Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90501

Summary:

The 90501 zip code area in Torrance, California is home to 8 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools, all part of the Torrance Unified School District, except for Halldale Elementary, which is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Torrance High School stands out as an exceptional institution, ranking 267th out of 2,323 California high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently performs well, with 79.64% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 51.58% proficient or better in Mathematics. Torrance High also boasts an impressive 98.8% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.2% dropout rate. In contrast, Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) has a much lower 61.1% graduation rate and a higher 13.9% dropout rate.

The elementary schools in the Torrance Unified School District, particularly John Adams Elementary and Howard Wood Elementary, also demonstrate consistently strong academic performance, outpacing the district and state averages. Meanwhile, Halldale Elementary, despite being part of the lower-ranked Los Angeles Unified School District, performs well compared to other schools in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3100	447	24	18.6	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.2	2492^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	57.5%		59.6	2072^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	64.7%	420	28.2				28.2	38.6	31.9	54.9					42.1	41.4	40.9	49.3					44.0	92.7	96.3	94.5	96.3	96.3	$11,974
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	2121 238Th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4480	357	15	23.8	31.1%	60 (16.8%)	10 (2.8%)	200 (56.0%)	57 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.1%)	75.5	1347^th of 5862 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.9	1245^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.8%	102	47.1				47.1	71.2	44.4	70.6					60.8	67.3	41.3	60.8					55.4	95.4	96.5	96.5	95.4	96.5	$5,450
J. H. Hull Middle	Public	6-8	2080 West 231st St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4516	622	29	21.7	44.4%	94 (15.1%)	27 (4.3%)	373 (60.0%)	84 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	40 (6.4%)	56.1	987^th of 2777 public middle schools	64.5%		59.3	928^th of 2802 public middle schools	66.9%	59		36.8			36.8				42.3	39.9	44.5		42.1				34.6	44.4	31.8		37.5						$5,141
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4440	113	8	13.4	59.3%	18 (15.9%)	10 (8.8%)	65 (57.5%)	9 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.8%)	13.4	1867^th of 2323 public high schools	19.6%		9.7	2079^th of 2348 public high schools	11.5%	212			8.9		8.5							13.0	13.0							6.1	6.1						$14,432
Torrance Elementary	Public	K-5	2125 Lincoln Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4500	489	20	24.4	57.5%	48 (9.8%)	25 (5.1%)	323 (66.1%)	54 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	58	2139^th of 5862 public elementary schools	63.5%		56.4	2214^th of 5874 public elementary schools	62.3%	75	31.6				31.6	42.2	57.4	52.0					50.7	46.2	49.3	33.8					42.7						$5,532
Torrance High	Public	9-12	2200 Carson St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4396	1,999	86	23.2	30.4%	337 (16.9%)	87 (4.4%)	849 (42.5%)	554 (27.7%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	160 (8.0%)	83.8	267^th of 2323 public high schools	88.5%		82.9	276^th of 2348 public high schools	88.2%	9			38.6	15.8	37.7							79.6	79.6							51.6	51.6						$5,704
Howard Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 West 235th St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4484	343	18	19.6	38.2%	50 (14.6%)	13 (3.8%)	176 (51.3%)	71 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (8.7%)	81.3	1094^th of 5862 public elementary schools	81.3%		88.5	792^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	86.5%	302	42.9				42.9	54.7	63.8	63.2					60.3	65.6	74.1	54.4					64.8						$5,212
Gene Drevno Community Day	Public	7-12	2291 West Washington Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 972-6962	18	2	8.8	61.1%	4 (22.2%)	3 (16.7%)	10 (55.6%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$26,859
Southern California Regional Occupational Center	Public	10-12	2300 Crenshaw Blvd.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Southern California Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 224-4289	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 90501

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Torrance	0.41 mi	36	131^st
Carson	1.68 mi	26	509^th
Harbor City	1.87 mi	6	597^th
Lomita	2.02 mi	3	287^th
Gardena	2.29 mi	19	608^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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