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West High

Public Grades 9-12

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

West High is a large, top-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 for 1,775 students in the Torrance Unified school district, consistently ranking among the top 10% of all California high schools.

The school excels with remarkable balance, showing particular strength in science where it outperforms most district peers, and achieves exceptional results for specific student groups, ranking in the state's top tier for English Language Learners and Special Education students. It maintains a stellar 97-98.5% graduation rate with very low chronic absenteeism (8%), the best among comparable Torrance Unified high schools like Torrance High and North High. Impressively, West High competes favorably with schools in more affluent neighboring districts, such as Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach Unified, especially in mathematics and science.

This consistent, decade-long excellence highlights a comprehensive and effective educational environment. The school's success across all student groups and its efficient use of resources—achieving superior outcomes with per-student spending similar to other district schools—makes it a standout model of a well-rounded and supportive high school experience.

1,775

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,421

Per pupil spending ?

24.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20401 Victor St.
Torrance, CA 90503-2255

(310) 533-4299

District: Torrance Unified

Feeder schools for West High:

Elementary:	Anza Elementary
	Towers Elementary
	Victor Elementary
Middle:	Bert M. Lynn Middle
	Jefferson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.9%

Hispanic:

25.8%

White:

20.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

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 school65%

District avg62%

California avg41%

146^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	93.0	146 of 2162	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	178 of 2159	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	187 of 2170	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	156 of 2123	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	136 of 2133	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	156 of 2017	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	99 of 2021	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	146 of 2039	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	176 of 1994	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	128 of 2426	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	104 of 2354	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	83.8	89 of 2367	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	117 of 2281	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	80.8	102 of 2238	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	80.0	125 of 2117	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.6	88 of 2063	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	77.0	165 of 1968	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	81.0	88 of 1901	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	75.8	109 of 1653	93.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	56 of 523	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	50 of 517	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	59.7	173 of 521	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	82 of 522	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	45 of 592	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	54.4	228 of 582	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	148 of 585	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	154 of 573	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	138 of 591	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	163 of 581	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	153 of 582	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	136 of 581	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.3	177 of 1161	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	97.8	27 of 1117	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	114 of 1052	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	8 of 1085	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	14 of 1064	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	18 of 1044	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	52.8	246 of 941	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	65 of 938	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	132 of 1906	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	244 of 1915	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	165 of 1915	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	116 of 1858	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	126 of 1833	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	151 of 1760	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	131 of 1900	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	361 of 1902	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	155 of 1917	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	188 of 1861	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	248 of 1814	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	320 of 1742	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	117 of 2013	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	141 of 2026	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	168 of 2030	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	80 of 1943	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	267 of 1937	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	189 of 1862	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	129 of 1942	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	120 of 1948	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	164 of 1963	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	196 of 1916	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	166 of 1880	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	150 of 1834	91.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	78 of 577	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	161 of 574	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	137 of 541	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	107 of 515	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	208 of 422	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	145 of 366	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	36 of 1252	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.7	197 of 1216	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	147 of 1197	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	290 of 1155	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	212 of 1173	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	460 of 1193	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	308 of 1204	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	280 of 1222	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	183 of 1173	84.4%	★★★★☆

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+8 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science57%+25 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 (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 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
West High	Public	9-12	20401 Victor St.	Torrance	90503	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4299	1,775	72	24.7	24.7%	366 (20.6%)	96 (5.4%)	458 (25.8%)	655 (36.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	189 (10.6%)	93	146^th of 2162 public high schools	93.2%		92.1	178^th of 2159 public high schools	91.8%	32	58.8	20.0	57.4	77.6	77.6	60.1	60.1	$17,421	$16,960	$461
Patricia Dreizler Continuation High	Public	9-12	1000 Del Amo St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8690	41	5	8.5	26.8%	18 (43.9%)	2 (4.9%)	14 (34.1%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.3%)	15.6	1783^rd of 2162 public high schools	17.5%		21.9	1657^th of 2159 public high schools	23.3%	126			38.5	27.3	27.3	0.0	0.0	$52,624	$51,856	$768
Redondo Beach Learning Academy	Public	9-12	1000 Del Amo St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8690	6	1	5.8		4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Redondo Union High	Public	9-12	One Sea Hawk Way	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8665	2,921	115	25.3	18.4%	1,231 (42.1%)	115 (3.9%)	753 (25.8%)	382 (13.1%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	427 (14.6%)	91.1	180^th of 2162 public high schools	91.7%		89.8	235^th of 2159 public high schools	89.1%	55	60.2		60.2	74.1	74.1	52.4	52.4	$19,144	$18,362	$782
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	$16,774	$16,316	$458
Mira Costa High	Public	9-12	1401 Artesia Blvd.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 318-7337	2,473	100	24.6	7.0%	1,455 (58.8%)	30 (1.2%)	365 (14.8%)	275 (11.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	331 (13.4%)	94.1	119^th of 2162 public high schools	94.5%		89.4	245^th of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	126	56.9		56.9	81.2	81.2	62.1	62.1	$21,386	$20,038	$1,348
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	$17,819	$17,344	$475
Environmental Charter High - Lawndale	Public, Charter	9-12	16315 Grevillea Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 214-3400	488	31	15.9	75.8%	11 (2.3%)	20 (4.1%)	433 (88.7%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	85.2	308^th of 2162 public high schools	85.8%		80.1	413^th of 2159 public high schools	80.9%	105		36.3	36.3	78.2	78.2	41.1	41.1
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)
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	$16,504	$16,042	$462

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 37% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,775 students attended West High.

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anza Elementary
Elementary : Towers Elementary
Elementary : Victor Elementary
Middle : Bert M. Lynn Middle
Middle : Jefferson Middle

Is West High a good school?

Yes. West High ranks in the top 6.8% of California high schools.

What district is West High in?

Torrance Unified

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