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

Ridgecrest Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 70.3/100, placing it at the 97th percentile statewide. 56% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,712 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ridgecrest Intermediate?

56.4% of students at Ridgecrest Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 82.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ridgecrest Intermediate?

6.2% of students at Ridgecrest 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.

Ridgecrest Intermediate

Q: Is Ridgecrest Intermediate improving or declining?

Ridgecrest Intermediate's proficiency rate decreases by 3.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

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

917 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

35 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 66 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.2%

White23.0%

Asian49.3%

Black2.6%

Other13.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ridgecrest Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	56.4%
Met Standard	25.7%
Below Standard	17.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "82% proficient" for Ridgecrest Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

56.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.7 points above the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified district average of 53.8%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.0 points higher (vs 48.4% 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 3.5 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. 33.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

56.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

82.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-3.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,712

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	272	55.5%	30.5%	7.0%	7.0%	86.0%
7th	296	57.1%	28.4%	9.5%	5.1%	85.5%
8th	286	47.5%	35.7%	11.5%	5.2%	83.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	273	60.4%	20.9%	14.3%	4.4%	81.3%
7th	297	60.3%	19.5%	15.2%	5.0%	79.8%
8th	288	57.6%	19.4%	13.2%	9.7%	77.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Soleado Elementary

77.599th pctile

Zoned

Vista Grande Elementary

73.197th pctile

Zoned

Point Vicente Elementary

67.692nd pctile

Also serves area

Montemalaga Elementary

74.498th pctile

Also serves area

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Middle

Ridgecrest Intermediate

70.397th 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.