Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena

Set in Gardena, California, Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena is a small middle-grades school, operated by Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena District. It caters to 360 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 45% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Operationally, Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena answers to Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%); the rest consists of 12% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena is one.

The closest other public school is Gardena Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.