Summary:
Zip code 90265 has one middle school, Malibu Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 256 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency rates were 73% in English language arts (ELA), 51% in math, and 49% in science, each above the state rate. The clearest takeaway is that the school leads the state in all three subjects, with its largest advantage in ELA: 24 percentage points.
There is no top or bottom school to compare within the ZIP code; grade-level results show where strengths and weaker spots appear within Malibu Middle. Eighth-grade ELA was strongest at 78%, 28 points above the state, while sixth-grade ELA was 65%, 16 points above. In math, seventh grade led the school at 60%, 22 points above the state; eighth-grade math was lower at 47%, though still 10 points above the state. Compared with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district, the school was nearly level in all-grade ELA (1 point below), but further behind in math (10 points below) and science (9 points below). The ZIP code includes only one school, so school-to-school comparisons are not possible.
Results moved in different directions from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 6 points to 73%, while math fell 2 points to 51% and science fell 7 points to 49%. The school’s lead over the state widened in ELA, from 18 to 24 points, but narrowed in math, from 16 to 13 points, and science, from 24 to 13 points. SchoolDigger gave the school four stars in each of the three years shown; its statewide percentile edged down from 88 in 2023–2024 to 86 in 2025–2026. For additional context, the student–teacher ratio was 13.5 in 2024–2025, and 21% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; California reports that all students receive free school meals statewide.
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