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Elementary school · Torrance Unified School District

Joseph Arnold Elementary

Joseph Arnold Elementary serves grades K–5 for 604 students in Torrance Unified School District.

It is the 7th largest of the 17 Torrance Unified School District elementary schools in Torrance. Its 25.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 691 in 2019–20 to 604 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 128 students. 29% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (157 free, 17 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is La Paloma Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Joseph Arnold Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students604
Teachers24
Students per teacher25.2
Free or reduced-price lunch29%
School typeRegular School
DistrictTorrance Unified School District
Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Joseph Arnold Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K128
  • 177
  • 295
  • 397
  • 497
  • 5110
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20691
  • 2020–21658
  • 2021–22611
  • 2022–23587
  • 2023–24604
Nearby

Parks near Joseph Arnold Elementary

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

4100 227th St., Torrance 90505

(310) 533-4524

State school ID 6023006 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 063942006552

Torrance Unified School District

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Nearby

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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.

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