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Van Deene Avenue Elementary

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Van Deene Avenue Elementary ranks 1513 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Van Deene Avenue Elementary is a 320-student K–6 school in Torrance, part of Los Angeles Unified, with 10 nearby schools used for comparison. Its most important strength is that all three reported all-grades results in 2025–2026 exceeded both district and California rates.

The school is strongest in English language arts (ELA) and math compared with nearby schools, while science is a relative weak spot. Van Deene scored 61% in ELA and 52% in math, ranking second among 11 schools in each subject, behind Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary. Those results were 12 and 13 percentage points above state rates and 13 and 12 points above district rates, respectively. Science was 38%—above the state by 2 points and the district by 5, but seventh among nearby schools. Grade results vary: third-grade ELA was 67%, the highest among nearby schools reporting that grade, while fifth-grade math was 38%, just 1 point above the state and 2 below the district. Grade-level comparisons can reflect different sets of nearby schools.

Results have improved since 2022–2023, with science making the biggest gain: it rose 22 points, from 16% to 38%, moving from below the state to 2 points above it. ELA increased 6 points and math 5, though both dipped before recovering. SchoolDigger rates Van Deene at the 74th statewide percentile with 4 stars, second among the 11 nearby schools; its student-teacher ratio was 21.3 in 2024–2025. In that school year, 80.3% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the 79.6% average at nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for Hispanic students rose from 55 in 2023–2024 to 88 in 2025–2026, and for Low Socio Economic Status Students from 56 to 87—substantial improvements in how well the school serves those groups, as measured by SchoolDigger.

320

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,239

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

826 West Javelin St.
Torrance, CA 90502-1719

(310) 320-8680

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Van Deene Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Stephen M. White Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

Asian:

13.1%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,513^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	1513 of 5817	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	1662 of 5857	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	2768 of 5869	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	1963 of 5859	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	2278 of 5883	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	2596 of 5789	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	2209 of 5662	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.1	3301 of 5692	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	3114 of 5614	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	2596 of 5611	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.1	3119 of 5530	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.5	3904 of 5390	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	3831 of 5377	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.5	2422 of 5314	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.3	2858 of 5193	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.5	1969 of 5113	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.9	2568 of 5113	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.9	2728 of 4818	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.9	2959 of 4822	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.8	1967 of 4809	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	1113 of 5581	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	1396 of 5597	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	2539 of 5612	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	1684 of 5609	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	2107 of 5635	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	2436 of 5492	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	2079 of 5413	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	632 of 5094	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	1007 of 5107	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.3	2307 of 5107	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	1400 of 5087	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	1400 of 5084	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	2004 of 4963	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	1508 of 4830	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	733 of 5423	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	959 of 5460	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	2419 of 5517	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	1105 of 5363	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	1218 of 5264	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	2045 of 5173	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	953 of 5084	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	2273 of 5603	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	1994 of 5628	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	2744 of 5643	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	2068 of 5638	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	2212 of 5663	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2600 of 5510	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	2240 of 5431	58.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics52%+13 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Deene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	826 West Javelin St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8680	320	15	21.3	80.3%	13 (4.1%)	13 (4.1%)	242 (75.6%)	42 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	71.4	1513^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.0%		68.6	1662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%	149	37.5		37.5	66.7	54.8	53.9	72.7			61.3	63.9	47.6	37.5	60.6			51.7	≥ 98%		$40,239	$37,436	$2,803
Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3100	425	22	19.3	86.1%	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.6%)	298 (70.1%)	53 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	64.1	1873^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	67.8%		63.4	1904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%	31	42.0		42.0	45.2	53.2	54.0				51.3	45.2	59.7	42.0				50.0	98%	0%	$43,234	$40,660	$2,574
Carson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	161 East Carson St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-4508	623	28	22.2	68.2%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.7%)	366 (58.7%)	121 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	54 (8.7%)	65.8	1791^st of 5817 public elementary schools	69.2%		72.9	1477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%	314	38.1		38.1	46.8	60.6	60.2				56.3	43.2	53.2	48.7				48.6	≥ 99%		$32,255	$30,062	$2,193
Meyler Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1123 West 223rd St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3910	603	31	19.4	95.5%	9 (1.5%)	55 (9.1%)	454 (75.3%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	49 (8.1%)	38.9	3301^st of 5817 public elementary schools	43.3%		31.2	3857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%	556	18.0		18.0	38.5	44.6	38.4				40.3	45.1	39.8	28.9				37.6	96%	0%	$36,570	$34,164	$2,406
Caroldale Learning Community	Public	K-8	22424 Caroldale Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8570	620	35	17.9	77.9%	11 (1.8%)	56 (9.0%)	296 (47.7%)	176 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	68 (11.0%)	61.9	1995^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.7%		56.2	2245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%	250	40.0	40.4	40.2	40.6	52.8	59.4	47.6	48.0	70.2	52.5	51.6	49.3	43.5	44.6	30.1	56.1	45.4	88%	0%	$36,158	$33,616	$2,542
Dolores Street Elementary	Public	K-5	22526 Dolores St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-2565	370	17	21.7	85.1%	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.0%)	241 (65.1%)	52 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	44.5	2947^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.3%		47.9	2704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.8%	243	27.0		27.0	36.2	39.2	49.2				42.2	42.6	43.1	34.9				39.8	97%	0%	$51,461	$48,552	$2,909
Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary	Public	K-5	23240 Archibald Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-8710	413	19	21.7	64.6%	7 (1.7%)	18 (4.4%)	237 (57.4%)	101 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.1%)	84.9	920^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.2%		79.6	1174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.0%	254	51.7		51.7	61.0	67.7	74.1				67.6	66.1	58.5	65.5				63.2	98%	0%	$34,284	$32,010	$2,274
Bonita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	21929 Bonita St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-8588	399	19	21.0	77.9%	5 (1.3%)	47 (11.8%)	232 (58.1%)	85 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	20 (5.0%)	53.8	2392^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	58.9%		55.8	2253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%	139	42.9		42.9	34.4	42.3	50.0				42.0	47.5	42.3	48.2				46.2	96%	2%	$38,295	$36,130	$2,165
Towne Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	18924 Towne Ave.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 329-3505	288	14	20.5	81.6%	5 (1.7%)	46 (16.0%)	209 (72.6%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	6 (2.1%)	59.3	2100^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.9%		60.9	2019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%	81	43.2		43.2	50.0	40.0	59.1				49.3	61.9	40.0	36.4				45.6	96%	0%	$44,485	$41,178	$3,307
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1581 West 186th St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-1153	579	30	19.3	86.4%	17 (2.9%)	83 (14.3%)	417 (72.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	56.9	2215^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.9%		49.5	2622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%	407	29.7		29.7	59.8	39.8	48.4				48.8	74.7	40.8	36.3				49.8	92%	0%	$47,765	$45,184	$2,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Deene Avenue Elementary

What district is Van Deene Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Van Deene Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Van Deene Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephen M. White Middle

What is the racial makeup of Van Deene Avenue Elementary?

Students at Van Deene Avenue Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Van Deene Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Van Deene Avenue Elementary.

Is Van Deene Avenue Elementary a good school?

Van Deene Avenue Elementary ranks 1513^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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