Best Public Schools in Torrance, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)			CAST Science (2019)					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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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	Total
Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 328-3100	521	25	20.8	87.5%	24 (4.6%)	26 (5.0%)	386 (74.1%)	77 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	60.9	2018^th of 5789 public elementary schools	65.1%		59.5	2058^th of 5662 public elementary schools	63.7%	40				19.2					68.2	49.3	50.0					66.7	52.0	49.3					95.0	96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	96.0	95.0	$11,974
Southern California Regional Occupational Center	Public	10-12	2300 Crenshaw Blvd.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Southern California Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	No	(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 County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4794	636	25	25.7	20.4%	165 (25.9%)	25 (3.9%)	152 (23.9%)	224 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (10.7%)	89.2	284^th of 2715 public middle schools	89.5%		90.4	230^th of 2480 public middle schools	90.7%	54					53.3							69.9	78.9	70.0					63.9	69.7	51.7								$4,778
Edward J. Richardson Middle	Public	6-8	23751 Nancy Lee Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4790	729	29	25.0	17.3%	235 (32.2%)	14 (1.9%)	146 (20.0%)	230 (31.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (14.0%)	93.2	192^nd of 2715 public middle schools	92.9%		92.9	175^th of 2480 public middle schools	92.9%	17					56.7							76.4	76.5	80.5					64.9	67.0	67.7								$4,931
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2121 238Th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4480	449	17	26.2	39.6%	114 (25.4%)	11 (2.4%)	202 (45.0%)	84 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (8.0%)	77.2	1284^th of 5789 public elementary schools	77.8%		74.1	1394^th of 5662 public elementary schools	75.4%	110				57.4					66.3	50.0	66.2					61.3	55.6	60.3					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$5,450
Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	21400 Ellinwood Dr.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4559	646	24	26.9	11.1%	195 (30.2%)	11 (1.7%)	117 (18.1%)	238 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (13.0%)	95	289^th of 5789 public elementary schools	95.0%		95.5	249^th of 5662 public elementary schools	95.6%	40				77.1					68.9	82.5	84.9					79.6	85.4	83.8					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$5,164
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-5	17800 Van Ness Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4510	582	22	26.4	39.7%	49 (8.4%)	17 (2.9%)	228 (39.2%)	222 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (11.0%)	89.3	684^th of 5789 public elementary schools	88.2%		90.3	619^th of 5662 public elementary schools	89.1%	65				48.5					67.4	74.2	72.0					79.6	80.6	70.3					98.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	$5,322
Joseph Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4524	694	27	25.7	21.5%	97 (14.0%)	29 (4.2%)	116 (16.7%)	385 (55.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (9.1%)	89.5	668^th of 5789 public elementary schools	88.5%		84.2	934^th of 5662 public elementary schools	83.5%	266				64.9					74.3	62.5	79.4					78.2	60.0	75.8					97.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$5,154
Calle Mayor Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Calle Mayor	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4548	715	31	22.9	20.6%	152 (21.3%)	20 (2.8%)	159 (22.2%)	327 (45.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	90.8	248^th of 2715 public middle schools	90.9%		88.2	277^th of 2480 public middle schools	88.8%	29					48.1							73.1	76.5	72.1					81.4	73.3	56.2								$4,499
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 W. 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4467	370	12	30.8	61.6%	38 (10.3%)	34 (9.2%)	157 (42.4%)	105 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	32 (8.6%)	55	2315^th of 5789 public elementary schools	60.0%		58.5	2108^th of 5662 public elementary schools	62.8%	207				35.2					42.4	59.7	46.3					56.1	56.5	27.8					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$5,759
Casimir Middle	Public	6-8	17220 Casimir Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4498	679	30	22.9	42.0%	60 (8.8%)	24 (3.5%)	260 (38.3%)	250 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	75 (11.0%)	79.9	485^th of 2715 public middle schools	82.1%		82.5	398^th of 2480 public middle schools	84.0%	87					40.8							59.4	73.4	65.2					56.8	53.4	49.8								$5,489
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 182Nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4513	471	17	27.7	52.0%	94 (20.0%)	31 (6.6%)	218 (46.3%)	96 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	27 (5.7%)	74.4	1409^th of 5789 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.8	1369^th of 5662 public elementary schools	75.8%	40				35.4					67.7	61.2	65.9					80.0	50.8	50.0					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,830
