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Bert M. Lynn Middle

Public Grades 6-8

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Bert M. Lynn Middle School is a consistently high-performing public school serving about 612 students in grades 6-8 within the Torrance Unified School District, ranking in the top 7% of all California middle schools.

The school excels in providing equitable support, achieving exceptional results for English Language Learners and maintaining strong academic performance across all student groups while serving a socioeconomically diverse population. It stands out for its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.1%, the best among Torrance middle schools like Madrona Middle and Philip Magruder Middle, which suggests a highly engaging and supportive school environment.

While some nearby schools in more affluent districts, such as Manhattan Beach Middle, have slightly higher overall rankings, Bert M. Lynn delivers its top-tier results cost-effectively and has demonstrated stable excellence for over a decade, making it a model of reliable and balanced education in the South Bay area.

612

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,922

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5038 Halison St.
Torrance, CA 90503-1920

(310) 533-4495

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Bert M. Lynn Middle usually attend:

High:

West High

Feeder schools for Bert M. Lynn Middle:

Elementary:

Towers Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.0%

Hispanic:

20.6%

White:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg62%

California avg41%

189^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	93.6	189 of 2761	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	216 of 2783	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	194 of 2781	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	211 of 2740	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	225 of 2715	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	200 of 2480	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.2	186 of 2508	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	138 of 2497	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	95 of 2477	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.0	188 of 2379	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	106 of 2259	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	269 of 2236	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	88.6	121 of 2179	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	78.0	329 of 2063	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	292 of 2005	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	365 of 1999	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	87.4	164 of 1804	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	87.8	152 of 1777	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	87.1	160 of 1769	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	156 of 739	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	181 of 743	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	217 of 715	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	244 of 733	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	276 of 745	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	235 of 700	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.8	43 of 1531	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	138 of 1491	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	95 of 1369	93.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.7	17 of 1478	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	14 of 1521	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	37 of 1540	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	43 of 1442	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	126 of 1364	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	259 of 2533	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	231 of 2551	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	215 of 2531	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	185 of 2509	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	220 of 2380	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	203 of 2262	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	433 of 2395	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	548 of 2388	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	213 of 2374	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	283 of 2359	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	169 of 2213	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	283 of 2072	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	173 of 2542	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	187 of 2579	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	206 of 2531	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	238 of 2458	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	490 of 2369	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	156 of 2230	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	142 of 2534	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	246 of 2552	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	202 of 2538	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	225 of 2527	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	225 of 2407	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	215 of 2273	90.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	166 of 726	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	121 of 701	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	188 of 677	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	181 of 665	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	123 of 554	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	99 of 462	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	114 of 1566	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	109 of 1552	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	24 of 1531	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	462 of 1520	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	507 of 1537	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	371 of 1543	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	403 of 1555	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	463 of 1602	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	419 of 1496	72.0%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

Science59%+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 (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 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
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	$15,922	$522	$15,400
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	$14,088	$1,051	$13,037
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	$14,343	$1,238	$13,105
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	$15,731	$550	$15,181
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	$16,618	$734	$15,884
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	$15,805	$549	$15,256
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	$15,698	$925	$14,773
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	$15,664	$517	$15,147
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	$16,079	$533	$15,546
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	$26,136	$1,523	$24,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Bert M. Lynn Middle

What is the racial makeup of Bert M. Lynn Middle?

Students at Bert M. Lynn Middle are 49% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Bert M. Lynn Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Bert M. Lynn Middle.

What district is Bert M. Lynn Middle in?

Torrance Unified

Is Bert M. Lynn Middle a good school?

Yes. Bert M. Lynn Middle ranks in the top 6.8% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Bert M. Lynn Middle attend?

Students who attend Bert M. Lynn Middle usually go on to attend West High

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