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Yukon Elementary

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Yukon Elementary ranks 1713 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yukon Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 296 students in the Torrance Unified district, currently rated in the top third of California elementary schools with a 4-star ranking.

While Yukon is a solid school, its academic performance in English, math, and science is consistently below the Torrance Unified district average. It also faces a challenge with student attendance, as its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the district average and notably higher than nearby schools like Arlington Elementary and Edison Elementary. However, Yukon has a significant strength in its exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide, which is a standout feature compared to other local schools.

Compared to higher-performing peers within its own district, such as Lincoln Elementary and Arlington Elementary, Yukon is considered a mid-to-lower performer. The school shows promising academic growth as students advance to higher grades, but its overall scores have recently declined. With a favorable student-teacher ratio, Yukon provides a supportive environment but may benefit from examining the strategies used by its top-performing district neighbors to improve consistency and outcomes for all students.

296

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,895

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17815 Yukon Ave.
Torrance, CA 90504-3927

(310) 533-4477

District: Torrance Unified

Students who attend Yukon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Philip Magruder Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.4%

Asian:

18.6%

White:

17.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2013 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

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 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg62%

California avg41%

1,713^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	67.5	1713 of 5857	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	1219 of 5869	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	1871 of 5859	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	2230 of 5883	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	1572 of 5789	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	1386 of 5662	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	54.4	2305 of 5692	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.4	2274 of 5614	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	2339 of 5611	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	1653 of 5530	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	1562 of 5390	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	1385 of 5377	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	1341 of 5314	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	1455 of 5193	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	81.7	893 of 5113	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	1081 of 5113	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.2	1328 of 4818	72.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	1060 of 4822	78.0%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	1063 of 4809	77.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.8	797 of 1205	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	833 of 1190	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.5	1774 of 3245	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.4	194 of 3275	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	1880 of 5597	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	1142 of 5612	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1435 of 5609	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	2176 of 5635	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	1640 of 5492	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	1453 of 5413	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1021 of 5107	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	1240 of 5107	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	1982 of 5087	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	3578 of 5084	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.5	907 of 4963	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	668 of 4830	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	1828 of 5460	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	759 of 5517	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	1525 of 5363	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	1527 of 5264	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	436 of 5084	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	1496 of 5628	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	1225 of 5643	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	2105 of 5638	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	2096 of 5663	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	1485 of 5510	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	1284 of 5431	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	243 of 2847	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1071 of 2598	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	862 of 2661	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2024)34th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Science45%+13 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 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
Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4477	296	13	22.3	45.9%	53 (17.9%)	18 (6.1%)	152 (51.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	67.5	1713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		78.6	1219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	494	45.5	45.5	47.2	51.2	54.6	51.0	47.2	51.2	63.6	54.3							$16,895	$816	$16,079
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 182Nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4513	466	18	26.4	43.3%	76 (16.3%)	27 (5.8%)	215 (46.1%)	97 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.3%)	67.4	1721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.3	1396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	325	42.5	42.5	51.5	52.3	56.3	53.5	52.9	53.7	45.0	50.2	98.3						$16,791	$737	$16,054
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 West 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4467	483	20	24.0	43.9%	61 (12.6%)	40 (8.3%)	292 (60.5%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	66.9	1745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		55.4	2266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	521	38.5	38.5	65.1	38.9	59.6	56.3	58.1	38.9	50.0	50.5	96.8						$16,752	$794	$15,958
Arlington Elementary	Public	K-5	17800 Van Ness Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4510	594	23	26.2	39.2%	46 (7.7%)	13 (2.2%)	231 (38.9%)	221 (37.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.5%)	89.4	699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%		93.8	445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	254	58.8	58.8	61.6	69.3	70.9	67.2	70.9	78.7	65.0	71.8							$16,672	$675	$15,997
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2418 West 166th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4464	418	17	24.5	43.5%	40 (9.6%)	15 (3.6%)	173 (41.4%)	138 (33.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.0%)	93.8	413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.4	317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	96	59.1	59.1	79.0	75.4	72.7	75.5	84.2	81.5	68.2	77.7							$16,799	$674	$16,125
William Green Elementary	Public	K-5	4520 West 168th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 370-3585	516	21	24.5	88.0%	18 (3.5%)	25 (4.8%)	430 (83.3%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	39.9	3222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		32.6	3727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	505	23.0	23.0	45.5	41.7	46.9	44.8	41.0	31.4	23.0	31.1	97.2				97.2		$26,812	$1,903	$24,909
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	3728 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-9134	585	24	24.3	65.5%	55 (9.4%)	24 (4.1%)	431 (73.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	76.3	1324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		82	1073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	251	46.9	46.9	60.6	51.7	63.0	58.4	72.7	46.6	55.6	59.0							$25,158	$1,655	$23,503
William Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4130 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0197	572	23	24.8	89.7%	10 (1.7%)	37 (6.5%)	452 (79.0%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	51.4	2529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		62.2	1972^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	557	29.7	29.7	42.7	57.0	44.4	48.3	47.9	40.2	31.9	40.1	95.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$26,957	$2,318	$24,639
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				$14,544	$1,230	$13,314
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1581 West 186th St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-1153	579	30	19.3	86.4%	17 (2.9%)	83 (14.3%)	417 (72.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	49.5	2622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		46.9	2740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	118	29.3	29.3	43.7	40.7	50.0	44.7	53.9	38.4	29.3	41.5	97.1	97.8		97.8	97.8	97.8	$24,246	$3,937	$20,309

Frequently Asked Questions about Yukon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Yukon Elementary?

Students at Yukon Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 18% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Yukon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yukon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Philip Magruder Middle
High : North High

Is Yukon Elementary a good school?

Yukon Elementary ranks 1713^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Yukon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Yukon Elementary.

What district is Yukon Elementary in?

Torrance Unified

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