How does Evelyn Carr Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Torrance?

Evelyn Carr Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.1/100, placing it at the 71st percentile statewide. 27% of students exceed standard, with a total of 768 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Evelyn Carr Elementary?

27.4% of students at Evelyn Carr Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 52.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Evelyn Carr Elementary improving or declining?

Evelyn Carr Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Evelyn Carr Elementary?

10.9% of students at Evelyn Carr Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Evelyn Carr Elementary

Torrance Unified Torrance Los Angeles County 90504

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

768 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

432 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

48%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 60.9%

White 12.5%

Asian 11.6%

Black 7.2%

Other 7.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Evelyn Carr Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.4%
Met Standard	24.7%
Below Standard	47.8%

Exceeded

27.4%

Met

24.7%

Below

47.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Evelyn Carr Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.7 points below the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 26.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.