Towers Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 46.4% |
| Met Standard | 29.7% |
| Below Standard | 23.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Towers Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
46.4% of students exceeded standard while 29.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points above the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 46.5% 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 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 45.2% | 28.9% | 74.0% |
| 4th | 83 | 51.8% | 18.1% | 69.9% |
| 5th | 108 | 41.7% | 40.7% | 82.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 46.1% | 27.9% | 74.0% |
| 4th | 83 | 47.0% | 31.3% | 78.3% |
| 5th | 107 | 46.7% | 30.8% | 77.6% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.0