Gardena Senior High

Gardena Senior High, a big high school in Gardena, California, run under Los Angeles Unified, teaches 1,343 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Gardena Senior High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Gardena Senior High reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder comes out to 25% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Gardena Senior High reports 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 94% of students at Gardena Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Gardena Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.8%.

Around the school, 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 roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Gardena Senior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: New Millennium Secondary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gardena Senior High. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gardena Senior High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.5%.

Gardena Senior High operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gardena Senior High has contracted 6%, going from 1,431 students in 2018 to 1,343 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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