Edison Elementary

Edison Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Torrance, California, run under Torrance Unified, with 466 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 31 schools in Torrance Unified (21,890 students total), Edison Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Edison Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Asian, 16% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Edison Elementary records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Edison Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.7%; this one delivers 55.6%.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Edison Elementary is one.

North High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edison Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edison Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

Edison Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Edison Elementary's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 511 (now 466).

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