Is Gulf Avenue Elementary a good school?

Gulf Avenue Elementary ranks 3528 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gulf Avenue Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 652 students attended Gulf Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gulf Avenue Elementary?

Students at Gulf Avenue Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Gulf Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gulf Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet High : Phineas Banning Senior High

Gulf Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Gulf Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Wilmington, California, serving 652 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Gulf Avenue Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and disparities in student group outcomes. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33% of Gulf Avenue Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2,389 out of 5,390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 3,528 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024.

While Gulf Avenue Elementary's performance is generally lower than the surrounding schools, such as Wilmington Park Elementary and Catskill Avenue Elementary, there are some exceptions. For instance, Catskill Avenue Elementary outperforms Gulf Avenue Elementary in several areas, including English Language Arts and Science proficiency rates. Additionally, Gulf Avenue Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.96% to 93.3% over the past few years, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

828 West L St.
Wilmington, CA 90744-3310

(310) 835-3157

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3528^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,415

Students who attend Gulf Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:	Phineas Banning Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 652

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gulf Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 60.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 288^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 34.88. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gulf Avenue Elementary is 21. 321 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gulf Avenue Elementary is $9,415. 454 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gulf Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gulf Avenue Elementary 3528^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gulf Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Gulf Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.13	4004^th	4809	16.7%
2005	19.78	3983^rd	4822	17.4%
2006	19.45	4038^th	4818	16.2%
2007	22.93	4069^th	5113	20.4%
2008	20.16	4325^th	5113	15.4%
2009	21.76	4297^th	5193	17.3%
2010	26.26	4130^th	5314	22.3%
2011	47.66	2742^nd	5377	49.0%
2012	54.18	2389^th	5390	55.7%
2013	54.84	2411^th	5530	56.4%
2015	25.07	4123^rd	5611	26.5%
2016	27.29	3990^th	5614	28.9%
2017	31.84	3692^nd	5692	35.1%
2018	40.75	3106^th	5662	45.1%
2019	35.47	3498^th	5789	39.6%
2022	29.69	3892^nd	5883	33.8%
2023	25.34	4330^th	5874	26.3%
2024	34.88	3528^th	5862	39.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.00	1814^th	3246	44.1%
2019	30.66	2438^th	3275	25.6%
2022	31.83	2463^rd	3311	25.6%
2023	17.53	3214^th	3250	1.1%
2024	30.00	2548^th	3160	19.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.36	2131^st	2420	11.9%
2024	31.19	1754^th	2634	33.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.22	1896^th	5084	62.7%
2019	51.61	2292^nd	5173	55.7%
2022	43.13	2757^th	5264	47.6%
2023	34.49	3532^nd	5374	34.3%
2024	43.99	2811^th	5511	49.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.26	3187^th	5413	41.1%
2019	39.39	3149^th	5492	42.7%
2022	24.63	4253^rd	5635	24.5%
2023	25.70	4169^th	5617	25.8%
2024	37.41	3231^st	5605	42.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.83	1717^th	2128	19.3%
2019	30.54	1765^th	2585	31.7%
2022	19.61	2031^st	2227	8.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.96	2851^st	5431	47.5%
2019	31.82	3634^th	5510	34.0%
2022	36.07	3264^th	5663	42.4%
2023	25.73	4177^th	5650	26.1%
2024	32.85	3570^th	5636	36.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gulf Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.19	2021^st	4830	58.2%
2019	49.79	2294^th	4963	53.8%
2022	43.43	2633^rd	5084	48.2%
2023	37.39	3116^th	5098	38.9%
2024	47.78	2418^th	5102	52.6%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Gulf Avenue Elementary School has been great for my child. They offer many programs that other schools do not offer including teaching our students to swim. They provide intervention to the students and have wonderful and caring teachers and staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Gulf Avenue Elementary School is an 834 Title 1 High Achieving School in Wilmington, CA which boasts a proud tradition of academic success and quality instruction. Find out more about the school at www.lausd.net/gulf or call 310 835 3157. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Gulf Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	138	25	63	1064	1	n/a	n/a	0	1291
1989	100	26	67	1062	3	n/a	n/a	0	1258
1990	75	27	59	1096	2	n/a	n/a	0	1259
1991	65	22	40	1186	8	n/a	n/a	0	1321
1992	84	27	35	1237	1	n/a	n/a	0	1384
1993	66	41	39	1164	1	n/a	n/a	0	1311
1994	60	34	43	1198	2	n/a	n/a	0	1337
1995	39	16	39	1162	2	n/a	n/a	0	1258
1996	39	16	39	1162	2	n/a	n/a	0	1258
1997	25	15	25	1162	0	n/a	n/a	0	1227
1998	23	14	21	1278	1	n/a	n/a	0	1337
1999	18	15	17	1333	1	n/a	n/a	0	1384
2000	14	13	19	1445	0	n/a	n/a	0	1491
2001	11	7	17	1479	1	n/a	n/a	0	1515
2002	11	11	28	1469	1	n/a	n/a	0	1520
2003	11	11	28	1469	1	n/a	n/a	0	1520
2004	6	11	19	1409	14	n/a	n/a	0	1459
2005	6	4	22	1342	3	n/a	n/a	0	1377
2006	6	6	22	1295	2	n/a	n/a	0	1331
2007	8	10	21	1060	3	n/a	n/a	1	1103
2008	6	8	18	1014	6	n/a	n/a	0	1052
2009	7	4	6	1006	5	5	1	0	1034
2010	7	8	3	952	5	4	1	0	980
2011	9	7	3	957	6	7	0	0	989
2012	13	8	4	919	1	5	2	0	952
2013	14	5	4	752	2	4	0	0	781
2014	30	7	6	792	2	2	0	0	839
2015	34	7	7	783	0	2	1	0	834
2016	33	11	9	814	1	1	5	0	874
2017	29	11	11	821	0	1	3	0	876
2018	28	13	7	799	0	0	4	0	851
2019	25	5	8	742	0	0	3	0	783
2020	18	6	4	766	0	1	7	0	802
2021	12	4	6	703	0	1	5	0	731
2022	6	4	2	635	1	2	9	0	659
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	652	652

