Best Public Schools in Torrance, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG
Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 328-3100	553	25	22.1	83.0%	27 (4.9%)	34 (6.1%)	390 (70.5%)	85 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.3%)	66.6	1772^nd of 5772 public elementary schools	69.3%		59.5	2058^th of 5662 public elementary schools	63.7%	286	68.2	49.3	50.0					66.7	52.0	49.3					95.0	96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	96.0	95.0
Southern California Regional Occupational Center	Public	10-12	2300 Crenshaw Blvd.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Southern California Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 224-4220	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	21717 Talisman St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4794	653	26	25.3	23.0%	180 (27.6%)	19 (2.9%)	155 (23.7%)	229 (35.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (10.3%)	88.8	287^th of 2623 public middle schools	89.1%		90.4	230^th of 2480 public middle schools	90.7%	57				69.9	78.9	70.0					63.9	69.7	51.7
Edward J. Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	23751 Nancy Lee Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4790	691	27	25.7	12.0%	281 (40.7%)	9 (1.3%)	116 (16.8%)	199 (28.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (11.9%)	93	185^th of 2623 public middle schools	92.9%		92.9	175^th of 2480 public middle schools	92.9%	10				76.4	76.5	80.5					64.9	67.0	67.7
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2121 238Th St	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4480	428	16	26.7	39.0%	124 (29.0%)	9 (2.1%)	174 (40.7%)	78 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.3%)	74.8	1413^th of 5772 public elementary schools	75.5%		74.1	1394^th of 5662 public elementary schools	75.4%	19	66.3	50.0	66.2					61.3	55.6	60.3					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	21400 Ellinwood Dr.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4559	633	24	26.3	9.0%	200 (31.6%)	15 (2.4%)	99 (15.6%)	232 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (13.3%)	94.3	336^th of 5772 public elementary schools	94.2%		95.5	249^th of 5662 public elementary schools	95.6%	87	68.9	82.5	84.9					79.6	85.4	83.8					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-5	17800 Van Ness Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4510	585	22	26.4	31.0%	55 (9.4%)	5 (0.9%)	197 (33.7%)	256 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.1%)	90.5	604^th of 5772 public elementary schools	89.5%		90.3	619^th of 5662 public elementary schools	89.1%	15	67.4	74.2	72.0					79.6	80.6	70.3					98.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0
Joseph Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4524	686	27	25.0	19.0%	117 (17.1%)	17 (2.5%)	110 (16.0%)	387 (56.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	88.3	738^th of 5772 public elementary schools	87.2%		84.2	934^th of 5662 public elementary schools	83.5%	196	74.3	62.5	79.4					78.2	60.0	75.8					97.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Calle Mayor Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Calle Mayor	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4548	790	33	23.8	17.0%	234 (29.6%)	26 (3.3%)	140 (17.7%)	349 (44.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.6%)	91.6	226^th of 2623 public middle schools	91.4%		88.2	277^th of 2480 public middle schools	88.8%	51				73.1	76.5	72.1					81.4	73.3	56.2
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 W. 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4467	335	13	25.7	54.0%	39 (11.6%)	25 (7.5%)	133 (39.7%)	104 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	26 (7.8%)	54.4	2387^th of 5772 public elementary schools	58.6%		58.5	2108^th of 5662 public elementary schools	62.8%	279	42.4	59.7	46.3					56.1	56.5	27.8					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Casimir Middle	Public	6-8	17220 Casimir Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4498	692	28	24.6	34.0%	60 (8.7%)	22 (3.2%)	282 (40.8%)	264 (38.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (8.7%)	80.6	461^st of 2623 public middle schools	82.4%		82.5	398^th of 2480 public middle schools	84.0%	63				59.4	73.4	65.2					56.8	53.4	49.8
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 182Nd St	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4513	495	19	26.0	46.0%	94 (19.0%)	31 (6.3%)	229 (46.3%)	98 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (6.9%)	77.3	1305^th of 5772 public elementary schools	77.4%		74.8	1369^th of 5662 public elementary schools	75.8%	64	67.7	61.2	65.9					80.0	50.8	50.0					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Fern Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 Fern Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4506	598	23	26.0	35.0%	148 (24.7%)	21 (3.5%)	244 (40.8%)	127 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.0%)	75.9	1363^rd of 5772 public elementary schools	76.4%		78.2	1216^th of 5662 public elementary schools	78.5%	147	57.5	57.3	67.9					62.8	57.1	59.8					95.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	97.0	≥99.0
Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 W. 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4672	953	36	26.4	13.0%	147 (15.4%)	31 (3.3%)	195 (20.5%)	492 (51.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (8.9%)	91.1	570^th of 5772 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.1	679^th of 5662 public elementary schools	88.0%	109	70.3	72.7	76.9					78.4	76.5	70.2					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
J. H. Hull Middle	Public	6-8	2080 W. 231st St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4516	716	31	23.2	44.0%	138 (19.3%)	34 (4.7%)	389 (54.3%)	101 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.7%)	55.5	1008^th of 2623 public middle schools	61.6%		58.4	888^th of 2480 public middle schools	64.2%	120				44.8	43.2	48.9					47.8	42.2	42.2
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2418 W. 166th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4464	469	18	26.0	31.0%	63 (13.4%)	18 (3.8%)	173 (36.9%)	152 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	58 (12.4%)	84.8	921^st of 5772 public elementary schools	84.0%		82.1	1022^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	81.9%	101	67.9	60.5	69.5					74.1	67.1	68.3					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Bert M. Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	5038 Halison St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4495	724	30	24.5	18.0%	149 (20.6%)	20 (2.8%)	113 (15.6%)	360 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.9%)	91.1	236^th of 2623 public middle schools	91.0%		91.6	200^th of 2480 public middle schools	91.9%	36				75.4	74.3	67.4					73.0	64.5	67.0
Madrona Middle	Public	6-8	21364 Madrona Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4562	715	29	24.8	21.0%	131 (18.3%)	23 (3.2%)	210 (29.4%)	279 (39.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.2%)	77.7	523^rd of 2623 public middle schools	80.1%		79.9	453^rd of 2480 public middle schools	81.7%	70				55.8	63.7	64.8					49.1	59.7	53.7
Philip Magruder Middle	Public	6-8	4100 W. 185th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4527	586	27	22.0	48.0%	92 (15.7%)	54 (9.2%)	284 (48.5%)	116 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.1%)	76.5	547^th of 2623 public middle schools	79.1%		72.2	600^th of 2480 public middle schools	75.8%	53				61.3	62.2	64.8					47.6	49.2	55.1
North High	Public	9-12	3620 W. 182nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4412	1,833	75	24.5	39.0%	229 (12.5%)	151 (8.2%)	756 (41.2%)	534 (29.1%)	5 (0.3%)	16 (0.9%)	142 (7.7%)	86.7	277^th of 2125 public high schools	87.0%		85.5	298^th of 2017 public high schools	85.2%	21							78.1							44.2
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	365 Paseo de Arena	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4460	655	25	26.2	11.0%	299 (45.6%)	9 (1.4%)	106 (16.2%)	145 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (14.5%)	89.5	658^th of 5772 public elementary schools	88.6%		86.6	819^th of 5662 public elementary schools	85.5%	161	74.8	78.5	66.0					80.4	77.1	61.3					96.0	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	98.0
Seaside Elementary	Public	K-5	4651 Sharynne Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4532	558	22	25.3	12.0%	184 (33.0%)	9 (1.6%)	101 (18.1%)	195 (34.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.1%)	95.8	217^th of 5772 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.1	363^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	93.6%	146	84.8	78.5	78.2					89.9	83.5	82.1					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4440	144	7	20.3	47.0%	22 (15.3%)	8 (5.6%)	90 (62.5%)	17 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	11.1	1874^th of 2125 public high schools	11.8%		13.7	1641^st of 2017 public high schools	18.6%	233							8.3							1.6
South High	Public	9-12	4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4352	2,077	90	22.9	15.0%	793 (38.2%)	47 (2.3%)	354 (17.0%)	701 (33.8%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.5%)	164 (7.9%)	90.8	183^rd of 2125 public high schools	91.4%		91.5	165^th of 2017 public high schools	91.8%	18							72.3							64.3
Torrance Elementary	Public	K-5	2125 Lincoln Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4500	517	20	25.8	63.0%	59 (11.4%)	22 (4.3%)	329 (63.6%)	80 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.0%)	46.6	2833^rd of 5772 public elementary schools	50.9%		52	2448^th of 5662 public elementary schools	56.8%	385	41.7	46.2	41.1					56.9	47.4	34.4					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Torrance High	Public	9-12	2200 Carson St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4396	2,022	82	24.6	29.0%	340 (16.8%)	73 (3.6%)	811 (40.1%)	612 (30.3%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	171 (8.5%)	79.5	441^st of 2125 public high schools	79.2%		88.8	231^st of 2017 public high schools	88.5%	210							59.6							50.1
