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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 90501

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Schools

1,679

Students

Districts

Top rankedJohn Adams Elementary1712^th of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Halldale Elementary up 31 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

90501 has four K–5 elementary schools, with enrollments from 343 to 567; three are in Torrance Unified and one is in Los Angeles Unified. In 2025–2026, the schools averaged 51% in math versus 38% statewide, 42% in science versus 36% statewide, and 50% in English language arts (ELA) versus 49% statewide. The clearest area-wide strength is math: every school scored above the state rate, by at least 12 percentage points.

The top performer depends on the subject. John Adams Elementary led ELA at 54%, 3 points ahead of Halldale Elementary, and science at 45%, 2 points ahead of Howard Wood Elementary. Howard Wood Elementary led math at 54%, 3 points above Torrance Elementary. At the lower end, Howard Wood’s ELA rate was 43%, 8 points below the next-lowest school and 6 points below the state. Torrance had the lowest science rate, 38%, though it remained 2 points above the state. Math results were more tightly grouped: Halldale Elementary and John Adams each had 50%.

Recent changes vary by subject: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the four-school ELA average fell 5 points, math was essentially unchanged, and science rose 4 points. Halldale’s science rate jumped 19 points, while Howard Wood’s ELA rate fell 11 points. SchoolDigger statewide rankings also moved in different directions from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026: Halldale rose from the 57th to the 68th percentile, while Howard Wood fell from the 81st to the 64th. Family context differs too: the free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 ranged from 42% at Howard Wood to 86% at Halldale, and student–teacher ratios ranged from 19.3 to 24.6. Grade-level results can differ from all-grade results: Halldale’s third-grade math rate was 45%, 2 points below the state, despite its all-grade math result being above the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3100	425	22	19.3	86.1%	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.6%)	298 (70.1%)	53 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	64.1	1873^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	67.8%		63.4	1904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%	31	42.0	42.0	45.2	53.2	54.0	51.3	45.2	59.7	42.0	50.0	98%	0%	$43,234	$40,660	$2,574
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%)	67.5	1712^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.6%		70.6	1578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%	134	45.3	45.3	54.7	48.1	60.4	54.4	50.9	48.1	50.9	50.0	≥ 98%		$15,575	$14,942	$633
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%)	63.2	1917^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.4	1907^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.4%	10	37.5	37.5	53.3	48.4	51.6	51.0	63.7	45.1	40.6	50.8	97%	0%	$14,909	$14,194	$715
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%)	60.2	2068^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.4%		69.7	1614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%	454	43.1	43.1	35.3	50.0	44.6	43.0	49.0	55.0	56.9	53.9	≥ 98%		$17,825	$17,138	$687

Cities Near Zip Code 90501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Torrance	0.41 mi	36	135^th
Carson	1.68 mi	26	331^st
Harbor City	1.87 mi	6	502^nd
Lomita	2.02 mi	3	219^th
Gardena	2.29 mi	18	457^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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