Is One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary a good school?

One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary ranks 2735 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 619 students attended One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary?

Students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Robert E. Peary Middle High : Gardena Senior High

One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Summary:

One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Gardena, California, serving 645 students in grades K-5 as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district average, but below the statewide California average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 45% and 38%, respectively.

One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with disabilities is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools in these subgroups. Notably, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.3% in 2017-2018 to 35.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Gardena Elementary and Denker Avenue Elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level. However, schools in the Torrance Unified School District, such as Yukon Elementary, Evelyn Carr Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, consistently outperform One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary and the other Gardena-area schools. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and targeting support for underperforming student subgroups could be important areas of focus for the school and district to improve educational outcomes and provide more equitable opportunities for all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

1581 West 186th St.
Gardena, CA 90248-3951

(310) 324-1153

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2735^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,111

Students who attend One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert E. Peary Middle
High:	Gardena Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 619

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

African American:

15.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary ranks better than 53.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 187^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 46.91. (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 (71.4%), African American (15.8%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary is 20.6. 308 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary is $11,111. 288 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary 2735^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street 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 One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.07	2457^th	4809	48.9%
2005	47.76	2309^th	4822	52.1%
2006	39.57	2739^th	4818	43.2%
2007	56.02	2019^th	5113	60.5%
2008	63.92	1689^th	5113	67.0%
2009	53.77	2255^th	5193	56.6%
2010	56.31	2200^th	5314	58.6%
2011	68.66	1541^st	5377	71.3%
2012	67.63	1646^th	5390	69.5%
2013	62.80	1956^th	5530	64.6%
2015	44.56	2762^nd	5611	50.8%
2016	51.87	2403^rd	5614	57.2%
2017	46.79	2722^nd	5692	52.2%
2018	56.67	2202^nd	5662	61.1%
2019	48.32	2687^th	5789	53.6%
2022	48.27	2626^th	5883	55.4%
2023	44.70	2844^th	5874	51.6%
2024	46.91	2735^th	5862	53.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.40	1980^th	3246	39.0%
2019	43.92	1553^rd	3275	52.6%
2022	20.26	3190^th	3311	3.7%
2023	22.57	3020^th	3250	7.1%
2024	41.51	1715^th	3160	45.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.20	1073^rd	2420	55.7%
2024	35.20	1546^th	2634	41.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.67	1256^th	5084	75.3%
2019	59.60	1800^th	5173	65.2%
2022	56.88	1870^th	5264	64.5%
2023	55.07	2037^th	5374	62.1%
2024	50.03	2392^nd	5511	56.6%

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Rank History for Female students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.29	2106^th	5413	61.1%
2019	53.18	2322^nd	5492	57.7%
2022	45.48	2674^th	5635	52.5%
2023	45.04	2700^th	5617	51.9%
2024	39.45	3098^th	5605	44.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.88	627^th	2128	70.5%
2019	31.40	1718^th	2585	33.5%
2022	38.31	1151^st	2227	48.3%

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Rank History for Male students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.61	2193^rd	5431	59.6%
2019	41.87	2920^th	5510	47.0%
2022	51.14	2385^th	5663	57.9%
2023	44.26	2793^rd	5650	50.6%
2024	54.18	2250^th	5636	60.1%

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Rank History for African American students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.48	47^th	700	93.3%
2019	87.71	55^th	747	92.6%
2022	75.07	107^th	663	83.9%
2023	82.49	73^rd	662	89.0%
2024	71.17	118^th	593	80.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.74	1403^rd	4830	71.0%
2019	59.76	1700^th	4963	65.7%
2022	62.52	1496^th	5084	70.6%
2023	56.62	1845^th	5098	63.8%
2024	61.96	1570^th	5102	69.2%

