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Chapman Elementary

Q: Is Chapman Elementary a good school?

Chapman Elementary ranks 1286 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chapman Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 406 students in Gardena, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly exceeding both district and state averages. This is particularly notable as Chapman serves a community where many families face economic challenges. The school has earned a 4-star rating for seven straight years, showing remarkable consistency. It also does an excellent job supporting all student groups and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism since the pandemic, now boasting a better attendance rate than most schools in Los Angeles Unified.

When compared to nearby schools, Chapman's effectiveness is clear. It dramatically outperforms other local Los Angeles Unified schools like Purche Avenue Elementary and One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary in academics, while spending less per student. Its closest peer is One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary, which also performs well. Schools in neighboring districts, like Lincoln Elementary in Torrance Unified or Mark Twain Elementary in Lawndale Elementary, show that similar success is possible in different districts, highlighting Chapman as a local standout for its sustained achievement and efficient use of resources.

406

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,001

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1947 Marine Ave.
Gardena, CA 90249-3803

(310) 324-2275

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Chapman Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

Asian:

18.2%

African American:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,286^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd 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	76.9	1286 of 5857	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	1165 of 5869	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	1287 of 5859	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	1436 of 5883	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	1639 of 5789	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	1106 of 5662	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	62.5	1903 of 5692	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.6	1788 of 5614	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	1952 of 5611	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.0	1161 of 5530	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	916 of 5390	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	1577 of 5377	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	65.9	1677 of 5314	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.2	3096 of 5193	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.8	3147 of 5113	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.0	2157 of 5113	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.5	2219 of 4818	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.4	2025 of 4822	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.2	2191 of 4809	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	82.6	83 of 747	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	95.9	16 of 700	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	1245 of 5597	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	646 of 5612	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	1241 of 5609	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	1346 of 5635	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	1868 of 5492	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	1345 of 5413	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	875 of 5107	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	399 of 5107	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	447 of 5087	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	690 of 5084	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	360 of 4963	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	349 of 4830	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	879 of 5460	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	514 of 5517	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	478 of 5363	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	499 of 5264	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	426 of 5173	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	225 of 5084	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	1396 of 5628	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	1801 of 5643	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	1419 of 5638	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	1420 of 5663	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	1463 of 5510	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	975 of 5431	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1002 of 2847	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)89th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science50%+17 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	3728 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-9134	585	24	24.3	65.5%	55 (9.4%)	24 (4.1%)	431 (73.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	76.3	1324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		82	1073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	251	46.9	46.9	60.6	51.7	63.0		58.4	72.7	46.6	55.6		59.0						$26,577	$24,318	$2,259
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 West 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4467	483	20	24.0	43.9%	61 (12.6%)	40 (8.3%)	292 (60.5%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	66.9	1745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		55.4	2266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	521	38.5	38.5	65.1	38.9	59.6		56.3	58.1	38.9	50.0		50.5	96.8					$14,202	$13,542	$660

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapman Elementary

How many students attend Chapman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Chapman Elementary.

Is Chapman Elementary a good school?

Chapman Elementary ranks 1286^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chapman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chapman Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Chapman Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Chapman Elementary?

Students at Chapman Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 17% African American, 12% Two or more races, 1% White.

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