Manhattan Beach Middle

Overview

Student Enrollment

1,520

Best Middle School in California

#86

Rating	9 out of 10
Grades	6th grade to 9th grade
School District	Manhattan Beach Unified
Type	Public

Phone	(310)545-4878
Location	1501 Redondo Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Charter School	No

Manhattan Beach Middle has an academic rating significantly above the average for California middle schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 86th in the best public middle schools in California.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Manhattan Beach Middle student body is primarily White with a smaller Multiracial population and has medium racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	66.2%	1,007
Black	0.9%	13
Hispanic	10.7%	163
Asian Pacific	10.9%	165
Native American Indian	0.1%	1
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0.2%	3
Two or more races	11.1%	168

Family Income

vs. other California middle schools

Upper 0.7%

1.4% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the California middle school median of 55.5%. By this measure, Manhattan Beach Middle students are largely wealthy and rank 9th in California for middle school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
6th Grade	504
7th Grade	565
8th Grade	451
Total	1,520

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

72%

Rank in California

86th

Rating

9 out of 10

Students at Manhattan Beach Middle scored an average 72% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the California Department of Education. Performance is significantly above the state middle school median of 33% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 6.9% of California middle schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	63%	83%
Boys	67%	73%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	80% to 84%^*	85% to 89%^*
Black	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
Hispanic	45% to 49%^*	70% to 74%^*
Multiracial	75% to 79%^*	85% to 89%^*
White	63%	76%
With Disabilites	40% to 44%^*	45% to 49%^*
Limited English	less than 50%^*	less than 50%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	4%	10%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	4%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	3%

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0.8%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.1%	2
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0.3%	2

Location

Manhattan Beach Middle
1501 Redondo Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA
90266
(310)545-4878

District

Manhattan Beach Unified
Manhattan Beach, CA