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Torrance High School

2200 Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90501View on map

  • Public
  • Torrance
  • 452 seniors
  • 1,939 students

Torrance High School is a public high school in Torrance (Torrance Unified) with 452 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 141 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 72% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

112 of 141 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

112 of 452 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

31%

141 of 452 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.2%

10 of 109 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

10 of 74 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Torrance High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    10 of 109 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.05)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    10 of 74 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.08)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    26%

    32 of 124 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.01)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    25 of 105 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    25 of 84 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    28 of 63 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    30 of 38 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    82 of 85 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.96)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    34 of 35 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.95)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Torrance High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    36%

    32 of 89 admitted

    This school36%Overall34%

  • Long Beach20 pts higher

    67%

    101 of 151 admitted

    This school67%Overall47%

  • Pomona12 pts higher

    86%

    56 of 65 admitted

    This school86%Overall74%

  • Fullerton11 pts higher

    98%

    102 of 104 admitted

    This school98%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills7 pts higher

    98%

    53 of 54 admitted

    This school98%Overall91%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (528 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

400 of 528 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

145 graduates

Community college

38%

202 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC509%
CSU9518%
CA private college234%
Out of state306%
Community college20238%
Not enrolled12824%
Enrolled in college40076%
Total528100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

18

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

40

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

49%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

248 of 511 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

26%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

133 of 513 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 14 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 12 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 77%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 28%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 72%County median 64%

Across California

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