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Hickory Elementary

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Hickory Elementary ranks 806 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hickory Elementary is a large, high-performing public school serving about 850 students in grades K-5 within the well-regarded Torrance Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving results that often surpass schools with similar demographics. While strong overall, Hickory's science scores are an area for improvement compared to its own high marks in math and English and to nearby top performers like Anza Elementary and Walteria Elementary. It's noteworthy that Hickory maintains strong outcomes with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some neighboring schools while achieving better academic results.

Hickory effectively manages student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than the state average, which correlates with its solid academic standing. Within the district, it sits in the upper-middle tier, outperforming schools like Howard Wood Elementary and Torrance Elementary. The school has shown resilience, maintaining its high performance even as the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased in recent years.

847

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,402

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 West 227th St.
Torrance, CA 90505-2912

(310) 533-4672

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Hickory Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madrona Middle
High:	Torrance High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.8%

Hispanic:

22.4%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

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 school66%

District avg62%

California avg41%

806^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	87.4	806 of 5857	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	632 of 5869	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	593 of 5859	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	449 of 5883	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	555 of 5789	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	679 of 5662	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	702 of 5692	87.7%	★★★★☆
2016	91.2	538 of 5614	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.8	463 of 5611	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	560 of 5530	89.9%	★★★★☆
2012	88.2	536 of 5390	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	80.1	995 of 5377	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	977 of 5314	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	85.2	743 of 5193	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.6	991 of 5113	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	1039 of 5113	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	86.2	675 of 4818	86.0%	★★★★☆
2005	86.5	667 of 4822	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	87.2	623 of 4809	87.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	678 of 1203	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	716 of 1205	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	555 of 1190	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	525 of 1154	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	520 of 1149	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	516 of 1071	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.0	74 of 2227	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	49 of 2585	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	186 of 2128	91.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.6	54 of 3162	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	45 of 3245	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	32 of 3311	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	35 of 3275	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	34 of 3246	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	961 of 5597	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	545 of 5612	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	539 of 5609	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	350 of 5635	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	555 of 5492	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	671 of 5413	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	186 of 5107	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	113 of 5107	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	356 of 5087	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	202 of 5084	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	460 of 4963	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	317 of 4830	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	612 of 5460	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.8	285 of 5517	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	383 of 5363	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	102 of 5264	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	426 of 5084	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	781 of 5628	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	664 of 5643	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	604 of 5638	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	529 of 5663	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	546 of 5510	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	698 of 5431	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	491 of 718	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	347 of 670	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	294 of 669	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.6	43 of 610	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.9	128 of 445	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	183 of 339	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	276 of 2847	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	126 of 2635	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	229 of 2420	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	1148 of 2598	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	907 of 2651	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	779 of 2661	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1017 of 2726	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	854 of 2834	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	1023 of 2737	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)98th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-43 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science49%+16 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 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
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%)	87.4	806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		91.1	632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	174	48.9	48.9	68.9	69.0	64.0	67.3	68.9	77.9	64.0	70.7	97.0	97.8	97.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	$13,402	$12,948	$454
Torrance Elementary	Public	K-5	2125 Lincoln Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4500	567	23	24.6	53.6%	49 (8.6%)	25 (4.4%)	395 (69.7%)	54 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.2%)	63.4	1907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.4%		58	2143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	236	36.9	36.9	42.2	51.5	66.2	52.0	64.0	36.1	44.6	50.2							$14,909	$14,194	$715
Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 West 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4484	344	16	21.6	42.4%	50 (14.5%)	8 (2.3%)	181 (52.6%)	68 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.9%)	69.7	1614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		81.3	1097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	517	48.3	48.3	43.6	50.0	65.5	54.1	46.2	51.6	56.9	52.2							$17,825	$17,138	$687
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%)	74.7	1386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		80.9	1123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.9%	263	45.5	45.5	50.7	60.2	56.6	56.0	63.3	58.4	52.0	58.0							$14,568	$13,896	$672
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2121 238Th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4480	343	14	24.5	49.0%	54 (15.7%)	11 (3.2%)	198 (57.7%)	52 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	70.6	1578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.5	1350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	228	41.8	41.8	52.8	64.2	56.4	57.8	55.6	54.7	43.6	51.2	95.4	96.5		96.5	95.4	96.5	$15,575	$14,942	$633
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%)	85.8	890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		90.1	700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.1%	190	58.1	58.1	58.8	63.3	69.2	63.7	67.0	64.7	69.2	66.9							$13,976	$13,524	$452
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%)	96.4	199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.6	201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	2	78.4	78.4	67.4	81.7	89.5	79.4	83.0	84.2	89.7	85.4							$14,649	$14,190	$459
Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	853	37	23.0	68.9%	70 (8.2%)	107 (12.5%)	500 (58.6%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	51 (6.0%)	82.5	1048^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.1%		82.8	1045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	3	46.4	46.4	58.4	61.1	72.9	64.3	70.1	60.4	58.3	62.7							$30,877	$28,642	$2,235
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%)	91.6	571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		92.8	514^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	57	62.8	62.8	71.6	69.5	77.2	72.6	77.8	71.9	60.3	70.2							$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%)	95.2	312^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.7	371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	59	79.1	79.1	74.7	73.3	82.7	77.2	74.7	75.3	80.0	76.9							$15,935	$15,478	$457

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Elementary

Is Hickory Elementary a good school?

Hickory Elementary ranks 806^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Elementary?

Students at Hickory Elementary are 52% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Hickory Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Hickory Elementary.

What district is Hickory Elementary in?

Torrance Unified

What schools do graduates of Hickory Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hickory Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madrona Middle
High : Torrance High

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