📍 2800 W. 227th St., Torrance, Los Angeles County, 90505
Hickory Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Torrance, Los Angeles County. The school has 815 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cindy Leach. It is part of the Torrance Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
Hickory Elementary enrolls 815 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Asian, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 439 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 19% |
| White | 101 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 88 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 815 students (16%) 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.
Hickory Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
Hickory 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 815 students, Hickory Elementary is larger than the district average of about 688 students per school.