Denker Avenue Elementary School in Gardena, CA Back to: Gardena, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 45. 1620 West 162nd St. Gardena, CA 90247 Student Enrollment: 561 County Name : Los Angeles District Name: Los Angeles Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: ELEMENTARY Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 51 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Jerome Horton Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 25 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Edward Vincent Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 35 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Maxine Waters Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat Latitude: 33.88363 Longitude: -118.30523 The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-5 Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 6 (755 to 761) Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 86% (61 tested out of 71) Math Participation Rate African American: 86% (61 tested out of 71) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 97% (91 tested out of 94) Math Participation Rate Asian: 97% (91 tested out of 94) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 94% (14 tested out of 15) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 94% (14 tested out of 15) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (337 tested out of 352) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (337 tested out of 352) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (8 tested out of 8) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (8 tested out of 8) ELA Participation Rate White: 86% (18 tested out of 21) Math Participation Rate White: 86% (18 tested out of 21) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 95% (392 tested out of 414) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 95% (392 tested out of 414) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 96% (247 tested out of 258) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 96% (247 tested out of 258) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 30% (12 tested out of 41) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 30% (12 tested out of 41) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 47.1% Denker Avenue Elementary:   47% State average from 2398 schools:   47% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 64.8% Denker Avenue Elementary:   65% State average from 2398 schools:   58% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 39.3% (22 proficient out of 56) Here:   39% State average from 1316 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 48.2% (27 proficient out of 56) Here:   48% State average from 1324 schools:   43% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 67.8% (59 proficient out of 87) Denker Avenue Elementary:   68% State average from 1210 schools:   71% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 93.1% (81 proficient out of 87) Denker Avenue Elementary:   93% State average from 1210 schools:   82% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 64.3% (9 proficient out of 14) Here:   64% State average from 630 schools:   65% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 64.3% (9 proficient out of 14) Here:   64% State average from 630 schools:   74% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 42.5% (136 proficient out of 320) Here:   43% State average from 2298 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 59.4% (190 proficient out of 320) Denker Avenue Elementary:   59% State average from 2300 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 50.0% (9 proficient out of 18) Denker Avenue Elementary:   50% State average from 1879 schools:   61% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 72.2% (13 proficient out of 18) Here:   72% State average from 1880 schools:   68% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 42.4% (156 proficient out of 368) Here:   42% State average from 2283 schools:   36% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 60.3% (222 proficient out of 368) Denker Avenue Elementary:   60% State average from 2283 schools:   48% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 42.1% (102 proficient out of 242) Here:   42% State average from 2213 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 63.6% (154 proficient out of 242) Here:   64% State average from 2213 schools:   49% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 16.7% (2 proficient out of 12) Here:   17% State average from 2260 schools:   24% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 33.3% (4 proficient out of 12) Here:   33% State average from 2278 schools:   32% ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4% Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5% Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 536 2006 API (Base) : 761 Denker Avenue Elementary:   761.0 State average from 2396 schools:   771.8 Statewide Rank: 6 Similar Schools Rank: 7 2007 API Target: 766 2006 Asian API (Base) : 873 (92 students included) Here:   873 State average from 296 schools:   905 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 746 (336 students included) Here:   746 State average from 1781 schools:   713 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 391 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 742 (391 students included) Here:   742 State average from 1906 schools:   710 Number of English Learners included in API : 252 2006 English Learner API (Base) : 755 (252 students included) Here:   755 State average from 1437 schools:   691 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 38 Percent African American : 13% Percent American Indian : 0% Percent Asian : 17% Percent Filipino : 3% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 63% Percent Pacific Islander : 1% Percent White : 4% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 72% Here:   72.0% State average from 2399 schools:   54.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 3% Here:   3.0% State average from 2399 schools:   7.3% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 2399 schools:   2.2% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 42% Here:   42.0% State average from 2399 schools:   31.1% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 7% Denker Avenue Elementary:   7.0% State average from 2399 schools:   11.0% Multi-Track Year-Round School Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19 Here:   19.0 State average from 2394 schools:   19.6 Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 27 Here:   27.0 State average from 2387 schools:   28.8 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 58% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 20% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 27% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 29% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 21% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 4% Average Parent Education Level : 2.62 Here:   2.6 State average from 2399 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100% Here:   100.0% State average from 2399 schools:   97.0% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0% Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 23% Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 77% School Characteristic Index : 168.9086488 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 536 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 257.280 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 536 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 171.520 Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 139 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 27.800 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 135 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 8.100 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 135 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 4.050 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 135 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 4.050 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 135 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 10.800 2006 API (Growth) : 761 2005 API (Base): 755 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes 2006 Asian API (Growth) : 867 Denker Avenue Elementary:   867 State average from 299 schools:   904 2005 Asian API (Base) : 865 Denker Avenue Elementary:   865 State average from 316 schools:   889 2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 2 (met target) 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 747 Here:   747 State average from 1787 schools:   712 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 733 Here:   733 State average from 1773 schools:   698 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 14 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 743 Denker Avenue Elementary:   743 State average from 1913 schools:   710 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 732 Here:   732 State average from 1917 schools:   698 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 11 (met target) 2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 758 Denker Avenue Elementary:   758 State average from 1436 schools:   693 2005 English Learners API (Base) : 751 Here:   751 State average from 1399 schools:   677 2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 7 (met target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 754 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 746

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