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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 One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	170	38	154	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1989	162	51	163	423	0	n/a	n/a	0	799
1990	141	71	143	422	0	n/a	n/a	0	777
1991	145	103	144	428	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
1992	116	156	147	423	0	n/a	n/a	0	842
1993	102	190	137	374	1	n/a	n/a	0	804
1994	89	227	147	390	3	n/a	n/a	0	856
1995	94	256	94	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	846
1996	94	256	94	402	0	n/a	n/a	0	846
1997	84	238	87	415	0	n/a	n/a	0	824
1998	73	228	86	460	0	n/a	n/a	0	847
1999	77	199	79	496	1	n/a	n/a	0	852
2000	76	193	76	536	0	n/a	n/a	0	881
2001	61	213	87	524	4	n/a	n/a	0	889
2002	41	139	91	601	6	n/a	n/a	0	878
2003	41	139	91	601	6	n/a	n/a	0	878
2004	38	142	82	589	10	n/a	n/a	0	861
2005	36	130	80	597	8	n/a	n/a	0	851
2006	27	138	80	594	7	n/a	n/a	0	846
2007	23	109	71	588	5	n/a	n/a	24	820
2008	25	92	71	558	3	n/a	n/a	0	749
2009	22	97	55	559	2	10	32	0	777
2010	24	97	53	580	2	6	14	0	776
2011	15	106	64	556	6	13	2	0	762
2012	19	105	78	546	6	16	1	0	771
2013	27	128	81	568	3	12	1	0	820
2014	30	143	72	585	2	11	0	0	843
2015	25	139	61	556	1	4	31	0	817
2016	30	147	50	531	1	9	32	0	800
2017	30	133	51	568	1	10	31	0	824
2018	29	140	56	552	1	10	30	0	818
2019	20	137	53	541	2	11	3	0	767
2020	21	126	45	536	0	8	28	0	764
2021	22	113	40	508	0	7	26	0	716
2022	18	95	29	441	0	6	31	0	620
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	645	645
2024	19	98	20	442	0	3	37	0	619

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	29.6	25.3	n/a
1989	799	29.5	27.0	n/a
1990	777	30.5	25.4	n/a
1991	820	31.5	26.0	n/a
1992	842	32.0	26.3	78.6
1993	804	33.5	24.0	76.7
1994	856	32.0	26.8	75.6
1995	846	32.0	26.4	80.5
1996	846	32.0	26.4	80.5
1997	824	37.0	22.3	83.5
1998	847	43.0	19.7	83
1999	852	47.0	18.1	85.8
2000	881	45.0	19.6	86.5
2001	889	46.0	19.3	83.2
2002	878	45.5	19.3	88.6
2003	878	45.5	19.3	88.6
2004	861	43.0	20.0	88.7
2005	851	44.0	19.3	89.2
2006	846	42.5	19.9	81.7
2007	820	41.0	20.0	85.9
2008	749	45.0	16.6	84
2009	777	40.0	18.1	83
2010	776	33.0	23.5	82.3
2011	762	n/a	n/a	81.6
2012	771	33.0	23.3	n/a
2013	820	34.0	24.1	45.1
2014	843	35.0	24.0	80.7
2015	817	35.0	23.3	83.7
2016	800	36.0	22.2	82
2017	824	35.0	23.5	75.8
2018	818	36.0	22.7	80.8
2019	767	35.0	21.9	78.5
2020	764	n/a	n/a	77.1
2021	716	33.0	21.6	80.9
2022	620	32.0	19.3	82.6
2023	645	30.0	21.5	84.2
2024	619	30.0	20.6	83.5

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 One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	29.6	25.3	n/a
1989	799	29.5	27.0	n/a
1990	777	30.5	25.4	n/a
1991	820	31.5	26.0	n/a
1992	842	32.0	26.3	78.6
1993	804	33.5	24.0	76.7
1994	856	32.0	26.8	75.6
1995	846	32.0	26.4	80.5
1996	846	32.0	26.4	80.5
1997	824	37.0	22.3	83.5
1998	847	43.0	19.7	83
1999	852	47.0	18.1	85.8
2000	881	45.0	19.6	86.5
2001	889	46.0	19.3	83.2
2002	878	45.5	19.3	88.6
2003	878	45.5	19.3	88.6
2004	861	43.0	20.0	88.7
2005	851	44.0	19.3	89.2
2006	846	42.5	19.9	81.7
2007	820	41.0	20.0	85.9
2008	749	45.0	16.6	84
2009	777	40.0	18.1	83
2010	776	33.0	23.5	82.3
2011	762	n/a	n/a	81.6
2012	771	33.0	23.3	n/a
2013	820	34.0	24.1	45.1
2014	843	35.0	24.0	80.7
2015	817	35.0	23.3	83.7
2016	800	36.0	22.2	82
2017	824	35.0	23.5	75.8
2018	818	36.0	22.7	80.8
2019	767	35.0	21.9	78.5
2020	764	n/a	n/a	77.1
2021	716	33.0	21.6	80.9
2022	620	32.0	19.3	82.6
2023	645	30.0	21.5	84.2
2024	619	30.0	20.6	83.5

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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