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Manhattan Beach Middle

Public Grades 6-8

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 97% of California middle schools

Summary

Manhattan Beach Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 6-8 to about 1,175 students in an affluent coastal community, operating within the top-tier Manhattan Beach Unified school district.

The school consistently achieves elite academic results, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science far exceeding state averages, and it stands out for its exceptional support for special education students and other subgroups. While the school's very low rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch indicates an affluent community, its success extends beyond demographics, as evidenced by its efficient use of resources—achieving outstanding outcomes with moderate per-student spending compared to some neighboring districts that spend more for lower results.

Interesting comparisons reveal stark differences within a small geographic area; for instance, Hawthorne Middle and Prairie Vista Middle, both just a few miles away, have proficiency rates less than half those of Manhattan Beach Middle. The school also benefits from being part of a high-performing district, a factor that appears to contribute significantly to its sustained excellence compared to schools in lower-ranked districts nearby, such as those in Hawthorne or Lawndale Elementary.

1,175

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,161

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 North Redondo Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-4214

(310) 545-4878

District: Manhattan Beach Unified

Students who attend Manhattan Beach Middle usually attend:

High:

Mira Costa High

Feeder schools for Manhattan Beach Middle:

Elementary:	Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary
	Grand View Elementary
	Meadows Avenue Elementary
	Opal Robinson Elementary
	More...
	Pacific Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Two or more races:

15.3%

Asian:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg77%

California avg41%

90^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 1,543Manhattan Beach Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	90 of 2761	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	86 of 2783	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	105 of 2781	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	73 of 2740	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	51 of 2715	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	94 of 2480	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	84 of 2508	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	133 of 2497	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	126 of 2477	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.4	59 of 2379	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	91.6	55 of 2259	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	92.3	50 of 2236	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	43 of 2179	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	93.5	35 of 2063	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	94.3	37 of 2005	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	93.3	62 of 1999	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	95.7	28 of 1804	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	96.0	31 of 1777	98.3%	★★★★★
2004	98.2	15 of 1769	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	43 of 739	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	65 of 743	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	46 of 715	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	87 of 733	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	61 of 745	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	132 of 700	81.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.8	5 of 1531	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	14 of 1491	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	23 of 1369	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	73 of 2533	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	67 of 2551	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	106 of 2531	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	71 of 2509	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	50 of 2380	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	108 of 2262	95.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	49 of 2395	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	29 of 2388	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	29 of 2374	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	15 of 2359	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	33 of 2213	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	37 of 2072	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	207 of 2542	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	247 of 2579	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	109 of 2531	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	121 of 2458	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	177 of 2369	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	175 of 2230	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	101 of 2534	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	89 of 2552	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	96 of 2538	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	75 of 2527	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	47 of 2407	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	85 of 2273	96.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	63.3	72 of 197	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	94 of 726	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	89 of 701	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	151 of 677	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	46 of 665	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	33 of 554	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	45 of 462	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	9 of 1566	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	20 of 1552	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	18 of 1531	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	110 of 1520	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	102 of 1537	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	128 of 1543	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	95 of 1555	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	64 of 1602	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	140 of 1496	90.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2023)63rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics73%+36 vs state

Science66%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manhattan Beach Middle	Public	6-8	1501 North Redondo Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 545-4878	1,175	54	21.9	5.3%	668 (56.9%)	10 (0.9%)	153 (13.0%)	161 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	180 (15.3%)	96.8	90^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.7%		97.2	86^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.9%	4		66.3	66.3		80.1	83.9	79.5	81.1		74.1	74.4	71.8	73.4	$17,161	$1,537	$15,624
Wiseburn Middle	Public	6-8	5504 West 135th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2101	953	36	26.2	37.7%	126 (13.2%)	151 (15.8%)	533 (55.9%)	59 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.0%)	75	583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.9%		79.3	489^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.4%	94		50.2	50.2		62.1	65.2	66.2	64.5		37.1	43.5	42.0	40.8
Jane Addams Middle	Public	6-8	4535 West 153rd Pl.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-4806	644	33	19.3	84.6%	19 (3.0%)	32 (5.0%)	544 (84.5%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.3%)	68.9	696^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.8%		68.4	712^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.4%	16		39.0	39.0		60.3	57.1	57.3	58.1		40.9	44.5	38.7	41.5	$26,136	$1,523	$24,613
Hermosa Valley Elementary	Public	5-8	1645 Valley Dr.	Hermosa Beach	90254	Los Angeles County	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 937-5888	589	27	21.7	8.8%	357 (60.6%)	7 (1.2%)	93 (15.8%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (17.3%)	95.4	138^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.0%		97.4	78^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.2%	60	50.7	72.1	61.9	72.9	71.9	83.8	79.9	77.3	65.7	59.7	76.4	73.4	69.0	$15,698	$925	$14,773
Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Ripley Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8636	1,165	49	23.9	17.9%	407 (34.9%)	45 (3.9%)	336 (28.8%)	197 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	177 (15.2%)	92.1	222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	92.0%		92	229^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.8%	7		59.4	59.4		71.1	71.5	67.9	70.2		68.0	68.4	64.7	67.0	$14,343	$1,238	$13,105
Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4110 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1197	799	38	20.7	81.4%	22 (2.8%)	101 (12.6%)	578 (72.3%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	33 (4.1%)	51.8	1139^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.7%		45.1	1309^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.0%	170		32.8	32.8		51.4	50.5	45.7	49.2		34.5	27.9	32.2	31.4	$25,924	$1,821	$24,103
El Segundo Middle	Public	6-8	332 Center St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2690	804	35	22.8	10.3%	346 (43.0%)	25 (3.1%)	178 (22.1%)	98 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (19.4%)	95.2	151^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		92.4	218^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	67		57.8	57.8		75.3	79.4	81.8	78.9		66.3	71.6	72.3	70.2	$15,827	$1,277	$14,550
Hawthorne Middle	Public	6-8	4366 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0167	761	32	24.0	90.4%	13 (1.7%)	82 (10.8%)	610 (80.2%)	29 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.7%)	39.4	1508^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.4%		44.8	1321^st of 2783 public middle schools	52.5%	187		21.1	21.1		34.6	41.4	47.0	41.2		25.2	28.1	31.7	28.5	$19,982	$3,692	$16,290
Prairie Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13600 South Prairie Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1003	674	26	25.8	94.2%	8 (1.2%)	137 (20.3%)	489 (72.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	37.8	1553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%		35.3	1611^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.1%	58		20.6	20.6		36.7	45.9	44.1	42.6		29.3	25.3	22.2	25.4	$20,243	$4,286	$15,957
Philip Magruder Middle	Public	6-8	4100 West 185th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4527	635	23	27.2	50.9%	77 (12.1%)	46 (7.2%)	325 (51.2%)	131 (20.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	48 (7.6%)	68	715^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		67.2	736^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.6%	21		40.6	40.6		54.0	50.5	55.5	53.3		47.3	43.4	43.4	44.6	$16,618	$734	$15,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Manhattan Beach Middle

How many students attend Manhattan Beach Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,175 students attended Manhattan Beach Middle.

Is Manhattan Beach Middle a good school?

Yes! Manhattan Beach Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 90^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Manhattan Beach Middle in?

Manhattan Beach Unified

What high school do graduates of Manhattan Beach Middle attend?

Students who attend Manhattan Beach Middle usually go on to attend Mira Costa High

What is the racial makeup of Manhattan Beach Middle?

Students at Manhattan Beach Middle are 57% White, 15% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic.

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