Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003036
Gardner Street Elementary
7450 Hawthorn Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046 · (323) 876-4710 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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
22.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
275 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
71%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
Gardner Street Elementary→Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle
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
49.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
39.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.6% | 23.8% | 18.4% | 32.1% |
| Math | 18.1% | 21.6% | 24.6% | 35.7% |
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 | 49.4% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 58.4% | 46.3% |
| 2018-19 | 64.1% | 51.8% |
| 2017-18 | 64.3% | 53.9% |
| 2016-17 | 59.8% | 54.6% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Gardner Street Elementary
Gardner Street Elementary's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Street Elementary this school | 361 | 76.2% | 44.2% |
| Palm Vista Elementary Twentynine Palms | 362 | 76.2% | 18.2% |
| Coyle Avenue Elementary Carmichael | 331 | 81.9% | 14.3% |
| Cyril Spinelli Elementary Antelope | 347 | 72.6% | 26.3% |
| Little Chico Creek Elementary Chico | 471 | 75.6% | 45.0% |
| Charles Peck Elementary Carmichael | 303 | 76.9% | 18.9% |
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 Gardner Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,139 of 5,151 | #506 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,308 of 5,172 ▼ 206 | #580 of 1,129 ▼ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #2,080 of 5,172 ▲ 64 | #477 of 1,129 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.7pp | #238 of 5,116 | #35 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #4,173 of 5,915 | #903 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,645 of 5,352 | #686 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #536 of 5,354 | #91 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #2,532 of 5,625 | #783 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #2,347 of 3,837 | #673 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
361
+58 (+19%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 361 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 76% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 16 | 25.5:1 | 71% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 14 | 25.9:1 | 63% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 13 | 23.3:1 | 51% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 16 | 25.8:1 | 57% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 18 | 24.4:1 | 57% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | N/A | N/A | 60% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 79% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 22 | 29.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardner Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (413 to 361); teachers unchanged (16 to 16).
About Gardner Street Elementary
Students in Los Angeles, California, attend Gardner Street Elementary, a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 361 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 22% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Gardner Street Elementary falls under Los Angeles Unified, which has 784 schools enrolling 406,887 students.
About 38% of students at Gardner Street Elementary are White, the largest single group. It is also 34% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 10% Black, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Gardner Street Elementary reports a ratio of 22.6 students per teacher, from 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Gardner Street Elementary lands at B, ahead of 58% of California public elementary schools.
Gardner Street Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.2% and a predicted 34.9%.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Gardner Street Elementary shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
The closest school to Gardner Street Elementary is Hollywood Senior High, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Gardner Street Elementary's average proficiency of 44.2% compares with 45.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 58 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Gardner Street Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Gardner Street ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gardner Street Elementary?
Gardner Street Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gardner Street Elementary serve?
Gardner Street Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gardner Street Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Gardner Street Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gardner Street Elementary?
At Gardner Street Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Gardner Street Elementary in?
Gardner Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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