeley Unified311,909
Berryessa Union Elementary311,998
Brentwood Union Elementary313,467
Burbank Unified313,314
Carlsbad Unified312,453
Central Unified312,536
Ceres Unified311,924
Chico Unified312,589
Coachella Valley Unified322,305
Covina-valley Unified322,279
Davis Joint Unified311,645
Delano Union Elementary311,660
East Whittier City Elementary312,617
El Rancho Unified311,590
Evergreen Elementary312,158
Fountain Valley Elementary322,211
Fullerton Elementary312,213
Gilroy Unified312,205
Greenfield Union312,894
Hawthorne312,036
Hesperia Unified313,429
Hollister311,384
Jefferson Elementary321,643
Jurupa Unified312,428
Kings Canyon Joint Unified321,441
Kingsburg Elementary Charter311,068
Las Virgenes Unified322,225
Lemoore Union Elementary31792
Livermore Valley Joint Unified312,049
Lucia Mar Unified321,449
Madera Unified312,651
Marysville Joint Unified321,588
Monterey Peninsula Unified32932
Oak Grove Elementary311,935
Ocean View322,277
Oxnard312,340
Palo Alto Unified312,306
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified322,336
Pasadena Unified331,485
Pittsburg Unified312,411
Pleasanton Unified313,088
Porterville Unified311,729
Redwood City Elementary311,811
San Lorenzo Unified321,589
San Luis Coastal Unified321,467
San Marcos Unified313,547
San Mateo-foster City322,553
Santa Monica-malibu Unified321,976
Simi Valley Unified313,310
South San Francisco Unified311,723
Sylvan Union Elementary312,869
Walnut Valley Unified323,518
West Covina Unified311,593
Westminster322,298
Alameda Unified211,584
Alta Loma Elementary211,764
Amador County Unified22657
Antelope Elementary21326
Atascadero Unified211,083
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary22190
Beaumont Unified212,231
Bishop Unified21420
Bonita Unified212,241
Brawley Elementary211,326
Buckeye Union Elementary221,314
Buena Park Elementary211,274
Burton Elementary21587
Calexico Unified211,292
Campbell Union221,455
Castro Valley Unified212,172
Central Elementary211,603
Chowchilla Elementary21928
Coalinga-huron Unified221,006
Cotati-rohnert Park Unified211,184
Dry Creek Joint Elementary222,061
Dublin Unified212,724
El Centro Elementary211,039
Eureka City Schools21830
Evergreen Union21402
Fallbrook Union Elementary21831
Farmersville Unified21912
Fort Bragg Unified21381
Fortuna Elementary21464
Garvey Elementary21958
Glendora Unified211,423
Hanford Elementary211,036
Hueneme Elementary212,188
Huntington Beach City Elementary211,655
King City Union21854
Konocti Unified22605
La Habra City Elementary211,075
Lakeport Unified21370
Lakeside Union Elementary211,437
Lamont Elementary221,016
Lawndale Elementary211,443
Little Lake City Elementary221,217
Lompoc Unified221,309
Los Alamitos Unified212,016
Los Altos Elementary21905
Los Banos Unified211,750
Lynwood Unified211,636
Milpitas Unified211,454
Modoc Joint Unified21175
Monrovia Unified211,058
Moorpark Unified211,116
Morgan Hill Unified221,103
Morongo Unified221,060
Mountain View Whisman211,476
Natomas Unified211,185
New Haven Unified212,087
Newport-mesa Unified221,376
Novato Unified211,252
Oakley Union Elementary211,729
Orcutt Union Elementary21927
Oroville City Elementary21594
Pleasant Valley211,395
Redondo Beach Unified212,196
Rescue Union Elementary221,220
Rio Elementary211,206
River Delta Joint Unified22331
Rocklin Unified211,759
Rosedale Union Elementary211,522
Rowland Unified221,087
San Carlos Elementary21894
San Jacinto Unified211,846
San Leandro Unified211,917
San Ysidro Elementary221,041
Santa Cruz City High21919
Santa Rita Union Elementary211,124
Sierra Sands Unified211,133
Sierra Unified21184
Snowline Joint Unified211,705
Sonoma Valley Unified21658
Sunnyvale211,750
Tahoe-truckee Unified22836
Temple City Unified211,299
Thermalito Union Elementary21461
Tracy Joint Unified211,500
Turlock Unified212,104
Ukiah Unified221,378
Union Elementary211,971
Upland Unified211,370
Victor Valley Union High211,434
Wasco Union Elementary211,222
Waterford Unified21615
Western Placer Unified211,746
Westside Union Elementary221,881
Whittier City Elementary211,504
Woodland Joint Unified211,343
Yreka Union Elementary21438
Yucaipa-calimesa Joint Unified221,587
Ace Empower Academy District11189
Ace Esperanza Middle District11205
Ace Inspire Academy District11205
Aims College Prep Middle District11200
