Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003293
Purche Avenue Elementary
13210 Purche Ave., Gardena, CA 90249 · (310) 323-3184 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
17.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
336 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 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
62%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
28.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.1pp since 2014
Math
29.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 6 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 | 14.6% | 13.5% | 21.6% | 50.3% |
| Math | 12.4% | 16.8% | 23.2% | 47.6% |
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 | 28.1% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 27.7% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 32.7% | 18.7% |
| 2017-18 | 26.1% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.1% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Purche Avenue Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purche Avenue Elementary this school | 373 | 90.1% | 27.4% |
| Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 377 | 92.6% | 34.3% |
| Kelso (William H.) Inglewood | 324 | 89.2% | 14.6% |
| Harriet Tubman Village Charter San Diego | 446 | 93.7% | N/A |
| Today's Fresh Start-Compton Los Angeles | 374 | 93.0% | N/A |
| Barack Obama Charter Los Angeles | 360 | 96.9% | N/A |
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 Purche Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,817 of 5,151 | #948 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,307 of 5,172 ▲ 443 | #862 of 1,129 ▲ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #4,165 of 5,172 ▼ 280 | #997 of 1,129 ▼ 72 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #3,155 of 5,116 | #770 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #4,018 of 5,915 | #866 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #224 of 5,352 | #61 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #1,570 of 5,354 | #238 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,103 of 5,625 | #450 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #1,049 of 3,837 | #392 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
373
-59 (-14%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 90% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 85% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 94% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 92% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 22 | 22.1:1 | 87% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 85% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | N/A | N/A | 71% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 75% (526) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 27 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Purche Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (487 to 373); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Purche Avenue Elementary
Purche Avenue Elementary is a small elementary school in Gardena, California, under Los Angeles Unified. There are 373 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The student body at Purche Avenue Elementary has no majority group. Black students lead at 47%. Next come 37% Hispanic and 13% multiracial. The county population is about 8% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Of all students at Purche Avenue Elementary, 90% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Purche Avenue Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Purche Avenue Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 27.4% actual against 26.8% predicted.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Purche Avenue Elementary among them.
Animo Legacy Charter Middle is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Purche Avenue Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 36.7% on proficiency, and Purche Avenue Elementary is below that at 27.4%.
Locale data from NCES put Purche Avenue Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
A 14% decrease took enrollment from 432 in 2020-21 to 373 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.6:1 to 17.8:1.
The allk12 page for Purche Avenue Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Purche Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Purche Avenue Elementary?
Purche Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 373 students in grades KG-05.
Is Purche Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Purche Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Purche Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Purche Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Purche Avenue Elementary?
Purche Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 37% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Purche Avenue Elementary public or private?
Purche 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.