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Which teacher or staff member at Gulf Avenue Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003060
Gulf Avenue Elementary
828 West L St., Wilmington, CA 90744 · (310) 835-3157 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- B-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.
- A+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
20.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
587 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 132 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
9%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
Gulf Avenue Elementary→Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet→Phineas Banning Senior High
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
38.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.8pp since 2014
Math
38.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 37.8% |
| Math | 16.5% | 22.1% | 27.7% | 33.7% |
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 | 38.8% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 36.2% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.5% | 25.6% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 38.4% |
| 2017-18 | 39.6% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 29.4% | 31.5% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Gulf Avenue Elementary
Gulf Avenue Elementary's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Avenue Elementary this school | 634 | 92.6% | 36.5% |
| Moffett Elementary Lennox | 626 | 94.1% | 39.0% |
| Scholarship Prep - Orange County Santa Ana | 615 | 92.2% | N/A |
| Paul Rogers Elementary Colton | 602 | 92.4% | 26.0% |
| Agua Caliente Elementary Cathedral City | 645 | 93.3% | 24.1% |
| Muscoy Elementary San Bernardino | 670 | 93.4% | 26.1% |
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 Gulf Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #2,813 of 5,151 | #695 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #2,398 of 5,172 ▲ 94 | #601 of 1,129 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #3,058 of 5,172 ▲ 386 | #742 of 1,129 ▲ 83 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #376 of 5,116 | #144 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #1,130 of 5,915 | #212 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,186 of 5,352 | #363 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #5,018 of 5,354 | #1,087 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #758 of 5,625 | #335 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #862 of 3,837 | #345 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
634
-97 (-13%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,321
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 634 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 93% (587) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 32 | 20.8:1 | 92% (612) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 31 | 21.0:1 | 93% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 34 | 21.5:1 | 93% (682) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 35 | 24.3:1 | 92% (783) |
| 2015-16 | 874 | 38 | 23.0:1 | 91% (795) |
| 2010-11 | 989 | N/A | N/A | 48% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 1,515 | 72 | 21.0:1 | 97% (1,466) |
| 1990-91 | 1,321 | 56 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gulf Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (851 to 634); teachers down 11% (35 to 31).
About Gulf Avenue Elementary
Gulf Avenue Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Wilmington, California. In all, 634 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 36% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Across its 784 schools, Los Angeles Unified enrolls 406,887 students. Gulf Avenue Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 96% of students at Gulf Avenue Elementary are Hispanic. Other students are 2% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Its ratio of 20.4:1 is based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gulf Avenue Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 70% of California public elementary schools.
Gulf Avenue 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 36.5% and a predicted 25.3%.
In Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Fries Avenue Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Gulf Avenue Elementary is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Gulf Avenue Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Gulf Avenue Elementary had a net loss of 97 students, or 13%. By 2024-25, the school had 20.4 students per teacher, compared with 21.5 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback at Gulf Avenue 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified
- Grover Cleveland Charter HighHigh · 2,719 students
- North Hollywood Senior HighHigh · 2,444 students
- Phineas Banning Senior HighHigh · 2,422 students
- San Pedro Senior HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Venice Senior HighHigh · 2,293 students
- James A. Garfield Senior HighHigh · 2,237 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Phineas Banning Senior HighHigh · 2,422 students
- Harry Bridges SpanElementary · 1,171 students
- Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) MagnetMiddle · 1,121 students
- George De La Torre Jr. ElementaryElementary · 598 students
- Wilmington Park ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Hawaiian Avenue ElementaryElementary · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Fries Avenue Elementary0.4 mi · 325
- Harry Bridges Span0.6 mi · 1,171
- Dan M. Issacs Avalon High0.7 mi · 48
- Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy0.7 mi · 452
- Hawaiian Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 455
- George De La Torre Jr. Elementary0.8 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Gulf Avenue ElementaryHow large is Gulf Avenue Elementary?
Gulf Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 634 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gulf Avenue Elementary serve?
Gulf Avenue Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gulf Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gulf Avenue Elementary is approximately 20.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gulf Avenue Elementary?
At Gulf Avenue Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Gulf Avenue Elementary public or private?
Gulf Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.