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Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary

Q: Is Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary a good school?

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary ranks 4268 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary is a K-6 school serving 297 students in Hawaiian Gardens, California, as part of the ABC Unified School District, and it faces significant academic challenges despite showing a remarkable recent success in improving student attendance.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are well below the averages for both the district and the state, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. This is notable because Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary spends considerably more per student than most nearby schools, including higher-performing ones like Margaret Landell Elementary in the Cypress Elementary district and Los Alamitos Elementary in Los Alamitos Unified. Performance also varies widely by grade level, suggesting inconsistency in learning from one year to the next. However, the school has demonstrated clear strengths in supporting specific groups of students, particularly migrant students, who perform at a much higher level.

The school's most impressive achievement is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate from 32.8% to 9.7% in just three years—a better result than the district, state, and nearby schools like Hawaiian Elementary and Aloha Elementary. This shows the school can implement successful programs. The key takeaway for parents is that while Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary is in a higher-performing district, it currently lags behind its peers academically, but its recent attendance success and effectiveness with certain student groups indicate potential areas for future improvement.

297

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,814

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22215 Elaine Ave.
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716-1417

(562) 229-7855

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle
High:	Artesia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg56%

California avg41%

4,268^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 19Elementary Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC 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	26.5	4268 of 5857	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	4231 of 5869	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3791 of 5859	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3392 of 5883	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2835 of 5789	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2758 of 5662	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.4	3481 of 5692	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.5	2873 of 5614	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.7	3153 of 5611	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	2660 of 5530	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	35.6	3554 of 5390	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.0	3978 of 5377	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	4417 of 5314	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	4131 of 5193	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	4073 of 5113	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	4827 of 5113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	4349 of 4818	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4236 of 4822	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	4271 of 4809	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	1859 of 3162	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	1434 of 3245	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1298 of 3311	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	402 of 3275	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	385 of 3246	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4210 of 5597	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4076 of 5612	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	4019 of 5609	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3672 of 5635	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2923 of 5492	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2690 of 5413	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3196 of 5107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3030 of 5107	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2506 of 5087	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2173 of 5084	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1603 of 4963	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	1559 of 4830	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3259 of 5460	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3435 of 5517	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2856 of 5363	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	2356 of 5264	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1647 of 5173	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1546 of 5084	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3772 of 5628	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3954 of 5643	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3432 of 5638	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2958 of 5663	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2596 of 5510	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	2692 of 5431	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	22 of 78	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	24 of 74	67.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Migrant (2025)72nd percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Listening28%+3 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Writing17%~ state avg

Overall10%~ state avg

Reading7%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	297	16	18.5	92.6%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	26.5	4268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.7	4231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	37	17.7	15.0	6.7	0.0	9.9	58.8	15.0	33.3	10.5	28.2	23.5	30.0	13.3	0.0	16.9	11.8	10.0	0.0	5.3	7.0	18.9		18.9	40.0	19.4	41.7	23.1			31.2	40.0	32.3	18.9	10.5			24.8			$23,814	$2,466	$21,348
Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	298	16	18.6	93.6%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (65.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (30.5%)	35.2	3560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.5	3331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	229																					29.4		29.4	28.9	26.5	43.1	44.7			36.3	33.3	31.4	28.9	26.3			30.0	91.1		$21,164	$2,535	$18,629
Aloha Elementary	Public	K-6	11737 East 214th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7825	302	15	20.1	88.1%	7 (2.3%)	51 (16.9%)	184 (60.9%)	31 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.3%)	41.5	3117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.7	2819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	298																					30.0		30.0	40.5	39.5	50.0	39.7			42.2	51.4	30.8	32.5	19.0			31.6			$20,564	$2,577	$17,987
Newcomb Academy	Public	K-8	3351 Val Verde Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-1250	914	37	24.8	20.1%	283 (31.0%)	56 (6.1%)	339 (37.1%)	110 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	121 (13.2%)	95.6	282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.5	383^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	101																					64.2	60.0	62.0	73.3	87.6	80.3	80.8	83.7	81.5	81.3	77.9	82.0	66.7	78.9	67.4	67.7	73.5			$19,906	$3,894	$16,012
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434																					36.4		36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9			37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0			27.0	96.6	96.6	$21,580	$2,443	$19,137
A. E. Arnold Elementary	Public	K-6	9281 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6965	560	23	24.3	53.0%	125 (22.3%)	21 (3.8%)	215 (38.4%)	162 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	74.3	1410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.2	1235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	175																					38.4		38.4	58.3	55.4	58.3	54.4			56.5	73.6	62.2	52.1	46.2			57.7	97.2		$18,687	$850	$17,837
Margaret Landell Elementary	Public	K-6	9739 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6960	662	25	26.4	24.9%	67 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (12.4%)	449 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	97.8	89^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.2	246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	157																					76.6		76.6	85.4	90.7	89.4	81.7			86.6	83.3	85.6	79.8	76.2			81.1			$16,415	$843	$15,572
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	463	19	24.3	82.3%	9 (1.9%)	78 (16.8%)	274 (59.2%)	56 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.3%)	50.8	2559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	75																					28.8		28.8	40.3	45.2	44.1	43.2			43.3	50.0	41.7	35.6	43.0			42.7			$19,084	$2,523	$16,561
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	11733 East 205th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7910	346	17	20.3	80.3%	11 (3.2%)	21 (6.1%)	250 (72.3%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	28.5	4095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.8	4126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	31																					18.0		18.0	14.6	14.3	34.7	58.0			31.9	19.5	9.3	14.0	45.1			22.7			$19,858	$2,658	$17,200
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	10862 Bloomfield St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3300	625	26	24.0	31.7%	133 (21.3%)	14 (2.2%)	291 (46.6%)	109 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (11.8%)	87.7	796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89	748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	48																					58.8		58.8	63.5	71.3	74.8				70.3	60.4	69.3	60.5				63.3	98.4	98.4	$15,904	$813	$15,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary

Is Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary a good school?

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary ranks 4268^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle
High : Artesia High

What is the racial makeup of Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary?

Students at Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

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