📍 3800 182nd St., Torrance, Los Angeles County, 90504
Edison Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Torrance, Los Angeles County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jayne Okazaki. It is part of the Torrance Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
Edison Elementary enrolls 494 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Asian and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 46% |
| Asian | 106 | 21% |
| White | 86 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 8.9% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 494 students (40%) 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.
Edison Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Edison 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 494 students, Edison Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 688 students per school.