Acton-agua Dulce Unified11307
Albany City Unified11911
Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 12 District11496
Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 4 District11486
Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 8 District11396
Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District11390
Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District11470
Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District11399
Alpine Union Elementary11405
Alview-dairyland Union Elementary11216
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District11280
Animo Florence-firestone Charter Middle District11437
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District11464
Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District11427
Animo Legacy Charter Middle District11887
Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District11441
Arcata Elementary11232
Armona Union Elementary11443
Arts in Action Community Middle District11258
Arvin Union11612
Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle District11573
Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District11527
Aurum Preparatory Academy District1193
Azusa Unified111,326
Baker Valley Unified1135
Banning Unified11966
Bassett Unified11345
Bear Valley Unified11489
Beardsley Elementary11383
Belmont-redwood Shores Elementary111,082
Benicia Unified11947
Bennett Valley Union Elementary11365
Bert Corona Charter District11345
Beverly Hills Unified11687
Black Butte Union Elementary1179
Bonsall Unified11529
Borrego Springs Unified1183
Brea-olinda Unified11921
Bridges Preparatory Academy District11151
Briggs Elementary11221
Brisbane Elementary11161
Buellton Union Elementary11168
Burlingame Elementary111,115
Byron Union Elementary11377
Cabrillo Unified11521
Calaveras Unified11522
California Creative Learning Academy MS District1198
Calipatria Unified11322
Cambrian11959
Carmel Unified11468
Carpinteria Unified11437
Cascade Union Elementary11341
Castaic Union11451
Center Joint Unified11682
Century Community Charter District11441
Charter Oak Unified11610
Chatom Union11166
Claremont Unified11952
Cloverdale Unified11393
Coast Unified11112
College Preparatory Middle District11397
Columbia Elementary11327
Colusa Unified11553
Corcoran Joint Unified11754
Corning Union Elementary11515
Coronado Unified11660
Cottonwood Union Elementary11419
Crown Preparatory Academy District11446
Cucamonga Elementary11770
Culver City Unified111,523
Cutler-orosi Joint Unified11844
Del Norte County Unified11507
Delhi Unified11367
Denair Unified11298
Dinuba Unified11916
Discovery Charter District11369
Dixon Unified11634
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified11487
Downtown Charter Academy District11305
Downtown College Preparatory Middle District11231
Durham Unified11233
Eje Middle Academy District11254
Earlimart Elementary11479
Eastside Union Elementary11697
Edison Elementary11489
El Segundo Unified11804
El Tejon Unified11221
Elverta Joint Elementary1159
Empire Union Elementary11602
Enterprise Elementary11522
Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena District11360
Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood District11358
Equitas Academy #2 District11437
Equitas Academy 4 District11456
Escalon Unified11587
Esparto Unified11241
Exeter Unified11523
Fairfax Elementary11609
Fillmore Unified11813
Firebaugh-las Deltas Unified11503
Foresthill Union Elementary11309
Forestville Union Elementary11152
Fort Sage Unified119
Fowler Unified11579
Freshwater Elementary1151
Fruitvale Elementary11693
Galt Joint Union Elementary11779
Gateway Middle District11247
Girls Athletic Leadership School los Angeles District11161
Gold Oak Union Elementary11117
Gold Trail Union Elementary11274
Golden Valley Unified11452
Gonzales Unified11426
Grace Hopper STEM Academy District1193
Grass Valley Elementary11464
Gravenstein Union Elementary11297
Greenfield Union Elementary11727
Gridley Unified11423
Guadalupe Union Elementary11585
Gustine Unified11370
Happy Valley Union Elementary11242
Harmony Union Elementary11162
Healdsburg Unified11293
Heber Elementary11549
Helendale Elementary11141
Hermosa Beach City Elementary11589
Hickman Community Charter11141
High Tech la Middle District11250
