J. H. Hull Middle

J. H. Hull Middle is one of the moderately sized intermediate schools in Torrance, California, operated by Torrance Unified, with 621 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Torrance Unified runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 21,890 students. J. H. Hull Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, J. H. Hull Middle lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 15% Asian, 14% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting J. H. Hull Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at J. H. Hull Middle qualify 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J. H. Hull Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.6%; this one delivers 39.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), J. H. Hull Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Howard Wood Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J. H. Hull Middle at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 51.2%.

J. H. Hull Middle operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. J. H. Hull Middle's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 715 (now 621). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 54% to 62%. Class-load math has loosened: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 27.9:1 in 2025.

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