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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Arlington Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942006551
Arlington Elementary
17800 Van Ness Ave., Torrance, CA 90504 · (310) 533-4510 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
233 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 169 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (169) is 111% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
71.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.1% | 28.1% | 20.2% | 12.7% |
| Math | 47.8% | 23.9% | 18.8% | 9.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 76.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.3% | 77.3% |
| 2021-22 | 69.8% | 75.3% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 76.8% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 74.3% |
| 2016-17 | 62.2% | 64.2% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 66.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arlington Elementary
Arlington Elementary's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Elementary this school | 594 | 39.2% | 72.4% |
| Falcon Academy of Science and Technology Brea | 544 | 35.3% | 70.8% |
| Ledesma (Rita) Elementary San Jose | 426 | 35.0% | 60.4% |
| Marshall Elementary Castro Valley | 515 | 44.5% | 67.6% |
| Baldwin (Julia) Elementary San Jose | 425 | 35.1% | 46.6% |
| Myford Elementary Irvine | 542 | 38.2% | 72.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arlington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #545 of 5,151 | #123 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #527 of 5,172 ▼ 151 | #114 of 1,129 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #895 of 5,172 ▼ 410 | #201 of 1,129 ▼ 93 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #945 of 5,116 | #147 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #1,460 of 5,915 | #284 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,935 of 5,352 | #1,112 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #810 of 5,354 | #133 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #4,368 of 5,625 | #1,072 of 1,276 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
594
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 26.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 594 | 22.7 | 26.2:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 20.5 | 26.7:1 | 44% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 21 | 25.3:1 | 30% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 21 | 26.9:1 | 34% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 23 | 25.8:1 | 38% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 22 | 26.1:1 | 32% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 23% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 31 | 19.0:1 | 15% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 17 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (594 to 594); teachers down 2% (23 to 22.7).
About Arlington Elementary
Arlington Elementary, located in Torrance, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 594 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 28% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
The district, Torrance Unified, operates 31 schools serving 21,890 students.
Of every 100 students at Arlington Elementary, about 39 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 37% Asian, 13% multiracial, 8% White, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Arlington Elementary reports a ratio of 26.2 students per teacher, from 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Arlington Elementary, 39% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Arlington Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools.
Arlington Elementary is 15.8 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Casimir Middle is the nearest public school to Arlington Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Arlington Elementary comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Arlington Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 566 (2020-21) to 594 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for Arlington Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Torrance Unified
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Other schools in Torrance
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 17.
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 626 students
- Arlington ElementaryLawrence, MA · 558 students
- Arlington ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 529 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Casimir Middle0.5 mi · 617
- Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 418
- One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary0.8 mi · 579
- Yukon Elementary1.1 mi · 296
- Evelyn Carr Elementary1.1 mi · 483
- North High1.2 mi · 1,812
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arlington Elementary?
Arlington Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Arlington Elementary serve?
Arlington Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arlington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arlington Elementary is approximately 26.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arlington Elementary?
At Arlington Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 37% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Arlington Elementary public or private?
Arlington Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Torrance Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.