High Tech Middle Chula Vista District11335
High Tech Middle District11324
High Tech Middle Media Arts District11331
High Tech Middle Mesa District11352
High Tech Middle North County District11341
Hillsborough City Elementary11446
Hilmar Unified11542
Holtville Unified11257
Hughson Unified11458
Icef View Park Preparatory Middle District11256
Icef Vista Middle Academy District11194
Imperial Unified111,116
Ingenium Charter Middle District11179
Inglewood Unified11126
Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District11244
Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid District1185
James Jordan Middle District11456
Jamul-dulzura Union Elementary11215
Jefferson Elementary11388
John Swett Unified11286
Julian Union Elementary11110
Kipp Academy of Innovation District11476
Kipp Academy of Opportunity District11466
Kipp Adelante Preparatory Academy District11314
Kipp Bayview Academy District11167
Kipp Heartwood Academy District11423
Kipp Heritage Academy District11454
Kipp los Angeles College Preparatory District11529
Kipp Philosophers Academy District11398
Kipp San Francisco Bay Academy District11267
Kipp Scholar Academy District11434
Kipp Sol Academy District11465
Kipp Summit Academy District11427
Kelseyville Unified11405
Kentfield Elementary11488
Kerman Unified11810
Kernville Union Elementary11269
Keyes Union11239
King-chavez Preparatory Academy District11201
Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District11416
Lafayette Elementary111,117
Laguna Beach Unified11524
Lake Tahoe Unified11716
Larkspur-corte Madera11440
Las Lomitas Elementary11612
Laton Joint Unified11154
Latrobe1177
Lemon Grove11516
Lennox111,193
Libertas College Preparatory Charter District11301
Lincoln Unified11591
Linden Unified11339
Live Oak Elementary11478
Live Oak Unified11413
Livingston Union11809
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary11164
Los Gatos Union Elementary111,015
Los Nietos11262
Lost Hills Union Elementary1190
Lowell Joint11687
Lucerne Valley Unified11195
Mit Griffin Academy Middle District11111
Magnolia Science Academy 6 District11128
Magnolia Science Academy Bell District11385
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego District11464
Mammoth Unified11243
Manhattan Beach Unified111,175
Manzanita Middle District1192
Mare Island Technology Academy District11260
Maricopa Unified1171
Mark Twain Union Elementary119
Martinez Unified11843
Maxwell Unified1190
Mayacamas Charter Middle District110
Mayacamas Countywide Middle District11127
Mcfarland Unified11494
Mckinleyville Union Elementary11302
Mendota Unified11612
Menlo Park City Elementary11846
Middletown Unified11320
Mill Valley Elementary11721
Millbrae Elementary11756
Miller Creek Elementary11620
Mojave Unified11478
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District11298
Moraga Elementary11658
Moreland11707
Mother Lode Union Elementary11363
Mount Pleasant Elementary11397
Mountain Empire Unified11245
Mountain View Elementary11606
Mountain View Elementary11502
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary11274
Needles Unified11196
Nevada City Elementary11432
New los Angeles Charter District11317
New Vision Middle District11460
Newark Unified11980
Newman-crows Landing Unified11738
Norris Elementary11992
North Monterey County Unified11624
Nuview Union11339
Oak Park Unified111,090
Oakdale Joint Unified11780
Oakland Charter Academy District11222
Oakland Unity Middle District11132
Ocean View11700
Ojai Unified11271
Orinda Union Elementary11822
Orland Joint Unified11449
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District11495
Prepa Tec - los Angeles District11319
Puc Excel Charter Academy District11257
Puc Inspire Charter Academy District11210
Puc Lakeview Charter Academy District11334
Puc Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy District11351
Pacheco Union Elementary11379
Pacific Grove Unified11439
Pacifica11484
Palermo Union Elementary11458
Para los Ninos Middle District11305
Paradise Charter Middle District11143
Paradise Unified11197
Parlier Unified11566
Paso Robles Joint Unified11884
Patterson Joint Unified11907
Penn Valley Union Elementary11255
Perris Union High11952
Piedmont City Unified11575
Pierce Joint Unified11321
Piner-olivet Charter District11212
Pioneer Union1199
Pioneer Union Elementary11550
