📍 2121 238Th St., Torrance, Los Angeles County, 90501
John Adams Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Torrance, Los Angeles County. The school has 357 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shayla Smith-taranto. It is part of the Torrance Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
John Adams Elementary enrolls 357 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 56% |
| White | 60 | 17% |
| Asian | 57 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 357 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Adams Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
John Adams Elementary is one of 32 schools in Torrance Unified, based in Torrance, California. The district serves 22,023 students district-wide and employs 931 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 357 students, John Adams Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 688 students per school.
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