How does Manhattan Beach Middle compare to other middle schools in Manhattan Beach?

Manhattan Beach Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 67.0/100, placing it at the 95th percentile statewide. 48% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,240 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Manhattan Beach Middle?

48.3% of students at Manhattan Beach Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 77.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Manhattan Beach Middle improving or declining?

Manhattan Beach Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 1.4 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 Manhattan Beach Middle?

7.8% of students at Manhattan Beach 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.

Manhattan Beach Middle

Middle School

Manhattan Beach Unified Manhattan BeachLos Angeles County90266

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

1,123 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

54 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

63.2%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 19 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic14.6%

White56.5%

Asian12.5%

Black0.8%

Other15.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Manhattan Beach Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	48.3%
Met Standard	29.0%
Below Standard	22.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Manhattan Beach Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

48.3% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.6 points below the Manhattan Beach Unified district average of 57.9%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.4 points higher (vs 28.8% 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 1.4 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 maintained year-over-year. 63.2% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

48.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

77.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-1.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,240

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	392	50.8%	29.3%	14.0%	5.9%	80.1%
7th	360	46.4%	37.5%	11.1%	5.0%	83.9%
8th	370	39.5%	40.0%	14.9%	5.7%	79.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	393	51.9%	22.1%	18.6%	7.4%	74.0%
7th	356	51.1%	23.3%	18.0%	7.6%	74.4%
8th	369	49.9%	21.9%	18.4%	9.8%	71.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary

80.599th pctile

Zoned

Grand View Elementary

76.399th pctile

Zoned

Meadows Avenue Elementary

75.598th pctile

Zoned

Pacific Elementary

77.899th pctile

Zoned

Opal Robinson Elementary

80.199th pctile

Zoned

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Middle

Manhattan Beach Middle

67.095th pctile

This school

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High School

Mira Costa High

78.097th pctile

Zoned

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