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Towers Elementary

Public Grades K-5

409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Towers Elementary is a highly-rated K-5 public school serving 599 students in the Torrance Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science significantly above district and state averages. A key strength is its remarkable effectiveness in supporting all students to high achievement, as evidenced by exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rates—less than 5% of students miss significant school, far better than the state average and even the nearby Victor Elementary. While elite schools in more affluent coastal districts like Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary post higher scores in specific subjects, Towers delivers a consistently strong and balanced performance across the entire curriculum.

What truly sets Towers apart is its ability to achieve outcomes comparable to schools in wealthier areas while serving a more economically diverse community. For example, it outperforms the similarly-demographic Victor Elementary and rivals the performance of Jefferson Elementary in Redondo Beach Unified, which has a much lower percentage of students from lower-income families. This consistent, decade-long record of high performance with efficient use of resources makes Towers Elementary a standout model of effective and equitable public education in the South Bay.

599

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,313

Per pupil spending ?

20.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5600 Towers St.
Torrance, CA 90503-1161

(310) 533-4535

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Towers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bert M. Lynn Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

33.4%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

20.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg62%

California avg41%

409^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	93.9	409 of 5857	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	269 of 5869	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	405 of 5859	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	477 of 5883	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	502 of 5789	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	440 of 5662	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	594 of 5692	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	86.3	837 of 5614	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	815 of 5611	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	85.4	733 of 5530	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	84.7	747 of 5390	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	1137 of 5377	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	995 of 5314	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	87.0	642 of 5193	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	90.0	479 of 5113	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	90.5	491 of 5113	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	82.1	871 of 4818	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	86.3	672 of 4822	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	88.0	593 of 4809	87.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	408 of 1203	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	306 of 1205	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	364 of 1190	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.9	249 of 1154	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	313 of 1149	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	438 of 1071	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.5	123 of 2227	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	136 of 2585	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	89 of 2128	95.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	97.0	67 of 3275	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	362 of 5597	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	274 of 5612	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	544 of 5609	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	737 of 5635	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	502 of 5492	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	637 of 5413	88.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	203 of 5107	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	128 of 5107	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	339 of 5087	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	388 of 5084	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	359 of 4963	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	154 of 4830	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	142 of 5460	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	195 of 5517	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	380 of 5363	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	338 of 5264	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	625 of 5084	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	464 of 5628	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	268 of 5643	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	351 of 5638	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	288 of 5663	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	509 of 5510	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	307 of 5431	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	134 of 718	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	100 of 670	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	54 of 669	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	157 of 610	74.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	73 of 2847	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	152 of 2635	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	110 of 2420	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	622 of 2598	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	431 of 2651	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	615 of 2661	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	698 of 2726	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	790 of 2834	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	816 of 2737	70.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)98th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+39 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science62%+29 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
Towers Elementary	Public	K-5	5600 Towers St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4535	599	24	25.0	20.5%	174 (29.0%)	5 (0.8%)	121 (20.2%)	200 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (16.2%)	93.9	409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.9	269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.4%	140	61.7	61.7	74.0	69.9	82.4	75.9	74.0	78.3	77.6	76.5	98.0						$15,313	$14,860	$453
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Harkness Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8631	555	22	25.2	8.6%	243 (43.8%)	6 (1.1%)	85 (15.3%)	97 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.3%)	95.5	289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%		97.1	156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	133	67.8	67.8	80.8	78.8	74.7	78.0	87.2	80.0	71.3	79.2							$16,878	$16,110	$768
Beryl Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Beryl St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8611	422	17	24.8	13.0%	193 (45.7%)	7 (1.7%)	95 (22.5%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.6%)	91.8	561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		91.2	624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	63	67.7	67.7	66.7	72.6	75.0	71.4	69.1	74.2	72.1	71.7	96.8						$15,342	$14,574	$768
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Lilienthal Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8641	776	30	25.8	18.0%	219 (28.2%)	24 (3.1%)	289 (37.2%)	134 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (13.9%)	90	658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		90.8	647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	11	63.1	63.1	69.3	67.5	71.3	69.4	74.7	59.8	75.2	70.5	97.2		97.9				$15,686	$14,782	$904
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%)	83.6	987^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		83	1039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	52	43.6	43.6	64.8	67.8	64.4	65.7	74.5	65.1	56.8	65.1							$12,780	$12,332	$448
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Green Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8626	432	16	27.0	17.6%	161 (37.3%)	21 (4.9%)	88 (20.4%)	82 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.5%)	95.7	266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		97.8	92^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	174	66.3	66.3	73.2	86.8	75.0	78.1	83.3	83.8	80.0	82.3							$16,074	$15,306	$768
Hermosa View Elementary	Public	K-1	1800 Prospect Ave.	Hermosa Beach	90254	Los Angeles County	Hermosa Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 333-9960	394	18	21.3	7.6%	222 (56.3%)	4 (1.0%)	54 (13.7%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (20.6%)								(n/a)											89.2	97.1	95.0	90.7	95.7	93.5	$14,821	$13,998	$823
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	476	19	25.0	27.1%	181 (38.0%)	14 (2.9%)	133 (27.9%)	69 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.4%)	87.4	804^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		88.1	812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%	8	64.5	64.5	61.5	57.1	72.4	64.3	71.8	64.3	68.4	68.6							$16,312	$15,396	$916
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
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Knob Hill Ave.	Redondo Beach	90277	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%)	92	547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		94.1	422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.8%	125	49.5	49.5	79.4	71.3	69.7	73.6	87.6	77.3	74.7	80.1							$16,682	$15,914	$768

Frequently Asked Questions about Towers Elementary

How many students attend Towers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Towers Elementary.

What district is Towers Elementary in?

Torrance Unified

Is Towers Elementary a good school?

Yes. Towers Elementary ranks in the top 7.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Towers Elementary?

Students at Towers Elementary are 33% Asian, 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Towers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Towers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bert M. Lynn Middle
High : West High

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