North High School
3620 West 182nd St., Torrance, CA, 90504-3935 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
North High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Los Angeles County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2260 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 87 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 586 students
Grade 10 - 592 students
Grade 11 - 604 students
Grade 12 - 478 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:26 1:23
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian 1% 3%
% Asian 39% 8%
% Hispanic 23% 39%
% Black 8% 9%
% White 28% 36%
% Unknown 1 % 5%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 16% 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Torrance Unified School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 31 7
Number of Students Managed 25,414 students 3,960 students
District Total Revenue $194,421,000 $37,604,000
District Expenditure $223,201,000 $39,520,000
District Revenue / Student $7,650 $9,496
District Expenditure / Student $8,783 $9,980
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
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School Notes:
  • North High School is a four year public high school located at 3620 W. 182nd St. in Torrance, California. Of the four public high schools in the Torrance Unified School District, North High is the second oldest. The school's mascot is the Saxon and the school colors are blue and white.
  • School Facts
  • Opened in September, 1955
  • Campus has 24 buildings and 100 classrooms
  • Serves youth living north of 190th St. to north city boundaries (District Boundary Map)
  • Maximum student enrollment capacity is 3000
  • Many ethnicities and cultures are represented in the student population, including: Asian, White, Black, Hispanic, Middle-Eastern, and European.
  • North High is an athletic school and was voted by the Pioneer League as the runner-up for Most Athletic School in 2007-2008.
  • In 2003-2004 winter season the varsity wrestling team were Div.II CIF Champions in both duals and individuals.
  • In 2008 the Saxon's football team was undefeated (9-0) until they were defeated by their first match with defending League Champs.
  • The Saxon's Football team has placed Champions (tie with El Segundo) in the 2008 Pioneer League.
  • Alma Mater
  • Oh White and blue, we honor you,
    And want the world to see
    How hand in hand and proud we stand,
    For all eternity.
    We'll do or die for our North High
    Of that you can be sure.
    Let others know, and rightly so,
    Our hearts are strong and pure.
  • Current North High Administration
  • Principal- Dr. Matthew Horvath
    Assistant Principal- Mr. Lawrence Hom
    Assistant Principal- Ms. Michelle Nye
    Dean of Students- Mr. Andrew McCarty
    Student Activities- Advisor Mr. Marc Pioch
    Athletic Director- Mr. Brian Ormsby
    Assistant Athletic Director- Ms. Tina Gross
    Site Supervisor- Mr. Jeff Phillips
  • Notable alumni
  • Chuck Norris (Class of 1958)
  • Bob Hite (Class of 1960)
  • Chris Mortensen (Class of 1969)
  • Wee Man (Class of 1991)
  • Arika Sato (Class of 2004)
  • KNHS
  • KNHS, was an FCC licensed FM radio station transmitting on 89.7 MHz, serving the Torrance, California area with a variety music format. KNHS was first licensed in the mid to late 1950s and ceased when a short-sighted TUSD allowed the station license to expire in 1991. The station originally broadcast with only one Watt and did not transmit with its full licensed power until 1972 when its studios and transmitter were moved to the second floor of the Industrial Arts building.
  • There was no professional management for the station and students of North High School ran the station, therefore the programming, educational value and financial earnings potential of the station was never realized. There was no engineer for the station except for a contract engineer who was only called on when something was known to be wrong.
  • In 1967, Mr. McKenzie was the adult who was the person who managed KNHS activities, to include the broadcast operations, setting up and running the audio system for plays, and calling play-by-play for Saxon football games, sometimes even broadcasting from remote locations (other high schools). KNHS also had speakers at various parts of the campus, including the "quad," cafeteria, and other areas. During breaks and lunches, we would play music to the students. A "landmark" is the tower with the two omni-directional "halo" antennas at the top. The tower originally was above the old broadcast area by the cafeteria (a sound booth, the operations booth with a Gates 2-channel audio console and Ampex tape recorders, and a music room where we kept the records). Our theme song for basketball games was “Sweet Georgia Brown.” When we moved in to the (then) new 2-story industrial arts building (with the auto repair area on the first floor), we also moved the tower to the industrial arts building: The antenna is there to this day (2009). Mr. Fields took over for Mr. McKenzie around the time we moved to the industrial arts building. We actually had a 10-watt transmitter (I was the Operations Manager for several years.). We would conduct monthly tests whereby we would turn on our transmitter and let it stabilize, then we'd call a monitoring company who would measure our frequency and ERP so we would comply with FCC regulations. On February 9, 1971, California had a major earthquake early in the morning. I am happy to say that the transmitter (a big box on a shelf in the operations room) did not fall to the floor. We broadcast at night sometimes, and even had a "request" line, though I suspect our signal could not be picked up more than a mile or so from the campus. It was a great learning experience for most, if not all, of us (students), and we served the school by running the audio systems for plays, pep rallies, sporting events, and lunch-time entertainment. One "popular" thing that students used to do was to close the outer door of the station when we were broadcasting music over the lunch hour: We had a giant speaker mounted to the door, so with the music cranked up VERY loud, it was "funny" when people would close the door and blast those of us that were in the studio (when it was located by the cafeteria). Ha Ha, very funny.
  • External links
  • North High School official website
  • Unofficial North High School Alumni Organization
  • North High Alumni on Myspace
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(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 31,664 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 35% 32%
Population Average Age 38 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $50,587 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 51 years old 39 years old
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