Enrollment
720
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Middle school (grades 6-8) NCES 062970004620
Miraleste Intermediate — Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Federal NCES profile for Miraleste Intermediate, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 41/100.
👥 Class size 12
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 28
📋 Attendance 54
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
+2% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
8.4%
vs 55.5% California avg
-85% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Miraleste Intermediate compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Miraleste Intermediate reports 720 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 22:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 2% above the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 38% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 8.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 85% below the California average and 84% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 360 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 18.5% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified spends $15,627 per pupil district-wide, below the California average of $18,039 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 55.2% from local sources (property taxes), 39.0% from the state, and 5.7% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (D), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Miraleste Intermediate compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 22:1 | ▲ 2% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 8.4% | ▼ 85% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 720 | top 78% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
8.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 85% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
22:1
students per teacher
— 2% above state mean
Top 50% in California — lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
18.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$15,627
per pupil, district-wide
— below California avg of $18,039
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 360 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 720 Top 78% in California — larger than 22% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 34.0
Students per teacher 22:1 +2% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 8.4% -85% vs state
NCES ID 062970004620
Student demographics
White 41.7%
Hispanic or Latino 23.3%
Asian 17.6%
Two or More 15.3%
African American 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 41.7% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 2.0
Students per counselor 360:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 18.5%
In-school suspensions 1
Out-of-school suspensions 11
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, which includes Miraleste Intermediate.
$15,627
Per student
-13%
vs California
Avg $18,039
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 55.2%
State 39.0%
Federal 5.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,075
- Students per teacher
- 24.1:1
- Enrollment
- 1,484
- Students per teacher
- 22.5:1
- Enrollment
- 881
- Students per teacher
- 26.2:1
- Enrollment
- 735
- Students per teacher
- 21.9:1
- Enrollment
- 639
- Students per teacher
- 25.1:1
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Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Miraleste Intermediate
How many students attend Miraleste Intermediate?
Miraleste Intermediate has 720 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miraleste Intermediate?
The student-teacher ratio at Miraleste Intermediate is 22:1, which is 2% higher than the California average of 21.6:1 and 38% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Miraleste Intermediate?
8.4% of students at Miraleste Intermediate are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Miraleste Intermediate?
The largest demographic group at Miraleste Intermediate is White at 41.7%. The school serves a diverse student body in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Miraleste Intermediate?
Miraleste Intermediate has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (D) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.