Elementary school · Torrance Unified School District
John Adams Elementary
John Adams Elementary serves grades K–5 for 333 students in Torrance Unified School District.
It is the 16th largest of the 17 Torrance Unified School District elementary schools in Torrance. Its 23.8 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 450 in 2019–20 to 333 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 4, with 60 students. 44% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (136 free, 9 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Sur La Brea Park (0.3 mi).
John Adams Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at John Adams Elementary
Parks near John Adams Elementary
Address, phone and official links
2121 238Th St., Torrance 90501
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State school ID 6022974 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 063942006549
Other elementary schools in the district
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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.