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What do students at North High actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
1,812
High
DISTRICT 1,222 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942006568
North High
3620 West 182nd St., Torrance, CA 90504 · (310) 533-4412 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,812 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
809 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 477 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 442 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 463 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 430 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%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
85.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.0pp since 2014
Math
54.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 54.3% | 30.7% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
| Math | 24.7% | 29.9% | 22.3% | 23.1% |
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 | 85.0% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 82.5% | 48.4% |
| 2021-22 | 84.4% | 45.1% |
| 2018-19 | 78.1% | 44.2% |
| 2017-18 | 78.0% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 69.8% | 40.0% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 North High
North High's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North High this school | 1,812 | 44.6% | 68.0% |
| Torrance High Torrance | 1,879 | 36.4% | 65.6% |
| Prospect High Saratoga | 1,460 | 49.2% | 52.9% |
| Newark Memorial High Newark | 1,367 | 38.9% | 40.6% |
| Stockdale High Bakersfield | 2,398 | 44.3% | 54.7% |
| Los Osos High Rancho Cucamonga | 2,759 | 43.7% | 65.1% |
Matched among California high 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 North High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #101 of 1,052 | #29 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #127 of 1,056 ▲ 35 | #32 of 229 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #47 of 1,056 ▲ 13 | #15 of 229 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #347 of 1,044 | #104 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,812 | #384 of 2,093 | #75 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #1,296 of 1,352 | #346 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #156 of 1,351 | #20 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #1,228 of 1,575 | #338 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #748 of 802 | #216 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,812
+36 (+2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,631
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 1,812 | 68.5 | 26.4:1 | 45% (809) |
| 2023-24 | 1,811 | 70.5 | 25.7:1 | 40% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 1,791 | 77.4 | 23.1:1 | 36% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 1,776 | 70 | 25.4:1 | 42% (748) |
| 2017-18 | 1,846 | 75.2 | 24.5:1 | 44% (816) |
| 2015-16 | 1,901 | 78 | 24.4:1 | 45% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 2,201 | N/A | N/A | 30% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 2,043 | 92 | 22.2:1 | 18% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 1,631 | 67 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,846 to 1,812); teachers down 9% (75.2 to 68.5).
About North High
Located in Torrance, California, North High is a large high school. Total enrollment is 1,812 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 116% higher.
North High is one school in a 31-school district, Torrance Unified, which enrolls 21,890 students.
The biggest share of students at North High, 47%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 27% Asian, 10% White, 8% multiracial, and 8% Black. That is in line with Los Angeles County, where about 48% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North High scores 69%.
Based on 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, North High has a ratio of 26.4:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Income data for the school show 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points.
North High holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of California public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, North High ranks in the top 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.0%, against a prediction of 53.4%.
Census data for Los Angeles County show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting North High, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Edison Elementary is about 0.2 miles from North High. The five-mile area around North High holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 56.3%, lower than North High's 68.0%.
For locale, NCES codes North High as City: Mid-size.
North High had 1,776 students in 2020-21 and 1,812 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 25.4:1 in 2020-21 to 26.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for North High is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
- Madrona MiddleMiddle · 678 students
Other schools in Torrance
- Torrance HighHigh · 1,879 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
- Madrona MiddleMiddle · 678 students
Other North High schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named North High. North High is the 5th largest of the 22.
- North HighBakersfield, CA · 2,135 students
- North High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,532 students
- North HighWichita, KS · 2,041 students
- North High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 1,837 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 1,754 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Elementary0.2 mi · 466
- Yukon Elementary0.3 mi · 296
- Philip Magruder Middle0.5 mi · 635
- Evelyn Carr Elementary0.9 mi · 483
- Casimir Middle1.1 mi · 617
- Arlington Elementary1.2 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About North HighHow many students attend North High?
North High enrolls approximately 1,812 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North High serve?
North High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North High is approximately 26.4:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North High?
Student demographics at North High are roughly 10% White, 47% Hispanic, 8% Black, 27% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees North High?
North High is overseen by Torrance Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.