Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003038
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet
317 North Avenue 62, Los Angeles, CA 90042 · (323) 254-7328 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
19.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
195 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 | 58 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 66% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
22%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.0pp since 2014
Math
41.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.5% | 22.6% | 28.4% | 23.5% |
| Math | 19.6% | 21.6% | 37.3% | 21.6% |
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 | 48.0% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 46.2% |
| 2021-22 | 49.1% | 42.9% |
| 2018-19 | 54.6% | 46.1% |
| 2017-18 | 45.9% | 30.6% |
| 2016-17 | 36.5% | 28.3% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet this school | 239 | 81.6% | 45.4% |
| Cresson Elementary Norwalk | 243 | 82.3% | 53.5% |
| Mariano Castro Elementary Mountain View | 248 | 82.7% | 16.3% |
| Horace Cureton Elementary San Jose | 254 | 79.1% | 21.6% |
| Selma Olinder Elementary San Jose | 269 | 80.3% | 18.0% |
| Thomas P. Ryan Elementary San Jose | 247 | 83.8% | 18.2% |
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 Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,039 of 5,151 | #478 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,209 of 5,172 ▼ 301 | #548 of 1,129 ▼ 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,185 of 5,172 ▼ 223 | #508 of 1,129 ▼ 71 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #1,380 of 5,116 | #221 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #5,172 of 5,915 | #1,168 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #893 of 5,352 | #278 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #4,314 of 5,354 | #833 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #2,016 of 5,625 | #660 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #367 of 3,837 | #169 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
239
-50 (-17%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 82% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 79% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 12 | 20.4:1 | 81% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 13 | 22.2:1 | 87% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 15 | 23.9:1 | 88% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 15 | 25.0:1 | 88% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | N/A | N/A | 46% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 98% (731) |
| 1990-91 | 780 | 32 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (359 to 239); teachers down 20% (15 to 12).
About Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet is a low-enrollment elementary school in Los Angeles, California. Enrollment stands at 239 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 49% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students, and its 784 schools include Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet.
The share of students at Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet who are Hispanic is 88%. Smaller groups are 6% Asian, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
The school has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet, 82% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet would be expected to post about 31.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.4%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet among them.
Luther Burbank Mid Sch Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Magnet, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 17% decline took enrollment from 289 in 2020-21 to 239 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.9:1.
The Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership MagnetHow large is Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet?
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet enrolls approximately 239 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet serve?
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet.
How diverse is Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet?
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet reports a student body of 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet in?
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.