Summary:
Zip code 90501 has one listed middle school, J. H. Hull Middle, serving grades 6–8, so there is no second school in the data set for a direct local comparison. In 2025–2026, Hull’s all-grade proficiency was above California’s in math (48% versus 38%) and science (48% versus 36%), and nearly even in ELA (49.4% versus 49.3%). However, Hull scored below Torrance Unified in all three subjects: by 14 points in math, 8 in science and 18 in ELA. The most important context for families is that Hull compares favorably with the state in math and science, but its district results are considerably higher.
Hull is both the top- and bottom-performing school in this one-school group by default; the useful comparisons are by subject, grade and benchmark. Its strongest state-relative results were in science, 12 points above California, and seventh-grade math, 17 points above the state. Math was above the state in every tested grade, but eighth grade was Hull’s lowest-scoring math grade at 43%, compared with 54% in grade 7. ELA’s all-grade result hides a grade-level difference: sixth grade was 5 points below the state, while seventh and eighth grades were 2 points above. SchoolDigger rates Hull at 4 stars and the 71st percentile, ranking it 775 of 2,703 schools in 2025–2026.
Hull’s proficiency improved in all three subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: by 2 points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science. Its advantage over the state grew by 2 points in ELA and 1 in math, while its science advantage narrowed by less than 1 point. SchoolDigger’s percentile rose 7 points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026. Hull enrolled 621 students and had a 27.9 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025; 50% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. These are context measures, not explanations for results. Chronic absenteeism was 11% in 2025–2026—3 points higher than the district rate and 8 points lower than the state rate.
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