South High
Torrance, CA · High School · Grades 9-12
South High is a high school in Torrance, CA with 1,841 students enrolled and a 72% proficiency rate. Part of Torrance Unified. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
South High is a high school located in Torrance, California. The school serves 1,841 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 72% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 89% graduation rate.
16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
South High is part of the Torrance Unified in California.
How This School Compares
South High has 1,841 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Torrance Unified (698 students). Its 72% proficiency rate is 14 percentage points above the district average of 58%. Compared to the California state average of 45%, the school performs 27 points higher. The 21.7:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
South High has 1,841 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 72% of students at South High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
South High has a 89% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
South High is part of the Torrance Unified in Torrance, California. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.