#1 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
First Lutheran School
Lutheran school · Grades K–8
10.5 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
A+Overall grade299 students11 students per teacher
2026 lists
Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
Private schools in Torrance, CA with the fewest students per teacher (not counting preschools and special education schools). Top 9 of 9 schools.
#2 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
Ambassador High School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 6–12
11 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
A+Overall grade136 students11 students per teacher
#3 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
South Bay Christian School
Seventh-day Adventist school · Grades K–8
11.5 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
A+Overall grade84 students12 students per teacher
#4 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
St. James Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
12.2 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
A+Overall grade146 students12 students per teacher
#5 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
Ambassador High School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 6–12
12.9 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
B+Overall grade126 students13 students per teacher
#6 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
St. Catherine Laboure School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
16.4 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
A-Overall grade415 students16 students per teacher
#7 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
Nativity School
Parish school · Grades K–8
17.4 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
A+Overall grade217 students17 students per teacher
#8 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
Bishop Montgomery High
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
18 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
BOverall grade869 students18 students per teacher
#9 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Torrance, CA
St. Catherine Laboure School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
18.4 students per teacher
Torrance, CA
A+Overall grade414 students18 students per teacher
From official public records, updated October 2026.