Casimir Middle, Torrance CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Casimir Middle

Casimir Middle is a public school serving grades six through eight in Torrance, a mid-sized coastal city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. The school sits in a community with a substantial employment base and a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Most of the school's enrollment comes from families in the surrounding neighborhoods.

The student body reflects the area's ethnic diversity. A large share of students are Asian or Hispanic, with smaller populations of white and multiracial students. Close to half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating an economically mixed student population, and the school includes students across the academic spectrum.

On California's standardized assessments for 2024-25, Casimir's results show strength in English language arts and particular weakness in math and science. In ELA, a solid majority of sixth graders meet or exceed proficiency, and the seventh-grade cohort performs notably well. Eighth grade is softer, though still above half proficient. Math proficiency runs lower across all three grades, with sixth and seventh graders clustered around the middle range and eighth grade dropping noticeably below. Science proficiency in eighth grade is notably low, with only about a third of students meeting the standard. Compared to other schools in Los Angeles County, Casimir's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a position that reflects strength in ELA offsetting the math and science gaps. The school does not report secondary graduation data because it does not serve high school grades.

The housing market surrounding Torrance is expensive, with home values substantially above the state median and rents correspondingly high. Monthly mortgage estimates exceed typical household budgets by a wide margin, and rent consumes a significant share of household income. For families considering a move to the area, property cost is a major factor. The district recently refinanced voter-approved bonds in a way that publicly reported will save property owners money on future taxes, though the tax burden remains substantial.

The Torrance Unified district itself has launched a Spanish-English Dual Language Immersion program at the elementary level, creating a distinctive pipeline. Although Casimir does not host this program, students who complete it feed into the middle grades, and the program eventually leads to early AP Spanish credit and the State Seal of Biliteracy. This program may appeal to families interested in bilingual instruction.

Casimir is a neighborhood school offering a standard comprehensive middle-school curriculum in a setting with balanced representation across the district's grade bands. The school faces a real gap in mathematics and science performance that parents may want to explore further with the school's leadership to understand what support systems or instructional approaches are in place. The ELA strength suggests the school has coherence in some subject areas, and the top-quartile overall proficiency ranking indicates the school is performing at a solid level relative to its county peers, even with the math and science shortfall pulling the averages down.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 63% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 761%

School 61% · District 60% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 56% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 67% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 775%

School 75% · District 69% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 65% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 53% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 71% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolTorrance Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income77%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income67%Higher-income81%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income43%Higher-income75%32 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income71%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income72%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income64%32 pp gap