Best Public Schools in Gardena, CA

Summary:

The city of Gardena, California is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools, all part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The data reveals stark differences in academic performance across these schools, with a few standout institutions leading the way.

Chapman Elementary and One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary are the top-performing elementary schools, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools and boasting the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to their peers. In contrast, many Gardena schools struggle with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting a need for targeted interventions to address these challenges.

At the high school level, Environmental Charter High - Gardena stands out as the highest-performing, ranking in the top 30% of California high schools and outpacing other Gardena high schools in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The data also highlights the significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the majority of Gardena schools, with most having high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a need for additional support and resources to help close the achievement gap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)						CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Gardena Elementary	Public	K-5	647 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6967	463	24	19.2	95.5%	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.6%)	406 (87.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	29.1	3998^th of 5862 public elementary schools	31.8%		25.3	4336^th of 5874 public elementary schools	26.2%	338	0.0	0.0	15.0			4.3	15.6				15.6	29.3	24.4	41.3					31.5	24.4	25.3	36.4					28.6	88.9	97.2	94.4		94.4	97.2	$9,668
Gardena Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-5000	1,407	75	18.7	92.5%	22 (1.6%)	387 (27.5%)	881 (62.6%)	59 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	49 (3.5%)	24.9	1557^th of 2323 public high schools	33.0%		22.1	1643^rd of 2348 public high schools	30.0%	86					6.3	5.6			13.3	10.0	13.1							27.9	27.9							15.7	15.7							$12,354
Moneta Continuation	Public	9-12	17951 South Budlong Ave.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-4951	49	3	16.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	8 (16.3%)	38 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.1%)	10.3	1997^th of 2323 public high schools	14.0%		7.4	2244^th of 2348 public high schools	4.4%	247										9.1	5.0							6.3	6.3							0.0	0.0							$18,491
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1581 West 186th St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-1153	619	30	20.6	83.5%	19 (3.1%)	98 (15.8%)	442 (71.4%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.0%)	46.9	2735^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.3%		44.7	2844^th of 5874 public elementary schools	51.6%	109							22.9				22.9	44.8	44.7	44.2					44.6	53.9	31.4	29.4					37.7	97.1	97.8		97.8	97.8	97.8	$11,111
Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena	Public, Charter	6-8	812 West 165th Pl.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 425-1605	360	18	19.8	88.9%	2 (0.6%)	42 (11.7%)	295 (81.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	35	1625^th of 2777 public middle schools	41.5%		27.4	1939^th of 2802 public middle schools	30.8%	314								21.6			21.6				27.1	34.5	46.6		36.0				22.0	19.0	25.9		22.3
New Millennium Secondary	Public, Charter	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	New Millennium Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 999-6162	145	10	14.7	73.1%	0 (0.0%)	41 (28.3%)	87 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.0%)	28.3	1466^th of 2323 public high schools	36.9%		19.7	1708^th of 2348 public high schools	27.3%	242										9.1	9.1							40.0	40.0							12.0	12.0
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	801 West 135th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-4454	593	28	21.1	95.1%	8 (1.3%)	95 (16.0%)	465 (78.4%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	35.7	3456^th of 5862 public elementary schools	41.0%		23.2	4540^th of 5874 public elementary schools	22.7%	1084	5.6	4.4	4.6			4.8	19.1				19.1	35.4	35.9	40.4					37.5	34.9	30.1	30.5					31.4	98.5						$11,027
Robert E. Peary Middle	Public	6-8	1415 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 225-4200	1,119	67	16.7	87.6%	20 (1.8%)	308 (27.5%)	711 (63.5%)	44 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	31 (2.8%)	25.2	2017^th of 2777 public middle schools	27.4%		23.5	2123^rd of 2802 public middle schools	24.2%	106				15.4		8.3		14.1			14.1				29.9	29.1	30.9		30.0				17.5	16.9	20.3		18.3							$10,216
Purche Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13210 Purche Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-3184	371	20	18.5	84.9%	1 (0.3%)	186 (50.1%)	129 (34.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.1%)	23.7	4485^th of 5862 public elementary schools	23.5%		26.4	4241^st of 5874 public elementary schools	27.8%	244							15.4				15.4	32.4	19.2	34.6					29.1	30.0	22.2	17.3					23.9							$12,100
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 West 156th St.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6639	359	17	21.7	66.9%	18 (5.0%)	114 (31.8%)	142 (39.6%)	46 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.9%)	81.5	1089^th of 5862 public elementary schools	81.4%		82	1095^th of 5874 public elementary schools	81.4%	6							58.8				58.8	67.4	64.7	78.4	41.7				64.7	71.4	58.8	66.7	27.8				58.3	95.2				95.2		$11,112
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1605 West 153rd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-1029	379	24	15.7	83.6%	9 (2.4%)	76 (20.1%)	255 (67.3%)	21 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	26.9	4201^st of 5862 public elementary schools	28.3%		32.9	3664^th of 5874 public elementary schools	37.6%	537	0.0	5.6	23.1			8.5	14.5				14.5	34.7	28.4	35.5					32.6	38.0	22.9	17.7					25.3	86.1	91.9		89.5	90.7	91.9	$17,963
KIPP Generations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1415 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	KIPP Generations Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 489-4461	164	7	23.4	75.0%	1 (0.6%)	88 (53.7%)	61 (37.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	10.8	5635^th of 5862 public elementary schools	3.9%		20.9	4766^th of 5874 public elementary schools	18.9%	869							4.0				4.0			20.0	20.3	15.9			18.8			4.0	7.3	15.9			9.4
Amestoy Elementary	Public	K-5	1048 West 149th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-5592	671	33	20.3	84.2%	9 (1.3%)	129 (19.2%)	476 (70.9%)	41 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	48.2	2649^th of 5862 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.7	2454^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.2%	195							25.0				25.0	42.9	36.4	39.4					39.5	59.1	33.6	39.4					43.9							$9,598
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1947 Marine Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-2275	375	20	18.7	63.5%	6 (1.6%)	50 (13.3%)	208 (55.5%)	69 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.4%)	79.7	1162^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	80.2%		76.8	1290^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.0%	128							41.3				41.3	49.0	59.6	71.1					59.5	66.7	62.3	60.9					63.3							$12,155
Denker Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 West 162nd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-9420	668	33	20.2	79.0%	17 (2.5%)	54 (8.1%)	422 (63.2%)	110 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	47.5	2701^st of 5862 public elementary schools	53.9%		49.6	2557^th of 5874 public elementary schools	56.5%	144							18.5				18.5	34.2	60.4	41.0					45.7	36.6	54.0	27.9					39.5							$10,066
Environmental Charter High - Gardena	Public, Charter	9-12	2818 Manhattan Beach Blvd.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 214-3408	339	18	19.1	86.1%	1 (0.3%)	56 (16.5%)	263 (77.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	9 (2.7%)	59	662^nd of 2323 public high schools	71.5%					(n/a)																		71.8	71.8							15.5	15.5

Cities Near Gardena

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carson	1.53 mi	26	418^th
Torrance	1.58 mi	36	134^th
Los Angeles	1.89 mi	747	526^th
Compton	2.08 mi	44	457^th
Hawthorne	2.27 mi	32	437^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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