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Ridgecrest Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 98% of California middle schools

Summary

Ridgecrest Intermediate is a top-performing middle school serving 881 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

The school consistently ranks in the top 2% of all California middle schools, a distinction it has held for over a decade, and excels academically across all subjects and grade levels. What truly sets Ridgecrest apart is its exceptional support for all students, achieving state rankings in the 99th and 100th percentiles for English Learners, students with special education needs, and students from low-income families—a level of equitable excellence that surpasses even other high-performing schools in the area like Miraleste Intermediate and Palos Verdes Intermediate.

Remarkably, Ridgecrest achieves these elite results very efficiently, with a lower per-student spending and a higher student-teacher ratio than comparable schools, and it maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.2%. While its science scores are slightly below the district average, its overall performance is incredibly stable, suggesting strong systems that support every student's success throughout their middle school years.

881

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,788

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28915 Northbay Rd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-4902

(310) 544-2747

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Students who attend Ridgecrest Intermediate usually attend:

High:	Palos Verdes High
	Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Feeder schools for Ridgecrest Intermediate:

Elementary:	Soleado Elementary
	Vista Grande Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.6%

White:

21.6%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg76%

California avg41%

50^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

43^rd of 1,543Palos Verdes Peninsula 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	98.0	50 of 2761	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	44 of 2783	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	48 of 2781	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	40 of 2740	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	132 of 2715	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	88 of 2480	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	101 of 2508	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	63 of 2497	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	96.7	56 of 2477	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.4	58 of 2379	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.5	137 of 2259	93.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	167 of 2236	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.1	114 of 2179	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	166 of 2063	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	133 of 2005	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	91.3	94 of 1999	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	71 of 1804	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.3	129 of 1777	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.2	133 of 1769	92.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	110 of 739	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	79 of 743	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	100 of 715	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	115 of 733	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	296 of 745	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	197 of 700	71.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.5	32 of 1531	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	39 of 1491	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	5 of 1369	99.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	2 of 1478	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	53 of 1521	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	13 of 1540	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	48 of 1442	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	37 of 1364	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	52 of 2533	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	57 of 2551	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	54 of 2531	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	44 of 2509	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	139 of 2380	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	121 of 2262	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	28 of 2395	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	40 of 2388	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	47 of 2374	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	31 of 2359	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	102 of 2213	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	85 of 2072	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	43 of 2542	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	15 of 2579	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	29 of 2531	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	15 of 2458	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	29 of 2369	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	113 of 2230	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	40 of 2534	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	41 of 2552	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	57 of 2538	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	52 of 2527	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	120 of 2407	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	70 of 2273	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	53 of 726	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	111 of 701	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	84 of 677	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	55 of 665	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	92 of 554	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	40 of 462	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	46 of 1566	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	16 of 1552	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	12 of 1531	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	135 of 1520	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	195 of 1537	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	96 of 1543	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	94 of 1555	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	229 of 1602	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	182 of 1496	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

Science66%+34 vs state

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Saturday, June 13, 2020

I was bullied by everyone back in the early 80s and no one gave a crap I was abused at school as well as home how dare you Close Quote

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Ridgecrest Intermediate	Public	6-8	28915 Northbay Rd.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 544-2747	881	36	24.3	10.3%	190 (21.6%)	22 (2.5%)	94 (10.7%)	472 (53.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (11.5%)	98	50^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.2%		98.1	44^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.4%	6	66.4	66.4	86.0	85.5	83.2	84.9	81.3	79.8	77.1	79.4	$14,788	$508	$14,280
Palos Verdes Intermediate	Public	6-8	2161 Via Olivera	Palos Verdes Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 544-4816	735	33	22.5	9.4%	332 (45.2%)	11 (1.5%)	114 (15.5%)	193 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.6%)	96.8	92^nd of 2761 public middle schools	96.7%		96.6	105^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	13	73.0	73.0	74.1	80.2	84.7	79.4	78.0	73.4	76.5	76.0	$15,551	$489	$15,062
Miraleste Intermediate	Public	6-8	29323 Palos Verdes Dr. East	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 732-0900	720	35	20.4	14.2%	300 (41.7%)	14 (1.9%)	168 (23.3%)	127 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (15.3%)	90.5	267^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		94.6	166^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.0%	101	63.4	63.4	73.7	65.1	66.5	68.4	61.9	65.3	61.8	62.9	$16,019	$560	$15,459
Edward J. Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	23751 Nancy Lee Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4790	651	24	27.1	18.6%	223 (34.3%)	13 (2.0%)	111 (17.1%)	223 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.4%)	95.5	132^nd of 2761 public middle schools	95.2%		96.3	112^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.0%	20	69.5	69.5	71.9	86.4	81.0	79.5	65.8	73.0	66.7	68.3	$16,079	$533	$15,546
Calle Mayor Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Calle Mayor	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4548	626	28	22.5	35.6%	118 (18.8%)	24 (3.8%)	146 (23.3%)	268 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.5%)	95.4	135^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.1%		91	258^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.7%	123	58.3	58.3	80.6	84.0	71.4	78.6	78.8	73.0	67.5	73.1	$15,664	$517	$15,147
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle	Public	6-8	28014 Montereina Dr.	Rancho Palos Verdes	90275	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 241-1900	1,337	66	20.3	67.8%	142 (10.6%)	198 (14.8%)	756 (56.5%)	168 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	68 (5.1%)	87.4	324^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.3%		83	417^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.0%	93	47.7	47.7	70.1	71.8	73.4	71.7	61.2	53.7	52.3	55.9	$18,906	$3,116	$15,790
Alexander Fleming Middle	Public	6-8	25425 Walnut St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4500	1,110	62	18.0	88.8%	72 (6.5%)	136 (12.3%)	787 (70.9%)	63 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	46 (4.1%)	50.4	1168^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.7%		41.7	1405^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.5%	237	21.1	21.1	40.0	47.3	51.0	46.2	33.6	36.7	40.5	37.0	$20,532	$3,965	$16,567
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	21717 Talisman St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4794	674	25	26.6	32.2%	131 (19.4%)	48 (7.1%)	184 (27.3%)	221 (32.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.8%)	92.3	216^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.2%		92.2	225^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.9%	9	61.7	61.7	70.4	71.6	75.6	72.4	69.1	60.7	61.7	64.2	$15,731	$550	$15,181
J. H. Hull Middle	Public	6-8	2080 West 231st St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4516	621	22	27.9	50.2%	84 (13.5%)	26 (4.2%)	384 (61.8%)	91 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	64.9	789^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%		56.1	990^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	201	44.8	44.8	47.4	50.8	43.4	47.1	42.8	47.5	47.1	45.9	$17,015	$779	$16,236
Madrona Middle	Public	6-8	21364 Madrona Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4562	678	25	27.0	26.8%	109 (16.1%)	21 (3.1%)	227 (33.5%)	257 (37.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (8.7%)	85.3	365^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.8%		81.7	446^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.0%	81	55.6	55.6	62.6	63.0	69.7	65.3	61.1	55.8	49.6	55.3	$15,805	$549	$15,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgecrest Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Ridgecrest Intermediate?

Students at Ridgecrest Intermediate are 54% Asian, 22% White, 11% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Ridgecrest Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Ridgecrest Intermediate usually go on to attend Palos Verdes High

What district is Ridgecrest Intermediate in?

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Is Ridgecrest Intermediate a good school?

Yes! Ridgecrest Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 50^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Ridgecrest Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Ridgecrest Intermediate.

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