📍 2250 W. 235th St., Torrance, Los Angeles County, 90501
Howard Wood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Torrance, Los Angeles County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shawn Johnson. It is part of the Torrance Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
Howard Wood Elementary enrolls 343 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Asian and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 51% |
| Asian | 71 | 21% |
| White | 50 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 343 students (38%) 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.
Howard Wood Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Howard Wood 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 343 students, Howard Wood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 688 students per school.
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