Edison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 27.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.3% |
| Below Standard | 48.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Edison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
27.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.5 points below the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.4% exceeded — 5.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 25.0% | 26.5% | 51.5% |
| 4th | 65 | 23.1% | 29.2% | 52.3% |
| 5th | 80 | 32.5% | 23.8% | 56.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 26.5% | 26.5% | 52.9% |
| 4th | 67 | 26.9% | 26.9% | 53.7% |
| 5th | 80 | 31.3% | 13.8% | 45.0% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.2