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One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary

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One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary ranks 3586 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary is a K-5 public school in Gardena, part of the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 363 students in a community with high economic need.

The school is on an upward trend, recently improving its statewide rating from 1 to 2 stars, though its test scores in English, math, and science remain below district and state averages. A significant challenge is chronic student absenteeism, at 27.7%, which is higher than both the district and state averages and is closely linked to academic performance; nearby schools with much lower absenteeism, like One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary (8.8%) and Chapman Elementary (15.8%), are among the area's top performers. The school invests heavily in its students, with the highest per-student spending among local Los Angeles Unified schools at over $31,000 per year and a low student-teacher ratio of 16.5-to-1.

Academic results vary when compared to neighbors: it outperforms schools like Purche Avenue Elementary and Gardena Elementary but lags behind others such as Denker Avenue Elementary and Amestoy Elementary. The school shows notable strengths, with African American and Special Education students performing relatively well, and has demonstrated resilience by recovering from lower historical rankings. The extreme performance variation among schools within just a few miles, including those in the higher-performing Torrance Unified district, suggests that school practices and culture significantly impact outcomes.

363

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,821

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1605 West 153rd St.
Gardena, CA 90247-3135

(310) 323-1029

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

African American:

18.5%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,586^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

310^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	35.0	3586 of 5857	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4207 of 5869	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3657 of 5859	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4283 of 5883	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3659 of 5789	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4325 of 5662	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	4427 of 5692	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	4750 of 5614	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	5136 of 5611	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	4834 of 5530	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	4983 of 5390	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	4909 of 5377	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	4205 of 5314	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	4401 of 5193	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	3733 of 5113	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	4573 of 5113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	4647 of 4818	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	4468 of 4822	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	4347 of 4809	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	237 of 569	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	144 of 593	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	159 of 661	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	240 of 663	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	318 of 747	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	492 of 700	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	1755 of 2227	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	2007 of 2128	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	3191 of 3245	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	2684 of 3311	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3251 of 3275	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2951 of 5597	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4132 of 5612	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2750 of 5609	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	3607 of 5635	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	3164 of 5492	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3786 of 5413	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	2424 of 5107	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	3650 of 5107	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2730 of 5087	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3272 of 5084	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	2161 of 4963	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	2600 of 4830	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	2633 of 5460	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	3689 of 5517	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2598 of 5363	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	3189 of 5264	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2780 of 5173	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3693 of 5084	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	3938 of 5628	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3918 of 5643	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4449 of 5638	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4644 of 5663	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3906 of 5510	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	4551 of 5431	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	1031 of 2847	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1219 of 2635	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	1631 of 2420	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science19%-14 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 (2025)
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
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	$52,821	$49,556	$3,265
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							$35,001	$33,142	$1,859
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							$36,252	$33,760	$2,492
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		$36,523	$34,340	$2,183
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							$32,744	$30,322	$2,422
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2418 West 166th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4464	418	17	24.5	43.5%	40 (9.6%)	15 (3.6%)	173 (41.4%)	138 (33.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.0%)	93.8	413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.4	317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	96	59.1	59.1	79.0	75.4	72.7		75.5	84.2	81.5	68.2		77.7							$16,317	$15,648	$669
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	$36,424	$33,296	$3,128
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						$41,628	$38,502	$3,126
Purche Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13210 Purche Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-3184	373	21	17.7	90.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (46.9%)	138 (37.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.4%)	25.9	4319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.3%		23.7	4491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	172	21.2	21.2	32.8	23.2	28.9		28.1	37.5	23.2	26.9		29.2							$54,721	$50,226	$4,495
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	396	16	24.7	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.2%)	283 (71.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	23.5	4547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		34.2	3587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	960	13.3	13.3	33.9	26.5	39.3		33.0	28.4	22.4	18.3		23.2							$41,278	$34,984	$6,294

Frequently Asked Questions about One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary

Is One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary a good school?

One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary ranks 3586^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary?

Students at One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary.

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