South High School in Torrance, CA Back to: Torrance, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 85. 4801 Pacific Coast Hwy. Torrance, CA 90505 Student Enrollment: 560 County Name : Los Angeles District Name: Torrance Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: HIGH SCHOOL Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 53 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Ted W. Lieu Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 28 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Debra Bowen Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 36 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Jane Harman Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat Latitude: 33.81073 Longitude: -118.36519 The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 9-12 Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 12 (774 to 786) Met 14 out of 14 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 86% (12 tested out of 14) Math Participation Rate African American: 93% (13 tested out of 14) ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (7 tested out of 6) Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (7 tested out of 6) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 97% (146 tested out of 151) Math Participation Rate Asian: 97% (147 tested out of 152) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (12 tested out of 12) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (12 tested out of 12) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 91% (59 tested out of 65) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 91% (60 tested out of 66) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (5 tested out of 5) ELA Participation Rate White: 95% (288 tested out of 304) Math Participation Rate White: 95% (289 tested out of 304) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 94% (40 tested out of 43) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 94% (40 tested out of 43) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 89% (48 tested out of 54) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 93% (51 tested out of 55) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (59 tested out of 62) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 93% (59 tested out of 64) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 72.7% Here:   73% State average from 1015 schools:   50% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 66.0% Here:   66% State average from 1024 schools:   45% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 81.8% (9 proficient out of 11) Here:   82% State average from 514 schools:   41% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 58.3% (7 proficient out of 12) South High:   58% State average from 511 schools:   31% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 79.3% (111 proficient out of 140) Here:   79% State average from 519 schools:   69% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 83.7% (118 proficient out of 141) South High:   84% State average from 519 schools:   75% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 66.7% (8 proficient out of 12) Here:   67% State average from 296 schools:   68% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 66.7% (8 proficient out of 12) Here:   67% State average from 295 schools:   65% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 61.0% (36 proficient out of 59) South High:   61% State average from 887 schools:   40% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 43.3% (26 proficient out of 60) Here:   43% State average from 888 schools:   36% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 72.1% (207 proficient out of 287) South High:   72% State average from 819 schools:   67% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 62.5% (180 proficient out of 288) Here:   63% State average from 820 schools:   60% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 71.8% (28 proficient out of 39) Here:   72% State average from 913 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 51.3% (20 proficient out of 39) Here:   51% State average from 920 schools:   36% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 43.8% (21 proficient out of 48) Here:   44% State average from 776 schools:   28% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 62.7% (32 proficient out of 51) Here:   63% State average from 776 schools:   33% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 31.0% (18 proficient out of 58) Here:   31% State average from 724 schools:   17% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 24.1% (14 proficient out of 58) Here:   24% State average from 731 schools:   15% Graduation Rate for 2006, Class of 2004-05: 99.3% Graduation Rate for 2005, Class of 2003-04: 99.3% ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 22.3% Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 20.9% Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 1557 2006 API (Base) : 778 South High:   778.0 State average from 1166 schools:   664.7 Statewide Rank: 9 Similar Schools Rank: 2 2007 API Target: 783 2006 Asian API (Base) : 845 (474 students included) Here:   845 State average from 296 schools:   814 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 706 (143 students included) Here:   706 State average from 786 schools:   637 2006 Whites API (Base) : 759 (822 students included) South High:   759 State average from 697 schools:   761 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 117 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 700 (117 students included) Here:   700 State average from 796 schools:   633 Number of English Learners included in API : 138 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 148 2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 572 (148 students included) Here:   572 State average from 477 schools:   467 Percent African American : 3% Percent American Indian : 1% Percent Asian : 30% Percent Filipino : 3% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 9% Percent Pacific Islander : 1% Percent White : 53% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 7% Here:   7.0% State average from 1260 schools:   41.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 15% South High:   15.0% State average from 1260 schools:   8.6% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 1260 schools:   3.0% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 6% Here:   6.0% State average from 1260 schools:   16.0% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10% Here:   10.0% State average from 1260 schools:   9.0% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 25 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 82% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 1% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 10% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 27% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 40% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 22% Average Parent Education Level : 3.73 Here:   3.7 State average from 1260 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 91% Here:   91.0% State average from 1256 schools:   91.8% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 4% Percent of Enrollments in grades 9-11 (STAR) : 100% School Characteristic Index : 176.5255812 Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 1557 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 467.100 Valid Score for CST in mathematics arts Grades 9-11 : 1555 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11 : 311.000 Valid Score for CSt in science arts Grades 9-11 : 1523 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 9-11 : 228.450 Valid Score for CST in history-social science arts Grades 9-11 : 978 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11 : 220.050 Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) ELA in Grades 9-11 : 591 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 177.300 Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 581 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 174.300 Valid Score for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 481 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 48.100 Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 65 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 6.500 Valid Score for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 126 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 6.300 2006 API (Growth) : 786 2005 API (Base): 774 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No 2006 Asian API (Growth) : 855 Here:   855 State average from 298 schools:   818 2005 Asian API (Base) : 843 Here:   843 State average from 305 schools:   809 2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 12 (met target) 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 715 Here:   715 State average from 789 schools:   635 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 679 Here:   679 State average from 769 schools:   626 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 36 (met target) 2006 Whites API (Growth) : 766 Here:   766 State average from 696 schools:   761 2005 White API (Base) : 756 Here:   756 State average from 707 schools:   753 2005-2006 White Growth : 10 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 704 Here:   704 State average from 797 schools:   631 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 721 Here:   721 State average from 793 schools:   619 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -17 (failed to meet target) 2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 574 Here:   574 State average from 477 schools:   465 2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 578 South High:   578 State average from 474 schools:   450 2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : -4 (failed to meet target) Percent of Enrollments in grades 9 - 11(STAR) : 100% Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 815 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 804 Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) English-Language Arts (ELA) in Grades 9-11 : 596 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 178.800 Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 587 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 176.100

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