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Joseph Arnold Elementary

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Joseph Arnold Elementary ranks 767 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joseph Arnold Elementary serves 628 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Torrance, within Torrance Unified; comparisons here include 10 nearby K–5 schools. In 2025–2026, 67% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 67% in math, and 58% in science—well above California rates in all three subjects. The most important local contrast is that the school ranked eighth of 10 nearby schools in every subject.

Math is the school’s strongest subject compared with its district and the state: 67% proficiency was 29 points above California’s 38% and 6 points above the district’s 61%. ELA was 67%, 18 points above the state but 1 point below the district; science was 58%, 22 points above the state and 2 points above the district. Against nearby schools, however, all three results were below average: ELA was 2 points below the 69% average, math 4 below the 71% average, and science 7 below the 65% average. Science is the largest local shortfall.

Scores remain substantially above state levels, but each subject is lower than in 2022–2023: ELA fell 8 points, math 6, and science 7. Over that period, the school’s lead over California narrowed by 11 points in ELA, 10 in math, and 13 in science. SchoolDigger placed the school in the 87th percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, though seven nearby schools had higher percentiles. Its 24.1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was below the nearby average of 25.2. Its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 30% that school year, compared with a nearby-school average of 24%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Asian students was at the 52nd percentile, compared with the school’s 87th-percentile overall ranking. Its White-student ranking also dropped notably, from the 82nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 58th in 2025–2026.

628

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,976

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4100 227th St.
Torrance, CA 90505-2246

(310) 533-4524

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Joseph Arnold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Calle Mayor Middle
High:	South High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.4%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg63%

California avg42%

767^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Torrance Unified

121^st of 968Torrance 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	87.5	767 of 5804	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	890 of 5857	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	700 of 5869	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	498 of 5859	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	565 of 5883	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	668 of 5789	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	934 of 5662	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	573 of 5692	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	89.4	654 of 5614	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	92.6	469 of 5611	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	84.7	780 of 5530	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.3	894 of 5390	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	957 of 5377	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	748 of 5314	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	88.3	567 of 5193	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	866 of 5113	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	81.9	895 of 5113	82.5%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	733 of 4818	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	81.2	880 of 4822	81.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.6	721 of 4809	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	578 of 1207	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	634 of 1203	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	562 of 1205	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	393 of 1190	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	395 of 1154	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	489 of 1149	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	560 of 1071	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.6	134 of 2227	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	307 of 2585	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	307 of 2128	85.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.2	146 of 3162	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	117 of 3245	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	56 of 3311	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	79 of 3275	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	156 of 3246	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	743 of 5569	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	872 of 5597	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	695 of 5612	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	664 of 5609	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	806 of 5635	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	714 of 5492	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	801 of 5413	85.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	729 of 5085	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	846 of 5107	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	1014 of 5107	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	583 of 5087	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	804 of 5084	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	433 of 4963	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	59.5	1649 of 4830	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	592 of 5412	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	689 of 5460	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	417 of 5517	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	280 of 5363	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	234 of 5264	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	815 of 5084	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	828 of 5590	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	852 of 5628	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	691 of 5643	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	360 of 5638	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	360 of 5663	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	678 of 5510	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	1027 of 5431	81.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	345 of 752	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	466 of 718	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	333 of 670	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	202 of 669	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	318 of 610	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.3	10 of 445	97.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	276 of 2920	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.1	282 of 2847	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	129 of 2635	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	100 of 2420	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	1055 of 2532	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	895 of 2598	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	470 of 2651	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	506 of 2661	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	642 of 2726	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	1574 of 2834	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	1472 of 2737	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)58th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2026)52nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics67%+29 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science58%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, February 11, 2023

