Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet

Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet is a modestly sized elementary school in Los Angeles, California, run under Los Angeles Unified. The school works with 239 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet reports that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.9%; Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet posts 45.7%, +14.8 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet is one campus in the mix.

Luther Burbank Mid Sch Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Magnet is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.8%.

Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet has decreased 33%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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