Fern Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 Fern Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4506	585	22	26.5	39.3%	145 (24.8%)	19 (3.2%)	237 (40.5%)	138 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	75	1380^th of 5789 public elementary schools	76.2%		78.2	1216^th of 5662 public elementary schools	78.5%	164				41.1					57.5	57.3	67.9					62.8	57.1	59.8					95.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	97.0	≥99.0	$4,850
Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 W. 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4672	949	35	27.1	16.8%	142 (15.0%)	37 (3.9%)	189 (19.9%)	481 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (10.3%)	91.5	555^th of 5789 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.1	679^th of 5662 public elementary schools	88.0%	124				60.3					70.3	72.7	76.9					78.4	76.5	70.2					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,691
J. H. Hull Middle	Public	6-8	2080 W. 231st St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4516	693	29	23.8	51.9%	111 (16.0%)	25 (3.6%)	379 (54.7%)	115 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.1%)	55.1	1022^nd of 2715 public middle schools	62.4%		58.4	888^th of 2480 public middle schools	64.2%	134					29.5							44.8	43.2	48.9					47.8	42.2	42.2								$5,141
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2418 W. 166th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4464	465	17	27.3	37.8%	59 (12.7%)	23 (4.9%)	188 (40.4%)	133 (28.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	55 (11.8%)	84.9	905^th of 5789 public elementary schools	84.4%		82.1	1022^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	81.9%	117				51.2					67.9	60.5	69.5					74.1	67.1	68.3					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,678
Bert M. Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	5038 Halison St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4495	651	26	25.3	22.7%	116 (17.8%)	22 (3.4%)	121 (18.6%)	321 (49.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	65 (10.0%)	91.6	225^th of 2715 public middle schools	91.7%		91.6	200^th of 2480 public middle schools	91.9%	25					58.0							75.4	74.3	67.4					73.0	64.5	67.0								$5,103
Madrona Middle	Public	6-8	21364 Madrona Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4562	706	28	25.0	31.9%	131 (18.6%)	32 (4.5%)	241 (34.1%)	241 (34.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.2%)	79.2	502^nd of 2715 public middle schools	81.5%		79.9	453^rd of 2480 public middle schools	81.7%	49					49.2							55.8	63.7	64.8					49.1	59.7	53.7								$4,707
Philip Magruder Middle	Public	6-8	4100 W. 185th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4527	586	26	22.8	50.9%	97 (16.6%)	48 (8.2%)	281 (48.0%)	120 (20.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.1%)	76.6	566^th of 2715 public middle schools	79.2%		72.2	600^th of 2480 public middle schools	75.8%	34					41.8							61.3	62.2	64.8					47.6	49.2	55.1								$5,575
North High	Public	9-12	3620 W. 182nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4412	1,813	75	24.0	43.9%	208 (11.5%)	130 (7.2%)	794 (43.8%)	544 (30.0%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.7%)	122 (6.7%)	76.7	426^th of 2133 public high schools	80.0%		85.5	298^th of 2017 public high schools	85.2%	128							43.4	19.1							78.1							44.2							$5,841
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	365 Paseo de Arena	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4460	666	26	26.1	14.9%	312 (46.8%)	9 (1.4%)	111 (16.7%)	141 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (13.8%)	88.1	746^th of 5789 public elementary schools	87.1%		86.6	819^th of 5662 public elementary schools	85.5%	73				47.2					74.8	78.5	66.0					80.4	77.1	61.3					96.0	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$4,732
Seaside Elementary	Public	K-5	4651 Sharynne Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4532	507	19	27.1	16.6%	183 (36.1%)	8 (1.6%)	99 (19.5%)	169 (33.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.9%)	96	218^th of 5789 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.1	363^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	93.6%	145				68.0					84.8	78.5	78.2					89.9	83.5	82.1					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$5,352
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4440	119	7	16.5	59.7%	17 (14.3%)	9 (7.6%)	75 (63.0%)	6 (5.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	16.4	1717^th of 2133 public high schools	19.5%		13.7	1641^st of 2017 public high schools	18.6%	76							6.4	7.7							8.3							1.6							$14,432
South High	Public	9-12	4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4352	2,074	90	23.0	18.4%	771 (37.2%)	54 (2.6%)	368 (17.7%)	721 (34.8%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	147 (7.1%)	90.4	173^rd of 2133 public high schools	91.9%		91.5	165^th of 2017 public high schools	91.8%	8						36.4	50.8	43.4							72.3							64.3							$5,604
Torrance Elementary	Public	K-5	2125 Lincoln Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4500	492	19	25.8	67.7%	49 (10.0%)	27 (5.5%)	333 (67.7%)	59 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	43.2	2996^th of 5789 public elementary schools	48.2%		52	2448^th of 5662 public elementary schools	56.8%	548				17.8					41.7	46.2	41.1					56.9	47.4	34.4					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$5,532
