Grade Trends

South High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Torrance Unified

4801 Pacific Coast Hwy., Torrance, CA 90505 Map

Math (met standard)
65%
+33 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
77%
+20 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
56%
+18 state 38% · 2025-26
Low income
22%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,734
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.6
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 65% state 32% · 2025-26 77% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 65% state 32% · 2025-26 77% state 57% · 2025-26 56% state 38% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 65% state 32% 77% state 57% 56% state 38%
2024-25 61% state 31% 76% state 57% 56% state 34%
2023-24 64% state 28% 76% state 56% 56% state 32%
2022-23 64% state 27% 73% state 55% 53% state 32%
2021-22 58% state 27% 80% state 55% 53% state 29%
2018-19 64% state 32% 72% state 57% 47% state 28%
2017-18 66% state 31% 72% state 56% —
2016-17 59% state 32% 71% state 60% —
2015-16 64% state 32% 77% state 59% —
2014-15 59% state 30% 65% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
99%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
73%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
84%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Palos Verdes Peninsula High
Grades 9–12 · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
2.4 mi
72%
+40 vs state
84%
+27 vs state
69%
+31 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 78% in 2022-23 → 75% in 2025-26 12% 2,075 Asian 41%
West High
Grades 9–12 · Torrance Unified
2.4 mi
51%
+19 vs state
73%
+15 vs state
59%
+21 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2025-26 25% 1,775 Asian 37%
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Torrance Unified
2.4 mi
2%
−29 vs state
17%
−40 vs state
6%
−32 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 6% in 2022-23 → 8% in 2025-26 73% 119 Hispanic 62%
Gene Drevno Community Day
Grades 7–12 Alternative · Torrance Unified
2.6 mi
0%
8%
0%
8% Average of math, English and science: 8% in 2018-19 → 0% in 2021-22 42% 12 Hispanic 50%
Redondo Union High
Grades 9–12 · Redondo Beach Unified
2.6 mi
54%
+22 vs state
77%
+19 vs state
56%
+17 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 62% in 2022-23 → 62% in 2025-26 18% 2,921 White 42%
Patricia Dreizler Continuation High
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Redondo Beach Unified
2.7 mi
0%
−32 vs state
40%
−17 vs state
8%
−31 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 19% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 27% 41 White 47%
Redondo Beach Virtual Learning
Grades K–12 Alternative · Redondo Beach Unified
2.7 mi
44%
65%
64%
Not enough years of data 23% 13 Two or more 38%
Torrance High
Grades 9–12 · Torrance Unified
2.7 mi
54%
+22 vs state
77%
+19 vs state
44%
+6 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 54% in 2022-23 → 58% in 2025-26 36% 1,879 Hispanic 44%
George S. Patton Continuation
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Los Angeles Unified
3.3 mi
7%
−25 vs state
7%
−50 vs state
6%
−32 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 6% in 2022-23 → 7% in 2025-26 95% 37 Hispanic 62%
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High
Grades 9–12 · Los Angeles Unified
3.3 mi
29%
−3 vs state
57%
−1 vs state
23%
−15 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 33% in 2022-23 → 36% in 2025-26 84% 1,549 Hispanic 69%