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Adams Middle

Public Grades 6-8

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

Adams Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving 1,165 students in grades 6-8 within the well-regarded Redondo Beach Unified School District, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 10% of all California middle schools.

The school excels through balanced academic strength across all subjects and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.3%, a key factor in its success that outperforms most neighboring schools like Parras (Nick G.) Middle and Jane Addams Middle. Adams Middle achieves these excellent outcomes while serving a more economically diverse student population than some of the highest-scoring schools in the area, such as Manhattan Beach Middle, and does so with efficient use of resources compared to schools in other districts.

Notably, Adams Middle shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, including English Language Learners and students in Special Education, ranking in the state's top percentiles for their progress. The school's stable, high performance over time and strong post-pandemic recovery in student attendance highlight a supportive and consistent learning environment that stands out in the regional landscape.

1,165

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,471

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Ripley Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278-4555

(310) 798-8636

District: Redondo Beach Unified

Students who attend Adams Middle usually attend:

High:

Redondo Union High

Feeder schools for Adams Middle:

Elementary:	Birney Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.9%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Asian:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

California avg41%

222^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Redondo Beach Unified

159^th of 1,543Redondo 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	92.1	222 of 2761	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	229 of 2783	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	216 of 2781	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	268 of 2740	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	207 of 2715	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	249 of 2480	90.0%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	312 of 2508	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	407 of 2497	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	381 of 2477	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	364 of 2379	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	344 of 2259	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	363 of 2236	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	464 of 2179	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	63.6	672 of 2063	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	523 of 2005	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	412 of 1999	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.1	377 of 1804	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.3	325 of 1777	81.7%	★★★★☆
2004	76.6	331 of 1769	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	83 of 609	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	138 of 627	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	131 of 613	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	37.6	377 of 637	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	93.3	24 of 643	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	27 of 600	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	167 of 739	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	133 of 743	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	102 of 715	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	224 of 733	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	119 of 745	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	74 of 700	89.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.4	61 of 1531	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	51 of 1491	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	101 of 1369	92.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.2	21 of 1478	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	182 of 1540	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	173 of 1442	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	213 of 1364	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	271 of 2533	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	214 of 2551	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	186 of 2531	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	231 of 2509	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	191 of 2380	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	240 of 2262	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	131 of 2395	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	139 of 2388	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	151 of 2374	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	147 of 2359	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	130 of 2213	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	222 of 2072	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	347 of 2542	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	198 of 2579	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	332 of 2531	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	298 of 2458	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	137 of 2369	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	249 of 2230	88.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	184 of 2534	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	244 of 2552	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	225 of 2538	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	274 of 2527	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	202 of 2407	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	245 of 2273	89.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	160 of 726	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	131 of 701	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	156 of 677	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	132 of 665	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	100 of 554	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	128 of 462	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	100 of 1566	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	117 of 1552	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	51 of 1531	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	230 of 1520	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	211 of 1537	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	150 of 1543	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	202 of 1555	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	140 of 1602	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	242 of 1496	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science59%+27 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 (2025)
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
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	$15,471	$14,562	$909
Bert M. Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	5038 Halison St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4495	612	25	24.5	33.0%	107 (17.5%)	20 (3.3%)	126 (20.6%)	300 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (9.2%)	93.6	189^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.2%		92.6	216^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	27		58.8	58.8		77.7	75.9	68.7	74.2		72.5	67.5	64.6	68.3	$13,820	$13,344	$476
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	$15,084	$14,342	$742
Parras (Nick G.) Middle	Public	6-8	200 North Lucia	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8616	1,031	41	25.1	13.0%	489 (47.4%)	31 (3.0%)	212 (20.6%)	146 (14.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	149 (14.5%)	90	278^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.9%		94.4	174^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	104		57.2	57.2		72.7	68.5	65.1	68.8		66.7	63.8	57.1	62.6	$15,290	$14,522	$768
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	$30,375	$28,162	$2,213
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	$14,432	$13,562	$870
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	$21,092	$19,644	$1,448
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	$27,956	$25,750	$2,206
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	$14,197	$13,738	$459
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	$14,276	$13,824	$452

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Middle

What high school do graduates of Adams Middle attend?

Students who attend Adams Middle usually go on to attend Redondo Union High

Is Adams Middle a good school?

Yes. Adams Middle ranks in the top 8.0% of California middle schools.

What district is Adams Middle in?

Redondo Beach Unified

How many students attend Adams Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,165 students attended Adams Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Adams Middle?

Students at Adams Middle are 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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