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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED·NCES 062769004166
Gardenhill Elementary
14607 East Gardenhill Dr., La Mirada, CA 90638 · (562) 210-2840 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
316 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.2pp since 2014
Math
66.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.8% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 14.8% |
| Math | 33.9% | 32.2% | 18.8% | 15.1% |
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 | 63.8% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 54.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 58.6% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 54.8% |
| 2018-19 | 73.7% | 65.3% |
| 2017-18 | 74.0% | 63.1% |
| 2016-17 | 67.2% | 55.9% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Gardenhill Elementary
Gardenhill Elementary's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardenhill Elementary this school | 633 | 49.9% | 61.0% |
| Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary Chula Vista | 534 | 50.0% | 47.4% |
| Torrance Elementary Torrance | 567 | 53.6% | 48.8% |
| Taper Avenue Elementary San Pedro | 672 | 50.1% | 58.5% |
| Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) Gilroy | 587 | 45.0% | N/A |
| Cerra Vista Elementary Hollister | 602 | 52.8% | 30.7% |
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 Gardenhill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,069 of 5,151 | #246 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #770 of 5,172 ▲ 466 | #171 of 1,129 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #1,096 of 5,172 ▲ 152 | #249 of 1,129 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,409 of 5,116 | #431 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #1,138 of 5,915 | #216 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,185 of 5,352 | #949 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #2,307 of 5,354 | #357 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #3,915 of 5,625 | #1,000 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #1,769 of 3,837 | #572 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
633
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 633 | 25.7 | 24.6:1 | 50% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 25.7 | 25.7:1 | 53% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 25.8 | 25.4:1 | 45% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 26 | 26.5:1 | 46% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 29 | 26.3:1 | 49% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 27 | 28.1:1 | 45% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | N/A | N/A | 30% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 30 | 22.7:1 | 15% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 22 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardenhill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (764 to 633); teachers down 11% (29 to 25.7).
About Gardenhill Elementary
Gardenhill Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in La Mirada, California. Federal data show 633 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 36% larger than average.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified runs 25 schools with a combined 14,560 students. Gardenhill Elementary is one of them.
About 64% of the student body at Gardenhill Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups include 11% Asian, 11% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Gardenhill Elementary has 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.6:1. The school's 24.6:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
On the allk12 Grade, Gardenhill Elementary lands at A, ahead of 89% of California public elementary schools.
Gardenhill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.0%, compared with a predicted 50.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Gardenhill Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Gardenhill Elementary is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 690 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 633 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 24.6:1, from 26.5:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- Los Alisos MiddleMiddle · 920 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Corvallis MiddleMiddle · 663 students
Other schools in La Mirada
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Arlie F. Hutchinson MiddleMiddle · 646 students
- Escalona ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- La Pluma ElementaryElementary · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle0.4 mi · 646
- Foster Road Elementary0.7 mi · 246
- Los Altos Elementary0.8 mi · 457
- La Mirada High1.2 mi · 1,726
- La Colima Elementary1.2 mi · 378
- La Pluma Elementary1.3 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Gardenhill ElementaryHow many students attend Gardenhill Elementary?
Gardenhill Elementary enrolls approximately 633 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gardenhill Elementary serve?
Gardenhill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gardenhill Elementary?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Gardenhill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Gardenhill Elementary?
Student demographics at Gardenhill Elementary are roughly 11% White, 64% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Gardenhill Elementary?
Gardenhill Elementary is overseen by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.