Bishop Montgomery High
Private · Grades 9–12 · 869 students
South High
4801 Pacific Coast Hwy., Torrance, CA 90505
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,734
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
23.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Torrance Unified
Los Angeles County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,321 California high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California high 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 South High
South High is a public high school in Torrance, California, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Torrance Unified. The school is located in a midsize city in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,734 students were enrolled, with about 23.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,321 California high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,734 students
- Students per teacher
- 23.5 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 21
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Torrance Unified
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 063942006573
Schools near South High
All 52 schools in Torrance →
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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.