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Calle Mayor Middle

Public Grades 6-8

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 95% of California middle schools

Summary

Calle Mayor Middle is a high-performing public school serving 626 students in grades 6-8 within the Torrance Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all California middle schools.

The school excels academically, with over 78% of students proficient in English and 73% in math, significantly outperforming both state and district averages. What truly sets Calle Mayor apart is its exceptional support for all students, including those from lower-income families and English learners, who perform in the 98th-99th percentile statewide compared to their peers. This effectiveness is clear as the school has maintained its top-tier status even while the number of economically disadvantaged students has grown.

Compared to nearby schools, Calle Mayor delivers outstanding results with moderate per-student spending. It performs favorably against schools in wealthier districts like Ridgecrest Intermediate in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified and outperforms Adams Middle in math. Within Torrance Unified, it is a top-tier school alongside Edward J. Richardson Middle, achieving stronger results than other district middle schools like J. H. Hull Middle.

626

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,479

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Calle Mayor
Torrance, CA 90505-4401

(310) 533-4548

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Calle Mayor Middle usually attend:

High:

South High

Feeder schools for Calle Mayor Middle:

Elementary:	Joseph Arnold Elementary
	Seaside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.8%

Hispanic:

23.3%

White:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg62%

California avg41%

135^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the Torrance Unified

204^th of 1,543Torrance 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	95.4	135 of 2761	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	258 of 2783	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	197 of 2781	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	168 of 2740	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	248 of 2715	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	277 of 2480	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.7	338 of 2508	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	342 of 2497	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	88.5	263 of 2477	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	363 of 2379	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.3	290 of 2259	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	85.2	186 of 2236	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	130 of 2179	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	81.5	261 of 2063	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	190 of 2005	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	73.0	423 of 1999	78.8%	★★★★☆
2006	85.4	198 of 1804	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	82.6	246 of 1777	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	294 of 1769	83.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	80 of 739	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	227 of 743	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	239 of 715	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	254 of 733	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	290 of 745	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	258 of 700	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.4	62 of 1531	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	295 of 1491	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	432 of 1369	68.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.4	18 of 1478	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	12 of 1521	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	7 of 1540	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	25 of 1442	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	130 of 1364	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	108 of 2533	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	238 of 2551	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	166 of 2531	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	136 of 2509	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	148 of 2380	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	186 of 2262	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	272 of 2395	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	367 of 2388	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	264 of 2374	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	123 of 2359	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	238 of 2213	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	329 of 2072	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	59 of 2542	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	119 of 2579	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	94 of 2531	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	106 of 2458	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	32.3	1584 of 2369	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.7	385 of 2230	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	180 of 2534	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	267 of 2552	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	215 of 2538	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	195 of 2527	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	334 of 2407	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	347 of 2273	84.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	119 of 726	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	217 of 701	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	78 of 677	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	95 of 665	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	109 of 554	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	118 of 462	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	26 of 1566	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	160 of 1552	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	104 of 1531	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	255 of 1520	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	438 of 1537	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	248 of 1543	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	214 of 1555	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	515 of 1602	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	547 of 1496	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics73%+36 vs state

Science58%+26 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 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
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	$14,479	$14,030	$449
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	$14,141	$13,686	$455
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
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
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
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	$14,780	$14,092	$688
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	$34,633	$32,340	$2,293
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
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	$15,365	$15,286	$79

Frequently Asked Questions about Calle Mayor Middle

How many students attend Calle Mayor Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Calle Mayor Middle.

Is Calle Mayor Middle a good school?

Yes! Calle Mayor Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 135^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Calle Mayor Middle in?

Torrance Unified

What is the racial makeup of Calle Mayor Middle?

Students at Calle Mayor Middle are 43% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Calle Mayor Middle attend?

Students who attend Calle Mayor Middle usually go on to attend South High

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