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What's the most underrated thing about Torrance High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,879
High
DISTRICT 1,222 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TORRANCE UNIFIED·NCES 063942006576
Torrance High
2200 Carson St., Torrance, CA 90501 · (310) 533-4396 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,879 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- A-Beats 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
25.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
684 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 | 439 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 491 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 497 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 452 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%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
79.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.8pp since 2014
Math
51.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.2% | 34.6% | 15.6% | 4.6% |
| Math | 26.2% | 25.1% | 24.9% | 23.7% |
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 | 79.8% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 51.6% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 78.7% | 47.6% |
| 2018-19 | 59.6% | 50.1% |
| 2017-18 | 72.2% | 52.7% |
| 2016-17 | 74.0% | 49.8% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Torrance High
Torrance High's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance High this school | 1,879 | 36.4% | 65.6% |
| San Mateo High San Mateo | 1,557 | 38.1% | 54.2% |
| Otay Ranch Senior High Chula Vista | 2,440 | 32.5% | 54.8% |
| Newark Memorial High Newark | 1,367 | 38.9% | 40.6% |
| Brea Olinda High Brea | 1,676 | 41.6% | 58.0% |
| Santa Teresa High San Jose | 2,134 | 27.9% | 58.7% |
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 Torrance High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #118 of 1,052 | #32 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #151 of 1,056 ▼ 16 | #39 of 229 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #102 of 1,056 ▼ 2 | #26 of 229 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #505 of 1,044 | #145 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,879 | #356 of 2,093 | #71 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #1,216 of 1,352 | #327 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #135 of 1,351 | #17 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #1,342 of 1,575 | #352 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #675 of 802 | #201 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
1,879
-44 (-2%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,722
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 1,879 | 74.9 | 25.1:1 | 36% (684) |
| 2023-24 | 1,980 | 76.5 | 25.9:1 | 36% (712) |
| 2022-23 | 1,999 | 85.9 | 23.3:1 | 30% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 1,923 | 75 | 25.6:1 | 34% (647) |
| 2017-18 | 1,954 | 79.5 | 24.6:1 | 35% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 2,071 | 80 | 25.9:1 | 35% (729) |
| 2010-11 | 2,142 | N/A | N/A | 22% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 1,900 | 88 | 21.6:1 | 13% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 1,722 | 76 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Torrance High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,954 to 1,879); teachers down 6% (79.5 to 74.9).
About Torrance High
Torrance High is one of the public schools in Torrance, California. It is a high-enrollment high school. Its 1,879 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Federal data list 31 schools in Torrance Unified, with 21,890 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Torrance High. The largest is Hispanic students, at 44%. Other students are 28% Asian, 15% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 74.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.1:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 25.1:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Torrance High is 36%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 34 points.
Measured against California public high schools, Torrance High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Torrance High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.6% and a predicted 58.2%.
Los Angeles County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Gene Drevno Community Day is located about 0.3 miles from Torrance High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Torrance High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Torrance High is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,879, starting from 1,923.
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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
- North HighHigh · 1,812 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
- North HighHigh · 1,812 students
- West HighHigh · 1,775 students
- South HighHigh · 1,734 students
- Victor ElementaryElementary · 965 students
- Hickory ElementaryElementary · 847 students
- Madrona MiddleMiddle · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Gene Drevno Community Day0.3 mi · 12
- Torrance Elementary0.4 mi · 567
- Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 119
- Fern Elementary0.7 mi · 473
- J. H. Hull Middle1.1 mi · 621
- Hickory Elementary1.1 mi · 847
Frequently asked questions
About Torrance HighHow large is Torrance High?
Torrance High enrolls approximately 1,879 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Torrance High serve?
Torrance High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Torrance High have?
Torrance High employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Torrance High?
At Torrance High, the student body is approximately 15% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 28% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Torrance High public or private?
Torrance High 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.