How does John Adams Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Torrance?

John Adams Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.5/100, placing it at the 74th percentile statewide. 30% of students exceed standard, with a total of 646 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at John Adams Elementary?

30.1% of students at John Adams Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is John Adams Elementary improving or declining?

John Adams Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at John Adams Elementary?

14.9% of students at John Adams 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.

John Adams Elementary

Torrance Unified Torrance Los Angeles County 90501

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

646 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

333 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

44%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 56.2%

White 15.6%

Asian 9.6%

Black 3.9%

Other 14.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Adams Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	30.1%
Met Standard	24.5%
Below Standard	45.5%

Exceeded

30.1%

Met

24.5%

Below

45.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for John Adams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

30.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 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.

Proficiency drops by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.