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Gardner Street Elementary

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Gardner Street Elementary ranks 2244 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gardner Street Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 361 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in a neighborhood where many families face economic challenges, with over three-quarters qualifying for meal assistance.

Academically, Gardner Street performs solidly, with test scores near or above district and state averages, and it has a particular standout strength in science where it significantly outperforms most other schools in the Los Angeles Unified district. The school shows effective support for English learners and students from low-income families, and it achieves these results while spending considerably less per student than many nearby schools like Vine Street Elementary or Hollywood Elementary. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than the state average, though it has shown recent improvement from pandemic-era peaks.

When compared to other local schools, Gardner Street holds a middle ground. It doesn't reach the exceptional performance levels of schools like Wonderland Avenue Elementary, but it consistently outperforms others with similar student demographics. Its balanced performance across subjects and efficient use of resources are notable, though its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years. The school provides a stable, mid-tier option in a diverse educational landscape, demonstrating that respectable outcomes can be achieved even with significant economic challenges and lower-than-average funding.

361

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,015

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7450 Hawthorn Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046-2802

(323) 876-4710

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Gardner Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle
High:	Fairfax Senior High
	Hollywood Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Hispanic:

34.3%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,244^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

157^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	56.2	2244 of 5857	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	2300 of 5869	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	2550 of 5859	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	1574 of 5883	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	1604 of 5789	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	1422 of 5662	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.3	1322 of 5692	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	65.4	1736 of 5614	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.3	2377 of 5611	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	1667 of 5530	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.0	1376 of 5390	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	1255 of 5377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.5	1482 of 5314	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	1695 of 5193	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.0	1190 of 5113	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.9	1098 of 5113	78.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.3	1278 of 4818	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	1510 of 4822	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.4	1552 of 4809	67.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	940 of 3162	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	1415 of 3245	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1985 of 5597	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	2252 of 5612	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	2232 of 5609	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1636 of 5635	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	1676 of 5492	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	1788 of 5413	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	2422 of 5107	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	2162 of 5107	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	3268 of 5087	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	1564 of 5084	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	935 of 4963	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	1749 of 4830	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1618 of 5460	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	2393 of 5517	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	2602 of 5363	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	1190 of 5264	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	1110 of 5173	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	788 of 5084	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	2398 of 5628	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	2234 of 5643	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2711 of 5638	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	1376 of 5663	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	1450 of 5510	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	983 of 5431	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1433 of 2598	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1797 of 2651	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	1505 of 2661	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	1009 of 2726	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	1635 of 2834	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1312 of 2737	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science45%+12 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

I am amazed that this school has such a great rating. It has no programs or oportunities for the kids aside from the required curriculum. Every event I have been to is completely disorganized and a headache. There are hardly any feild trips, no year book and no after school activities. The star after school program is a joke. You are basically paying for your kids to sit in a room and "do" homework, or play on the playground. I am ashamed it took me 3 years to start my search for a better school for my son.

Oh, don't expect to see any PTA meetings on the calendar either. Yes they have one, yes they will take your money for it, no they don't do anything. Close Quote

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Gardner Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7450 Hawthorn Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 876-4710	361	16	22.5	76.2%	136 (37.7%)	35 (9.7%)	124 (34.3%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.7%)	56.2	2244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		54.7	2300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	56	44.8		44.8	42.7	47.6	58.6				49.4	37.7	38.6	43.1				39.8	91.3	94.2		94.2	95.7	97.1	$22,015	$3,091	$18,924
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-8	925 North Hayworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-1930	262	17	15.5	87.8%	92 (35.1%)	18 (6.9%)	111 (42.4%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.8%)	43	3005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		44.4	2899^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	106	31.6	43.5	40.0	5.9	38.9	50.0	50.0	56.0	63.0	49.7	41.2	31.8	47.4	23.4	25.0	37.0	31.5							$36,889	$6,591	$30,298
Melrose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	731 North Detroit St.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 938-6275	419	18	23.2	45.8%	93 (22.2%)	19 (4.5%)	116 (27.7%)	126 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (15.5%)	92.4	519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		92	570^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	51	70.7		70.7	65.2	71.2	79.3				72.4	74.2	69.9	69.5				71.0							$19,642	$2,697	$16,945
Vine Street Elementary	Public	K-6	955 North Vine St.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 469-0877	237	12	19.7	91.1%	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (89.5%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	55.1	2307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%		45.8	2808^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	501	20.6		20.6	43.8	46.7	47.1	41.7			44.7	59.4	51.6	32.4	55.6			49.6							$41,729	$7,175	$34,554
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	6921 Woodrow Wilson Dr.	Los Angeles	90068	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 851-0020	151	6	25.1	42.4%	72 (47.7%)	8 (5.3%)	22 (14.6%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (29.1%)	68.1	1686^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		90.3	686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	1000	38.1		38.1	21.1	75.0	81.0				60.9	28.6	75.0	57.1				54.6							$27,373	$3,672	$23,701
Rosewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	503 North Croft Ave.	Los Angeles	90048	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 651-0166	218	13	16.7	74.3%	35 (16.1%)	34 (15.6%)	109 (50.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	65.6	1813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		54.2	2335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	522	37.5		37.5	74.4	45.5	60.0				59.4	71.8	31.8	42.5				48.0	85.7			91.4	94.3		$25,155	$3,644	$21,511
Cheremoya Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6017 Franklin Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 464-1722	161	7	23.0	83.9%	40 (24.8%)	9 (5.6%)	94 (58.4%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.1%)	33.4	3688^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		33.3	3649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	39	13.3		13.3	47.6	44.0	35.7				41.9	45.5	30.8	10.3				27.3	93.6				93.6		$33,262	$5,735	$27,527
Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8510 Wonderland Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-4401	435	18	24.1	26.7%	232 (53.3%)	9 (2.1%)	35 (8.0%)	77 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (18.4%)	98.8	22^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		99.1	15^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	7	81.7		81.7	85.9	96.0	89.2				90.0	89.1	98.7	85.5				90.8	82.3	95.2	91.9	91.9	91.9	95.2	$19,210	$2,131	$17,079
Hollywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1115 Tamarind Ave.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 464-0331	175	11	15.9	94.3%	16 (9.1%)	6 (3.4%)	138 (78.9%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	30.3	3944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		26.2	4268^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	324	9.5		9.5	31.0	29.2	33.3				31.1	48.3	37.5	14.3				35.1	92.3	94.2	94.2	96.2	92.3	96.2	$40,247	$7,351	$32,896
Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood	Public, Charter	K-5	1316 North Bronson Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 464-4292	446	18	24.7	60.3%	150 (33.6%)	28 (6.3%)	177 (39.7%)	38 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (11.7%)	58.4	2149^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		65.7	1784^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	365	40.4		40.4	36.5	42.4	54.9				43.9	49.2	56.1	44.2				50.3	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8		$18,023	$1,015	$17,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Gardner Street Elementary

How many students attend Gardner Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Gardner Street Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gardner Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gardner Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle
High : Fairfax Senior High
High : Hollywood Senior High

What district is Gardner Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Gardner Street Elementary?

Students at Gardner Street Elementary are 38% White, 34% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Gardner Street Elementary a good school?

Gardner Street Elementary ranks 2244^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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