City: Torrance, CA
Address: 4801 Pacific Coast Hwy.
District: Torrance Unified
School Enrollment: 1924
White students: 60.4%
Black students: 2.3%
Hispanic students: 8.6%
Asian students: 25.8%
Native American students: 0.4%
Filipino students: 2.0%
Pacific Islander students: 0.4%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.1%
White students: 1163
Black students: 45
Native American students: 7
Filipino students: 39
Hispanic students: 165
Pacific Islander students: 8
Multi-racial/other students: 1
Dropout rate: 0.2%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 18.9%
AP percentage of students tested: 95%
AP base score: 759
AP statewide rank: 9
AP similar schools rank: 3
Total number of teachers: 95
Teachers with full credentials: 80
Teachers with emergency credentials: 16
Teachers with waivers: 1
Councelors: 5
Librarians: 1
API computer science courses: 1
API computer science enrollment: 47
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 50
API foreign language courses: 2
API foreign language enrollment: 7
API math courses: 3
API math enrollment: 60
API science courses: 4
API science enrollment: 136
API social science courses: 3
API social science enrollment: 180
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 533
10th grade enrollment : 488
11th grade enrollment : 472
12th grade enrollment : 431
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about South High in Torrance, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 431
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 58.24%
Average verbal SAT score: 509
Average math SAT score: 568
Beginning teacher salary: $35376
Mid-range teacher salary: $60521
Highest teacher salary: $70004
Average principal salary (elementary): $76022
Average principal salary (middle): $81122
Average principal salary (secondary): $94977
Superintendent salary: $124680
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 44.19%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.18%
Dollars spent per student: $5829