Is Garvanza Elementary a good school?

Garvanza Elementary ranks 2232 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garvanza Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 248 students attended Garvanza Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Garvanza Elementary?

Students at Garvanza Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Garvanza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garvanza Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Luther Burbank Middle High : Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Garvanza Elementary

Summary:

Garvanza Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 245 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Garvanza Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 49.12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.06% for Los Angeles Unified and 47.04% for California. In mathematics, 43.86% of Garvanza students are proficient or better, compared to 32.83% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd-grade mathematics, where 67.44% of students are proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Garvanza also serves a high percentage of Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, both of whom are performing at a high level compared to their peers statewide.

While Garvanza Elementary outperforms many of its nearby schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as San Pascual Elementary, Yorkdale Elementary, and Annandale Elementary, it is outperformed by Arroyo Vista Elementary, a public school in the neighboring South Pasadena Unified School District. Garvanza Elementary could explore opportunities to further improve student outcomes, particularly in 5th-grade mathematics and science proficiency, as well as address fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

317 North Avenue 62
Los Angeles, CA 90042-2808

(323) 254-7328

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2232^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,164

Students who attend Garvanza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luther Burbank Middle
High:	Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 248

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

Asian:

6.0%

White:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garvanza Elementary ranks better than 61.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 140^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.1. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.5%), Asian (6%), two or more races (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garvanza Elementary is 22.5. 427 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Garvanza Elementary employs 11 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garvanza Elementary is $14,164, which is the 79^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garvanza Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garvanza Elementary 2232^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Garvanza Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Garvanza Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Garvanza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.33	1908^th	4809	60.3%
2005	54.18	1992^nd	4822	58.7%
2006	49.70	2212^th	4818	54.1%
2007	66.79	1526^th	5113	70.2%
2008	59.30	1879^th	5113	63.3%
2009	58.31	2016^th	5193	61.2%
2010	61.08	1918^th	5314	63.9%
2011	51.68	2495^th	5377	53.6%
2012	57.00	2206^th	5390	59.1%
2013	46.88	2871^st	5530	48.1%
2015	44.61	2759^th	5611	50.8%
2016	42.24	2943^rd	5614	47.6%
2017	33.93	3518^th	5692	38.2%
2018	41.11	3078^th	5662	45.6%
2019	52.71	2443^rd	5789	57.8%
2022	54.86	2305^th	5883	60.8%
2023	61.06	2011^th	5874	65.8%
2024	56.10	2232^nd	5862	61.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garvanza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.44	2140^th	5084	57.9%
2019	70.14	1175^th	5173	77.3%
2022	67.12	1309^th	5264	75.1%
2023	76.82	907^th	5374	83.1%
2024	69.02	1304^th	5511	76.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Garvanza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.44	2411^th	5413	55.5%
2019	49.59	2522^nd	5492	54.1%
2022	57.27	2050^th	5635	63.6%
2023	58.37	2020^th	5617	64.0%
2024	49.17	2451^st	5605	56.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Garvanza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.17	3616^th	5431	33.4%
2019	53.59	2285^th	5510	58.5%
2022	53.44	2266^th	5663	60.0%
2023	62.20	1849^th	5650	67.3%
2024	61.92	1890^th	5636	66.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garvanza Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.21	2338^th	4830	51.6%
2019	66.76	1303^rd	4963	73.7%
2022	69.04	1195^th	5084	76.5%
2023	75.52	941^st	5098	81.5%
2024	68.23	1263^rd	5102	75.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Garvanza Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	74	16	106	487	1	n/a	n/a	0	684
1989	59	17	106	525	1	n/a	n/a	0	708
1990	53	13	106	523	1	n/a	n/a	0	696
1991	41	19	134	583	3	n/a	n/a	0	780
1992	44	15	125	616	4	n/a	n/a	0	804
1993	32	20	119	628	4	n/a	n/a	0	803
1994	31	20	127	663	0	n/a	n/a	0	841
1995	21	24	86	611	5	n/a	n/a	0	747
1996	21	24	86	611	5	n/a	n/a	0	747
1997	26	23	87	620	3	n/a	n/a	0	759
1998	21	16	81	600	5	n/a	n/a	0	723
1999	22	23	78	597	3	n/a	n/a	0	723
2000	22	20	68	634	8	n/a	n/a	0	752
2001	17	24	62	641	2	n/a	n/a	0	746
2002	13	22	42	609	2	n/a	n/a	0	688
2003	13	22	42	609	2	n/a	n/a	0	688
2004	11	22	37	574	2	n/a	n/a	0	646
2005	7	13	32	542	4	n/a	n/a	0	598
2006	8	6	35	520	2	n/a	n/a	0	571
2007	6	5	38	483	3	n/a	n/a	1	536
2008	5	10	28	445	2	n/a	n/a	0	490
2009	5	6	31	433	2	0	1	0	478
2010	6	10	20	409	2	3	3	0	453
2011	5	12	24	454	2	1	3	0	501
2012	3	12	26	428	3	0	2	0	474
2013	5	6	25	391	3	1	0	0	431
2014	4	5	25	354	3	2	0	0	393
2015	9	6	19	351	3	2	2	0	392
2016	6	5	19	341	2	2	0	0	375
2017	11	3	20	329	2	2	1	0	368
2018	8	4	17	323	2	2	3	0	359
2019	11	5	12	285	0	0	2	0	315
2020	10	2	14	282	0	1	3	0	312
2021	5	2	15	262	0	1	4	0	289
2022	9	1	13	227	1	1	8	0	260
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	245	245
2024	6	2	15	217	1	1	6	0	248

