Towers Elementary Primary School
5600 Towers St Torrance CA, 90503, Los Angeles County Phone: 310-533-4535 Ranking: (883 out of 6,930, top 13%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Torrance Unified School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 22 | 23 | 20 | NA | NA | 22 | 25 | 27 | ||||||
Total Students: | 644 | 631 | 584 | 578 | 552 | 527 | 469 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 112 | 17.4% | 105 | 16.6% | 89 | 15.2% | 101 | 17.5% | 88 | 15.9% | 73 | 13.9% | 43 | 9.2% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 12.7% | 117 | 18.5% | 105 | 18.0% | 106 | 18.3% | 82 | 14.9% | 72 | 13.7% | 67 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 112 | 17.4% | 109 | 17.3% | 105 | 18.0% | 90 | 15.6% | 83 | 15.0% | 87 | 16.5% | 62 | 13.2% |
Grade 3: | 114 | 17.7% | 102 | 16.2% | 90 | 15.4% | 87 | 15.1% | 96 | 17.4% | 80 | 15.2% | 85 | 18.1% |
Grade 4: | 117 | 18.2% | 101 | 16.0% | 89 | 15.2% | 104 | 18.0% | 85 | 15.4% | 108 | 20.5% | 101 | 21.5% |
Grade 5: | 107 | 16.6% | 97 | 15.4% | 106 | 18.2% | 90 | 15.6% | 118 | 21.4% | 107 | 20.3% | 111 | 23.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 338 | 52.5% | 326 | 51.7% | 300 | 51.4% | 298 | 51.6% | 288 | 52.2% | 273 | 51.8% | 250 | 53.3% |
Female: | 306 | 47.5% | 305 | 48.3% | 284 | 48.6% | 280 | 48.4% | 264 | 47.8% | 254 | 48.2% | 215 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 215 | 33.4% | 201 | 31.9% | 198 | 33.9% | 189 | 32.7% | 160 | 29.0% | 165 | 31.3% | 172 | 36.7% |
Hispanic: | 119 | 18.5% | 109 | 17.3% | 76 | 13.0% | 71 | 12.3% | 62 | 11.2% | 41 | 7.8% | 44 | 9.4% |
Black: | 7 | 1.1% | 13 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% |
White: | 214 | 33.2% | 217 | 34.4% | 213 | 36.5% | 225 | 38.9% | 239 | 43.3% | 222 | 42.1% | 247 | 52.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 89 | 13.8% | 90 | 14.3% | 89 | 15.2% | 84 | 14.5% | 83 | 15.0% | 92 | 17.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 7.8% | 63 | 10.0% | NA | NA | 42 | 7.3% | 29 | 5.3% | 18 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 5.0% | 22 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 16 | 2.8% | 21 | 3.8% | 10 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 29.27 | 27.23 | 29.08 | NA | NA | 25.09 | 19.10 | 17.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.8 | 361.6 | 330.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.7 | 368.8 | 336.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 372.1 | 344.3 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 371.2 | 345 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.3 | 371.2 | 348 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.4 | 375.6 | 352.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.4 | 381.6 | 356.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 378.5 | 359.5 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.6 | 387.9 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 379.5 | 357.3 |
2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.1 | 391.7 | 358 |
2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.8 | 401.1 | 366 |
2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422 | 404.6 | 372.5 |
2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 417.1 | 398.8 | 369.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.7 | 399.9 | 372.4 |
2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.8 | 402.5 | 376.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421.2 | 404.8 | 381.6 |
2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.7 | 398.3 | 382.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 433.8 | 414.2 | 382.7 |
2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.7 | 407.0 | 379.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 353.4 | 321.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.6 | 355.9 | 324.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.9 | 359.3 | 330.8 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 357.2 | 330 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 360.9 | 332.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.1 | 365.7 | 340.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.9 | 367.5 | 342.2 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.4 | 366.5 | 345.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.1 | 367.1 | 347.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.1 | 369.4 | 345.7 |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.3 | 387.6 | 353.1 |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.6 | 401.5 | 362.1 |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.5 | 401.5 | 368.9 |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 403.7 | 370.9 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415.7 | 419.4 | 379 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.6 | 420.3 | 387.7 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430.1 | 427 | 395.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.6 | 424.9 | 400.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.6 | 426.1 | 399.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412.0 | 433.5 | 399.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.4 | 369.1 | 338.5 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.9 | 376.4 | 346.2 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.7 | 384.5 | 351.1 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386 | 379.8 | 353.2 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 386.5 | 357.8 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.5 | 394.9 | 366.8 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.8 | 395.7 | 369.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.4 | 397.8 | 371.6 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405.2 | 401.3 | 375.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.9 | 398.4 | 374.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.9 | 380 | 343.2 |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.4 | 385.8 | 354 |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.6 | 397.8 | 361.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.2 | 391 | 366.1 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.1 | 407.1 | 373.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.6 | 417 | 382.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 414.4 | 389.9 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 420.4 | 392.2 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 419.1 | 423.9 | 395.2 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425.1 | 426.0 | 394.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 366.1 | 337.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.1 | 370.2 | 340.5 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 368.9 | 342.6 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 366.7 | 342.8 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.8 | 369.1 | 347.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.8 | 381.2 | 356.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.1 | 382.7 | 359.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.1 | 386.4 | 362 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.3 | 392 | 366.1 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.9 | 387.8 | 365.2 |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 381.3 | 335.8 |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.6 | 393.3 | 349.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 395.1 | 356.6 |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.3 | 394.1 | 356.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.8 | 397.2 | 364.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 429.9 | 409.7 | 375.8 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.9 | 409.9 | 383.4 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.6 | 420.4 | 392.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 444.2 | 428.1 | 395.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461.0 | 426.3 | 393.2 |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 345.5 | 318.5 |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 353.8 | 324.6 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.5 | 352.4 | 328.7 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.9 | 358.3 | 334.3 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.5 | 366.4 | 345.2 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.6 | 383.7 | 354.1 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411.1 | 397.5 | 362.2 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.6 | 398.8 | 367.2 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.5 | 397.2 | 367.4 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 422.3 | 400.4 | 366.9 |
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* Towers Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.