Total enrollment
21,890
-434 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
32 schools in Torrance Unified
California · 21,890 students · 1 city
Public K-12 schools in Torrance Unified number 32, teaching approximately 21,890 California students (an average of 684 per school).
4-year change in Torrance Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Torrance Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #65 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 21,890 | #48 of 587 | #349 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #46 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #576 of 587 | #8,993 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.2% | #473 of 587 | #6,312 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #17 of 530 | #139 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Torrance Unified
State test results across the district's 29 scored schools run from Walteria Elementary at 81.6% proficient to J. H. Hull Middle at 43.1%, a gap of 38.6 points. That is the 144th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 31 district schools that reported both years went from 23,408 to 21,890 students (down 6%) and from 938 to 871 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Torrance Unified
As a small district in California, Torrance Unified serves 21,890 students across 32 schools.
On the school-mix side, Torrance Unified covers 18 elementary, 8 middle, and 6 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Torrance Unified is about 684, higher than the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 22,324 students in SY 2020-21 versus 21,890 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Torrance Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.