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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003249
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary
801 West 135th St., Gardena, CA 90247 · (310) 324-4454 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of California public elementary schools
- C+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.
- AThree-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
20.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
532 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 | 128 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
37%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.5pp since 2014
Math
34.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.9% | 19.7% | 26.9% | 36.5% |
| Math | 15.2% | 18.8% | 30.5% | 35.5% |
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 | 36.5% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 31.4% |
| 2022-23 | 24.6% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 28.3% | 20.3% |
| 2018-19 | 29.6% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 21.1% | 19.1% |
| 2016-17 | 24.0% | 18.1% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary this school | 554 | 96.0% | 34.9% |
| Centinela Inglewood | 577 | 94.1% | 33.1% |
| Budlong Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 624 | 96.6% | 22.4% |
| Manchester Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 509 | 98.0% | 27.9% |
| One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary Los Angeles | 574 | 96.0% | 44.0% |
| McKinley Elementary Bakersfield | 628 | 97.6% | 13.3% |
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 Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #2,967 of 5,151 | #741 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,834 of 5,172 ▲ 98 | #726 of 1,129 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #3,267 of 5,172 ▼ 300 | #792 of 1,129 ▼ 88 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #488 of 5,116 | #187 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #1,821 of 5,915 | #357 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,225 of 5,352 | #373 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #3,635 of 5,354 | #651 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #317 of 5,625 | #165 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #527 of 3,837 | #229 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
554
-82 (-13%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 792
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 554 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 96% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 28 | 21.2:1 | 95% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 28.5 | 19.9:1 | 93% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 31 | 20.5:1 | 94% (598) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 34.5 | 23.0:1 | 92% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 31 | 26.1:1 | 92% (747) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | N/A | N/A | 46% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 934 | 49 | 19.1:1 | 98% (919) |
| 1990-91 | 792 | 30 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (795 to 554); teachers down 22% (34.5 to 27).
About One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Gardena, California. It enrolled 554 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Los Angeles Unified is made up of 784 schools with 406,887 students in all.
Hispanic students make up a majority at One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary, at 78%. The remaining students are 15% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary, 27 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.5:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.5:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 96% of enrollment. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
allk12 grades One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 23.3% for a school in California with One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary posts 34.9%.
Within Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Amestoy Elementary is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 34.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 4 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 82 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street ElementaryHow large is One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary enrolls approximately 554 students in grades KG-05.
Is One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary is approximately 20.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary?
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.