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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003033
Gardena Elementary
647 West Gardena Blvd., Gardena, CA 90247 · (310) 324-6967 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
379 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
19%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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
28.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 20.8% | 24.5% | 41.5% |
| Math | 10.9% | 17.1% | 25.1% | 46.9% |
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 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 30.2% | 24.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.6% | 24.6% |
| 2018-19 | 36.4% | 31.9% |
| 2017-18 | 35.5% | 24.8% |
| 2016-17 | 35.3% | 26.1% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Gardena Elementary
Gardena Elementary's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardena Elementary this school | 398 | 95.2% | 30.2% |
| Edward M. Downer Elementary San Pablo | 388 | 96.1% | 14.4% |
| Helen Keller Elementary Lynwood | 407 | 94.6% | 33.4% |
| Harry Wirtz Elementary Paramount | 421 | 96.0% | 31.0% |
| Madison Elementary Pomona | 382 | 97.4% | 31.4% |
| Davidson Elementary San Bernardino | 408 | 95.3% | 25.0% |
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 Gardena Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,481 of 5,151 | #875 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #3,425 of 5,172 ▼ 196 | #885 of 1,129 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,564 of 5,172 ▲ 70 | #876 of 1,129 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,681 of 5,116 | #666 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #3,721 of 5,915 | #797 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,473 of 5,352 | #442 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #4,473 of 5,354 | #895 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #420 of 5,625 | #212 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.7% | #493 of 3,837 | #217 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
398
-115 (-22%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 398 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 95% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 95% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 20.5 | 22.9:1 | 94% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 92% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 24 | 23.9:1 | 93% (531) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 22 | 26.1:1 | 92% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | N/A | N/A | 45% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 862 | 45 | 19.2:1 | 98% (848) |
| 1990-91 | 782 | 28 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardena Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (574 to 398); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About Gardena Elementary
Federal records list Gardena Elementary as an elementary school in Gardena, California. The school's enrollment of 398 students covers kindergarten through 5.
Los Angeles Unified counts 406,887 students in its 784 schools, and Gardena Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students make up 90% of enrollment at Gardena Elementary. Next come 6% Black and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.9:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Gardena Elementary is 6.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 30.2%. Predicted: 23.8%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gardena Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Gardena Elementary is Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena, about 0.2 miles away. Gardena Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Gardena Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 22% from 2020-21, when Gardena Elementary had 513 students, to 2024-25, when it had 398. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.9:1, from 22.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Gardena Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena0.2 mi · 360
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- Amestoy Elementary1.0 mi · 623
- Denker Avenue Elementary1.1 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Gardena ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gardena Elementary?
Gardena Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gardena Elementary serve?
Gardena Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gardena Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gardena Elementary is approximately 20.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gardena Elementary?
At Gardena Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gardena Elementary in?
Gardena Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.