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Amestoy Elementary

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Amestoy Elementary ranks 2291 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Amestoy Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 623 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need community in Gardena where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is a standout story of steady improvement, having climbed from one of the lower-ranked schools in the state a decade ago to now performing in the top 61% of all California elementary schools. A key strength is mathematics, where student proficiency significantly beats both the district and state averages, especially in the early grades. The school is also notably effective in supporting specific student groups and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic, now performing better in this area than nearby schools like Ambler Avenue Elementary and One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary.

While Amestoy excels in many areas, it faces common challenges in science instruction and has room to grow in supporting English Learners. Compared to other local schools, there is wide variation in performance; for instance, One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary and Chapman Elementary rank higher, while Avalon Gardens Elementary ranks significantly lower. Amestoy achieves its strong and consistent results with a level of per-student spending that is modest compared to some neighboring schools, suggesting resources are used very effectively.

623

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,322

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1048 West 149th St.
Gardena, CA 90247-3008

(310) 327-5592

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Amestoy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert E. Peary Middle
High:	Gardena Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.9%

African American:

18.9%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,291^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

165^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	2291 of 5857	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	2653 of 5869	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2450 of 5859	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2978 of 5883	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3543 of 5789	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3415 of 5662	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	3744 of 5692	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.0	4537 of 5614	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	4605 of 5611	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.8	2573 of 5530	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	2108 of 5390	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.9	2733 of 5377	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.0	2518 of 5314	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.1	3232 of 5193	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	2722 of 5113	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.0	3362 of 5113	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.5	2859 of 4818	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.9	2785 of 4822	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.7	2903 of 4809	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	62 of 569	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	30 of 593	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	96 of 661	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	136 of 663	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	220 of 747	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.9	310 of 700	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	1535 of 2227	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1375 of 2585	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1291 of 2128	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.1	2100 of 3162	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	2186 of 3245	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	3270 of 3311	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	2950 of 3275	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3046 of 3246	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	2028 of 5597	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	2360 of 5612	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	2229 of 5609	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2745 of 5635	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	3319 of 5492	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3164 of 5413	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	1170 of 5107	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	1716 of 5107	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	1267 of 5087	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	1816 of 5084	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	2959 of 4963	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	2261 of 4830	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	1354 of 5460	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	2065 of 5517	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	1258 of 5363	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	1711 of 5264	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	2715 of 5173	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2335 of 5084	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	2427 of 5628	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	2758 of 5643	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	2490 of 5638	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	3060 of 5663	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3516 of 5510	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3424 of 5431	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1679 of 2847	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1363 of 2635	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1925 of 2420	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)89th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amestoy Elementary	Public	K-5	1048 West 149th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-5592	623	31	20.0	86.7%	6 (1.0%)	118 (18.9%)	448 (71.9%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	55.3	2291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		48.2	2653^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.8%	362	28.0	28.0	41.9	47.5	43.9		44.4	63.8	49.5	37.4		50.2							$21,322	$4,262	$17,060
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1605 West 153rd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-1029	363	22	16.5	87.1%	4 (1.1%)	67 (18.5%)	251 (69.1%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	35	3586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		26.9	4207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	621	18.8	18.8	50.0	28.3	36.2		39.0	41.9	26.1	26.1		31.6	86.1	91.9		89.5	90.7	91.9	$31,252	$5,599	$25,653
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	801 West 135th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-4454	554	27	20.5	96.0%	9 (1.6%)	83 (15.0%)	433 (78.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	35.4	3549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		35.7	3462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.0%	87	22.1	22.1	36.6	33.9	38.2		36.6	31.3	40.6	31.7		34.0	98.5						$24,431	$4,462	$19,969
Gardena Elementary	Public	K-5	647 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6967	398	19	20.9	95.2%	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.8%)	357 (89.7%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	29.8	3975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		29.1	4004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	29	18.3	18.3	13.6	38.3	45.8		34.0	23.7	29.6	29.6		28.0	88.9	97.2	94.4		94.4	97.2	$20,315	$3,980	$16,335
Denker Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 West 162nd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 327-9420	670	32	20.9	79.9%	13 (1.9%)	46 (6.9%)	417 (62.2%)	109 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	82 (12.2%)	56.8	2223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%		47.5	2706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	483	38.0	38.0	38.1	45.0	50.5		44.6	41.2	50.0	53.5		48.2							$22,316	$3,963	$18,353
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1947 Marine Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-2275	406	20	20.3	63.1%	5 (1.2%)	71 (17.5%)	205 (50.5%)	74 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.6%)	76.9	1286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		79.7	1165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	121	50.0	50.0	50.0	69.2	68.0		61.2	52.9	65.4	52.0		56.5							$23,317	$4,249	$19,068
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 West 156th St.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6639	353	17	20.7	68.0%	26 (7.4%)	98 (27.8%)	146 (41.4%)	39 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.5%)	86.8	830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		81.5	1092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	262	56.0	56.0	68.0	61.2	78.0	68.6	69.0	68.0	69.4	54.0	57.1	62.5	95.2				95.2		$22,454	$3,563	$18,891
Avalon Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	13940 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-8540	171	10	17.1	93.6%	1 (0.6%)	72 (42.1%)	92 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	17.4	5064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		30	3924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	1140	5.9	5.9	31.6	28.6	23.5	14.3	24.4	21.1	25.0	31.3	0.0	18.4							$38,408	$9,050	$29,358
Barack Obama Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Barack Obama Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-4590	360	18	20.5	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	179 (49.7%)	171 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	10.4	5608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		8.5	5750^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	142	11.8	11.8	12.5	20.4	13.7		15.5	12.5	16.7	13.7		14.3	78.6	87.1	87.1	85.7	88.6	87.1	$23,639	$3,242	$20,397
Ambler Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	319 East Sherman Dr.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 532-4090	445	23	19.7	80.9%	2 (0.4%)	322 (72.4%)	107 (24.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	39.2	3273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		36.7	3388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	115	23.3	23.3	48.4	39.4	44.2		43.9	48.4	22.5	23.3		30.3							$25,902	$3,981	$21,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Amestoy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Amestoy Elementary?

Students at Amestoy Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Amestoy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Amestoy Elementary.

What district is Amestoy Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Amestoy Elementary a good school?

Amestoy Elementary ranks 2291^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Amestoy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Amestoy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert E. Peary Middle
High : Gardena Senior High

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