South High School
Grades: 9-12
Students: 1734
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 23:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 494:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
4801 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, CA 90505
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 533-4352
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
10/10
9/10
NA
Academic Progress9/10
NA
Student GrowthRead what parents are saying about South High School
We transferred my children from Redondo Union to South High after we moved homes and we were so pleasantly surprised with the teachers and also the more diverse student body than RUHS. Students were more academically focused and driven.
Posted by a parent on 3/21/2026Academically rigorous but prepared me well for college. I joke that high school was more challenging than college in terms of academics and I went to Berkeley. The pressure is there but for those students who are motivated, the faculty will help support your endeavors! Thank you to those amazing tea
Posted by a community member on 7/3/2024Better than many schools in CA but nowhere near my experience growing up.
Posted by a parent on 3/22/2018I am a freshman at South, and no longer want to continue the rest of my three years here. I did not have bad friends, yet noticed the overwhelming amount of drugs at this school that goes unnoticed. So many students I knew always had something or was on something, and witnessed on multiple occasions
Posted by a student on 3/5/2015There is absolutely no attention or repercussions for bullying. A very intelligent student who is tall, pretty, but quiet and reserved is living in hell at this school. I question the 4 and 5 star reviews. Perhaps made by the faculty to balance up the sad reality that I will be paying for an educati
Posted by a parent on 1/2/2015Nearby Schools
Browse other schools near South High SchoolTorrance schools - South High School is located at 4801 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance CA 90505. South High School is in the Torrance Unified School District. South High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.
