How does Culver City Middle compare to other middle schools in Culver City?

Culver City Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.2/100, placing it at the 79th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,946 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Culver City Middle?

28.4% of students at Culver City Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Culver City Middle improving or declining?

Culver City Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.2 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 Culver City Middle?

8.8% of students at Culver City 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.

Culver City Middle

Middle School

Culver City Unified Culver CityLos Angeles County90230

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

1,544 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

42%

Teachers

72 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 105 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic36.1%

White25.5%

Asian8.9%

Black11.4%

Other18.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Culver City Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.4%
Met Standard	25.9%
Below Standard	45.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Culver City Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.3 points below the Culver City Unified district average of 33.7%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.7 points higher (vs 12.7% 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 4.2 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. 21.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →