Howard Wood Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 344 students
John Adams Elementary
2121 238th St., Torrance, CA 90501
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
343
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
24.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Torrance Unified
Los Angeles County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About John Adams Elementary
John Adams Elementary is a public elementary school in Torrance, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Torrance Unified. The school is located in a midsize city in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 343 students were enrolled, with about 24.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 343 students
- Students per teacher
- 24.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Torrance Unified
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 063942006549
Schools near John Adams Elementary
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.