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Middle school · Torrance Unified School District

Philip Magruder Middle

Philip Magruder Middle serves grades 6–8 for 610 students in Torrance Unified School District.

It is the 6th largest of the 8 Torrance Unified School District middle schools in Torrance. Its 23.5 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.1 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 585 in 2019–20 to 610 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 205 students. 54% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (289 free, 40 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Columbia Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Philip Magruder Middle by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–8
Students610
Teachers26
Students per teacher23.5
Free or reduced-price lunch54%
School typeRegular School
DistrictTorrance Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Philip Magruder Middle

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 6203
  • 7202
  • 8205
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20585
  • 2020–21543
  • 2021–22528
  • 2022–23534
  • 2023–24610
Nearby

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

4100 West 185th St., Torrance 90504

(310) 533-4527

State school ID 6023170 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 063942006566

Torrance Unified School District

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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