Monterey Times

Buena Vista Middle School students ranked 65th in California among middle schools, with 64.1 percent of all students meeting English 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	English Test Results
1	Pliny Fisk Haskell Middle School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	100%
1	Carmenita Middle School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	100%
3	Elkhorn School	Lodi Unified	Stockton	98.3%
4	Petaluma Accelerated Charter School	Petaluma Joint Union High	Petaluma	92.8%
5	La Entrada Middle School	Las Lomitas Elementary	Menlo Park	89.9%
6	Joaquin Miller Middle School	Cupertino Union	San Jose	88.7%
7	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Cupertino Union	Cupertino	87.7%
8	Sam H. Lawson Middle School	Cupertino Union	Cupertino	87%
9	Redwood Middle School	Saratoga Union Elementary	Saratoga	86.9%
10	Piedmont Middle School	Piedmont City Unified	Piedmont	86%
11	Ralston Intermediate School	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	Belmont	85.5%
12	Ellen Fletcher Middle School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	84.7%
13	Huntington Middle School	San Marino Unified	San Marino	83.9%
14	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	83.2%
15	Del Mar Middle School	Reed Union Elementary	Tiburon	82.8%
16	Corte Madera School	Portola Valley Elementary	Portola Valley	82.1%
17	Martin B. Tetzlaff Middle School	ABC Unified	Cerritos	81.8%
18	Medea Creek Middle School	Oak Park Unified	Oak Park	81.7%
18	Crocker Middle School	Hillsborough City Elementary	Hillsborough	81.7%
20	Miller's Hill School	Latrobe	Shingle Springs	81.3%
21	R. Roger Rowe Middle School	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	Rancho Santa Fe	81.2%
22	M.H. Stanley Middle School	Lafayette Elementary	Lafayette	80.7%
23	Warren E. Hyde Middle School	Cupertino Union	Cupertino	80%
24	Bret Harte Middle School	San Jose Unified	San Jose	79.2%
25	Tierra Linda Middle School	San Carlos Elementary	San Carlos	78.7%
26	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy	Madera Unified	Madera	78.6%
27	Bowditch Middle School	San Mateo-Foster City	Foster City	78.3%
28	Hall Middle School	Larkspur-Corte Madera	Larkspur	76.9%
28	Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle School	Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	76.9%
30	Cupertino Middle School	Cupertino Union	Sunnyvale	76.8%
31	Raymond J. Fisher Middle School	Los Gatos Union Elementary	Los Gatos	76.4%
32	Central Middle School	San Carlos Elementary	San Carlos	75.1%
33	Coronado Middle School	Coronado Unified	Coronado	74.7%
34	William Mendenhall Middle School	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	Livermore	74.2%
34	Carmel Middle School	Carmel Unified	Carmel	74.2%
36	Burlingame Intermediate School	Burlingame Elementary	Burlingame	74%
37	El Segundo Middle School	El Segundo Unified	El Segundo	73.7%
38	Creekside Middle School	Castro Valley Unified	Castro Valley	73.3%
39	Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	72.4%
40	Arthur E. Wright Middle School	Las Virgenes Unified	Calabasas	72%
41	Rogers Middle School	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	71.2%
42	Rancho del Rey Middle School	Sweetwater Union High	Chula Vista	71%
43	Marina Village Middle School	Rescue Union Elementary	El Dorado Hills	70.3%
44	White Hill Middle School	Ross Valley Elementary	Fairfax	70.2%
44	El Rancho Charter School	Orange Unified	Anaheim	70.2%
46	Foothill Middle School	Mt. Diablo Unified	Walnut Creek	70.1%
47	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School	Elk Grove Unified	Elk Grove	70%
48	Ridgeview Middle School	Visalia Unified	Visalia	69.2%
49	Helen Keller Middle School	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	68.5%
