Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school in Hawaiian Gardens, California, run under ABC Unified. The school works with 297 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 30 schools in ABC Unified (17,570 students total), Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary shows that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.3%; this one delivers 27.1%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary has declined 23%, going from 386 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.