Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003242
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary
1605 West 153rd St., Gardena, CA 90247 · (310) 323-1029 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
316 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 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
48%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
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.6pp 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 32 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 37.9% |
| Math | 10.7% | 20.9% | 26.6% | 41.8% |
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 | 39.0% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 33.2% | 20.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 24.4% |
| 2017-18 | 36.5% | 18.5% |
| 2016-17 | 35.0% | 14.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary this school | 363 | 87.1% | 32.1% |
| Hillside Elementary San Leandro | 347 | 87.0% | 16.0% |
| F. D. Roosevelt Elementary Lawndale | 396 | 90.7% | 29.7% |
| Washington Hawthorne | 418 | 90.2% | 43.7% |
| KIPP University Park Stockton | 427 | 91.3% | N/A |
| Stevenson Elementary Long Beach | 438 | 88.1% | 36.0% |
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 One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,258 of 5,151 | #816 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,062 of 5,172 ▲ 538 | #799 of 1,129 ▲ 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,037 of 5,172 ▲ 449 | #732 of 1,129 ▲ 101 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #850 of 5,116 | #296 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #4,149 of 5,915 | #897 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #85 of 5,352 | #21 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #2,904 of 5,354 | #481 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #1,465 of 5,625 | #554 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #2,397 of 3,837 | #686 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
363
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 87% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 84% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 22 | 17.5:1 | 88% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 88% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 20 | 20.7:1 | 88% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 91% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | N/A | N/A | 49% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 100% (689) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (414 to 363); teachers up 10% (20 to 22).
About One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary, located in Gardena, California, is a small elementary school. It reported 363 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The school is 22% below the average for elementary schools in California.
In Los Angeles Unified, 784 schools enroll a combined 406,887 students.
About 69% of the student body at One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups include 18% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 22 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 87% of students at One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Test results at One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary are 3.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.1% actual, 28.5% predicted).
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 One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Chapman Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary's location as City: Small.
In 2020-21, One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary enrolled 392 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 363. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.5:1) than in 2020-21 (17.8:1).
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About One Hundred Fifty-Third Street ElementaryHow many students attend One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary?
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary serve?
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary?
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 69% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary in?
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
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