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Torrance High

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Torrance High ranks 298 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 86% of California high schools

Summary

Torrance High is a large, highly-ranked public high school serving approximately 1,900 students in grades 9-12 within the high-performing Torrance Unified district, consistently placing in the top 15% of all California high schools.

The school has exceptional strengths, including a near-perfect 99% graduation rate, very low student dropout and chronic absenteeism, and outstanding results in English Language Arts. It is particularly effective in supporting English Language Learners and other student subgroups, achieving high marks across the board. While part of a strong district cluster with South High and North High, Torrance High maintains this performance even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased, demonstrating stable excellence.

A notable area for attention is the significant gap between its strong English scores and its lower mathematics and science proficiency, which lags behind the district average and some neighboring schools. Despite operating with slightly higher class sizes and lower per-student spending than some local counterparts, such as Carson Senior High in Los Angeles Unified, Torrance High delivers impressive overall outcomes, highlighting its efficient and equitable approach to education.

1,879

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,482

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Carson St.
Torrance, CA 90501-3135

(310) 533-4396

District: Torrance Unified

Feeder schools for Torrance High:

Elementary:	Fern Elementary
	Hickory Elementary
	Howard Wood Elementary
	John Adams Elementary
	More...
	Torrance Elementary
Middle:	J. H. Hull Middle
	Madrona Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

Asian:

27.6%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Torrance Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg62%

California avg41%

298^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High 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	85.6	298 of 2162	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	286 of 2159	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	284 of 2170	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	260 of 2123	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	296 of 2133	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	231 of 2017	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	278 of 2021	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	259 of 2039	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	340 of 1994	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	379 of 2426	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	333 of 2354	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	381 of 2367	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	336 of 2281	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	63.8	364 of 2238	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	60.9	461 of 2117	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	64.9	354 of 2063	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	59.3	481 of 1968	75.6%	★★★★☆
2005	56.5	472 of 1901	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	63.7	289 of 1653	82.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	137 of 523	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	96.5	15 of 517	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	105 of 521	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	140 of 522	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	162 of 592	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	318 of 582	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	206 of 585	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	195 of 573	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	276 of 591	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	257 of 581	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	291 of 582	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	212 of 581	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.3	337 of 1161	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	164 of 1117	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	391 of 1052	62.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.8	16 of 1085	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	74 of 1064	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	40 of 1044	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	93 of 941	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	89 of 938	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	273 of 1906	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	317 of 1915	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	309 of 1915	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	277 of 1858	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	293 of 1833	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	216 of 1760	87.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	334 of 1900	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	207 of 1902	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	276 of 1917	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	199 of 1861	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	389 of 1814	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	244 of 1742	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	282 of 2013	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	156 of 2026	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	359 of 2030	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	181 of 1943	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	417 of 1937	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	185 of 1862	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	262 of 1942	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	218 of 1948	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	256 of 1963	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	218 of 1916	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	317 of 1880	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	233 of 1834	87.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	149 of 577	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	270 of 574	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	227 of 541	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	105 of 515	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	150 of 422	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	133 of 366	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	296 of 1252	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	467 of 1216	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.7	124 of 1197	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	296 of 1155	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	411 of 1173	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	326 of 1193	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	294 of 1204	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	327 of 1222	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	288 of 1173	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science40%+8 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Torrance High	Public	9-12	2200 Carson St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4396	1,879	75	25.0	36.4%	281 (15.0%)	81 (4.3%)	833 (44.3%)	518 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	158 (8.4%)	85.6	298^th of 2162 public high schools	86.2%		86.7	286^th of 2159 public high schools	86.8%	12	41.5	6.7	40.5	79.8	79.8	51.3	51.3	$16,482	$522	$15,960
Gene Drevno Community Day	Public	7-12	2291 West Washington Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 972-6962	12	2	6.0	41.7%	5 (41.7%)	1 (8.3%)	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$55,273	$00	$55,273
Southern California Regional Occupational Center	Public	10-12	2300 Crenshaw Blvd.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Southern California Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 224-4289	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4440	119	7	16.1	73.1%	13 (10.9%)	15 (12.6%)	74 (62.2%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	5 (4.2%)	9.1	2063^rd of 2162 public high schools	4.6%		16.4	1776^th of 2159 public high schools	17.7%	287	4.0		5.7	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0	$31,471	$230	$31,241
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High	Public	9-12	24300 Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-7100	1,549	80	19.3	84.0%	47 (3.0%)	283 (18.3%)	1,067 (68.9%)	87 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.7%)	39 (2.5%)	54	950^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		60.5	756^th of 2159 public high schools	65.0%	194	21.7	16.7	21.6	56.9	56.9	28.7	28.7	$21,603	$4,633	$16,970
Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles	Public	9-12	24300 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4300	296	19	15.3	80.7%	19 (6.4%)	59 (19.9%)	190 (64.2%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	9 (3.0%)	64.3	700^th of 2162 public high schools	67.6%		48.4	1047^th of 2159 public high schools	51.5%	347	26.2		25.0	59.0	59.0	39.3	39.3	$22,326	$3,664	$18,662
George S. Patton Continuation	Public	9-12	24514 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4740	37	3	12.0	94.6%	1 (2.7%)	10 (27.0%)	23 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)			6.7					$48,847	$7,392	$41,455
North High	Public	9-12	3620 West 182nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4412	1,812	69	26.4	44.6%	173 (9.5%)	139 (7.7%)	846 (46.7%)	492 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	142 (7.8%)	90.3	194^th of 2162 public high schools	91.0%		89.6	238^th of 2159 public high schools	89.0%	44	46.2		45.9	85.0	85.0	54.6	54.6	$17,016	$523	$16,493
Eagle Tree Continuation	Public	9-12	22628 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-0970	18	2	9.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)	13 (72.2%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2023^rd of 2162 public high schools	6.4%					(n/a)				14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0	$57,423	$12,201	$45,222
South High	Public	9-12	4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4352	1,734	74	23.5	22.4%	460 (26.5%)	33 (1.9%)	407 (23.5%)	659 (38.0%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	165 (9.5%)	92.4	157^th of 2162 public high schools	92.7%		93.6	142^nd of 2159 public high schools	93.4%	15	56.1	45.0	55.6	75.6	75.6	61.0	61.0	$17,292	$549	$16,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Torrance High

What is the racial makeup of Torrance High?

Students at Torrance High are 44% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 15% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Torrance High a good school?

Torrance High ranks 298^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Torrance High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,879 students attended Torrance High.

What schools feed into Torrance High?

Torrance High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fern Elementary
Elementary : Hickory Elementary
Elementary : Howard Wood Elementary
Elementary : John Adams Elementary
Elementary : Torrance Elementary
Middle : J. H. Hull Middle
Middle : Madrona Middle

What district is Torrance High in?

Torrance Unified

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