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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Gardena Senior High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,343
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003034
Gardena Senior High
1301 West 182nd St., Gardena, CA 90248 · (310) 354-5000 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,343 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,256 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 364 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 271 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 356 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 352 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%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
Feeds from
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
46.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.3pp since 2014
Math
34.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.0% | 28.2% | 25.8% | 27.9% |
| Math | 9.0% | 25.5% | 21.6% | 43.8% |
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 | 46.3% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.5% | 7.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 13.8% |
| 2020-21 | 45.3% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 38.1% | 16.5% |
| 2017-18 | 41.1% | 12.3% |
| 2016-17 | 40.3% | 13.1% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Senior High
Gardena Senior High's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardena Senior High this school | 1,343 | 93.5% | 31.1% |
| Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy Los Angeles | 1,159 | 90.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln High San Diego | 1,487 | 89.8% | 19.5% |
| Rancho Dominguez Preparatory Long Beach | 701 | 90.6% | 30.5% |
| Castlemont High Oakland | 719 | 99.0% | 6.7% |
| Vallejo High Vallejo | 1,146 | 84.3% | 25.5% |
Matched among California high 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 Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #762 of 1,052 | #162 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #352 of 1,056 ▲ 391 | #77 of 229 ▲ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #778 of 1,056 ▲ 214 | #168 of 229 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.4pp | #36 of 1,044 | #14 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,343 | #623 of 2,093 | #129 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #256 of 1,352 | #91 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #666 of 1,351 | #117 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #181 of 1,575 | #106 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #589 of 802 | #180 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,343
-147 (-10%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 2,051
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 1,343 | 76.2 | 17.6:1 | 94% (1,256) |
| 2023-24 | 1,407 | 75.2 | 18.7:1 | 93% (1,302) |
| 2022-23 | 1,560 | 78.2 | 19.9:1 | 92% (1,436) |
| 2020-21 | 1,490 | 71 | 21.0:1 | 92% (1,377) |
| 2017-18 | 1,431 | 64.5 | 22.2:1 | 85% (1,220) |
| 2015-16 | 1,586 | 65 | 24.4:1 | 81% (1,289) |
| 2010-11 | 2,299 | N/A | N/A | 68% (1,556) |
| 2000-01 | 3,057 | 132 | 23.2:1 | 42% (1,290) |
| 1990-91 | 2,051 | 85 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardena Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,431 to 1,343); teachers up 18% (64.5 to 76.2).
About Gardena Senior High
Gardena Senior High is a public high school run by Los Angeles Unified in Gardena, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,343 students. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools; together they serve 406,887 students.
Gardena Senior High's enrollment is 65% Hispanic. Other groups make up 25% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Gardena Senior High comes in at 51%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1, with 76.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in California have a similar average ratio of 18.2:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Gardena Senior High is 94%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Gardena Senior High is B. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Gardena Senior High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.1% is 6.3 points above the 24.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Gardena Senior High is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The closest public school, New Millennium Secondary, is less than a tenth of a mile from Gardena Senior High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Gardena Senior High is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Gardena Senior High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,343 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,490. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.0:1 to 17.6:1.
Discussions about Gardena Senior High may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Nearby schools
- New Millennium Secondary0.0 mi · 116
- Moneta Continuation0.0 mi · 46
- One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary0.7 mi · 579
- Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena0.9 mi · 360
- KIPP Generations Academy1.1 mi · 164
- Robert E. Peary Middle1.1 mi · 1,082
Frequently asked questions
About Gardena Senior HighHow many students attend Gardena Senior High?
Gardena Senior High enrolls approximately 1,343 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Gardena Senior High serve?
Gardena Senior High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Gardena Senior High?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Gardena Senior High.
How diverse is Gardena Senior High?
Gardena Senior High reports a student body of 2% White, 65% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Gardena Senior High in?
Gardena Senior High is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.