Summary:
The 31 schools in Torrance Unified—17 elementary, eight middle and six high schools—serve students across the Torrance area. In 2025–26, average proficiency was above the state benchmark for each school type and subject: elementary schools averaged 64% in English language arts (ELA), 65% in math and 57% in science; middle schools averaged 67%, 59% and 58%; and comprehensive high schools averaged 79%, 56% and 54%, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is that strong area averages coexist with wide differences: regular grade-span schools’ scores spanned 41 to 45 percentage points within each subject.
Top results vary by grade span and subject. Among elementary schools, Towers Elementary led in ELA at 79%, Walteria Elementary in math at 82%, and Anza Elementary in science at 78%. Among middle schools, Edward J. Richardson Middle led in ELA (81%) and science (70%), while Calle Mayor Middle led in math (75%). Among comprehensive high schools, North High led in ELA (88%) and science (59%), and South High led in math (65%). At the lower end, Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) scored 17% in ELA, 2% in math and 6% in science—32, 36 and 30 points below state benchmarks. It is a continuation school, so its results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensive highs. Torrance Elementary had the lowest elementary science score (38%), while Philip Magruder Middle was lowest among middle schools in math and science (42% in each).
Recent results show science improving more broadly than ELA or math: science scores rose at 24 of 30 schools with comparable results, while ELA rose at 18 of 29 and math at 18 of 30. By school type, science averages increased by about 3 to 5 points; ELA and math averages were mostly flat or down, while state averages rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Richardson and Calle Mayor in the 96th statewide percentile in 2025–26, compared with Shery in the 12th percentile. The reported low-income measure is free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25: North reported 45%, Walteria 17% and Torrance Elementary 54%, illustrating that the measure provides context but does not determine a school’s results.
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