Is Hickory Elementary a good school?

Hickory Elementary ranks 631 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hickory Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 842 students attended Hickory Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Elementary?

Students at Hickory Elementary are 55% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 11% White, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hickory Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hickory Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Madrona Middle High : Torrance High

Hickory Elementary

Summary:

Hickory Elementary is a public elementary school in Torrance, California, serving 815 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Torrance Unified School District, which is ranked 191 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hickory Elementary consistently outperforms the Torrance Unified and California state averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 69.27% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 73.67% in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 66.73% and 60.24%, and the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school also excels in supporting diverse student subgroups, ranking among the top 10-15% of California elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Hickory Elementary maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0.6% to 12.5%, which is lower than the Torrance Unified average of 14.8%.

While Hickory Elementary outperforms the district and state, it is interesting to note the performance of other nearby schools within the Torrance Unified School District. For example, Seaside Elementary and Anza Elementary also demonstrate strong academic results, while Torrance Elementary and John Adams Elementary have lower proficiency rates compared to Hickory. Overall, Hickory Elementary is a high-performing school that excels in academic achievement, student support, and equity, making it a standout within the Torrance Unified School District.

Detail:

Public K-5

2800 West 227th St.
Torrance, CA 90505-2912

(310) 533-4672

District: Torrance Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
631^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,691

Students who attend Hickory Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madrona Middle
High:	Torrance High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.4

Number of students: 842

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hickory Elementary ranks better than 89.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Torrance Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (54.5%), Hispanic (19%), two or more races (11.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hickory Elementary is 27.4, which is the highest among 17 elementary schools in the Torrance Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Hickory Elementary employs 30.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hickory Elementary is $4,691, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Torrance Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hickory Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hickory Elementary 631^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hickory Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Torrance Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Torrance Unified 191^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hickory Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	87.23	623^rd	4809	87.0%
2005	86.45	667^th	4822	86.2%
2006	86.23	675^th	4818	86.0%
2007	78.30	1039^th	5113	79.7%
2008	79.60	991^st	5113	80.6%
2009	85.25	743^rd	5193	85.7%
2010	80.67	977^th	5314	81.6%
2011	80.14	995^th	5377	81.5%
2012	88.21	536^th	5390	90.1%
2013	88.45	560^th	5530	89.9%
2015	92.79	463^rd	5611	91.7%
2016	91.24	538^th	5614	90.4%
2017	88.91	702^nd	5692	87.7%
2018	89.06	679^th	5662	88.0%
2019	91.50	555^th	5789	90.4%
2022	93.90	449^th	5883	92.4%
2023	91.68	594^th	5874	89.9%
2024	91.07	631^st	5862	89.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.45	183^rd	339	46.0%
2019	70.90	128^th	445	71.2%
2022	85.57	43^rd	610	93.0%
2023	60.29	294^th	669	56.1%
2024	56.71	346^th	669	48.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	99.08	34^th	3246	99.0%
2019	98.75	35^th	3275	98.9%
2022	99.41	32^nd	3311	99.0%
2023	98.05	45^th	3250	98.6%
2024	95.63	54^th	3160	98.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	85.23	229^th	2420	90.5%
2024	94.10	126^th	2634	95.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.55	426^th	5084	91.6%
2022	97.34	102^nd	5264	98.1%
2023	90.15	384^th	5374	92.9%
2024	93.83	285^th	5511	94.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.96	671^st	5413	87.6%
2019	90.03	555^th	5492	89.9%
2022	94.26	350^th	5635	93.8%
2023	91.44	540^th	5617	90.4%
2024	91.34	545^th	5605	90.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.30	186^th	2128	91.3%
2019	97.98	49^th	2585	98.1%
2022	96.99	74^th	2227	96.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.83	698^th	5431	87.1%
2019	90.51	546^th	5510	90.1%
2022	91.64	529^th	5663	90.7%
2023	90.22	605^th	5650	89.3%
2024	89.13	663^rd	5636	88.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.05	516^th	1071	51.8%
2019	62.02	520^th	1149	54.7%
2022	63.80	525^th	1154	54.5%
2023	62.86	555^th	1190	53.4%
2024	53.14	715^th	1203	40.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.74	317^th	4830	93.4%
2019	86.19	460^th	4963	90.7%
2022	94.62	202^nd	5084	96.0%
2023	89.82	357^th	5098	93.0%
2024	96.43	113^th	5102	97.8%

