Is Yukon Elementary a good school?

Yukon Elementary ranks 1216 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Yukon Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 327 students attended Yukon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Yukon Elementary?

Students at Yukon Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 23% White, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Yukon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yukon Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Philip Magruder Middle High : North High

Yukon Elementary

Summary:

Yukon Elementary is a public elementary school in Torrance, California, serving 327 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Torrance Unified School District, which is ranked 191 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Academically, Yukon Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics were 57.86% and 60.38%, respectively, compared to the Torrance Unified School District's 66.73% and 60.24%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with its Asian students ranking 795 out of 1,203 California elementary schools, while its Hispanic students ranked 1,238 out of 5,102 schools. Additionally, Yukon Elementary's performance for English Language Learner students has declined over the years, from a 5-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 2-star rating in 2022-2023.

Yukon Elementary faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 18.1% in 2022-2023. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.61% to 41.57% over the past three school years. Compared to nearby schools, Yukon Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the Evelyn Carr Elementary and Arlington Elementary, but outperforms schools in the Lawndale Elementary School District and the Los Angeles Unified School District. However, the nearby Washington Elementary, which is part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District, consistently outperforms Yukon Elementary across all academic measures.

Detail:

Public K-5

17815 Yukon Ave.
Torrance, CA 90504-3927

(310) 533-4477

District: Torrance Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1216^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,698

Students who attend Yukon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Philip Magruder Middle
High:	North High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.9

Number of students: 327

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.0%

White:

22.6%

Asian:

21.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Yukon Elementary ranks better than 79.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Torrance Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.56. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Yukon Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Torrance Unified School District. Student population at Yukon Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45%), White (22.6%), Asian (21.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Yukon Elementary is 23.9, which is the 5^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Torrance Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Yukon Elementary employs 13.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Yukon Elementary is $8,698, which is the highest among 17 elementary schools in the Torrance Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Yukon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Yukon Elementary 1216^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Yukon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Torrance Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Torrance Unified 191^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Yukon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.21	1063^rd	4809	77.9%
2005	76.84	1060^th	4822	78.0%
2006	70.20	1328^th	4818	72.4%
2007	77.30	1081^st	5113	78.9%
2008	81.70	893^rd	5113	82.5%
2009	69.57	1455^th	5193	72.0%
2010	72.61	1341^st	5314	74.8%
2011	72.15	1385^th	5377	74.2%
2012	69.44	1562^nd	5390	71.0%
2013	68.49	1653^rd	5530	70.1%
2015	52.03	2339^th	5611	58.3%
2016	54.40	2274^th	5614	59.5%
2017	54.39	2305^th	5692	59.5%
2018	74.33	1386^th	5662	75.5%
2019	70.70	1572^nd	5789	72.8%
2022	56.19	2230^th	5883	62.1%
2023	63.28	1875^th	5874	68.1%
2024	78.56	1216^th	5862	79.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	88.36	194^th	3275	94.1%
2023	40.46	1776^th	3250	45.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.30	436^th	5084	91.4%
2022	62.73	1527^th	5264	71.0%
2023	63.87	1526^th	5374	71.6%
2024	81.90	757^th	5511	86.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.10	1453^rd	5413	73.2%
2019	67.29	1640^th	5492	70.1%
2022	54.84	2176^th	5635	61.4%
2023	71.55	1436^th	5617	74.4%
2024	78.90	1140^th	5605	79.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.79	1284^th	5431	76.4%
2019	70.72	1485^th	5510	73.0%
2022	56.96	2096^th	5663	63.0%
2023	56.51	2107^th	5650	62.7%
2024	76.25	1222^nd	5636	78.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.47	833^rd	1190	30.0%
2024	46.85	795^th	1203	33.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.51	668^th	4830	86.2%
2019	75.48	907^th	4963	81.7%
2022	31.44	3578^th	5084	29.6%
2023	54.31	1983^rd	5098	61.1%
2024	68.74	1238^th	5102	75.7%

