Riviera Elementary

Located at 365 Paseo de Arena, in Torrance, California, Riviera Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school that instructs 611 students (grades K through 5), operated by Torrance Unified. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Riviera Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 15% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, On paper, Riviera Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Riviera Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Riviera Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Riviera Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Edward J. Richardson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Riviera Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riviera Elementary has ticked down 9%, going from 668 students in 2018 to 611 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 23% to 15% across the same window.

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