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Arlington Elementary

Torrance Unified Torrance Los Angeles County 90504
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,016 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
548 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
44%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 40.0%
White 6.9%
Asian 30.7%
Black 2.5%
Other 19.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Arlington Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard43.4%
Met Standard26.0%
Below Standard30.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Arlington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

43.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points above the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 18.4 points higher (vs 25.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
43.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
69.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
4.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,016
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 86 32.6% 29.1% 20.9% 17.4% 61.6%
4th 88 43.2% 26.1% 17.1% 13.6% 69.3%
5th 79 41.8% 29.1% 22.8% 6.3% 70.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 86 34.9% 36.0% 18.6% 10.5% 70.9%
4th 89 60.7% 18.0% 13.5% 7.9% 78.7%
5th 80 47.5% 17.5% 25.0% 10.0% 65.0%