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 Gulf Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1291	50.0	25.8	n/a
1989	1258	51.0	24.6	n/a
1990	1259	51.5	24.4	n/a
1991	1321	56.5	23.3	n/a
1992	1384	57.4	24.1	83.6
1993	1311	52.0	25.2	80.2
1994	1337	49.8	26.8	89.5
1995	1258	50.6	24.9	92.8
1996	1258	50.6	24.9	92.8
1997	1227	54.0	22.7	94.5
1998	1337	59.0	22.7	95
1999	1384	69.5	19.9	94.9
2000	1491	71.0	21.0	93.6
2001	1515	72.0	21.0	96.8
2002	1520	76.0	20.0	93.6
2003	1520	76.0	20.0	93.6
2004	1459	73.0	20.0	92.9
2005	1377	69.0	20.0	92.8
2006	1331	67.0	19.9	92.4
2007	1103	58.0	19.0	88.9
2008	1052	66.0	15.9	92.9
2009	1034	61.0	15.9	91
2010	980	54.0	18.1	91.2
2011	989	n/a	n/a	48
2012	952	44.5	21.3	n/a
2013	781	38.0	20.5	84.6
2014	839	37.5	22.3	91.1
2015	834	39.0	21.3	94.2
2016	874	38.0	23.0	91
2017	876	36.0	24.3	87.3
2018	851	35.0	24.3	92
2019	783	33.0	23.7	86.1
2020	802	n/a	n/a	92.4
2021	731	34.0	21.5	93.3
2022	659	33.0	19.9	92
2023	652	31.0	21.0	92.9

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 Gulf Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1291	50.0	25.8	n/a
1989	1258	51.0	24.6	n/a
1990	1259	51.5	24.4	n/a
1991	1321	56.5	23.3	n/a
1992	1384	57.4	24.1	83.6
1993	1311	52.0	25.2	80.2
1994	1337	49.8	26.8	89.5
1995	1258	50.6	24.9	92.8
1996	1258	50.6	24.9	92.8
1997	1227	54.0	22.7	94.5
1998	1337	59.0	22.7	95
1999	1384	69.5	19.9	94.9
2000	1491	71.0	21.0	93.6
2001	1515	72.0	21.0	96.8
2002	1520	76.0	20.0	93.6
2003	1520	76.0	20.0	93.6
2004	1459	73.0	20.0	92.9
2005	1377	69.0	20.0	92.8
2006	1331	67.0	19.9	92.4
2007	1103	58.0	19.0	88.9
2008	1052	66.0	15.9	92.9
2009	1034	61.0	15.9	91
2010	980	54.0	18.1	91.2
2011	989	n/a	n/a	48
2012	952	44.5	21.3	n/a
2013	781	38.0	20.5	84.6
2014	839	37.5	22.3	91.1
2015	834	39.0	21.3	94.2
2016	874	38.0	23.0	91
2017	876	36.0	24.3	87.3
2018	851	35.0	24.3	92
2019	783	33.0	23.7	86.1
2020	802	n/a	n/a	92.4
2021	731	34.0	21.5	93.3
2022	659	33.0	19.9	92
2023	652	31.0	21.0	92.9

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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