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

Madrona Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 56.2/100, placing it at the 83rd percentile statewide. 29% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,341 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Madrona Middle?

29.4% of students at Madrona Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 60.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Madrona Middle improving or declining?

Madrona Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.2 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 Madrona Middle?

10.3% of students at Madrona 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.

Madrona Middle

Middle School

Torrance Unified TorranceLos Angeles County90503

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

674 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

25 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+14.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

48.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 80 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic35.2%

White17.2%

Asian31.0%

Black2.5%

Other14.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Madrona Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	29.4%
Met Standard	31.0%
Below Standard	39.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Madrona Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

29.4% of students exceeded standard while 31.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.4 points below the Torrance Unified district average of 36.8%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.3% exceeded — 7.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 2.2 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. 48.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

29.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

60.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,341

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	214	22.4%	40.2%	20.6%	16.8%	62.6%
7th	211	26.5%	36.5%	16.6%	20.4%	63.0%
8th	241	25.3%	44.4%	21.6%	8.7%	69.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	216	35.6%	25.5%	22.7%	16.2%	61.1%
7th	215	35.8%	20.0%	20.9%	23.3%	55.8%
8th	244	30.3%	19.3%	27.9%	22.5%	49.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

Madrona Middle

56.283rd pctile

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High School

Torrance High

69.490th 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.