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Schools in ZIP code 90501

Two districts run the ranked public schools in ZIP code 90501: Los Angeles Unified (elementary) and Torrance Unified (elementary, middle and high). The 4 public elementary schools in ZIP code 90501 run from the 56th to the 76th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools · Los Angeles Unified and Torrance Unified

from 56th to 76th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Halldale Elementary: 76th percentile, Strong
  • Torrance Elementary: 68th percentile, Solid
  • John Adams Elementary: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Howard Wood Elementary: 56th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
3Solid
1Strong

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Middle · 1 school · Torrance Unified

at 69th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • J. H. Hull Middle: 69th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school · Torrance Unified

at 91st · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Torrance High: 91st percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

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Schools around ZIP code 90501

8 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in ZIP code 90501 score highest?

Halldale Elementary is highest, at the 76th percentile.

That’s higher than 76 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in ZIP code 90501

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average elementary school in ZIP code 90501 had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in ZIP code 90501 stand?

J. H. Hull Middle is at the 69th percentile.

That’s higher than 69 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in ZIP code 90501.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in ZIP code 90501 stand?

Torrance High is at the 91st percentile.

That’s higher than 91 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in ZIP code 90501.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Torrance HighTorrance Unified · Broad base
    91stStrongScope Score 77
2 high schools not ranked statewide

Court and community schools and continuation schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

5 private schools have an address in ZIP code 90501. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in ZIP code 90501 rank highest?

Elementary: Halldale Elementary, 76th percentile (Strong). Middle: J. H. Hull Middle, 69th percentile (Solid). High: Torrance High, 91st percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in ZIP code 90501 decide which school my child attends?

No. ZIP codes are for mail; attendance boundaries decide the school for an address. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in ZIP code 90501 good?

The 4 public elementary schools in ZIP code 90501 run from the 56th to the 76th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 3 Solid. ZIP code 90501 has one public middle school we score, J. H. Hull Middle, at the 69th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid. ZIP code 90501 has one public high school we score, Torrance High, at the 91st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in ZIP code 90501 compare with California?

The average elementary school in ZIP code 90501 had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the schools with a 90501 mailing address. Attendance zones follow school districts rather than postal boundaries.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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