Teachers communicate frequently with parents re: student progression and are focused on teaching core subjects (I have not had to deal with any woke nonsense). Extracurricular activities could use more depth but overall would recommend. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4524	628	26	24.1	29.8%	92 (14.6%)	27 (4.3%)	153 (24.4%)	260 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (15.0%)	87.5	767^th of 5804 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.8	890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%	123	57.8	57.8	69.5	63.3	67.7	66.8	68.3	65.9	67.7	67.3							$13,976	$13,524	$452
Seaside Elementary	Public	K-5	4651 Sharynne Ln.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4532	548	20	27.1	17.7%	216 (39.4%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.4%)	145 (26.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.9%)	90.1	641^st of 5804 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.6	571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%	70	67.7	67.7	69.6	62.2	72.0	68.1	73.4	73.2	63.4	69.7							$13,652	$13,196	$456
Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	21400 Ellinwood Dr.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4559	613	26	24.0	14.8%	171 (27.9%)	15 (2.4%)	111 (18.1%)	238 (38.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.6%)	94	401^st of 5804 public elementary schools	93.1%		95.2	312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%	89	78.3	78.3	63.8	80.2	81.5	75.6	67.5	85.2	80.4	78.1							$15,935	$15,478	$457
Tulita Elementary	Public	K-5	1520 Prospect Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8628	443	20	22.1	15.8%	210 (47.4%)	5 (1.1%)	89 (20.1%)	61 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (17.4%)	96	236^th of 5804 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.9	343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%	107	78.6	78.6	84.1	71.2	83.9	79.5	82.5	74.2	89.3	81.6	98.2		98.2				$17,694	$16,926	$768
Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 West 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4672	847	32	26.4	25.6%	96 (11.3%)	22 (2.6%)	190 (22.4%)	439 (51.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.7%)	92.2	529^th of 5804 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.4	806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%	277	67.5	67.5	67.3	69.1	71.0	69.3	80.0	75.7	70.1	74.7	97.0	97.8	97.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	$13,402	$12,948	$454
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Knob Hill Ave.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8650	547	23	24.0	13.5%	240 (43.9%)	12 (2.2%)	126 (23.0%)	80 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (16.3%)	97.1	131^st of 5804 public elementary schools	97.7%		92	547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%	416	77.4	77.4	75.0	82.3	85.5	80.8	83.9	84.9	82.1	83.7							$16,682	$15,914	$768
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	365 Paseo de Arena	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4460	611	25	24.6	16.5%	286 (46.8%)	9 (1.5%)	118 (19.3%)	89 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (17.8%)	92.2	523^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	91.0%		91.9	551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%	28	67.4	67.4	65.9	66.3	76.1	69.4	77.3	77.2	73.0	75.8	96.5	96.5					$14,431	$13,980	$451
Walteria Elementary	Public	K-5	24456 Madison St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4487	650	25	26.5	16.8%	149 (22.9%)	7 (1.1%)	108 (16.6%)	292 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (14.5%)	95.6	277^th of 5804 public elementary schools	95.2%		96.4	199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%	78	72.3	72.3	67.3	77.4	83.8	76.4	79.2	88.4	80.4	82.5							$14,649	$14,190	$459
Victor Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Spencer St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4542	965	38	25.2	34.4%	133 (13.8%)	46 (4.8%)	258 (26.7%)	417 (43.2%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	99 (10.3%)	84.5	933^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	83.9%		83.6	987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%	54	55.4	55.4	61.5	65.5	63.1	63.4	71.9	66.9	56.7	64.8							$12,780	$12,332	$448
Fern Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 Fern Ave.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4506	473	17	27.8	34.7%	115 (24.3%)	12 (2.5%)	193 (40.8%)	103 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	45 (9.5%)	70.7	1546^th of 5804 public elementary schools	73.4%		74.7	1386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%	160	46.7	46.7	47.2	62.7	58.4	56.6	45.8	58.3	51.1	52.0							$14,568	$13,896	$672

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Arnold Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Arnold Elementary?

Students at Joseph Arnold Elementary are 41% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 15% White, 4% African American.

How many students attend Joseph Arnold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Joseph Arnold Elementary.

What district is Joseph Arnold Elementary in?

Torrance Unified

Is Joseph Arnold Elementary a good school?

Joseph Arnold Elementary ranks 767^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Joseph Arnold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joseph Arnold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calle Mayor Middle
High : South High

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