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Malibu Middle

Q: Is Malibu Middle a good school?

Malibu Middle ranks 366 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 87% of California middle schools

Summary

Malibu Middle is a well-regarded public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district, offering a smaller, community-focused environment for its 256 students with a notably low student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1.

Academically, the school consistently performs well above state averages, with particular strength in science education, and it has shown exceptional effectiveness in supporting its economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the state's 92nd percentile for that subgroup. However, the school faces a challenge with a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than the district and state averages, as well as rates at many nearby schools like Medea Creek Middle (6.0%) and Arthur E. Wright Middle (11.2%).

When compared to other schools in the area, Malibu Middle maintains strong academic results while spending less per student than some peers, demonstrating efficient use of resources. While schools such as Medea Creek Middle in the Oak Park Unified district achieve higher test scores, Malibu Middle's small size and low student-teacher ratio provide a distinct educational setting focused on individual attention.

256

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30237 Morning View Dr.
Malibu, CA 90265-3616

(310) 457-6801

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2022 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg64%

California avg41%

366^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 5 pts since 2022

From top 8% (2022) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

187^th of 1,543Santa Monica-Malibu 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	85.2	366 of 2761	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	344 of 2783	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	373 of 2781	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	232 of 2740	91.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.9	308 of 1531	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	304 of 2533	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	364 of 2551	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	377 of 2531	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	272 of 2509	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	366 of 2395	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	331 of 2374	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	326 of 2359	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	199 of 2542	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	73.2	469 of 2579	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	396 of 2531	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	210 of 2458	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	451 of 2534	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	373 of 2552	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	383 of 2538	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	221 of 2527	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	458 of 1520	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	408 of 1537	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	475 of 1543	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.3	242 of 1555	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

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

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science56%+24 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Malibu Middle

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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
Malibu Middle	Public	6-8	30237 Morning View Dr.	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 457-6801	256	19	13.5	20.7%	210 (82.0%)	5 (2.0%)	27 (10.5%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	85.2	366^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.7%		87	344^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.6%	22	56.4	56.4	68.0	69.7	62.8	66.5	56.0	55.3	48.9	53.1
Lindero Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	5844 Larboard Ln.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-2134	795	33	24.2	28.8%	544 (68.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (18.0%)	45 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	83.3	405^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%		90.2	272^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	133	44.6	44.6	69.4	67.1	57.6	64.8	56.3	54.5	57.1	56.0	$18,252	$526	$17,726
Arthur E. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	4029 North Las Virgenes Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 880-4614	670	28	24.1	29.1%	413 (61.6%)	11 (1.6%)	95 (14.2%)	62 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.8%)	95.1	152^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		95.3	142^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	10	59.4	59.4	76.7	75.1	79.4	76.9	74.5	70.7	68.1	71.4	$20,538	$592	$19,946
Colina Middle	Public	6-8	1500 East Hillcrest Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7429	832	38	21.7	26.2%	406 (48.8%)	12 (1.4%)	295 (35.5%)	56 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	76.5	553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		81.1	457^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	96	49.4	49.4	56.7	61.7	59.2	59.1	49.3	44.7	49.8	48.0	$15,792	$1,071	$14,721
Medea Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Doubletree Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7922	1,090	45	24.4	14.4%	581 (53.3%)	11 (1.0%)	119 (10.9%)	289 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (7.8%)	96.4	106^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.2%		97.1	88^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	18	69.9	69.9	78.5	84.2	79.0	80.6	71.4	78.6	63.9	71.4	$13,822	$442	$13,380
Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	233 West Gainsborough Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-7264	589	26	22.3	27.5%	275 (46.7%)	11 (1.9%)	229 (38.9%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	76.3	555^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		82.4	432^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	123	38.4	38.4	64.7	67.2	58.4	63.3	51.2	49.0	42.7	47.4	$15,819	$1,052	$14,767
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	2855 Borchard Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3617	798	41	19.6	31.0%	357 (44.7%)	4 (0.5%)	305 (38.2%)	77 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (6.0%)	62.7	835^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.8%		74.4	602^nd of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	233	38.6	38.6	50.2	51.7	45.4	49.0	44.6	43.5	40.4	42.8	$15,709	$1,065	$14,644
Los Cerritos Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Avenida de las Flores	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3538	725	34	21.5	20.0%	335 (46.2%)	8 (1.1%)	243 (33.5%)	82 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.6%)	89.7	283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.8%		88.3	315^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.7%	32	52.5	52.5	77.3	67.1	66.0	70.2	61.3	60.2	65.3	62.2	$15,535	$1,029	$14,506
Alice C. Stelle Middle	Public	6-8	22450 Mulholland Hwy.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 224-4107	760	31	24.5	22.8%	538 (70.8%)	15 (2.0%)	87 (11.4%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (11.8%)	83.5	399^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%		82.4	430^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	31	50.9	50.9	62.0	60.4	65.4	62.7	48.7	56.9	63.4	56.9	$18,808	$542	$18,266
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	23830 Califa St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 313-7400	1,693	71	23.7	51.0%	645 (38.1%)	88 (5.2%)	560 (33.1%)	280 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	82.3	433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	84.3%		82.2	438^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.3%	5	45.9	45.9	64.1	65.9	65.5	65.2	50.0	51.0	56.7	52.6	$15,940	$1,972	$13,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Malibu Middle

Is Malibu Middle a good school?

Malibu Middle ranks 366^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Malibu Middle in?

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

What is the racial makeup of Malibu Middle?

Students at Malibu Middle are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Malibu Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Malibu Middle.

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