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Alumni: what's one memory from Parras (Nick G.) Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,031
Middle
DISTRICT 1,098 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 060003204955
Parras (Nick G.) Middle
200 North Lucia, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 · (310) 798-8616 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,031 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
25.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
134 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 | 344 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 351 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 336 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%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
68.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.2pp since 2014
Math
62.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.3% | 39.5% | 18.4% | 12.7% |
| Math | 37.6% | 25.0% | 22.5% | 14.9% |
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 | 68.8% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.5% | 71.4% |
| 2022-23 | 75.3% | 70.7% |
| 2021-22 | 74.7% | 67.4% |
| 2018-19 | 77.9% | 75.7% |
| 2017-18 | 76.4% | 72.0% |
| 2016-17 | 76.8% | 66.2% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Parras (Nick G.) Middle
Parras (Nick G.) Middle's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parras (Nick G.) Middle this school | 1,031 | 13.0% | 68.5% |
| Walnut Creek Intermediate Walnut Creek | 940 | 15.3% | 66.3% |
| Granite Oaks Middle Rocklin | 979 | 18.8% | 67.4% |
| El Segundo Middle El Segundo | 804 | 10.3% | 72.2% |
| Hillview Middle Menlo Park | 846 | 11.2% | 77.3% |
| Foothill Middle Walnut Creek | 1,005 | 8.4% | 66.3% |
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 Parras (Nick G.) Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #137 of 1,224 | #25 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #156 of 1,227 ▼ 84 | #33 of 248 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #198 of 1,227 ▼ 49 | #37 of 248 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.4pp | #54 of 1,214 | #2 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,031 | #166 of 1,377 | #50 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #1,182 of 1,279 | #267 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #162 of 1,278 | #21 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #1,275 of 1,329 | #307 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #446 of 930 | #123 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
1,031
-153 (-13%) vs 2020
+34% since 2000-01, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 28.2:1
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 | 1,031 | 40.9 | 25.2:1 | 13% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 1,036 | 41.5 | 25.0:1 | 14% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 1,049 | 36.8 | 28.5:1 | 14% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 1,184 | 42 | 28.2:1 | 14% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 1,240 | 46.2 | 26.9:1 | 12% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 1,128 | 40 | 28.2:1 | 11% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | N/A | N/A | 12% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 34 | 22.6:1 | 13% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parras (Nick G.) Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,240 to 1,031); teachers down 11% (46.2 to 40.9).
About Parras (Nick G.) Middle
In Redondo Beach, California, Parras (Nick G.) Middle is a large middle school. The school has 1,031 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
A total of 14 schools make up Redondo Beach Unified, with 9,454 students enrolled.
White students make up 47% of enrollment at Parras (Nick G.) Middle, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 14% Asian, and 3% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 31% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.2:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 4.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Parras (Nick G.) Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 13%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
Parras (Nick G.) Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Parras (Nick G.) Middle is 3.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 68.5%. Predicted: 71.9%.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Parras (Nick G.) Middle shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Redondo Beach Virtual Learning sits about 0.2 miles from Parras (Nick G.) Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Parras (Nick G.) Middle is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,031, down from 1,184 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 28.2 in 2020-21 to 25.2 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Parras (Nick G.) Middle can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 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
- Adams MiddleMiddle · 1,165 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 626 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- Alta Vista ElementaryElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Redondo Beach Virtual Learning0.2 mi · 13
- Redondo Beach Learning Academy0.2 mi · 6
- Patricia Dreizler Continuation High0.2 mi · 41
- Redondo Union High0.4 mi · 2,921
- West High0.6 mi · 1,775
- Beryl Heights Elementary0.6 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Parras (Nick G.) MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Parras (Nick G.) Middle?
Parras (Nick G.) Middle enrolls approximately 1,031 students in grades 06-08.
Is Parras (Nick G.) Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parras (Nick G.) Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parras (Nick G.) Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parras (Nick G.) Middle is approximately 25.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parras (Nick G.) Middle?
At Parras (Nick G.) Middle, the student body is approximately 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Parras (Nick G.) Middle?
Parras (Nick G.) 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.