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Torch Middle

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Torch Middle ranks 1651 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 40% of California middle schools

Summary

Torch Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 with 345 students in the Bassett Unified School District in City of Industry, a district that ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates are below state averages, with mathematics (24.56% proficient) being a particular area for improvement; its math performance is the second-lowest among comparable local schools, ahead of only Twin Lakes Elementary. The school performs slightly below its own district averages in all core subjects, while some nearby schools like the BP STEM Academy outperform their districts. Torch Middle operates with a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1, which is higher than nearby schools such as Walnut Grove Intermediate (16.3:1), and its per-student spending is mid-range for the area.

Notable strengths include the school's effectiveness with specific student groups, as it ranks in the top third statewide for supporting English Language Learners and homeless students. Chronic absenteeism, at 20.5%, is higher than the state average but shows improvement and is better than at Sierra Vista Middle in La Puente. The school's performance has been consistent over the past decade, generally stabilizing in the 40th percentile range among California middle schools.

345

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,613

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

751 North Vineland Ave.
City Of Industry, CA 91746-1914

(626) 931-2700

District: Bassett Unified

Students who attend Torch Middle usually attend:

High:

Bassett Senior High

Feeder schools for Torch Middle:

Elementary:	Don Julian Elementary
	Edgewood Academy
	J. E. Van Wig Elementary
	Sunkist Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

Asian:

8.7%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,651^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

891^st of 1,543Bassett 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	34.9	1651 of 2761	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1635 of 2783	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1665 of 2781	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1613 of 2740	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1791 of 2715	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1750 of 2480	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1729 of 2508	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1715 of 2497	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	1339 of 2477	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.5	1200 of 2379	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	1229 of 2259	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.6	1420 of 2236	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	1273 of 2179	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	993 of 2063	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.4	1027 of 2005	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.0	1167 of 1999	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	960 of 1804	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.2	893 of 1777	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.5	952 of 1769	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	1105 of 1531	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1172 of 1491	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	902 of 1369	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	533 of 1478	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	486 of 1521	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	952 of 1540	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	812 of 1442	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	775 of 1364	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1418 of 2533	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1665 of 2551	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1703 of 2531	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1437 of 2509	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1493 of 2380	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1465 of 2262	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1265 of 2395	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1210 of 2388	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1277 of 2374	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1100 of 2359	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	1346 of 2213	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1374 of 2072	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.6	107 of 394	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	87 of 336	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1378 of 2542	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1350 of 2579	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1191 of 2531	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	1077 of 2458	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1305 of 2369	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1298 of 2230	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1628 of 2534	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1385 of 2552	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1365 of 2538	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1527 of 2527	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1724 of 2407	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1746 of 2273	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1043 of 1566	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	874 of 1552	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1319 of 1531	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)73rd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science20%-12 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Torch Middle	Public	6-8	751 North Vineland Ave.	City Of Industry	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-2700	345	16	21.8	90.1%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	307 (89.0%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	1651^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		34.8	1635^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	16		20.2	20.2				39.3	44.4	36.4	39.9				22.6	26.1	24.6	24.6	$22,613	$4,695	$17,918
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13400 Foster Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-1300	709	36	19.7	91.3%	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	622 (87.7%)	71 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	43.8	1362^nd of 2761 public middle schools	50.7%		41.9	1395^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.9%	33		25.1	25.1				42.4	41.9	40.8	41.7				31.3	30.0	35.0	32.2	$26,981	$5,576	$21,405
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	3-8	3900 Gilman Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4400	502	27	18.7	88.8%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (90.2%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	2209^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.0%		15.6	2453^rd of 2783 public middle schools	11.9%	244	28.6	12.3	16.4	8.7	25.0	47.3	32.8	19.8	31.9	28.8	17.4	21.9	30.4	18.8	13.2	20.3	19.6	$26,973	$6,599	$20,374
Charles D. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	14250 East Merced Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8312	423	26	16.0	95.7%	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (88.9%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	1881^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26.5	1975^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	94		25.0	25.0				38.1	33.8	34.3	35.4				24.1	15.6	15.0	18.3	$28,149	$5,836	$22,313
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1625 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4900	597	29	20.8	82.4%	19 (3.2%)	12 (2.0%)	478 (80.1%)	76 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	29.3	1850^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		31.2	1759^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	91		20.0	20.0				30.8	35.0	34.2	33.5				31.4	23.0	18.0	23.5	$20,791	$2,790	$18,001
Sparks Middle	Public	6-8	15100 Giordano St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5001	600	24	25.3	78.0%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (92.2%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	30.3	1817^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.2%		22.5	2148^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	331		13.0	13.0				31.2	44.0	43.2	39.7				18.8	22.3	20.5	20.6	$20,867	$1,678	$19,189
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15801 Sierra Vista Ct.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4000	270	13	20.7	80.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (94.1%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	34.5	1665^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.7%		30.6	1789^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	124		16.9	16.9				24.0	46.6	35.4	35.9				13.5	45.5	20.5	27.4	$23,265	$1,641	$21,624
Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	36.8	1592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		45.9	1282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.9%	310		18.2	18.2					35.3	42.5	39.2					28.7	29.4	29.1	$25,804	$2,783	$23,021
Olive Middle	Public	6-8	13701 Olive St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8416	477	28	17.2	87.6%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (89.9%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.1	1576^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.9%		42.2	1389^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	187		23.3	23.3				36.6	41.8	38.2	38.9				26.2	35.9	19.0	27.1	$28,437	$5,909	$22,528
BP STEM Academy	Public	3-8	4733 Landis Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8412	565	32	17.5	88.3%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	492 (87.1%)	60 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	46.6	1278^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		45.1	1313^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.8%	35	69.2	41.1	46.7	54.2	85.2	81.1	38.1	46.6	47.1	49.0	54.2	67.9	53.9	28.0	32.4	22.2	32.5	$28,213	$6,747	$21,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Torch Middle

Is Torch Middle a good school?

Torch Middle ranks 1651^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Torch Middle in?

Bassett Unified

How many students attend Torch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Torch Middle.

What high school do graduates of Torch Middle attend?

Students who attend Torch Middle usually go on to attend Bassett Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Torch Middle?

Students at Torch Middle are 89% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 1% African American.

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