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What's the one class at Denker Avenue Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002955
Denker Avenue Elementary
1620 West 162nd St., Gardena, CA 90247 · (310) 327-9420 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
535 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 178 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (178) is 75% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.6pp since 2014
Math
48.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.7% | 21.9% | 25.9% | 29.5% |
| Math | 28.4% | 19.8% | 28.4% | 23.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 41.9% |
| 2018-19 | 55.2% | 44.8% |
| 2017-18 | 46.9% | 43.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.3% | 38.7% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Denker Avenue Elementary
Denker Avenue Elementary's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denker Avenue Elementary this school | 670 | 79.9% | 44.4% |
| Bowling Green Elementary Sacramento | 685 | 82.0% | 25.9% |
| Harrison Elementary Stockton | 640 | 81.6% | 23.2% |
| Ethel I. Baker Elementary Sacramento | 608 | 82.6% | 11.9% |
| Harder Elementary Hayward | 671 | 80.3% | 13.9% |
| John Steinbeck Elementary Fresno | 689 | 85.1% | 29.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Denker Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #2,114 of 5,151 | #498 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #1,704 of 5,172 ▲ 531 | #401 of 1,129 ▲ 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #2,494 of 5,172 ▼ 274 | #594 of 1,129 ▼ 88 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,536 of 5,116 | #635 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #897 of 5,915 | #155 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,466 of 5,352 | #439 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2,168 of 5,354 | #334 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #2,201 of 5,625 | #699 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #2,346 of 3,837 | #672 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
670
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,001
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 670 | 32 | 20.9:1 | 80% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 33 | 20.2:1 | 79% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 77% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 33 | 21.2:1 | 65% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 34.5 | 22.2:1 | 76% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 32 | 24.0:1 | 78% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | N/A | N/A | 64% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 989 | 52 | 19.0:1 | 60% (591) |
| 1990-91 | 1,001 | 40 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denker Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (767 to 670); teachers down 7% (34.5 to 32).
About Denker Avenue Elementary
Denker Avenue Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Gardena. Enrollment totals 670 students across kindergarten through 5. The school is 44% bigger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified is responsible for 784 schools, Denker Avenue Elementary included, with 406,887 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Denker Avenue Elementary is 62% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 7% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Denker Avenue Elementary are from different groups.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.9:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 1.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Denker Avenue Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 70% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 32.8% for a school in California with Denker Avenue Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Denker Avenue Elementary posts 44.4%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Denker Avenue Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Denker Avenue Elementary is closest to KIPP Generations Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Denker Avenue Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.1% on proficiency, and Denker Avenue Elementary is below that at 44.4%.
Locale data from NCES put Denker Avenue Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Denker Avenue Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Denker Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Denker Avenue Elementary?
Denker Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 670 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Denker Avenue Elementary serve?
Denker Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Denker Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Denker Avenue Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Denker Avenue Elementary?
At Denker Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 62% Hispanic, 7% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Denker Avenue Elementary public or private?
Denker Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.