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What's something Hickory Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
847
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942006559
Hickory Elementary
2800 West 227th St., Torrance, CA 90505 · (310) 533-4672 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
217 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 | 164 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (164) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
65%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
67.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2014
Math
70.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.3pp 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 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.0% | 21.3% | 14.3% | 18.4% |
| Math | 46.7% | 24.0% | 15.5% | 13.8% |
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 | 67.3% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 73.7% |
| 2022-23 | 71.7% | 73.9% |
| 2021-22 | 75.5% | 72.9% |
| 2018-19 | 73.3% | 75.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.8% | 72.0% |
| 2016-17 | 65.8% | 70.9% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Hickory Elementary
Hickory Elementary's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Elementary this school | 847 | 25.6% | 70.2% |
| Golden Elementary Placentia | 834 | 23.9% | 90.3% |
| Easterbrook Discovery San Jose | 952 | 22.2% | 72.6% |
| Beechwood Elementary Fullerton | 872 | 28.0% | 77.8% |
| Independent Elementary Castro Valley | 662 | 28.2% | 69.6% |
| Plaza Vista Irvine | 835 | 20.2% | 69.1% |
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 Hickory Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #644 of 5,151 | #144 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #567 of 5,172 ▼ 111 | #125 of 1,129 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #887 of 5,172 ▼ 122 | #197 of 1,129 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #538 of 5,116 | #84 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #264 of 5,915 | #43 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,004 of 5,352 | #1,128 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #1,206 of 5,354 | #185 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #4,946 of 5,625 | #1,168 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #2,546 of 3,837 | #713 of 947 |
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
847
-35 (-4%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 847 | 32 | 26.5:1 | 26% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 30.7 | 27.4:1 | 21% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 31.3 | 26.1:1 | 16% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 34 | 25.9:1 | 17% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 36 | 26.5:1 | 16% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 932 | 35 | 26.6:1 | 12% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | N/A | N/A | 9% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 5% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 751 | 29 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (954 to 847); teachers down 11% (36 to 32).
About Hickory Elementary
Hickory Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Torrance, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 847 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 82% larger than average.
Hickory Elementary is part of Torrance Unified, where 31 schools serve 21,890 students.
The student body at Hickory Elementary is 52% Asian. It is also 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% White, and 3% Black. Los Angeles County's residents are about 15% Asian, 37 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Hickory Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 26%. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Hickory Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.2% is 5.7 points above the 64.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Hickory Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation), its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 55.3% on proficiency, and Hickory Elementary is above that at 70.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 35 students, from 882 to 847.
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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
- Madrona MiddleMiddle · 678 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
- Madrona MiddleMiddle · 678 students
Other Hickory Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hickory Elementary. Hickory Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Hickory ElementaryChesapeake, VA · 695 students
- Hickory ElementaryBel Air, MD · 635 students
- Hickory Elementary SchoolAvon, IN · 589 students
- Hickory ElementaryWilliamsport, MD · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 119
- Torrance Elementary0.9 mi · 567
- Gene Drevno Community Day0.9 mi · 12
- Howard Wood Elementary0.9 mi · 344
- Torrance High1.1 mi · 1,879
- J. H. Hull Middle1.1 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory ElementaryHow many students attend Hickory Elementary?
Hickory Elementary enrolls approximately 847 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hickory Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickory Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickory Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickory Elementary is approximately 26.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hickory Elementary?
At Hickory Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 52% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Hickory Elementary public or private?
Hickory 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.