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Philip Magruder Middle

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Philip Magruder Middle ranks 715 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 74% of California middle schools

Summary

Philip Magruder Middle is a public school serving about 635 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing Torrance Unified School District, though it consistently ranks lower in academic proficiency compared to other middle schools in the same district.

When looking at test scores, Philip Magruder outperforms the California state average but lags behind its own district peers like Bert M. Lynn Middle and Jefferson Middle. A notable challenge is a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5%, which is higher than the district average and much higher than at nearby schools. The school serves a community with significant economic need, with over half of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher percentage than most other Torrance middle schools.

Despite these challenges within its district, the school shows remarkable strengths in supporting specific student groups, with English Language Learners and students in Special Education historically achieving very high statewide rankings. The school's performance is stronger when compared to schools in some neighboring districts that serve similar communities. This creates a complex picture of a school that is effective in certain areas while working to close performance gaps with other schools in Torrance Unified.

635

Students ?

27.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,618

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 West 185th St.
Torrance, CA 90504-4706

(310) 533-4527

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Philip Magruder Middle usually attend:

High:

North High

Feeder schools for Philip Magruder Middle:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary
	Evelyn Carr Elementary
	Yukon Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.2%

Asian:

20.6%

White:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Torrance Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg62%

California avg41%

715^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	68.0	715 of 2761	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	736 of 2783	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	622 of 2781	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	675 of 2740	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	566 of 2715	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	600 of 2480	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	466 of 2508	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	469 of 2497	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	524 of 2477	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.3	586 of 2379	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	51.8	1051 of 2259	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.9	908 of 2236	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	693 of 2179	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	594 of 2063	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	64.6	609 of 2005	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	663 of 1999	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.9	757 of 1804	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.6	708 of 1777	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.2	658 of 1769	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	170 of 609	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	140 of 627	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	35 of 613	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	72 of 637	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	59 of 643	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	69 of 600	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	385 of 739	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	432 of 743	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	445 of 715	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	504 of 733	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	502 of 745	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	405 of 700	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.1	208 of 1531	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	62 of 1491	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	76 of 1369	94.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.9	80 of 1478	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	75 of 1521	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	68.7	206 of 1540	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	156 of 1442	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	205 of 1364	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	709 of 2533	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	785 of 2551	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	601 of 2531	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	634 of 2509	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	632 of 2380	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	587 of 2262	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	725 of 2395	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	583 of 2388	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	423 of 2374	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	371 of 2359	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	277 of 2213	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	365 of 2072	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	537 of 2542	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	590 of 2579	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	402 of 2531	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	460 of 2458	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	531 of 2369	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	345 of 2230	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	670 of 2534	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	649 of 2552	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	585 of 2538	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	625 of 2527	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	416 of 2407	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	550 of 2273	75.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	215 of 726	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	298 of 701	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	363 of 677	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	254 of 665	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	433 of 1566	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	375 of 1552	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	147 of 1531	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	611 of 1520	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	659 of 1537	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	699 of 1543	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	774 of 1555	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	459 of 1602	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	584 of 1496	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

Science41%+8 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	51.8	1139^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.7%		45.1	1309^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.0%	170	32.8	32.8	51.4	50.5	45.7	49.2	34.5	27.9	32.2	31.4	$25,924	$1,821	$24,103
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
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
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
Manhattan Beach Middle	Public	6-8	1501 North Redondo Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 545-4878	1,175	54	21.9	5.3%	668 (56.9%)	10 (0.9%)	153 (13.0%)	161 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	180 (15.3%)	96.8	90^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.7%		97.2	86^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.9%	4	66.3	66.3	80.1	83.9	79.5	81.1	74.1	74.4	71.8	73.4	$17,161	$1,537	$15,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Philip Magruder Middle

What district is Philip Magruder Middle in?

Torrance Unified

What is the racial makeup of Philip Magruder Middle?

Students at Philip Magruder Middle are 51% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 12% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is Philip Magruder Middle a good school?

Philip Magruder Middle ranks 715^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Philip Magruder Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Philip Magruder Middle.

What high school do graduates of Philip Magruder Middle attend?

Students who attend Philip Magruder Middle usually go on to attend North High

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