50	Twelve Bridges Middle School	Western Placer Unified	Lincoln	68.4%
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316	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate School	Guadalupe Union Elementary	Guadalupe	22.2%
317	ACE Esperanza Middle School	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	San Jose	21.9%
317	Earlimart Middle School	Earlimart Elementary	Earlimart	21.9%
319	Suva Intermediate School	Montebello Unified	Bell Gardens	21.5%
320	El Capitan Middle School	Central Unified	Fresno	21.4%
321	Monument Middle School	Rio Dell Elementary	Rio Dell	21.3%
322	Riverview Middle School	Mt. Diablo Unified	Bay Point	21%
323	Bryant Middle School	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	Dos Palos	20.9%
324	ACE Inspire Academy	San Jose Unified	San Jose	20.4%
325	North Mountain Middle School	San Jacinto Unified	San Jacinto	20%
326	Oak Grove Middle School	Mt. Diablo Unified	Concord	19.4%
327	Somerset Middle School	Sylvan Union Elementary	Modesto	18.2%
327	Warren T. Eich Middle School	Roseville City Elementary	Roseville	18.2%
329	Baechtel Grove Middle School	Willits Unified	Willits	16.9%
330	Colina Middle School	Conejo Valley Unified	Thousand Oaks	16.7%
330	Monte Vista Middle School	San Jacinto Unified	San Jacinto	16.7%
330	Bell Mountain Middle School	Menifee Union Elementary	Menifee	16.7%
333	Woodlake Valley Middle School	Woodlake Unified	Woodlake	16.5%
334	Oakland Unity Middle School	Alameda County Office of Education	Oakland	15.6%
335	Daniel J. Savage Middle School	Sylvan Union Elementary	Modesto	15.4%
335	Isaac L. Sowers Middle School	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Huntington Beach	15.4%
335	Jefferson Middle School	San Gabriel Unified	San Gabriel	15.4%
338	Melva Davis Academy of Excellence	Adelanto Elementary	Victorville	14.3%
338	Hillview Middle School	Westside Union Elementary	Palmdale	14.3%
340	Team Charter Academy	Stockton Unified	Stockton	14.2%
341	Conejo Middle School	Laton Joint Unified	Laton	14.1%
342	Reef Sunset Middle School	Reef-Sunset Unified	Avenal	13.8%
343	Marco Forster Middle School	Capistrano Unified	San Juan Capistrano	13.3%
344	LA's Promise Charter Middle #1	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Los Angeles	13.2%
345	PUC Inspire Charter Academy	Los Angeles Unified	Pacoima	12.9%
346	Calle Mayor Middle School	Torrance Unified	Torrance	11.6%
347	Washington Academic Middle School	Sanger Unified	Sanger	10.5%
348	Tierra del Sol Middle School	Lakeside Union Elementary	Lakeside	9.1%
348	James Irvine Intermediate School	Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	9.1%
348	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Los Alamitos Unified	Los Alamitos	9.1%
348	Andrew Carnegie Middle School	San Juan Unified	Orangevale	9.1%
352	Technology Middle School	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	Rohnert Park	8.3%
353	Johnson Middle School	Westminster	Westminster	7.7%
353	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Selma Unified	Selma	7.7%
355	Imperial Middle School	La Habra City Elementary	La Habra	6.7%
355	Elizabeth Ustach Middle School	Sylvan Union Elementary	Modesto	6.7%
355	C.E. Utt Middle School	Tustin Unified	Tustin	6.7%
358	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate School	Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	6.3%
359	Hillsdale Middle School	Cajon Valley Union	El Cajon	5.9%
360	Wilson Middle School	San Diego Unified	San Diego	5.6%
360	Madison Middle School	Vista Unified	Oceanside	5.6%
362	Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School	Desert Sands Unified	La Quinta	5.3%
362	Knox Middle School	San Diego Unified	San Diego	5.3%
364	Diamond Valley Middle School	Hemet Unified	Hemet	4%
364	Henderson Middle School	Lodi Unified	Lodi	4%