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Casimir Middle

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Casimir Middle ranks 334 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 88% of California middle schools

Summary

Casimir Middle serves 617 students in grades 6–8 in Torrance, California, and is part of Torrance Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show a strong school overall, but achievement varies by subject: Casimir is above the state in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and science, while its clearest advantage over its district is in ELA.

Casimir’s strongest subject is ELA: 69% of students were proficient, compared with 68% in the district and 49% statewide. Math proficiency was 58%, below the district’s 61% but above the state’s 38%; science was 51%, compared with 56% in the district and 36% statewide. Casimir also compares well with nearby schools: among the nine with scores for 2025–2026, it ranked third in ELA and math and fourth in science. Its results were above those schools’ averages by 14 points in ELA, 14 in math, and 12 in science. Its 4.4% chronic absenteeism rate was the lowest among nearby schools with comparable figures, versus 8.2% in the district and 18.3% statewide.

Results have improved since 2022–2023, especially in science: proficiency rose 3 points in ELA, 7 in math, and 15 in science. The state also improved, though Casimir’s lead over the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Casimir 334th of 2,703 California schools, at the 88th percentile and with 4 stars; that placed it third among nearby schools with a reported rank. In 2024–2025, its student–teacher ratio was 25.5, above the nearby average of 23.3, and 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings put Multi-racial Students at the 64th percentile, below the schoolwide 88th, and Special Education Students at the 75th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 90th the year before. These subgroup rankings are not direct measures of individual student outcomes.

617

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,453

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

17220 Casimir Ave.
Torrance, CA 90504-2936

(310) 533-4498

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Casimir Middle usually attend:

High:

North High

Feeder schools for Casimir Middle:

Elementary:	Arlington Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

Asian:

32.3%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg63%

California avg42%

334^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the Torrance Unified

121^st of 968Torrance 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
2026	86.1	334 of 2703	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	407 of 2761	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	442 of 2783	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	408 of 2781	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	396 of 2740	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	485 of 2715	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	398 of 2480	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.9	378 of 2508	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.0	485 of 2497	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.0	608 of 2477	75.5%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	460 of 2379	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	467 of 2259	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.5	504 of 2236	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.0	332 of 2179	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	386 of 2063	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	340 of 2005	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	327 of 1999	83.6%	★★★★☆
2006	64.7	549 of 1804	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.6	321 of 1777	81.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.5	369 of 1769	79.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.1	82 of 637	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	138 of 600	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	174 of 769	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	227 of 739	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	253 of 743	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	309 of 715	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	256 of 733	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	335 of 745	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	314 of 700	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	271 of 1531	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	90 of 1491	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	135 of 1369	90.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.5	103 of 1478	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	198 of 1521	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	177 of 1540	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	155 of 1442	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	89 of 1364	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	274 of 2483	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	438 of 2533	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	445 of 2551	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	375 of 2531	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	323 of 2509	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	478 of 2380	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	338 of 2262	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	340 of 2325	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	421 of 2395	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	450 of 2388	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	367 of 2374	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	424 of 2359	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	606 of 2213	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	242 of 2072	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	227 of 2493	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	76.2	413 of 2542	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	384 of 2579	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	311 of 2531	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	224 of 2458	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	36.5	1440 of 2369	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.7	290 of 2230	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	404 of 2478	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.9	390 of 2534	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	404 of 2552	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	439 of 2538	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	430 of 2527	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	454 of 2407	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	423 of 2273	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	261 of 734	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	246 of 726	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	292 of 701	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	267 of 677	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	243 of 665	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	210 of 554	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	250 of 462	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	394 of 1586	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	164 of 1566	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	235 of 1552	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	225 of 1531	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	308 of 1482	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	512 of 1520	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	834 of 1537	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	714 of 1543	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	404 of 1555	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	671 of 1602	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	731 of 1496	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

African American (2022)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)77th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science51%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Casimir Middle	Public	6-8	17220 Casimir Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4498	617	24	25.5	44.1%	48 (7.8%)	26 (4.2%)	266 (43.1%)	199 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	73 (11.8%)	86.1	334^th of 2703 public middle schools	87.6%		83.3	407^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%	73	51.4	51.4	63.3	73.4	69.1	68.9	53.9	65.1	54.1	58.0	$14,453	$13,820	$633
Robert E. Peary Middle	Public	6-8	1415 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 225-4200	1,082	58	18.5	90.8%	14 (1.3%)	291 (26.9%)	686 (63.4%)	45 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	40 (3.7%)	30.1	1803^rd of 2703 public middle schools	33.3%		25.8	1966^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.8%	163	21.0	21.0	34.4	35.6	39.1	36.4	28.4	24.1	22.7	25.1	$38,505	$35,786	$2,719
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%)	64.8	808^th of 2703 public middle schools	70.1%		68	715^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%	93	42.2	42.2	53.4	54.3	55.9	54.6	42.7	46.2	36.0	41.6	$15,084	$14,342	$742
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%)	51.2	1138^th of 2703 public middle schools	57.9%		51.8	1139^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.7%	1	39.4	39.4	42.9	55.0	49.5	49.3	28.0	27.4	36.2	31.0	$27,956	$25,750	$2,206
Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena	Public, Charter	6-8	812 West 165th Pl.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 425-1605	360	16	22.4	88.1%	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.7%)	294 (81.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Bud Carson Middle	Public	6-8	13838 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1908	601	25	23.9	94.5%	6 (1.0%)	184 (30.6%)	382 (63.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.3%)	32.3	1716^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.5%		34.3	1668^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.6%	48	17.0	17.0	35.9	39.4	34.3	36.5	33.9	31.8	21.7	29.0	$28,717	$23,836	$4,881
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	732^nd of 2703 public middle schools	72.9%		68.9	696^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.8%	36	41.1	41.1	48.7	59.4	62.6	57.1	37.3	45.5	48.9	44.1	$30,375	$28,162	$2,213
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%)	93.1	191^st of 2703 public middle schools	92.9%		92.1	222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	92.0%	31	57.2	57.2	70.8	74.9	73.3	73.0	70.3	72.8	71.2	71.4	$15,471	$14,562	$909
Prairie Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13600 South Prairie Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1003	674	26	25.8	94.2%	8 (1.2%)	137 (20.3%)	489 (72.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	41.5	1430^th of 2703 public middle schools	47.1%		37.8	1553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%	123	20.2	20.2	40.1	48.8	52.9	47.1	28.9	25.9	30.3	28.4	$27,623	$23,376	$4,247
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%)	91.1	230^th of 2703 public middle schools	91.5%		93.6	189^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.2%	41	64.8	64.8	68.4	76.0	66.3	70.0	61.9	72.3	63.3	65.6	$13,820	$13,344	$476

Frequently Asked Questions about Casimir Middle

What high school do graduates of Casimir Middle attend?

Students who attend Casimir Middle usually go on to attend North High

Is Casimir Middle a good school?

Casimir Middle ranks 334^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Casimir Middle in?

Torrance Unified

How many students attend Casimir Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Casimir Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Casimir Middle?

Students at Casimir Middle are 43% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% White, 4% African American.

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