Grade Trends

Mira Costa High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Manhattan Beach Unified

1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Map

Math (met standard)
63%
+32 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
84%
+27 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
64%
+25 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
7%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
2,473
2024-25
Students per teacher
24.7
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 63% state 32% · 2025-26 84% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 63% state 32% · 2025-26 84% state 57% · 2025-26 64% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 63% state 32% 84% state 57% 64% state 39%
2024-25 62% state 31% 81% state 57% 57% state 34%
2023-24 54% state 28% 76% state 56% 44% state 32%
2022-23 59% state 27% 68% state 55% 54% state 32%
2021-22 60% state 27% 75% state 55% 57% state 31%
2020-21 70% state 34% 90% state 59% —
2018-19 68% state 32% 82% state 57% 63% state 30%
2017-18 72% state 31% 83% state 56% —
2016-17 67% state 32% 85% state 60% —
2015-16 65% state 32% 76% state 59% —
2014-15 52% state 30% 75% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
99%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
85%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
91%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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2.0 mi
0%
−32 vs state
40%
−17 vs state
8%
−31 vs state
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2.0 mi
44%
65%
64%
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2.0 mi
3%
−29 vs state
7%
−50 vs state
3%
−30 vs state
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Grades 9–12 Alternative · Centinela Valley Union High
2.0 mi
16%
−16 vs state
38%
−20 vs state
11%
−22 vs state
20% Average of math, English and science: 7% in 2022-23 → 27% in 2025-26 77% 62 Hispanic 79%
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2.0 mi
42%
+10 vs state
81%
+23 vs state
45%
+12 vs state
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2.0 mi
54%
+22 vs state
77%
+19 vs state
56%
+17 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 62% in 2022-23 → 62% in 2025-26 18% 2,921 White 42%
Lawndale High
Grades 9–12 · Centinela Valley Union High
2.1 mi
15%
−17 vs state
44%
−14 vs state
16%
−17 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 26% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26 78% 1,403 Hispanic 68%
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Grades 9–12 · Torrance Unified
2.3 mi
51%
+19 vs state
73%
+15 vs state
59%
+21 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2025-26 25% 1,775 Asian 37%
Da Vinci Communications
Grades 9–12 Charter · Da Vinci Communications District
3.0 mi
38%
+6 vs state
74%
+16 vs state
46%
+8 vs state
12% Average of math, English and science: 41% in 2022-23 → 53% in 2025-26 49% 550 Hispanic 58%
Da Vinci Design
Grades 9–12 Charter · Da Vinci Design District
3.0 mi
27%
−5 vs state
67%
+10 vs state
44%
+5 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 36% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 53% 536 Hispanic 65%