Torrance High	Public	9-12	2200 Carson St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4396	1,959	81	24.0	33.9%	300 (15.3%)	74 (3.8%)	809 (41.3%)	618 (31.5%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	145 (7.4%)	83.7	296^th of 2133 public high schools	86.1%		88.8	231^st of 2017 public high schools	88.5%	65							45.4	35.7							59.6							50.1							$5,704
Towers Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 Towers St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4535	623	23	27.0	12.5%	190 (30.5%)	9 (1.4%)	111 (17.8%)	235 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (12.0%)	92.2	502^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	91.3%		93.1	440^th of 5662 public elementary schools	92.2%	62				67.3					70.0	70.1	73.4					81.1	82.7	75.5					98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	$5,272
Victor Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Spencer St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4542	994	39	25.4	29.1%	128 (12.9%)	52 (5.2%)	197 (19.8%)	543 (54.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	67 (6.7%)	86.9	801^st of 5789 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.9	896^th of 5662 public elementary schools	84.2%	95				55.6					71.1	60.1	75.3					73.5	65.0	75.0					96.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	$5,122
Walteria Elementary	Public	K-5	24456 Madison St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4487	679	26	26.5	16.9%	167 (24.6%)	12 (1.8%)	133 (19.6%)	298 (43.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.9%)	91.7	536^th of 5789 public elementary schools	90.7%		91.5	544^th of 5662 public elementary schools	90.4%	8				51.4					72.4	77.1	78.6					78.1	87.2	67.6					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,980
West High	Public	9-12	20401 Victor St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 533-4299	2,047	82	25.0	24.1%	483 (23.6%)	87 (4.3%)	432 (21.1%)	834 (40.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	206 (10.1%)	92.8	136^th of 2133 public high schools	93.6%		92	156^th of 2017 public high schools	92.3%	20							55.8	40.8							74.9							64.8							$6,606
Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 W. 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4484	402	18	22.3	36.6%	85 (21.1%)	11 (2.7%)	187 (46.5%)	70 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	43 (10.7%)	73.4	1455^th of 5789 public elementary schools	74.9%		75.1	1360^th of 5662 public elementary schools	76.0%	95				44.1					58.5	51.6	58.8					66.7	68.8	52.9					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$5,212
Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 533-4477	301	12	25.0	49.8%	50 (16.6%)	15 (5.0%)	158 (52.5%)	58 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.6%)	70.7	1572^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	72.8%		74.3	1386^th of 5662 public elementary schools	75.5%	186				33.3					46.7	67.7	64.7					55.6	71.0	62.8					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$8,698
Gene Drevno Community Day	Public	7-12	2291 W. Washington Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	No	No	No	(310) 972-6962	20	2	8.5	85.0%	5 (25.0%)	1 (5.0%)	13 (65.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$26,859
Meyler Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1123 W. 223rd St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 328-3910	737	33	22.3	90.1%	24 (3.3%)	74 (10.0%)	590 (80.1%)	34 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	31	3852^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	33.5%		33.9	3550^th of 5662 public elementary schools	37.3%	302	0.0	9.5	2.6	18.7					22.4	40.0	45.1					33.6	44.8	29.3					98.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0	$10,044
Van Deene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	826 W. Javelin St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(310) 320-8680	316	15	21.0	83.2%	12 (3.8%)	24 (7.6%)	224 (70.9%)	49 (15.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50.1	2596^th of 5789 public elementary schools	55.2%		56.6	2209^th of 5662 public elementary schools	61.0%	387				16.3					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	$13,970

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carson	1.73 mi	26	514^th
Harbor City	1.87 mi	6	685^th
Lomita	2.02 mi	3	308^th
Gardena	2.29 mi	16	614^th
Wilmington	3.22 mi	12	603^rd

Best Public Schools in Torrance, CA

Seaside Elementary

Anza Elementary

Edward J. Richardson Middle

West High

Towers Elementary

Walteria Elementary

Bert M. Lynn Middle

Hickory Elementary

Calle Mayor Middle

South High

Joseph Arnold Elementary

Arlington Elementary

Jefferson Middle

Riviera Elementary

Victor Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Torrance High

Casimir Middle

Madrona Middle

John Adams Elementary

North High

Philip Magruder Middle

Fern Elementary

Edison Elementary

Howard Wood Elementary

Yukon Elementary

Halldale Elementary

J. H. Hull Middle

Evelyn Carr Elementary

Van Deene Avenue Elementary

Torrance Elementary

Meyler Street Elementary

Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)

Gene Drevno Community Day

Southern California Regional Occupational Center

Cities Near Torrance