Merced Times

Ranchos Middle School students ranked 118th in California among middle schools, with 34.5 percent of all students meeting math requirements in the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education (CDE).

CDE data showed public school test scores in the state are improving but at a prolonged rate. Consequently, it could take up to decades to close the achievement gap in academic performance associated with race and class. In this case, the disparities between students of the following subgroups: white, Asian, Latino and Black.

Paul E. Barton, former director of the Policy Information Center at Educational Testing Services, in his paper Closing Achievement Gaps said "Closing the gap must be more than a one-front operation. Educators must hold themselves responsible and accountable for improving schools when and where we can. We must recognize that the achievement gap has deep roots."

Elisha Smith Arrillaga, executive director of the Education Trust-West, said "these results are really a wake-up call, but the phone's been ringing unanswered on this for years. California can't be complacent with results like these."

It is apparent that systemic changes need to be made in order to overcome the achievement gap of California public schools.

Rank	CA Middle School	School District	City	Math Test Results
1	Petaluma Accelerated Charter School	Petaluma Joint Union High	Petaluma	97.3%
2	Carmenita Middle School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	95.2%
3	Joaquin Miller Middle School	Cupertino Union	San Jose	91.8%
4	Sam H. Lawson Middle School	Cupertino Union	Cupertino	88.3%
5	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Cupertino Union	Cupertino	88.1%
6	Elkhorn School	Lodi Unified	Stockton	86.7%
7	Redwood Middle School	Saratoga Union Elementary	Saratoga	86.1%
8	Huntington Middle School	San Marino Unified	San Marino	85.8%
9	Pliny Fisk Haskell Middle School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	85.7%
10	La Entrada Middle School	Las Lomitas Elementary	Menlo Park	84.4%
11	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	82%
12	Martin B. Tetzlaff Middle School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	81.8%
13	Ellen Fletcher Middle School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	80.4%
14	Corte Madera School	Portola Valley Elementary	Portola Valley	78.9%
15	Ralston Intermediate School	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	Belmont	78.4%
16	Cupertino Middle School	Cupertino Union	Sunnyvale	78.3%
17	Crocker Middle School	Hillsborough City Elementary	Hillsborough	77.8%
18	Piedmont Middle School	Piedmont City Unified	Piedmont	77.1%
19	Del Mar Middle School	Reed Union Elementary	Tiburon	76.6%
20	Warren E. Hyde Middle School	Cupertino Union	Cupertino	75.6%
21	M.H. Stanley Middle School	Lafayette Elementary	Lafayette	74.7%
22	Bret Harte Middle School	San Jose Unified	San Jose	74.4%
23	Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	73.8%
24	Rolling Hills Middle School	Campbell Union	Los Gatos	72.7%
25	Bowditch Middle School	San Mateo-Foster City	Foster City	72.1%
26	Medea Creek Middle School	Oak Park Unified	Oak Park	70.4%
27	R. Roger Rowe Middle School	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	Rancho Santa Fe	69.5%
28	Central Middle School	San Carlos Elementary	San Carlos	68.1%
29	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy	Madera Unified	Madera	67.1%
30	Miller's Hill School	Latrobe	Shingle Springs	66.7%
31	Burlingame Intermediate School	Burlingame Elementary	Burlingame	66.6%
32	Raymond J. Fisher Middle School	Los Gatos Union Elementary	Los Gatos	65.7%
33	Tierra Linda Middle School	San Carlos Elementary	San Carlos	65.2%
34	Hall Middle School	Larkspur-Corte Madera	Larkspur	64.8%
35	Ridgeview Middle School	Visalia Unified	Visalia	62.5%
36	El Segundo Middle School	El Segundo Unified	El Segundo	61.1%
37	Foothill Middle School	Mt. Diablo Unified	Walnut Creek	59.8%
38	Carmel Middle School	Carmel Unified	Carmel	58.4%
39	Toby Johnson Middle School	Elk Grove Unified	Elk Grove	58.1%
39	Marina Village Middle School	Rescue Union Elementary	El Dorado Hills	58.1%
41	Arthur E. Wright Middle School	Las Virgenes Unified	Calabasas	57.3%
