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Gardena Senior High is a public high school located in Gardena, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,560 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gardena Senior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, ranking between 813 and 1,643 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other California high schools. The school's performance is particularly low for female, Asian, African American, and homeless student groups, ranking in the bottom 30% of California high schools, while its performance is slightly better for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student groups, ranking in the bottom 50%. Gardena Senior High has also seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 82.8% to 94.9%, and its dropout rate has varied from 3.6% to 10.9% in recent years. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 21.6% in 2017-2018 to 49.5% in 2022-2023.
While Gardena Senior High's overall performance is below average, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 10% to 36.29%, compared to the state averages of 47.04% to 55.73%. However, the school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Torrance High and North High, which are part of the higher-performing Torrance Unified School District, but it outperforms the nearby continuation school, Moneta Continuation, as well as the Renaissance County Community school, which serve more at-risk student populations.
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