John Adams Elementary School
Torrance, CA 90501
Phone: (310) 533-4480
Fax: (310) 972-6385
District: Torrance Unified
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 343 students
John Adams Elementary School, a public school located in Torrance, CA, serves grades K-5 in the Torrance Unified School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
John Adams Elementary School is a public school located in Torrance, CA. 343 students attend John Adams Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 8/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 4/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from California Department of Education. |
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Posted: August 10, 2026
Horrible principle. She is unprofessional, rude & incompetent. TUSD should be ashamed. This school has been an absolute nightmare. Im so happy to be moving on from this unsupportive, lying, corrupt school & district. They dont give a damn about your kid. They just care about them being there so they can make money off of them. Ive seen kids literally throwing up and they still will keep them at school to infect others. Fungus growth & cat poop all around the school playground. Im dead serious. Its that bad. And they do nothing. Lastly, if your child is special needs good luck getting any kind of help or support! I wont even get into the story of a kid exposing himself to my kid and nothing was done about it!!!
Posted: May 14, 2026
Its a decent basic school, and the teachers are good overall. Unfortunately, the principal is awful always wearing a fake smile, rarely helpful, and never around when needed. And if your child has an IEP, dont expect any support.
Also, if your child needs emotional support, forget about it. Theres only one therapist, and shes constantly overwhelmed. Weve made countless requests over many years, and the support the child receives is minimal and completely ineffective.
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Posted: July 9, 2025
perfect elementary school
to go to if you want the teachers and principal to hate your kid. and the principal will always be rude to your kid by putting on a fake smile and then act all nice when other counselors are around.
Posted: September 19, 2024
Quality teachers and they focus on the kids academic improvements
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Posted: January 31, 2018
Overall it's a good school with quality teachers that are a little strict which can be good for lot of kids. The staff was great in the office before now they are extremely strict y the books I.e. kid is 1 second late gets stopped and called into office for a tardy slip. There aren't alot of bullies and I wish there were more African American students. Living In LA there are a lot and Yorrance is expensive but it should be easier to get into the school to make up for the THREE African AMERICAN kids and good ethnic mix of Latino(mostly and stastisticially almost as many African Americans as White and Asian but they must feel isolated at 3% but only 3 out of around 200 students is unrealistic and they need to GET MORE African American kids so they're is at least a 5% increase. They recently hired a new principal who is very good all around ans SHE is African American. Nons of the other STAFF are either! This is my biggest complaint and my children are white so I am not biased but expect more effort in cultural diversity and the new Principal was a start but maybe another staff member, teacher, and students? Most teachers are white or Asian. Kids need to experience ALL backrounds and culture living in L.A. and it seems almost like thsy don't WANT African American students because the demographics and staff speak for themselves. Kudos for the new younger African American Principal replacement but she has new arbitrary rules and a megaphone in the a.m. and p.m. shouting rules which is a little overboard. Other than that if you're child needs a quality experienced teacher who strictly ensures ALL rules are followed and there are NO actual fights I have ever seen or heard of here but Sometimes you have to be a LITTLE flexible and it's very safe and secure now especially with new steel gate construction but wasnt a problem anyway just few overprotective parents? Strict rules, rigid but they'll learn but ALOT of tbe teachers OVERTLY :
"teach to the test" and dump it on the parents and haven't taught it effectively yet they give LOTS of homework on it! I.e. my daughter that was barely taught or not clear. It's FEELS as if they take advantage of parents' time with homework on things that weren't effectively taught. I know this bc I ALWAYS must help both my kids who are advanced academically. They're classwork I see correct/incomplete and testss always 130%!
Posted: January 31, 2018
A large packet is given on Monday. it is not fair to ALWAYS have home everyday. If one day is missed your child beyond Kor1st grade will be stressed and overworked. Teachers don't even check for errors in packets, I find them wrong and instructions sometimes confusing. Reading is REQUIRED X amount EVERYDAY. Book name AND Author MUST be filled out too and often my kids read books elsewhere and can't recall the Authors' names. Overall they aren't huge but they have about 4 pp/day to do plus reading each, not including projects. If kids forget to turn in homework in basket(even K) they don't get credit when the teacher can take 5 minutes and ask the students who forgot where it is.
Posted: January 31, 2018
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Posted: January 31, 2018
Not enough S .T.E.M. No tablets/iPads to keep them up with technology. No technology or science demonstrations from outside volunteers/paid. No music or Art class whstsoever!! P.E. is 1x/wk. should be Mon, Wed, Fri. at least.
Posted: January 31, 2018
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They don't distinguish between the same few bullies even parents know of, instead the sgudent who stands up for him/herself after being attacked FIRST is reprimanded equally!
Posted: November 19, 2016
John Adams is a safe school. It is clean and well maintained. There are cliques; it seems based on racial identity. It's not mean but it's obvious. It's an average school, if your child performs in the median you will be pleased. My daughter thrived academically and was not encouraged by teachers but told that she talked too much and made to feel badly about herself for wanting more academic stimulation. She tested gifted and received poor citizenship marks because teachers didn't recognize her abilities and were unable to differentiate up. We are leaving the TUSD.
Posted: May 13, 2013
The teachers are really responsive and care for every kid. The principal stays well involved in school activities. The parents frequently and happily volunteer in the classes. Having YMCA in the same campus is a huge blessing. A nice cultural blend will surely help in the development of young minds. Overall a very healthy school environment.
Posted: September 29, 2008
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