📍 1314 Fern Ave., Torrance, Los Angeles County, 90503
Fern Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Torrance, Los Angeles County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Remland. It is part of the Torrance Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
Fern Elementary enrolls 465 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 21% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 45% |
| White | 117 | 25% |
| Asian | 96 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 465 students (27%) 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.
Fern Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
Fern 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 465 students, Fern Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 688 students per school.