Towers Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 Towers St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4535	610	23	26.5	11.0%	188 (30.8%)	9 (1.5%)	124 (20.3%)	219 (35.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.1%)	91.3	553^rd of 5772 public elementary schools	90.4%		93.1	440^th of 5662 public elementary schools	92.2%	113	70.0	70.1	73.4					81.1	82.7	75.5					98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0
Victor Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Spencer St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4542	977	37	26.4	22.0%	119 (12.2%)	38 (3.9%)	158 (16.2%)	589 (60.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	68 (7.0%)	86.4	837^th of 5772 public elementary schools	85.5%		84.9	896^th of 5662 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	71.1	60.1	75.3					73.5	65.0	75.0					96.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0
Walteria Elementary	Public	K-5	24456 Madison St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4487	682	25	26.9	15.0%	180 (26.4%)	11 (1.6%)	126 (18.5%)	291 (42.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	92.7	452^nd of 5772 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.5	544^th of 5662 public elementary schools	90.4%	92	72.4	77.1	78.6					78.1	87.2	67.6					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0
West High	Public	9-12	20401 Victor St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4299	2,050	82	24.8	18.0%	496 (24.2%)	76 (3.7%)	417 (20.3%)	859 (41.9%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	193 (9.4%)	92	159^th of 2125 public high schools	92.5%		92	156^th of 2017 public high schools	92.3%	3							74.9							64.8
Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 W. 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4484	424	17	24.9	37.0%	94 (22.2%)	25 (5.9%)	168 (39.6%)	74 (17.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	54 (12.7%)	73	1478^th of 5772 public elementary schools	74.4%		75.1	1360^th of 5662 public elementary schools	76.0%	118	58.5	51.6	58.8					66.7	68.8	52.9					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4477	292	11	26.5	44.0%	54 (18.5%)	12 (4.1%)	139 (47.6%)	66 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.2%)	73.8	1450^th of 5772 public elementary schools	74.9%		74.3	1386^th of 5662 public elementary schools	75.5%	64	46.7	67.7	64.7					55.6	71.0	62.8					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0
Gene Drevno Community Day	Public	7-12	2291 W. Washington Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 972-6962	22	1	16.5	45.0%	6 (27.3%)	1 (4.5%)	9 (40.9%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Meyler Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1123 W. 223rd St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 328-3910	758	34	22.2	85.0%	38 (5.0%)	57 (7.5%)	614 (81.0%)	30 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	31.8	3803^rd of 5772 public elementary schools	34.1%		33.9	3550^th of 5662 public elementary schools	37.3%	253	22.4	40.0	45.1					33.6	44.8	29.3					98.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0
Van Deene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	826 W. Javelin St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 320-8680	350	17	20.5	80.0%	6 (1.7%)	30 (8.6%)	241 (68.9%)	57 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.9%)	54.5	2382^nd of 5772 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.6	2209^th of 5662 public elementary schools	61.0%	173	53.9	64.9	32.7	63.0				53.9	51.4	22.5	55.6				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carson	1.73 mi	25	479^th
Harbor City	1.87 mi	6	619^th
Lomita	2.02 mi	3	284^th
Gardena	2.29 mi	16	598^th
Wilmington	3.22 mi	11	561^st

Best Public Schools in Torrance, CA

Seaside Elementary

Anza Elementary

Edward J. Richardson Middle

Walteria Elementary

West High

Calle Mayor Middle

Towers Elementary

Hickory Elementary

Bert M. Lynn Middle

South High

Arlington Elementary

Riviera Elementary

Jefferson Middle

Joseph Arnold Elementary

North High

Victor Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Casimir Middle

Torrance High

Madrona Middle

Edison Elementary

Philip Magruder Middle

Fern Elementary

John Adams Elementary

Yukon Elementary

Howard Wood Elementary

Halldale Elementary

J. H. Hull Middle

Van Deene Avenue Elementary

Evelyn Carr Elementary

Torrance Elementary

Meyler Street Elementary

Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)

Gene Drevno Community Day

Southern California Regional Occupational Center

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