Madrona Middle

Summary:

Madrona Middle is a public middle school located in Torrance, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 668 students. It is part of the Torrance Unified School District, which is ranked 191 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Madrona Middle consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 51.28% to 62.7% in ELA and 48.13% to 53.62% in Math, compared to the state averages of 45.82% to 47.19% in ELA and 31.57% to 35.54% in Math. The school also excels in supporting specific student groups, ranking in the top 5% of California middle schools for English Language Learners, top 8% for Disabled students, and top 12% for Multi-racial students. Additionally, Madrona Middle has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.8% to 10.4% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to other high-performing Torrance Unified middle schools, such as Bert M. Lynn, Calle Mayor, and Jefferson Middle, Madrona Middle's academic performance is generally on par or slightly below. However, when compared to middle schools in the neighboring Los Angeles Unified and Redondo Beach Unified districts, Madrona Middle significantly outperforms them in academic proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 21364 Madrona Ave.
       Torrance, CA  90503-5948


(310) 533-4562

District: Torrance Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
444th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $4,707 Help


Students who attend Madrona Middle usually attend:

High:    Torrance High

Feeder schools for Madrona Middle:

Elementary:    Fern Elementary
    Hickory Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  26.3 Help
Number of students:  674

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
37.2%
Hispanic:
35.2%
White:
17.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.3% Help


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Compare Details Madrona Middle ranks better than 84% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 8 ranked middle schools in the Torrance Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.66. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Madrona Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Torrance Unified School District. Student population at Madrona Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (37.2%), Hispanic (35.2%), White (17.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Madrona Middle is 26.3. 5 middle schools in the Torrance Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Madrona Middle is $4,707. 6 middle schools in the Torrance Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Madrona Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Madrona Middle 444th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Madrona Middle in the ranking list.)

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Torrance Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Torrance Unified 191st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Madrona Middle

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Rank History for all students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 78.69 307th 1769 82.6%
2005 72.77 393rd 1777 77.9%
2006 74.33 389th 1804 78.4%
2007 69.02 509th 1999 74.5%
2008 79.24 308th 2005 84.6%
2009 73.56 431st 2063 79.1%
2010 76.34 392nd 2179 82.0%
2011 73.83 443rd 2236 80.2%
2012 73.76 482nd 2259 78.7%
2013 73.11 510th 2379 78.6%
2015 84.95 334th 2477 86.5%
2016 81.48 417th 2497 83.3%
2017 79.29 481st 2508 80.8%
2018 79.90 453rd 2480 81.7%
2019 79.23 502nd 2715 81.5%
2022 86.27 360th 2740 86.9%
2023 80.38 480th 2802 82.9%
2024 81.66 444th 2777 84.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.22 188th 462 59.3%
2019 71.30 155th 554 72.0%
2022 65.34 223rd 665 66.5%
2023 59.84 281st 678 58.6%
2024 76.91 148th 699 78.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.84 56th 1364 95.9%
2019 90.05 68th 1442 95.3%
2022 96.03 26th 1540 98.3%
2023 91.71 47th 1529 96.9%
2024 94.14 35th 1477 97.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 84.62 136th 1538 91.2%
2024 65.31 341st 1550 78.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.57 542nd 2230 75.7%
2019 43.83 1221st 2369 48.5%
2022 77.22 348th 2458 85.8%
2023 69.41 529th 2549 79.2%
2024 74.16 451st 2575 82.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.57 432nd 2262 80.9%
2019 79.52 436th 2380 81.7%
2022 85.46 332nd 2509 86.8%
2023 80.71 423rd 2547 83.4%
2024 82.56 393rd 2546 84.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.66 148th 1369 89.2%
2019 62.10 373rd 1491 75.0%
2022 85.72 124th 1531 91.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.88 436th 2273 80.8%
2019 76.25 505th 2407 79.0%
2022 85.13 351st 2527 86.1%
2023 77.62 486th 2558 81.0%
2024 78.10 468th 2547 81.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.23 357th 700 49.0%
2019 52.89 405th 745 45.6%
2022 66.00 280th 733 61.8%
2023 56.21 366th 718 49.0%
2024 58.81 359th 741 51.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.50 349th 643 45.7%
2022 74.25 125th 637 80.4%
2023 64.99 166th 614 73.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.90 565th 2072 72.7%
2019 69.36 494th 2213 77.7%
2022 76.61 361st 2359 84.7%
2023 68.30 552nd 2391 76.9%
2024 71.11 491st 2383 79.4%
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Rank History for White students at Madrona Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.45 677th 1496 54.7%
2019 57.82 661st 1602 58.7%
2022 57.33 630th 1555 59.5%
2023 51.15 723rd 1552 53.4%
2024 45.98 803rd 1535 47.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Madrona Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 395 10 133 59 2 n/a n/a 0 599
1989 393 12 149 62 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1990 414 21 151 63 2 n/a n/a 0 651
1991 450 20 162 56 2 n/a n/a 0 690
1992 462 19 197 58 0 n/a n/a 0 736
1993 450 21 219 65 0 n/a n/a 0 755
1994 451 17 195 75 1 n/a n/a 0 739
1995 360 32 194 90 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1996 360 32 194 90 0 n/a n/a 0 676
1997 316 33 194 86 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1998 289 28 195 122 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1999 304 29 201 131 1 n/a n/a 0 666
2000 307 25 218 132 3 n/a n/a 0 685
2001 328 26 208 127 6 n/a n/a 0 695
2002 334 31 241 160 7 n/a n/a 0 773
2003 334 31 241 160 7 n/a n/a 0 773
2004 327 28 244 164 3 n/a n/a 0 766
2005 340 22 242 158 2 n/a n/a 1 765
2006 289 23 273 164 11 n/a n/a 2 762
2007 268 22 282 159 11 n/a n/a 16 758
2008 228 33 269 181 6 n/a n/a 0 717
2009 228 33 271 172 3 7 36 0 750
2010 205 32 265 208 5 10 32 0 757
2011 201 33 265 205 3 8 41 0 756
2012 190 26 241 193 3 6 58 0 717
2013 174 27 251 202 3 6 62 0 725
2014 140 28 252 208 3 6 62 0 699
2015 132 26 273 195 2 8 54 0 690
2016 118 20 270 192 1 9 76 0 686
2017 131 23 279 210 2 4 66 0 715
2018 137 26 271 224 1 3 64 0 726
2019 131 32 241 241 1 2 58 0 706
2020 119 27 256 232 1 3 64 0 702
2021 103 32 255 219 1 2 63 0 675
2022 106 27 257 207 0 1 55 0 653
2023 108 22 242 231 2 1 62 0 668
2024 116 17 251 237 2 1 50 0 674

