Editing Torrance, California (section)

===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====

[[Torrance Unified School District]] (TUSD) was established in 1947 and unified in 1948. The district comprises the City of Torrance, bordered by the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the south, the cities of Redondo Beach and Gardena on the north, the City of Los Angeles (Harbor Gateway) on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The district's jurisdiction covers approximately {{convert|21|sqmi|km2}}, and it operates 17 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five high schools (one of which is a continuation school), three adult education centers, and a child development center.
[[File:2010-1101-FernAveSchool (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Fern Elementary School (California)|Fern Elementary School]]]]
[[File:TorranceHighSchool Doors.jpg|thumb|[[Torrance High School]] is one of the oldest high schools in California, having opened in 1917. The school is a popular filming location.<ref>[http://www.tusd.org/pages/uploaded_files/THS%20Profile%2008-09%20FINAL.pdf Torrance Unified School District website – About Torrance High] Retrieved April 8, 2009{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>]]

The Torrance Unified School District's five [[High school (North America)|high school]]s are:
* [[Torrance High School]]
* [[North High School (Torrance)|North High School]]
* [[South High School (Torrance)|South High School]]
* [[West High School (Torrance)|West High School]]
* Kurt Shery High School (continuation)

The Torrance Unified School District's eight [[middle school]]s are:
* Calle Mayor Middle School
* Casimir Middle School
* Bert Lynn Middle School
* J.H. Hull Middle School
* Jefferson Middle School
* Madrona Middle School
* Philip Magruder Middle School
* Richardson Middle School

The Torrance Unified School District's 17 [[elementary school]]s are:
* Hickory Elementary School
* John Adams Elementary School
* Torrance Elementary School
* Howard Wood Elementary School
* Anza Elementary School
* Arlington Elementary School
* Arnold Elementary School
* Carr Elementary School
* Yukon Elementary School
* Walteria Elementary School
* Riviera Elementary School
* Towers Elementary School
* [[Fern Elementary School (California)|Fern Elementary School]]
* Edison Elementary School
* Lincoln Elementary School
* Seaside Elementary School
* Victor Elementary School
Area districts have created the [[Southern California Regional Occupational Center]] (SCROC) to teach technical classes to their students and to local adults. TUSD is a participant feeder district of the [[California Academy of Mathematics and Science]] or CAMS, a mathematics and science magnet high school, administered by the [[Long Beach Unified School District]].

====Private schools====
Torrance also has several private schools. Catholic schools under the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles]] include [[Bishop Montgomery High School]], Nativity Catholic School, St James Catholic School and St Catherine Laboure Catholic School. Protestant private schools include Ascension Lutheran School and First Lutheran School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2772|title=Torrance Schools|publisher=City of Torrance|access-date=May 18, 2019}} - [https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showdocument?id=2780 See also land use map]</ref>

In 1980 the [[Lycée Français de Los Angeles]] bought the {{convert|6.2|acre|ha|adj=on}} former Parkway School property, located in the Hollywood Riviera section of Torrance, from TUSD.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Lisa|date=July 19, 2021|title=Here's why Frankie the ficus tree was chopped down in Torrance|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2021/07/19/heres-why-frankie-the-ficus-tree-was-chopped-down-in-torrance|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=Daily Breeze|language=en-US|quote=... the “Hollywood Riviera” area, which has a Redondo Beach ZIP code but is actually in Torrance.}}</ref> This property became the Lycee's Torrance campus, and as of February 1990 the campus had 100 students. In November 1989 the Lycee sold the property for $2.65&nbsp;million to Manhattan Holding Co. and scheduled to transfer the students to its West Los Angeles campuses. As of February 1990 neighbors of the campus site were asking the City of Torrance to not modify the zoning of this property. The Lycee stated that the campus closed due to low enrollment.<ref>Rae-Dupree, Janet. "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-16-me-556-story.html Development Fears Raised by Torrance School Sale : Land Use: Neighbors of 6.2-acre campus of Lycee Francais de Los Angeles ask City Council to retain current zoning.]" ([https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-16-me-556-story.html Archive]). ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. February 16, 1990. Retrieved on June 29, 2015.</ref>

At one time, Coast Christian Schools (now [[Valor Christian Academy]]) maintained a high school campus in Torrance.<ref name=Campuses1999>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19991109072348/http://www.ccschools.org/campus.html Where Are We Located?]" Coast Christian Schools. November 9, 1999. Retrieved on July 9, 2016. "4010 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505"</ref>