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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 38. 647 West Gardena Blvd. Gardena, CA 90247 Student Enrollment: 531 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. : 28 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Debra Bowen 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: 33.88178 Longitude: -118.28593 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: 9 (733 to 742) Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (47 tested out of 47) Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (47 tested out of 47) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (9 tested out of 9) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (9 tested out of 9) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (13 tested out of 13) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (13 tested out of 13) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (455 tested out of 455) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (455 tested out of 455) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2) ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (5 tested out of 5) Math Participation Rate White: 100% (5 tested out of 5) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (497 tested out of 497) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (497 tested out of 497) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (370 tested out of 370) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (370 tested out of 370) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (49 tested out of 49) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (49 tested out of 49) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 34.4% Gardena Elementary:   34% State average from 2398 schools:   47% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 59.0% Here:   59% State average from 2398 schools:   58% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 44.4% (20 proficient out of 45) Gardena Elementary:   44% State average from 1316 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 60.0% (27 proficient out of 45) Here:   60% State average from 1324 schools:   43% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 63.6% (7 proficient out of 11) Here:   64% State average from 630 schools:   65% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 100.0% (11 proficient out of 11) Here:   100% State average from 630 schools:   74% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 32.5% (136 proficient out of 418) Here:   33% State average from 2298 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 56.9% (238 proficient out of 418) Here:   57% State average from 2300 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 34.5% (157 proficient out of 455) Here:   35% State average from 2283 schools:   36% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 58.5% (266 proficient out of 455) Here:   59% State average from 2283 schools:   48% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 29.2% (104 proficient out of 356) Here:   29% State average from 2213 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 55.6% (198 proficient out of 356) Here:   56% State average from 2213 schools:   49% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 7.1% (3 proficient out of 42) Here:   7% State average from 2260 schools:   24% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 19.0% (8 proficient out of 42) Here:   19% 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) : 501 2006 API (Base) : 744 Here:   744.0 State average from 2396 schools:   771.8 Statewide Rank: 5 Similar Schools Rank: 9 2007 API Target: 749 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 736 (430 students included) Here:   736 State average from 1781 schools:   713 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 468 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 744 (468 students included) Here:   744 State average from 1906 schools:   710 Number of English Learners included in API : 356 2006 English Learner API (Base) : 727 (356 students included) Gardena Elementary:   727 State average from 1437 schools:   691 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 44 Percent African American : 9% Percent American Indian : 0% Percent Asian : 2% Percent Filipino : 2% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 86% Percent Pacific Islander : 0% Percent White : 1% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 89% Gardena Elementary:   89.0% State average from 2399 schools:   54.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 8% Here:   8.0% 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: 66% Gardena Elementary:   66.0% State average from 2399 schools:   31.1% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 9% Here:   9.0% State average from 2399 schools:   11.0% Multi-Track Year-Round School Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 21 Gardena Elementary:   21.0 State average from 2394 schools:   19.6 Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 29 Here:   29.0 State average from 2387 schools:   28.8 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 89% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 52% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 25% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 12% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 9% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2% Average Parent Education Level : 1.84 Here:   1.8 State average from 2399 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 97% Here:   97.0% State average from 2399 schools:   97.0% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0% Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 26% Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 74% School Characteristic Index : 161.0246773 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 501 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 240.480 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 501 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 160.320 Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 143 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 28.600 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 117 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 7.020 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 117 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.510 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 117 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.510 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 117 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 9.360 2006 API (Growth) : 742 2005 API (Base): 733 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 734 Here:   734 State average from 1787 schools:   712 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 725 Here:   725 State average from 1773 schools:   698 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 9 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 742 Here:   742 State average from 1913 schools:   710 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 733 Here:   733 State average from 1917 schools:   698 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 9 (met target) 2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 729 Here:   729 State average from 1436 schools:   693 2005 English Learners API (Base) : 728 Gardena Elementary:   728 State average from 1399 schools:   677 2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 1 (failed to meet target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 698 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 675

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