Ridgecrest Intermediate

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Rancho Palos Verdes, California·90275
Score
97.7/100
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#31
Among 1,326 California middle schools
#1
In Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
#1
In Rancho Palos Verdes
Top 3%
In California

Score 97.7/100: better than 97% of California middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
85%
Similar California schools ≈ 49%, better than 98% of them
854 students tested
Math
79%
Similar California schools ≈ 36%, better than 97% of them
858 students tested
Science
66%
Similar California schools ≈ 32%, better than 94% of them
289 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA86.0272
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA85.5296
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA83.2286
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA84.9854
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math81.3273
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math79.8297
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math77.1288
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math79.4858
ScienceGrade 8CAST66.4289
ScienceAll gradesCAST66.4289

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
917
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
917
Typical middle school: 658
Free or reduced-price lunch
10%
Typical middle school: 72%

District and location

City
Los Angeles County

Contact

Address
28915 Northbay Rd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Ridgecrest Intermediate at a glance

Ridgecrest Intermediate is a public middle school in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified school district. It has about 917 students (a typical California middle school has 658). About 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 85% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 79% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California middle schools, it scores 97.7 out of 100: better than 97% of them, ranking #31 of 1,326. Its English language arts result rose by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.