Environmental Charter High - Gardena is a public charter high school in Gardena, California, serving 221 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Environmental Charter High - Gardena District, which is ranked 391 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Environmental Charter High - Gardena performs significantly better than the state average in English Language Arts/Literacy, with 71.82% of 11th-grade and end-of-course students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 47.04%, respectively. However, the school's performance in Mathematics is lower than the state average, with only 15.45% of 11th-grade and end-of-course students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 27.9% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly strong for African American and Hispanic students, ranking 183 and 449 out of 721 and 2,125 California high schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85.97% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school is able to achieve strong academic performance, especially in English Language Arts/Literacy.
Compared to nearby schools, Environmental Charter High - Gardena outperforms Leuzinger High and Gardena Senior High in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. However, the school's performance is slightly lower than the nearby Environmental Charter High - Lawndale, which ranked 399 out of 2,323 California high schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.8% in the 2022-2023 school year is an area of concern that should be addressed.
Environmental Charter High - Gardena ranks 662nd of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.
In the 2023-24 school year, 339 students attended Environmental Charter High - Gardena.
Students at Environmental Charter High - Gardena are 78% Hispanic, 17% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.
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