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If you could change one rule at San Gabriel Avenue Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003326
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary
8628 San Gabriel Ave., South Gate, CA 90280 · (323) 567-1488 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- BBeats 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
19.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
413 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 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
7%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
28.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.8pp since 2014
Math
25.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.2% | 16.6% | 23.9% | 47.3% |
| Math | 12.8% | 12.8% | 26.5% | 48.0% |
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 | 28.8% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 29.7% | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 26.1% |
| 2018-19 | 33.9% | 37.1% |
| 2017-18 | 30.2% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 31.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 San Gabriel Avenue Elementary
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gabriel Avenue Elementary this school | 432 | 95.6% | 27.9% |
| Maywood Elementary Maywood | 426 | 95.8% | 50.3% |
| Amesti Elementary Watsonville | 431 | 95.6% | 10.3% |
| Cesar E Chavez Elementary Parlier | 439 | 95.4% | 15.4% |
| Tamarack Elementary Avenal | 433 | 95.2% | 10.4% |
| San Fernando Elementary San Fernando | 421 | 94.3% | 31.7% |
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 San Gabriel Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,755 of 5,151 | #933 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #3,711 of 5,172 ▼ 498 | #950 of 1,129 ▼ 147 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #4,096 of 5,172 ▼ 135 | #981 of 1,129 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #843 of 5,116 | #132 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,256 of 5,915 | #676 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #773 of 5,352 | #237 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #5,117 of 5,354 | #1,125 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #367 of 5,625 | #186 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #418 of 3,837 | #188 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
432
-140 (-24%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 915
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 432 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 96% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 94% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 96% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 25 | 22.9:1 | 92% (529) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 27 | 23.6:1 | 90% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 90% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | N/A | N/A | 92% (622) |
| 2000-01 | 1,025 | 48 | 21.4:1 | 96% (980) |
| 1990-91 | 915 | 41 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Gabriel Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (637 to 432); teachers down 18% (27 to 22).
About San Gabriel Avenue Elementary
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school run by Los Angeles Unified in South Gate, California. Enrolled students number 432 students, in kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Most students at San Gabriel Avenue Elementary are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% White. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, San Gabriel Avenue Elementary comes in at 7%.
The teaching staff at San Gabriel Avenue Elementary is 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.6:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 96%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, San Gabriel Avenue Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for San Gabriel Avenue Elementary is +4.4 points: 27.9% actual, 23.5% predicted.
Within Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Nearest public school: Valiente College Preparatory Charter, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.6%; San Gabriel Avenue Elementary's is 27.9%, ranking 6th of 6.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 572 in 2020-21 and 432 in 2024-25, a decrease of 140 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.6:1) than in 2020-21 (22.9:1).
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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 San Gabriel Avenue ElementaryHow large is San Gabriel Avenue Elementary?
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
Is San Gabriel Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at San Gabriel Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at San Gabriel Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is San Gabriel Avenue Elementary?
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is San Gabriel Avenue Elementary in?
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.