How does Malibu Middle compare to other middle schools in Malibu?

Malibu Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.3/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 490 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Malibu Middle?

28.1% of students at Malibu Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 60.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Malibu Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Malibu Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 6.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Malibu Middle?

20.2% of students at Malibu 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.

Malibu Middle

Middle School

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified MalibuLos Angeles County90265

📍 30237 Morning View Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

247 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

15%

Teachers

17 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.6 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic12.6%

White75.3%

Asian4.0%

Black2.4%

Other5.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Malibu Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.1%
Met Standard	32.0%
Below Standard	39.9%

What other rankings don't show you

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

28.1% of students exceeded standard while 32.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.0 points below the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district average of 37.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 6.1 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 declined and Math increased year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.2%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →