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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Casimir Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942006555
Casimir Middle
17220 Casimir Ave., Torrance, CA 90504 · (310) 533-4498 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
25.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
272 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 190 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
67.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.8pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.8% | 38.0% | 18.2% | 14.1% |
| Math | 35.2% | 21.8% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 67.8% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 65.7% | 50.5% |
| 2021-22 | 64.8% | 52.1% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 53.4% |
| 2017-18 | 67.1% | 55.0% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 54.6% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Casimir Middle
Casimir Middle's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casimir Middle this school | 617 | 44.1% | 59.9% |
| Bernal Intermediate San Jose | 675 | 41.9% | 50.4% |
| Dolores Huerta Middle San Jose | 571 | 37.0% | 39.5% |
| Thomas R. Pollicita Middle Daly City | 558 | 46.2% | 35.9% |
| Benjamin Franklin Intermediate Colma | 497 | 48.3% | 25.9% |
| Alta Loma Middle South San Francisco | 652 | 37.0% | 41.8% |
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 Casimir Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #224 of 1,224 | #45 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #210 of 1,227 ▲ 15 | #40 of 248 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #216 of 1,227 ▲ 51 | #44 of 248 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #408 of 1,214 | #129 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #728 of 1,377 | #171 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #1,201 of 1,279 | #273 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #168 of 1,278 | #24 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #1,005 of 1,329 | #262 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #741 of 930 | #176 of 213 |
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
617
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 617 | 24.2 | 25.5:1 | 44% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 23.3 | 26.8:1 | 46% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 29.5 | 21.0:1 | 35% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 30 | 22.5:1 | 36% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 42% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 25 | 28.1:1 | 39% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | N/A | N/A | 32% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 15% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 23 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Casimir Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (667 to 617); teachers down 10% (27 to 24.2).
About Casimir Middle
The public middle school Casimir Middle is located in Torrance, California. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 617 students.
Casimir Middle is run by Torrance Unified, whose 31 schools enroll 21,890 students.
Hispanic students make up 43% of enrollment at Casimir Middle, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 32% Asian, 12% multiracial, 8% White, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Based on 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Casimir Middle has a ratio of 25.5:1. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Casimir Middle lands at A, ahead of 85% of California public middle schools.
In California, Casimir Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.9% actual against a predicted 53.7%.
In Los Angeles County, home to about 9,808,667 people, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Casimir Middle among them.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Lincoln Elementary, is the closest to Casimir Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Casimir Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Casimir Middle's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 617, compared with 674 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 22.5:1 to 25.5:1.
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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 Torrance Unified
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Other schools in Torrance
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.4 mi · 418
- Arlington Elementary0.5 mi · 594
- Evelyn Carr Elementary0.7 mi · 483
- Yukon Elementary0.9 mi · 296
- Environmental Charter High - Gardena0.9 mi · 454
- One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary1.1 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Casimir MiddleHow large is Casimir Middle?
Casimir Middle enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Casimir Middle serve?
Casimir Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Casimir Middle have?
Casimir Middle employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Casimir Middle?
Student demographics at Casimir Middle are roughly 8% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Black, 32% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Casimir Middle in?
Casimir Middle is part of Torrance Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.