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garvanza Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	684	29.0	23.5	n/a
1989	708	28.0	25.2	n/a
1990	696	28.0	24.8	n/a
1991	780	32.5	24.0	n/a
1992	804	33.0	24.3	94.9
1993	803	32.5	24.7	93.3
1994	841	30.5	27.6	94.4
1995	747	30.5	24.5	94.9
1996	747	30.5	24.5	94.9
1997	759	34.5	22.0	88.1
1998	723	35.0	20.7	94.2
1999	723	37.0	19.5	94.9
2000	752	38.0	19.8	96.3
2001	746	40.5	18.4	98
2002	688	37.0	18.6	91
2003	688	37.0	18.6	91
2004	646	35.0	18.5	87.9
2005	598	32.0	18.7	90.1
2006	571	31.0	18.4	88.8
2007	536	29.0	18.5	92
2008	490	30.5	16.1	89.4
2009	478	26.0	15.9	90.2
2010	453	21.0	21.5	87.4
2011	501	n/a	n/a	45.9
2012	474	20.0	23.7	n/a
2013	431	18.0	23.9	48.3
2014	393	16.0	24.5	87
2015	392	16.0	24.5	90.6
2016	375	16.0	23.4	88
2017	368	15.0	24.5	79.1
2018	359	15.0	23.9	88.3
2019	315	14.0	22.5	83.8
2020	312	n/a	n/a	81.1
2021	289	13.0	22.2	86.9
2022	260	13.0	20.0	83.5
2023	245	12.0	20.4	81.2
2024	248	11.0	22.5	78.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garvanza Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	684	29.0	23.5	n/a
1989	708	28.0	25.2	n/a
1990	696	28.0	24.8	n/a
1991	780	32.5	24.0	n/a
1992	804	33.0	24.3	94.9
1993	803	32.5	24.7	93.3
1994	841	30.5	27.6	94.4
1995	747	30.5	24.5	94.9
1996	747	30.5	24.5	94.9
1997	759	34.5	22.0	88.1
1998	723	35.0	20.7	94.2
1999	723	37.0	19.5	94.9
2000	752	38.0	19.8	96.3
2001	746	40.5	18.4	98
2002	688	37.0	18.6	91
2003	688	37.0	18.6	91
2004	646	35.0	18.5	87.9
2005	598	32.0	18.7	90.1
2006	571	31.0	18.4	88.8
2007	536	29.0	18.5	92
2008	490	30.5	16.1	89.4
2009	478	26.0	15.9	90.2
2010	453	21.0	21.5	87.4
2011	501	n/a	n/a	45.9
2012	474	20.0	23.7	n/a
2013	431	18.0	23.9	48.3
2014	393	16.0	24.5	87
2015	392	16.0	24.5	90.6
2016	375	16.0	23.4	88
2017	368	15.0	24.5	79.1
2018	359	15.0	23.9	88.3
2019	315	14.0	22.5	83.8
2020	312	n/a	n/a	81.1
2021	289	13.0	22.2	86.9
2022	260	13.0	20.0	83.5
2023	245	12.0	20.4	81.2
2024	248	11.0	22.5	78.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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