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Enrollment
1,165
Middle
DISTRICT 1,098 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 060003204949
Adams Middle
2600 Ripley Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278 · (310) 798-8636 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,165 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
208 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 401 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 385 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 379 | 33% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.2pp since 2014
Math
67.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.8% | 37.4% | 18.8% | 11.1% |
| Math | 45.1% | 22.0% | 19.9% | 13.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.2% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 64.9% |
| 2022-23 | 71.8% | 60.2% |
| 2021-22 | 68.6% | 57.6% |
| 2018-19 | 76.7% | 66.1% |
| 2017-18 | 72.7% | 61.7% |
| 2016-17 | 72.0% | 56.9% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adams Middle
Adams Middle's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Middle this school | 1,165 | 17.9% | 67.8% |
| Arroyo Seco Junior High Valencia | 1,239 | 17.2% | 60.7% |
| Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle Los Alamitos | 1,018 | 22.3% | 64.2% |
| Price Charter Middle San Jose | 959 | 16.7% | 62.9% |
| Oak Middle Los Alamitos | 998 | 14.5% | 73.0% |
| Rio Norte Junior High Santa Clarita | 1,138 | 17.0% | 66.5% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adams Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #146 of 1,224 | #29 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #114 of 1,227 ▲ 5 | #20 of 248 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #177 of 1,227 ▼ 5 | #32 of 248 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #273 of 1,214 | #90 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,165 | #88 of 1,377 | #32 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,071 of 1,279 | #230 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #29 of 1,278 | #4 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #1,242 of 1,329 | #300 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #82 of 257 | #18 of 38 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,165
+111 (+11%) vs 2020
+52% since 2000-01, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,165 | 48.7 | 23.9:1 | 18% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 1,137 | 46.3 | 24.6:1 | 20% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 1,073 | 43.4 | 24.8:1 | 20% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 1,054 | 42 | 25.1:1 | 22% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 1,034 | 42.1 | 24.6:1 | 24% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 994 | 40 | 24.9:1 | 25% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | N/A | N/A | 41% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 34 | 22.5:1 | 30% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,034 to 1,165); teachers up 16% (42.1 to 48.7).
About Adams Middle
Students in Redondo Beach, California, attend Adams Middle, a high-enrollment middle school. School enrollment was 1,165 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 77% above that.
Redondo Beach Unified serves 9,454 students across 14 schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Adams Middle, at 35%. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 15% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Adams Middle total 48.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school counts 208 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 18%. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Adams Middle is A-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Adams Middle is 69.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.8%.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Washington Elementary is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Adams Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 66.0% proficiency; Adams Middle posts 67.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 111 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.9:1.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redondo Beach Unified
- Redondo Union HighHigh · 2,921 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Other schools in Redondo Beach
- Redondo Union HighHigh · 2,921 students
- Parras (Nick G.) MiddleMiddle · 1,031 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Other Adams Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Adams Middle. Adams Middle is the largest of the 5.
- Adams Middle SchoolALICE, TX · 933 students
- Adams Middle SchoolWESTLAND, MI · 591 students
- ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 533 students
- ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH PLATTE, NE · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary0.1 mi · 776
- Madison Elementary0.7 mi · 476
- Birney Elementary0.8 mi · 432
- William Green Elementary1.0 mi · 516
- Towers Elementary1.0 mi · 599
- Jefferson Elementary1.0 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Adams MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Adams Middle?
Adams Middle enrolls approximately 1,165 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Adams Middle serve?
Adams Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Adams Middle?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Adams Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adams Middle?
At Adams Middle, the student body is approximately 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams Middle?
Adams Middle is overseen by Redondo Beach Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.