Middle school · Torrance Unified School District
Jefferson Middle
Jefferson Middle serves grades 6–8 for 645 students in Torrance Unified School District.
It is the 3rd largest of the 8 Torrance Unified School District middle schools in Torrance. Its 26.9 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.1 for those schools. Enrollment has held steady at about 645 since 2019–20. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 238 students. 28% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (165 free, 18 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Paradise Park (0.5 mi).
Jefferson Middle by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Jefferson Middle
Parks near Jefferson Middle
Address, phone and official links
21717 Talisman St., Torrance 90503
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State school ID 6023121 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 063942002213
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.