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Madrona Middle

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Madrona Middle ranks 365 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 87% of California middle schools

Summary

Madrona Middle is a well-regarded public school serving 678 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing Torrance Unified School District, consistently earning 4-star ratings and ranking in the top 15% of California middle schools.

Academically, the school solidly outperforms state averages, with particular strength in science, and it demonstrates exceptional effectiveness in supporting its English Language Learner students, ranking in the state's top 3% for this group. When compared to other middle schools in Torrance Unified, Madrona Middle performs stronger than J. H. Hull Middle and Philip Magruder Middle but trails the district's top performers like Calle Mayor Middle and Edward J. Richardson Middle. Regionally, it outperforms schools in neighboring districts such as Stephen M. White Middle in Los Angeles Unified but doesn't quite match the high marks of schools in Redondo Beach Unified like Adams Middle.

The school shows notable consistency and operates efficiently with its resources, though it has a higher chronic absenteeism rate than some district peers and shows variable academic performance across different grade levels, with 8th graders excelling in English but struggling more in math. Overall, Madrona Middle provides a reliable, quality education with standout programs for specific student needs, positioning it as a strong, mid-tier choice within its highly competitive district.

678

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,805

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21364 Madrona Ave.
Torrance, CA 90503-5948

(310) 533-4562

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Madrona Middle usually attend:

High:

Torrance High

Feeder schools for Madrona Middle:

Elementary:	Fern Elementary
	Hickory Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.9%

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg62%

California avg41%

365^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	85.3	365 of 2761	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	446 of 2783	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	477 of 2781	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	360 of 2740	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	502 of 2715	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	453 of 2480	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	481 of 2508	80.8%	★★★★☆
2016	81.5	417 of 2497	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	85.0	334 of 2477	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	510 of 2379	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	482 of 2259	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.8	443 of 2236	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	392 of 2179	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	431 of 2063	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	308 of 2005	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	509 of 1999	74.5%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	389 of 1804	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.8	393 of 1777	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.7	307 of 1769	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	65.0	166 of 613	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	125 of 637	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	41.5	349 of 643	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	323 of 739	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	361 of 743	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	363 of 715	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	280 of 733	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	405 of 745	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	357 of 700	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.7	124 of 1531	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	62.1	373 of 1491	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	148 of 1369	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.1	35 of 1478	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	47 of 1521	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	26 of 1540	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	68 of 1442	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	56 of 1364	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	397 of 2533	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	395 of 2551	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	420 of 2531	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	332 of 2509	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	436 of 2380	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	432 of 2262	80.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	388 of 2395	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	493 of 2388	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	549 of 2374	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	361 of 2359	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	494 of 2213	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	565 of 2072	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	285 of 2542	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	452 of 2579	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	526 of 2531	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	348 of 2458	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	1221 of 2369	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	542 of 2230	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	334 of 2534	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	470 of 2552	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	483 of 2538	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	351 of 2527	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	505 of 2407	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	436 of 2273	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	202 of 726	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	149 of 701	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	280 of 677	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	223 of 665	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	155 of 554	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	188 of 462	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	159 of 1566	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	342 of 1552	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	135 of 1531	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	548 of 1520	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	804 of 1537	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	720 of 1543	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	630 of 1555	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	661 of 1602	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	677 of 1496	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)98th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+17 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	$17,015	$779	$16,236
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
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
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%)	83.3	407^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%		81.9	442^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.1%	35	38.0	38.0	68.6	74.8	59.9	67.8	61.7	60.5	49.3	57.0	$15,830	$711	$15,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Madrona Middle

How many students attend Madrona Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Madrona Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Madrona Middle?

Students at Madrona Middle are 38% Asian, 33% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Madrona Middle attend?

Students who attend Madrona Middle usually go on to attend Torrance High

What district is Madrona Middle in?

Torrance Unified

Is Madrona Middle a good school?

Madrona Middle ranks 365^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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