Torrance High School

2200 Carson St, Torrance, CA 90501 | (310) 533-4396

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,180

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2 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,180 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 322nd out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2200 Carson St., Torrance, CA 90501

School District Details

Torrance Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,040
Graduation Rate: 95.1%
Dropout Rate: 0.9%
Students Per Teacher: 25.0
Enrolled Students: 24,485

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,180
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 76.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 28.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,058 (48.5%)
Females: 1,122 (51.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 110 (5.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 321 (14.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 431 (19.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Torrance High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	17	0.8%
Black	95	4.4%
Asian	707	32.4%
Hispanic	617	28.3%
White	673	30.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	535	24.5%
10th Grade	545	25.0%
11th Grade	585	26.8%
12th Grade	515	23.6%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

99.0%

District:

96.2%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

23.7%

District:

22.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

4.1%

District:

5.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 98.9%

Number of Certificated Staff: 97.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.2

Average Age

School:

40.5

District:

45.1

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2

2 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on July 05, 2011
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
my granddaughter most of her classes have 28 kids in each class most have over 30. the teachers pretty much let the bad students run things. She is an A-B student so we are lucky. They need to really work on this school!

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