Pixley Union Elementary11297
Placer Hills Union Elementary11388
Placerville Union Elementary11431
Planada Elementary11305
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary11410
Pleasant View Elementary112
Plumas Lake Elementary11528
Pollock Pines Elementary11247
Portola Valley Elementary11252
Potter Valley Community Unified1139
Ramona City Unified11680
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary11189
Ravenswood City Elementary11488
Red Bluff Union Elementary11541
Redding Elementary11461
Reed Union Elementary11359
Reef-sunset Unified11554
Richland Union Elementary11558
Richmond Charter Academy District11296
Rim of the World Unified11607
Rio Bravo-greeley Union Elementary11466
Rio Dell Elementary1191
Rise Kohyang Middle District11280
Riverbank Unified11544
Riverdale Joint Unified11507
Romoland Elementary111,447
Rosemead Elementary11511
Ross Valley Elementary11601
Saint Helena Unified11257
Salida Union Elementary11673
San Benito County Office of Education1132
San Bruno Park Elementary11491
San Gabriel Unified111,013
San Lorenzo Valley Unified11396
San Marino Unified11709
San Pasqual Valley Unified11125
San Rafael City Elementary111,052
Sanger Unified111,539
Santa Paula Unified11634
Santiago Charter Middle District111,137
Saratoga Union Elementary11709
Scott Valley Unified11153
Scotts Valley Unified11463
Sebastopol Union Elementary11212
Selma Unified11892
Sequoia Union Elementary1143
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District1175
Shoreline Unified11114
Silver Valley Unified11312
Solana Beach Elementary11375
Soledad Unified11754
Soquel Union Elementary11585
South Bay Union Elementary11141
South Pasadena Unified111,096
South Whittier Elementary11484
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified1188
Southern Kern Unified11815
Spreckels Union Elementary11321
Standard Elementary111,005
Stanislaus Union Elementary11746
Stella Middle Charter Academy District11474
Stony Creek Joint Unified110
Sunrise Middle District11301
Susanville Elementary11288
Synergy Kinetic Academy District11481
Teach Academy of Technologies District11471
Taft City11748
Team Charter Academy District11180
Tehachapi Unified11925
Templeton Unified11478
Terra Bella Union Elementary11262
Travis Unified11746
Twin Hills Union Elementary11207
Union Hill Elementary11146
Upper Lake Unified11183
Vacaville Unified11954
Valle Lindo Elementary11289
Vallecito Union11199
Vallejo City Unified11785
Valley Center-pauma Unified11766
Valley Charter Middle District11264
Valor Academy Middle District11510
Vineland Elementary11302
Vista Charter Middle District11364
Vista Heritage Global Academy District11369
Vox Collegiate of los Angeles District11224
Walnut Creek Elementary11940
Washington Unified11296
Washington Unified110
Washington Union Elementary11261
Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District11400
Weaver Union111,073
Wheatland11585
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle District11208
Williams Unified11289
Willits Unified11331
Willows Unified11464
Wilsona Elementary11403
Windsor Unified11736
Winters Joint Unified11367
Winton11579
Wiseburn Unified11953
Woodlake Unified11483
Yosemite Unified110
Yuba City Unified11655

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about California middle schools.

How many middle schools are in California?

K12 Atlas profiles 1,383 middle schools in California in release v2026.07, across 618 districts.

Are middle schools and junior high schools the same?

They overlap, but districts use different names and grade configurations. K12 Atlas keeps the reported school level and grade span visible.

How many students attend California middle schools?

907,546 students were enrolled across 1,383 middle schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have middle schools in California?

The directory lists 618 districts and 548 cities with middle-level school records.

What grades do California middle schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are 06–08 (897), 07–08 (342), 05–08 (68). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all middle schools in California?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of California middle schools?

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