# Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)

Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 15th percentile among comparable California schools. Only 17.0% of students met California's reading standard, but it is slowly trending up. Math is weaker: 2.4% of students met California's math standard, and it is slowly trending down.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/shery-kurt-t-high-continuation-torrance |
| District | [Torrance Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/torrance-unified) |
| Address | 2600 Vine Street, Torrance, CA, 90501-4330 |
| City | [Torrance](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/torrance) |
| Grade span | 11-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 119 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 17.0% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 2.4% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,323/1,596 (17th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,389/1,596 (13th percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 16:1 |
| Per-student spending | $15,639 |
| Low-Income Students | 89 (74.8%) |
| English Learners | 18 (15.1%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Shery%20(Kurt%20T.)%20High%20(Continuation)%20Torrance%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Shery%20(Kurt%20T.)%20High%20(Continuation)%20Torrance) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/shery-kurt-t-high-continuation-torrance-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/los-angeles/torrance-unified/shery-kurt-t-high-continuation) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=19&lstDistrict=65060-000&lstSchool=1938083&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | +4.0% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | -3.7% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 13.0% | 46 |
| 2025 | 8.2% | 49 |
| 2026 | 17.0% | 47 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 6.1% | 49 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 51 |
| 2026 | 2.4% | 41 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 5.9% | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | N/A |
| 2026 | 9.7% | 31.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +3.8% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -2.1% |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 2.7% | 16.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 6.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -2.7% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -10.4% |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 10.7% |
| 2025 | N/A | 9.7% |
| 2026 | 7.7% | 18.5% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +7.8% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 6.5% |
| 2025 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 4.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | -2.5% |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.7% | 34 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.0% | 31 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 47 | 55.3% | 27.7% | 10.6% | 6.4% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 41 | 92.7% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 0.0% |