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Madrona Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 599 22.0 27.2 n/a
1989 616 23.0 26.7 n/a
1990 651 26.4 24.6 n/a
1991 690 26.0 26.5 n/a
1992 736 26.4 27.8 8.7
1993 755 30.0 25.2 10.9
1994 739 28.0 26.4 13.4
1995 676 29.0 23.3 14.5
1996 676 29.0 23.3 14.5
1997 629 27.0 23.3 12.7
1998 634 27.0 23.5 13.9
1999 666 29.0 23.0 15.2
2000 685 33.0 20.8 14.2
2001 695 32.0 21.7 14.8
2002 773 35.0 22.1 14.7
2003 773 35.0 22.1 14.7
2004 766 32.0 23.9 14.4
2005 765 31.5 24.3 8.6
2006 762 30.5 25.0 12.6
2007 758 31.5 24.1 8.9
2008 717 33.4 21.5 16.2
2009 750 28.0 22.9 17.1
2010 757 26.5 28.5 23.1
2011 756 n/a n/a 22.1
2012 717 24.5 29.2 n/a
2013 725 24.6 29.4 26.2
2014 699 24.4 28.5 25
2015 690 25.0 27.6 25.2
2016 686 28.0 24.5 26.4
2017 715 28.7 24.8 21.1
2018 726 30.0 24.1 27
2019 706 28.1 25.0 31.9
2020 702 n/a n/a 26.1
2021 675 26.5 25.4 29.5
2022 653 31.1 20.9 20.7
2023 668 27.6 24.1 22.2
2024 674 25.5 26.3 28.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Madrona Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 599 22.0 27.2 n/a
1989 616 23.0 26.7 n/a
1990 651 26.4 24.6 n/a
1991 690 26.0 26.5 n/a
1992 736 26.4 27.8 8.7
1993 755 30.0 25.2 10.9
1994 739 28.0 26.4 13.4
1995 676 29.0 23.3 14.5
1996 676 29.0 23.3 14.5
1997 629 27.0 23.3 12.7
1998 634 27.0 23.5 13.9
1999 666 29.0 23.0 15.2
2000 685 33.0 20.8 14.2
2001 695 32.0 21.7 14.8
2002 773 35.0 22.1 14.7
2003 773 35.0 22.1 14.7
2004 766 32.0 23.9 14.4
2005 765 31.5 24.3 8.6
2006 762 30.5 25.0 12.6
2007 758 31.5 24.1 8.9
2008 717 33.4 21.5 16.2
2009 750 28.0 22.9 17.1
2010 757 26.5 28.5 23.1
2011 756 n/a n/a 22.1
2012 717 24.5 29.2 n/a
2013 725 24.6 29.4 26.2
2014 699 24.4 28.5 25
2015 690 25.0 27.6 25.2
2016 686 28.0 24.5 26.4
2017 715 28.7 24.8 21.1
2018 726 30.0 24.1 27
2019 706 28.1 25.0 31.9
2020 702 n/a n/a 26.1
2021 675 26.5 25.4 29.5
2022 653 31.1 20.9 20.7
2023 668 27.6 24.1 22.2
2024 674 25.5 26.3 28.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Madrona Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $4,707

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 502nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 480th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Madrona Middle)55.852.4
 3.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified)64.360.6
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Madrona Middle)49.145.2
 3.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified)60.254.3
 5.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Madrona Middle)63.761.9
 1.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified)68.668.2
 0.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Madrona Middle)59.752.3
 7.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified)59.956.3
 3.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Madrona Middle)64.867
 2.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified)66.464.9
 1.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Madrona Middle)53.743.8
 9.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified)55.249.8
 5.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Madrona Middle)49.249
 0.2%
   8th Grade Science (Torrance Unified)47.146.1
 1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students706668
 5.4%
African American3222
 31.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian241242
 0.4%
Hispanic241231
 4.1%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White131108
 17.6%
Two or More Races5862
 6.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.9%22.2%
 9.7%


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Students who attend Madrona Middle usually go on to attend Torrance High

In the 2023-24 school year, 674 students attended Madrona Middle.

Madrona Middle ranks 444th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Madrona Middle are 37% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.


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