41	Scotts Valley Middle School	Scotts Valley Unified	Scotts Valley	57.3%
43	Taylor Middle School	Millbrae Elementary	Millbrae	56.8%
43	Westborough Middle School	South San Francisco Unified	South San Francisco	56.8%
45	Laguna Middle School	San Luis Coastal Unified	San Luis Obispo	56.6%
46	Katherine L. Albiani Middle School	Elk Grove Unified	Elk Grove	55.2%
47	White Hill Middle School	Ross Valley Elementary	Fairfax	54.1%
48	Coronado Middle School	Coronado Unified	Coronado	53.9%
49	Paradise Charter Middle School	Paradise Unified	Paradise	52.9%
50	Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School	Pacifica	Pacifica	52.8%
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310	Fortuna Middle School	Fortuna Elementary	Fortuna	10.4%
310	Terra Cotta Middle School	Lake Elsinore Unified	Lake Elsinore	10.4%
310	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate School	Guadalupe Union Elementary	Guadalupe	10.4%
313	Evelyn Hanshaw Middle School	Modesto City Elementary	Modesto	10.2%
313	Toro Canyon Middle School	Coachella Valley Unified	Thermal	10.2%
313	Riverview Middle School	Mt. Diablo Unified	Bay Point	10.2%
316	Borrego Springs Middle School	Borrego Springs Unified	Borrego Springs	10%
317	Cherry Avenue Middle School	Tulare City	Tulare	9.9%
318	Bobby Duke Middle School	Coachella Valley Unified	Coachella	9.7%
318	A.M. Thomas Middle School	Lost Hills Union Elementary	Lost Hills	9.7%
320	Pixley Middle School	Pixley Union Elementary	Pixley	9.6%
320	Ivy Bound Academy Math Science and Technology Charter Middle 2	Los Angeles Unified	Northridge	9.6%
322	Delta Sierra Middle School	Lodi Unified	Stockton	9.3%
323	Harry C. Fulton Middle School	Fountain Valley Elementary	Fountain Valley	9.1%
323	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	Fullerton Elementary	Fullerton	9.1%
325	TEACH Academy of Technologies	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	8.9%
325	ACE Esperanza Middle School	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	San Jose	8.9%
327	Monte Vista Middle School	San Jacinto Unified	San Jacinto	8.3%
327	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Selma Unified	Selma	8.3%
329	Woodlake Valley Middle School	Woodlake Unified	Woodlake	8.2%
329	Mulcahy Middle School	Tulare City	Tulare	8.2%
331	New Vision Middle School	San Bernardino City Unified	San Bernardino	8.1%
331	Earlimart Middle School	Earlimart Elementary	Earlimart	8.1%
333	Oak Grove Middle School	Mt. Diablo Unified	Concord	8%
334	Cesar E. Chavez Middle School	Planada Elementary	Planada	7.9%
335	Jefferson Middle School	San Gabriel Unified	San Gabriel	7.7%
335	Colina Middle School	Conejo Valley Unified	Thousand Oaks	7.7%
335	Johnson Middle School	Westminster	Westminster	7.7%
335	Daniel J. Savage Middle School	Sylvan Union Elementary	Modesto	7.7%
339	Bill E. Young Jr. Middle School	Calipatria Unified	Calipatria	7.6%
340	Denair Middle School	Denair Unified	Denair	7.3%
341	Barbara Chilton Middle School	Roseville City Elementary	Roseville	7.1%
342	Maricopa Middle School	Maricopa Unified	Maricopa	7%
343	Valiente College Preparatory Charter School	Los Angeles County Office of Education	South Gate	6.6%
344	Team Charter Academy	Stockton Unified	Stockton	6.3%
345	LA's Promise Charter Middle #1	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Los Angeles	6%
345	Conejo Middle School	Laton Joint Unified	Laton	6%
347	Esparto Middle School	Esparto Unified	Esparto	5.7%
348	Knox Middle School	San Diego Unified	San Diego	5.6%
348	Madison Middle School	Vista Unified	Oceanside	5.6%
350	Baechtel Grove Middle School	Willits Unified	Willits	5.4%
351	Camp Lockett Middle School	Mountain Empire Unified	Campo	4.9%
352	Somerset Middle School	Sylvan Union Elementary	Modesto	4.8%
352	John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	Desert Sands Unified	Indio	4.8%
354	James Irvine Intermediate School	Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	4.6%
355	San Pasqual Middle School	San Pasqual Valley Unified	Winterhaven	4.4%
356	Reef Sunset Middle School	Reef-Sunset Unified	Avenal	4.2%
356	PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Pacoima	4.2%
358	Sierra Middle School	Riverside Unified	Riverside	3.1%
359	Henderson Middle School	Lodi Unified	Lodi	2%