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Rank History for White students at Hickory Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.54	1023^rd	2737	62.6%
2019	69.36	854^th	2834	69.9%
2022	63.78	1017^th	2726	62.7%
2023	70.71	779^th	2662	70.7%
2024	67.17	907^th	2647	65.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hickory Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	404	1	164	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	600
1989	388	1	202	29	3	n/a	n/a	0	623
1990	384	10	252	35	3	n/a	n/a	0	684
1991	415	11	280	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	751
1992	426	16	307	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	788
1993	379	12	321	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	763
1994	392	15	349	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	798
1995	323	21	361	57	3	n/a	n/a	0	765
1996	323	21	361	57	3	n/a	n/a	0	765
1997	340	24	376	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	796
1998	335	19	361	67	3	n/a	n/a	0	785
1999	340	25	379	75	5	n/a	n/a	0	824
2000	340	25	395	81	5	n/a	n/a	0	846
2001	325	22	419	86	4	n/a	n/a	0	856
2002	278	22	454	93	4	n/a	n/a	0	851
2003	278	22	454	93	4	n/a	n/a	0	851
2004	246	16	486	99	5	n/a	n/a	0	852
2005	210	17	483	95	4	n/a	n/a	8	817
2006	202	20	512	89	1	n/a	n/a	8	832
2007	178	22	504	93	0	n/a	n/a	52	849
2008	151	24	496	80	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	751
2009	145	23	515	66	2	2	90	0	843
2010	153	25	506	79	1	4	85	0	853
2011	155	20	492	84	2	7	86	0	846
2012	149	20	493	122	2	5	81	0	872
2013	149	24	480	136	1	4	86	0	880
2014	154	28	483	145	1	5	85	0	901
2015	141	25	510	151	1	4	81	0	913
2016	149	25	501	173	1	3	80	0	932
2017	147	31	492	195	0	3	85	0	953
2018	152	37	470	199	0	2	94	0	954
2019	142	37	481	189	0	2	98	0	949
2020	139	29	477	185	0	2	103	0	935
2021	117	31	448	185	0	2	99	0	882
2022	117	30	441	161	0	1	99	0	849
2023	101	30	439	156	0	1	88	0	815
2024	95	31	459	160	0	1	96	0	842

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hickory Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	600	22.0	27.2	n/a
1989	623	22.0	28.3	n/a
1990	684	24.5	27.9	n/a
1991	751	29.0	25.8	n/a
1992	788	29.5	26.7	2.9
1993	763	28.0	27.3	4.1
1994	798	28.2	28.3	6
1995	765	30.4	25.2	8
1996	765	30.4	25.2	8
1997	796	30.0	26.5	5.9
1998	785	33.5	23.4	7.4
1999	824	36.5	22.6	6.8
2000	846	40.5	20.9	6
2001	856	43.5	19.7	5
2002	851	42.0	20.3	7.4
2003	851	42.0	20.3	7.4
2004	852	41.3	20.6	7.9
2005	817	39.5	20.7	7.7
2006	832	39.0	21.3	7.8
2007	849	38.0	22.3	8.2
2008	751	42.0	17.9	7.3
2009	843	37.0	21.1	5.9
2010	853	35.0	24.3	7.6
2011	846	n/a	n/a	9.2
2012	872	32.2	27.0	n/a
2013	880	32.1	27.3	11.9
2014	901	34.1	26.3	10.3
2015	913	36.0	25.3	11.7
2016	932	35.0	26.6	12.1
2017	953	36.0	26.4	12.6
2018	954	36.0	26.5	15.5
2019	949	35.0	27.1	16.8
2020	935	n/a	n/a	15.6
2021	882	34.0	25.9	17.3
2022	849	33.0	25.7	18.1
2023	815	31.2	26.0	16
2024	842	30.6	27.4	21.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hickory Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	600	22.0	27.2	n/a
1989	623	22.0	28.3	n/a
1990	684	24.5	27.9	n/a
1991	751	29.0	25.8	n/a
1992	788	29.5	26.7	2.9
1993	763	28.0	27.3	4.1
1994	798	28.2	28.3	6
1995	765	30.4	25.2	8
1996	765	30.4	25.2	8
1997	796	30.0	26.5	5.9
1998	785	33.5	23.4	7.4
1999	824	36.5	22.6	6.8
2000	846	40.5	20.9	6
2001	856	43.5	19.7	5
2002	851	42.0	20.3	7.4
2003	851	42.0	20.3	7.4
2004	852	41.3	20.6	7.9
2005	817	39.5	20.7	7.7
2006	832	39.0	21.3	7.8
2007	849	38.0	22.3	8.2
2008	751	42.0	17.9	7.3
2009	843	37.0	21.1	5.9
2010	853	35.0	24.3	7.6
2011	846	n/a	n/a	9.2
2012	872	32.2	27.0	n/a
2013	880	32.1	27.3	11.9
2014	901	34.1	26.3	10.3
2015	913	36.0	25.3	11.7
2016	932	35.0	26.6	12.1
2017	953	36.0	26.4	12.6
2018	954	36.0	26.5	15.5
2019	949	35.0	27.1	16.8
2020	935	n/a	n/a	15.6
2021	882	34.0	25.9	17.3
2022	849	33.0	25.7	18.1
2023	815	31.2	26.0	16
2024	842	30.6	27.4	21.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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