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Torrance city, CA
ZIP 90501 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90501
K-12 nearby
100
Public
74
Private
26
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90501 (Torrance, CA) is associated with Los Angeles Unified School District (LEA 0622710) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (74 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Homestead Schools about 2.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Los Angeles Unified School District
LEA ID
0622710
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Homestead Schools2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
- America Evangelical University3.6 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
- El Camino Community College District3.7 miles (5.9 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Harbor College3.7 miles (6.0 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Dominguez Hills4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-public
- UEI College-Gardena4.4 miles (7.0 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College6.6 miles (10.7 km)2yr-public
- Compton College6.7 miles (10.8 km)2yr-public
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science7.5 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Chancellors Office8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-public
- University of West Los Angeles8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- American University of Health Sciences8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
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- Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
- North-West College-Long Beach9.8 miles (15.7 km)2yr-private
- National Polytechnic College9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-private
- Healthcare Career College10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
- Long Beach City College10.2 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
- Otis College of Art and Design10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- ABCO Technology10.9 miles (17.6 km)2yr-private
- Academy for Jewish Religion California11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- Loyola Marymount University11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- Antioch University-Los Angeles11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-public
- West Los Angeles College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-public
- PCI College12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Fremont University12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
- Downey Adult School12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-public
- Cerritos College13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-public
- University of Southern California13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-public
- California College of ASU14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Reiss-Davis Graduate School14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- Touro University Worldwide14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-public
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Santa Monica College15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-public
- Angeles College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Smith Chason College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Pacific States University15.8 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- CBD College15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Southwestern Law School15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
- RAND School of Public Policy15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- Learnet Academy Inc15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- World Mission University16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
- Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health16.9 miles (27.1 km)2yr-public
- American Career College-Los Angeles17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
- East Los Angeles College17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-public
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- Claremont School of Theology17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles City College17.6 miles (28.3 km)2yr-public
- Biola University17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Los Angeles18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-public
- California State University-Los Angeles18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-public
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles18.2 miles (29.2 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Film School18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Musicians Institute18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
- Theatre of Arts18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
- American Film Institute Conservatory18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
- Whittier College19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- Golden West College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
- American Career College-Anaheim19.4 miles (31.3 km)2yr-private
- ATI College-Whittier19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- University of the West19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Mount Saint Mary's University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Anaheim20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-private
- South Baylo University20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-public
- Southern California Institute of Technology20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Occidental College21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
- Bethesda University21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Abraham Lincoln University21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Haven University21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- American Medical Sciences Center21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-private
- New York Film Academy22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Career College22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
- American Jewish University22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- Fullerton College22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-public
- Latin American Bible Institute23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles College of Music23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- Coastline Community College23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-public
- California Institute of Technology23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Community College23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance High | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Gene Drevno Community Day | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| NATIVITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Halldale Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Torrance Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| THE CHILDRENS PLACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| THE CHILDRENS PLACE | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| SWITZER LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| AMBASSADOR HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Southern California ROC | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| AMBASSADOR HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Fern Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Meyler Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| PACIFIC EXPLORER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| J. H. Hull Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Van Deene Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Howard Wood Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Hickory Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Stephen M. White Middle | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| John Adams Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Madrona Middle | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| HICKORY TREE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Caroldale Learning Community | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| INGLEWOOD COLLEGE PREPARATORY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| President Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| NISHIYAMATO ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| BREAD OF LIFE CHURCH KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| George S. Patton Continuation | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Carson Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| PACIFIC LUTHERAN JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Eagle Tree Continuation | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Carson Senior High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Arlington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| North High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Jefferson Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| LAUNCH Preschool | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Dolores Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Moneta Continuation | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Gardena Senior High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| New Millennium Secondary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Joseph Arnold Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Edison Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| THE PINES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Philip Magruder Middle | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| CARDEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Yukon Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| ABC PLAYHOUSE | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| SOUTH BAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Casimir Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Alexander Fleming Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Harbor City Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| KOGUMA YOUCHIEN | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Catskill Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Anza Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Normont Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Walteria Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Victor Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Seaside Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Bert M. Lynn Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Bonita Street Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Calle Mayor Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Towne Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Andrew Carnegie Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Eshelman Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Evelyn Carr Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| West High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| VERMONT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| South High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| ST CATHERINE LABOURE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| BISHOP MONTGOMERY HIGH | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Leapwood Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| ST CATHERINE LABOURE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Robert E. Peary Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| KIPP Generations Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Edward J. Richardson Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Denker Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| HARBOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| PENINSULA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Adams Middle | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Sunrise Pre-School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Tulita Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Gardena Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Alta Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Broad Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Scholarship Prep - South Bay | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90501
What school district is ZIP code 90501 in?
ZIP 90501 (Torrance, CA) maps to Los Angeles Unified School District (LEA ID 0622710) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90501?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 74 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90501 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90501 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 38.7% |
| High school | 23.6% |
| Less than HS | 12.4% |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |