Best Public Schools in Hawaiian Gardens, CA

Summary:

The city of Hawaiian Gardens, California has 3 schools serving students from elementary to middle school grades, with no high schools or alternative schools in the data provided. The schools include 2 elementary schools (Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary and Hawaiian Elementary) and 1 middle school (Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle), all of which serve a high-need student population with over 84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among the 3 schools, Hawaiian Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, with test scores often exceeding the district (ABC Unified) and state averages and a statewide ranking in the middle 50% of California elementary schools. In contrast, Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle has significantly lower test scores and a bottom 40% statewide ranking, along with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4%.

Overall, the schools in Hawaiian Gardens face significant performance gaps, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges, with Hawaiian Elementary being a potential bright spot that could offer valuable insights for the other schools in the area.

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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)	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 End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	Total
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	296	15	19.7	96.3%	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	281 (94.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	26.7	4225^th of 5862 public elementary schools	27.9%		31	3799^th of 5874 public elementary schools	35.3%	426	5.3	28.6	0.0	14.3	10.6	17.5		17.5	18.9	41.2	32.5	35.3			31.7	18.9	34.3	12.5	23.5			21.9		$7,890
Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	281	14	20.0	94.0%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (61.9%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (34.5%)	37.5	3325^th of 5862 public elementary schools	43.3%		29.6	3924^th of 5874 public elementary schools	33.2%	599						22.2		22.2	34.5	38.8	36.4	42.5			38.4	41.9	26.5	22.2	30.0			29.5	91.1	$7,456
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	352	18	19.0	90.9%	4 (1.1%)	21 (6.0%)	292 (83.0%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.0%)	34.9	1628^th of 2777 public middle schools	41.4%		34.2	1658^th of 2802 public middle schools	40.8%	30							24.3	24.3					24.8	44.8	35.5					8.8	26.5	18.3		$8,348

Cities Near Hawaiian Gardens

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakewood	0.33 mi	20	364^th
Long Beach	0.9 mi	82	393^rd
Bellflower	1.36 mi	12	537^th
Paramount	2.17 mi	16	570^th
Cerritos	2.53 mi	18	104^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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