School district · California
Torrance Unified
Torrance Unified in California: 32 public schools with 21,890 students and 25.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,113 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 32
- Students
- 21,890
- Students per teacher
- 25.0
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,113
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 876
- Counselors (FTE)
- 40.8
- Students per counselor
- 537
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 12.1
- Librarians (FTE): 4.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%66%proficient
+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
9,319 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%63%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
9,343 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 5.0% · $21.2M
- State
- 57% · $241.1M
- Local
- 38% · $157.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,081
- Support services
- $5,483
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $12.2M
- Long-term debt
- $477.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K–5 | 613 | 24.0 | 77% | 77% | |
Arlington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 594 | 26.2 | 67% | 72% |
Edison ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 466 | 26.4 | 54% | 50% |
Evelyn Carr ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 483 | 24.0 | 56% | 51% |
Fern ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 473 | 27.8 | 56% | 58% |
| K–5 | 847 | 26.5 | 67% | 71% | |
Howard Wood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 344 | 21.6 | 54% | 52% |
John Adams ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 343 | 24.5 | 58% | 51% |
Joseph Arnold ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 628 | 24.2 | 64% | 67% |
| K–5 | 418 | 24.6 | 76% | 78% | |
| K–5 | 611 | 24.6 | 68% | 77% | |
| K–5 | 548 | 27.2 | 73% | 70% | |
Torrance ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 567 | 24.7 | 52% | 50% |
| K–5 | 599 | 25.0 | 76% | 77% | |
Victor ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 965 | 25.2 | 66% | 65% |
| K–5 | 650 | 26.5 | 79% | 85% | |
Yukon ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 296 | 22.3 | 51% | 54% |
| 6–8 | 612 | 24.6 | 74% | 68% | |
| 6–8 | 626 | 22.5 | 79% | 73% | |
Casimir MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 617 | 25.5 | 68% | 57% |
| 6–8 | 651 | 27.1 | 80% | 68% | |
J. H. Hull MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 621 | 27.9 | 47% | 46% |
Jefferson MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 674 | 26.6 | 72% | 64% |
Madrona MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 678 | 27.0 | 65% | 55% |
Philip Magruder MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 635 | 27.3 | 53% | 45% |
Gene Drevno Community DayAlternative | 7–12 | 12 | 6.1 | — | — |
North HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,812 | 26.4 | — | — |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 119 | 16.1 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,734 | 23.5 | — | — | |
Torrance HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,879 | 25.1 | — | — |
West HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,775 | 24.7 | — | — |
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 2335 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance, CA 90501
- Phone
- (310)972-6500
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.