Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003418
Van Deene Avenue Elementary
826 West Javelin St., Torrance, CA 90502 · (310) 320-8680 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
257 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 52% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Van Deene Avenue Elementary→Stephen M. White Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +27.0pp since 2014
Math
48.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 27 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.7% | 25.3% | 16.5% | 23.5% |
| Math | 23.5% | 25.3% | 28.2% | 22.9% |
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 | 60.0% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 55.7% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% | 44.1% |
| 2018-19 | 51.3% | 43.4% |
| 2017-18 | 49.4% | 46.9% |
| 2016-17 | 35.9% | 30.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Van Deene Avenue Elementary
Van Deene Avenue Elementary's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Deene Avenue Elementary this school | 320 | 80.3% | 45.6% |
| Robert Sanders Elementary San Jose | 304 | 78.6% | 23.5% |
| Willow Elementary Lakewood | 346 | 80.3% | 25.6% |
| Lakeland Elementary Norwalk | 315 | 77.5% | 54.1% |
| Guadalupe Elementary San Francisco | 273 | 78.4% | 24.4% |
| Lake Elementary San Pablo | 350 | 84.0% | 11.2% |
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 Van Deene Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #2,024 of 5,151 | #472 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,669 of 5,172 ▲ 1,111 | #391 of 1,129 ▲ 300 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,329 of 5,172 ▲ 736 | #299 of 1,129 ▲ 169 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.3pp | #578 of 5,116 | #215 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #4,582 of 5,915 | #1,009 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,716 of 5,352 | #504 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #3,398 of 5,354 | #593 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #2,163 of 5,625 | #691 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #2,637 of 3,837 | #733 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
320
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 80% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 78% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 14 | 22.4:1 | 77% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 15 | 21.2:1 | 82% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 16 | 22.3:1 | 81% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 76% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | N/A | N/A | 68% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 84% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 24 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Deene Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (357 to 320); teachers down 6% (16 to 15).
About Van Deene Avenue Elementary
Students in Torrance, California, attend Van Deene Avenue Elementary, a small elementary school. It teaches 320 students in kindergarten through 6. That is 31% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified is responsible for 784 schools, Van Deene Avenue Elementary included, with 406,887 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Van Deene Avenue Elementary is 76% Hispanic. Other groups make up 13% Asian, 4% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Van Deene Avenue Elementary are from different groups.
Van Deene Avenue Elementary lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.0 students per teacher. About 80% of students at Van Deene Avenue Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 10 points lower.
Van Deene Avenue Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Van Deene Avenue Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 45.6% actual against 32.5% predicted.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Van Deene Avenue Elementary.
Van Deene Avenue Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Halldale Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Van Deene Avenue Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Van Deene Avenue Elementary ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.6% against a local average of 44.7%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 318 to 320, a small change.
Van Deene Avenue Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Van Deene Avenue ElementaryHow large is Van Deene Avenue Elementary?
Van Deene Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Van Deene Avenue Elementary serve?
Van Deene Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Van Deene Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Van Deene Avenue Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Van Deene Avenue Elementary?
At Van Deene Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 76% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Van Deene Avenue Elementary?
Van Deene Avenue Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.