Howard Wood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 47.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Howard Wood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 30.7% 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.
Students here improve by 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 23.1% | 20.5% | 43.6% |
| 4th | 62 | 29.0% | 21.0% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 58 | 36.2% | 29.3% | 65.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 25.6% | 20.5% | 46.1% |
| 4th | 62 | 24.2% | 27.4% | 51.6% |
| 5th | 58 | 39.7% | 17.2% | 56.9% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.3