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Rank History for White students at Yukon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.99	862^nd	2662	67.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Yukon Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	275	6	77	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1989	289	10	74	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1990	281	8	66	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1991	258	13	74	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1992	248	11	70	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1993	233	10	70	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1994	226	14	94	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1995	207	17	106	65	2	n/a	n/a	0	397
1996	207	17	106	65	2	n/a	n/a	0	397
1997	207	16	98	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	405
1998	187	18	95	92	6	n/a	n/a	0	398
1999	219	17	86	104	3	n/a	n/a	0	429
2000	220	13	84	104	3	n/a	n/a	0	424
2001	237	9	88	108	3	n/a	n/a	0	445
2002	207	25	92	103	7	n/a	n/a	0	434
2003	207	25	92	103	7	n/a	n/a	0	434
2004	181	21	83	116	5	n/a	n/a	0	406
2005	160	32	78	112	4	n/a	n/a	8	394
2006	150	34	88	119	4	n/a	n/a	14	409
2007	110	24	68	101	5	n/a	n/a	54	362
2008	105	22	58	94	5	n/a	n/a	0	284
2009	86	21	53	91	1	7	105	0	364
2010	104	28	47	105	2	7	53	0	346
2011	97	19	57	113	2	5	41	0	334
2012	83	20	57	127	2	4	40	0	333
2013	83	28	59	144	2	6	39	0	361
2014	67	19	61	148	0	3	41	0	339
2015	64	15	69	129	0	1	31	0	309
2016	52	15	61	141	0	0	29	0	298
2017	54	12	66	139	0	3	18	0	292
2018	44	11	53	149	0	2	22	0	281
2019	50	15	58	158	0	3	17	0	301
2020	61	17	57	152	0	2	21	0	310
2021	65	14	57	150	0	2	16	0	304
2022	77	14	61	159	0	2	19	0	332
2023	74	15	71	147	0	4	16	0	327

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Yukon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	408	14.0	29.1	n/a
1989	428	16.0	26.7	n/a
1990	409	16.0	25.5	n/a
1991	391	16.0	24.4	n/a
1992	376	16.3	23.0	10.9
1993	365	13.0	28.1	15.9
1994	393	12.0	32.8	15.3
1995	397	14.2	28.0	25.2
1996	397	14.2	28.0	25.2
1997	405	19.0	21.3	27.4
1998	398	21.0	19.0	35.7
1999	429	22.0	19.5	29.4
2000	424	21.0	20.2	30.7
2001	445	22.0	20.2	30.3
2002	434	21.5	20.2	27.6
2003	434	21.5	20.2	27.6
2004	406	20.0	20.3	29.8
2005	394	23.0	17.1	31.1
2006	409	20.5	20.0	39.5
2007	362	18.5	19.6	36
2008	284	20.5	13.9	47.9
2009	364	18.5	16.9	43.1
2010	346	18.1	19.0	41.9
2011	334	n/a	n/a	44.3
2012	333	16.0	20.7	n/a
2013	361	16.4	21.9	51.8
2014	339	12.1	27.8	43.7
2015	309	12.0	25.7	44.7
2016	298	11.0	27.0	49
2017	292	11.0	26.5	43.8
2018	281	11.0	25.5	49.8
2019	301	12.0	25.0	49.8
2020	310	n/a	n/a	45.5
2021	304	12.4	24.4	37.8
2022	332	13.1	25.2	41.6
2023	327	13.6	23.9	37.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Yukon Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	408	14.0	29.1	n/a
1989	428	16.0	26.7	n/a
1990	409	16.0	25.5	n/a
1991	391	16.0	24.4	n/a
1992	376	16.3	23.0	10.9
1993	365	13.0	28.1	15.9
1994	393	12.0	32.8	15.3
1995	397	14.2	28.0	25.2
1996	397	14.2	28.0	25.2
1997	405	19.0	21.3	27.4
1998	398	21.0	19.0	35.7
1999	429	22.0	19.5	29.4
2000	424	21.0	20.2	30.7
2001	445	22.0	20.2	30.3
2002	434	21.5	20.2	27.6
2003	434	21.5	20.2	27.6
2004	406	20.0	20.3	29.8
2005	394	23.0	17.1	31.1
2006	409	20.5	20.0	39.5
2007	362	18.5	19.6	36
2008	284	20.5	13.9	47.9
2009	364	18.5	16.9	43.1
2010	346	18.1	19.0	41.9
2011	334	n/a	n/a	44.3
2012	333	16.0	20.7	n/a
2013	361	16.4	21.9	51.8
2014	339	12.1	27.8	43.7
2015	309	12.0	25.7	44.7
2016	298	11.0	27.0	49
2017	292	11.0	26.5	43.8
2018	281	11.0	25.5	49.8
2019	301	12.0	25.0	49.8
2020	310	n/a	n/a	45.5
2021	304	12.4	24.4	37.8
2022	332	13.1	25.2	41.6
2023	327	13.6	23.9	37.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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