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Arlington Elementary

Q: Is Arlington Elementary a good school?

Arlington Elementary ranks 699 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 594 students in the Torrance Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 12% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in mathematics where over 71% of students are proficient, and for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.5%, which is far better than the district and state averages. Arlington achieves these outcomes while serving a diverse student population and operates very efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools in other districts like Los Angeles Unified. When compared to nearby schools such as Yukon Elementary and Evelyn Carr Elementary, Arlington's students demonstrate higher proficiency rates in core subjects.

While Arlington is a strong choice overall, its science scores, though above average, are an area for improvement relative to its own high standards in English and Math. The school also shows some year-to-year variation in performance for certain student groups. Its closest peer, Lincoln Elementary, ranks slightly higher, but Arlington maintains advantages with lower absenteeism and strong support for students from low-income families.

594

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,116

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17800 Van Ness Ave.
Torrance, CA 90504-4330

(310) 533-4510

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Arlington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Casimir Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.9%

Asian:

37.2%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg62%

California avg41%

699^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Torrance Unified

204^th of 1,543Torrance 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
2025	89.4	699 of 5857	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	445 of 5869	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	606 of 5859	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	671 of 5883	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	684 of 5789	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	619 of 5662	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	1000 of 5692	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	980 of 5614	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	764 of 5611	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.5	922 of 5530	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	1096 of 5390	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	878 of 5377	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	87.1	630 of 5314	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	86.1	701 of 5193	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	89.5	510 of 5113	90.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.3	923 of 5113	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	88.4	568 of 4818	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	87.9	597 of 4822	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	87.8	597 of 4809	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	367 of 1203	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	388 of 1205	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	514 of 1190	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	322 of 1154	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	410 of 1149	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	452 of 1071	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.6	135 of 2227	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	211 of 2585	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	273 of 2128	87.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	75.0	378 of 3245	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	165 of 3311	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	559 of 3275	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	170 of 3246	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	524 of 5597	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	338 of 5612	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	394 of 5609	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	570 of 5635	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	580 of 5492	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	549 of 5413	89.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	591 of 5107	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	246 of 5107	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	300 of 5087	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	500 of 5084	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	457 of 4963	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	582 of 4830	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	534 of 5460	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	162 of 5517	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	355 of 5363	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	270 of 5264	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.2	756 of 5173	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	407 of 5084	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	925 of 5628	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	576 of 5643	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	854 of 5638	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	770 of 5663	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	769 of 5510	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	755 of 5431	86.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	211 of 718	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	48 of 670	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	117 of 669	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	112 of 610	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	139 of 445	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	100 of 339	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	842 of 2847	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	321 of 2635	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	215 of 2420	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	75.2	612 of 2661	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	233 of 2726	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	340 of 2834	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	661 of 2737	75.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)77th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-5	17800 Van Ness Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4510	594	23	26.2	39.2%	46 (7.7%)	13 (2.2%)	231 (38.9%)	221 (37.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.5%)	89.4	699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%		93.8	445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	254	58.8	58.8	61.6	69.3	70.9		67.2	70.9	78.7	65.0		71.8						$15,116	$14,540	$576
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2418 West 166th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4464	418	17	24.5	43.5%	40 (9.6%)	15 (3.6%)	173 (41.4%)	138 (33.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.0%)	93.8	413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.4	317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	96	59.1	59.1	79.0	75.4	72.7		75.5	84.2	81.5	68.2		77.7						$16,317	$15,648	$669
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%)	49.5	2622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		46.9	2740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	118	29.3	29.3	43.7	40.7	50.0		44.7	53.9	38.4	29.3		41.5	97.1	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	$47,765	$45,184	$2,581
Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4477	296	13	22.3	45.9%	53 (17.9%)	18 (6.1%)	152 (51.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	67.5	1713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		78.6	1219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	494	45.5	45.5	47.2	51.2	54.6		51.0	47.2	51.2	63.6		54.3						$18,113	$17,498	$615
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 West 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4467	483	20	24.0	43.9%	61 (12.6%)	40 (8.3%)	292 (60.5%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	66.9	1745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		55.4	2266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	521	38.5	38.5	65.1	38.9	59.6		56.3	58.1	38.9	50.0		50.5	96.8					$14,202	$13,542	$660
Denker Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 West 162nd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-9420	670	32	20.9	79.9%	13 (1.9%)	46 (6.9%)	417 (62.2%)	109 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	82 (12.2%)	56.8	2223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%		47.5	2706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	483	38.0	38.0	38.1	45.0	50.5		44.6	41.2	50.0	53.5		48.2						$36,252	$33,760	$2,492
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 182Nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4513	466	18	26.4	43.3%	76 (16.3%)	27 (5.8%)	215 (46.1%)	97 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.3%)	67.4	1721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.3	1396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	325	42.5	42.5	51.5	52.3	56.3		53.5	52.9	53.7	45.0		50.2	98.3					$15,663	$14,976	$687
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 West 156th St.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6639	353	17	20.7	68.0%	26 (7.4%)	98 (27.8%)	146 (41.4%)	39 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.5%)	86.8	830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		81.5	1092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	262	56.0	56.0	68.0	61.2	78.0	68.6	69.0	68.0	69.4	54.0	57.1	62.5	95.2			95.2		$36,523	$34,340	$2,183
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1947 Marine Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-2275	406	20	20.3	63.1%	5 (1.2%)	71 (17.5%)	205 (50.5%)	74 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.6%)	76.9	1286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		79.7	1165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	121	50.0	50.0	50.0	69.2	68.0		61.2	52.9	65.4	52.0		56.5						$35,001	$33,142	$1,859
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1605 West 153rd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-1029	363	22	16.5	87.1%	4 (1.1%)	67 (18.5%)	251 (69.1%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	35	3586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		26.9	4207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	621	18.8	18.8	50.0	28.3	36.2		39.0	41.9	26.1	26.1		31.6	86.1	91.9	89.5	90.7	91.9	$52,821	$49,556	$3,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Elementary

What district is Arlington Elementary in?

Torrance Unified

What is the racial makeup of Arlington Elementary?

Students at Arlington Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 8% White, 2% African American.

Is Arlington Elementary a good school?

Arlington Elementary ranks 699^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Arlington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arlington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Casimir Middle
High : North High

How many students attend Arlington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Arlington Elementary.

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