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Howard Wood Elementary

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Howard Wood Elementary ranks 1614 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Howard Wood Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 344 students in the Torrance Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing above California state averages in all core subjects.

When compared to other schools in Torrance Unified, Howard Wood's academic proficiency is in the middle of the pack, ranking 4th out of five nearby district schools in both English and Math, though it notably spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than most of its peers. The school has shown remarkable strength in supporting specific student groups, achieving exceptionally high statewide rankings for its effectiveness with Hispanic students and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Furthermore, the school has made a dramatic and successful improvement in student attendance, reducing its chronic absenteeism rate from 21.1% to 7.2% in two years, giving it one of the best attendance records in the area.

While Howard Wood's test scores have shown some fluctuation year-to-year, its overall profile is one of a solid, resource-rich school within a high-performing district. It serves as a strong example of effective support systems, particularly in boosting attendance and serving diverse learners. For context, nearby Walteria Elementary achieves higher test scores, while schools in the neighboring Los Angeles Unified district, such as Meyler Street Elementary, generally perform lower despite often receiving more funding per student.

344

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,871

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 West 235th St.
Torrance, CA 90501-5705

(310) 533-4484

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Howard Wood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	J. H. Hull Middle
High:	Torrance High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

Asian:

19.8%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Torrance Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg62%

California avg41%

1,614^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	69.7	1614 of 5857	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	1097 of 5869	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	791 of 5859	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	1509 of 5883	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	1455 of 5789	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	1360 of 5662	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	1704 of 5692	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	59.7	2002 of 5614	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.5	1399 of 5611	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	64.8	1843 of 5530	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.6	2642 of 5390	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	2407 of 5377	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	1658 of 5314	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.1	2180 of 5193	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	1887 of 5113	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.6	1343 of 5113	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	1222 of 4818	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	69.9	1339 of 4822	72.2%	★★★★☆
2004	69.3	1327 of 4809	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	1350 of 5597	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	979 of 5612	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	689 of 5609	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	1297 of 5635	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	1721 of 5492	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	2047 of 5413	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	736 of 5107	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	379 of 5107	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	223 of 5087	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	978 of 5084	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	757 of 4963	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	786 of 4830	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1133 of 5460	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	684 of 5517	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.9	196 of 5363	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	599 of 5264	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	1220 of 5084	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1841 of 5628	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	1261 of 5643	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	848 of 5638	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	1643 of 5663	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	1252 of 5510	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	909 of 5431	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.7	289 of 445	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1744 of 2847	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.8	811 of 2651	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	1767 of 2834	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1709 of 2737	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)69th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)35th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics52%+15 vs state

Science48%+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 (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 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 6th 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 6th 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
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							$16,871	$756	$16,115
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	$16,663	$745	$15,918
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							$19,172	$3,740	$15,432
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							$16,082	$785	$15,297
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	$15,596	$525	$15,071
President Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 West 243rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-7400	362	23	15.7	73.5%	15 (4.1%)	43 (11.9%)	258 (71.3%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	43.9	2959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		34.4	3569^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	610	22.0	22.0	50.8	38.1	34.0	41.7	41.4	45.9	46.0	26.0	25.0	39.3	91.8	95.3			96.5		$31,528	$4,834	$26,694
Harbor City Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 West 254th St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5075	420	22	19.0	92.4%	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.5%)	349 (83.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	41.1	3147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		36.2	3423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	276	18.3	18.3	40.5	45.2	43.5		42.9	52.6	29.0	23.9		36.0							$24,451	$4,815	$19,636
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							$16,193	$730	$15,463
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							$16,202	$549	$15,653
Meyler Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1123 West 223rd St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3910	603	31	19.4	95.5%	9 (1.5%)	55 (9.1%)	454 (75.3%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	49 (8.1%)	31.2	3857^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		39.3	3221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	636	21.7	21.7	33.3	26.3	42.1		33.8	33.7	32.0	27.8		31.1	97.7			98.5	98.5		$21,901	$3,887	$18,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Wood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Howard Wood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Howard Wood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J. H. Hull Middle
High : Torrance High

How many students attend Howard Wood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Howard Wood Elementary.

What district is Howard Wood Elementary in?

Torrance Unified

What is the racial makeup of Howard Wood Elementary?

Students at Howard Wood Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 15% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Howard Wood Elementary a good school?

Howard Wood Elementary ranks 1614^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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