How does Casimir Middle compare to other middle schools in Torrance?

Casimir Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 57.4/100, placing it at the 85th percentile statewide. 32% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,210 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Casimir Middle?

32.5% of students at Casimir Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 62.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Casimir Middle improving or declining?

Casimir Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 10.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Casimir Middle?

4.4% of students at Casimir Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Casimir Middle

Middle School

Torrance Unified TorranceLos Angeles County90504

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

625 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

46%

Teachers

23 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

43.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 69 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic41.4%

White9.3%

Asian27.8%

Black4.2%

Other17.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Casimir Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	32.5%
Met Standard	30.0%
Below Standard	37.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Casimir Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

32.5% of students exceeded standard while 30.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.3 points below the Torrance Unified district average of 36.8%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.5 points higher (vs 18.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 10.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 43.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

32.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

62.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-10.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,210

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	188	27.7%	41.0%	17.6%	13.8%	68.6%
7th	210	39.5%	35.2%	15.2%	10.0%	74.8%
8th	207	21.7%	38.2%	21.7%	18.4%	59.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	188	38.8%	22.9%	25.0%	13.3%	61.7%
7th	210	36.7%	23.8%	20.0%	19.5%	60.5%
8th	207	30.4%	18.8%	18.4%	32.4%	49.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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Middle

Casimir Middle

57.485th pctile

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High School

North High

69.590th pctile

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.