How does Miraleste Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Rancho Palos Verdes?

Miraleste Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 57.1/100, placing it at the 85th percentile statewide. 36% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,377 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Miraleste Intermediate?

35.7% of students at Miraleste Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 65.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Miraleste Intermediate improving or declining?

Miraleste Intermediate's proficiency rate decreases by 3.6 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 Miraleste Intermediate?

12.3% of students at Miraleste Intermediate 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.

Miraleste Intermediate

Middle School

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Rancho Palos VerdesLos Angeles County90275

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

746 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-9.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

31.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 22 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic23.1%

White42.4%

Asian15.4%

Black2.8%

Other16.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Miraleste Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	35.7%
Met Standard	30.0%
Below Standard	34.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Miraleste Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

35.7% of students exceeded standard while 30.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 18.1 points below the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 53.8%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.2 points higher (vs 23.5% 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 3.6 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 declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 31.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

35.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

65.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-3.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,377

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	224	34.4%	39.3%	17.0%	9.4%	73.7%
7th	215	25.6%	39.5%	20.9%	13.9%	65.1%
8th	251	31.5%	35.1%	15.1%	18.3%	66.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	223	41.7%	20.2%	22.0%	16.1%	61.9%
7th	213	39.9%	25.4%	23.0%	11.7%	65.3%
8th	251	41.0%	20.7%	19.1%	19.1%	61.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Mira Catalina Elementary

70.194th pctile

Zoned

Dapplegray Elementary

64.588th pctile

Zoned

Rancho Vista Elementary

77.299th pctile

Zoned

Point Vicente Elementary

67.692nd pctile

Also serves area

Cornerstone at Pedregal Elemen…

80.399th pctile

Also serves area

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Middle

Miraleste Intermediate

57.185th pctile

This school

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High School

Palos Verdes Peninsula High

82.198th pctile

Zoned

Palos Verdes High

77.597th pctile

Zoned

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