Evelyn Carr Elementary

Evelyn Carr Elementary is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in Torrance, California, run under Torrance Unified, with 483 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Torrance Unified runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 21,890 students. Evelyn Carr Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Evelyn Carr Elementary logs that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 13% White, 12% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Evelyn Carr Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.4%, the actual is 44.4%, a residual of -9.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Evelyn Carr Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yukon Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Evelyn Carr Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 34%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.