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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Denker Avenue Elementary	0.0mi	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%)	58.2	2147^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.0%		56.8	2223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.0%	76	32.5	32.5	41.5	55.3	56.3		51.2	40.7	47.9	48.2		45.7							$36,252	$33,760	$2,492
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary	0.7mi	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%)	27	4219^th of 5804 public elementary schools	27.3%		35	3586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%	633	10.6	10.6	32.4	40.4	29.8		34.3	34.8	29.8	19.2		28.9	86.1	91.9		89.5	90.7	91.9	$52,821	$49,556	$3,265
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	0.8mi	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%)	87.4	777^th of 5804 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.8	830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%	53	66.0	66.0	58.5	84.0	76.0	62.5	71.7	61.0	72.0	70.0	43.8	63.6	95.2				95.2		$36,523	$34,340	$2,183
Chapman Elementary	0.9mi	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%)	86.4	837^th of 5804 public elementary schools	85.6%		76.9	1286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%	449	57.4	57.4	63.6	60.3	74.1		65.7	72.7	59.3	68.5		67.0							$35,001	$33,142	$1,859
Lincoln Elementary	0.9mi	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%)	87	795^th of 5804 public elementary schools	86.3%		93.8	413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%	382	54.6	54.6	53.2	74.1	77.3		68.3	69.4	84.5	57.6		69.9							$16,317	$15,648	$669
Gardena Elementary	1.1mi	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%)	29.1	4052^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	30.2%		29.8	3975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%	77	22.1	22.1	19.2	20.7	48.1		31.9	31.9	22.4	32.5		29.1	88.9	97.2	94.4		94.4	97.2	$36,424	$33,296	$3,128
Amestoy Elementary	1.1mi	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%)	62.4	1963^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	66.2%		55.3	2291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%	328	34.0	34.0	47.7	46.6	53.4		49.2	60.6	46.6	51.5		53.0							$32,744	$30,322	$2,422
Arlington Elementary	1.2mi	Public	K-5	17800 Van Ness Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4510	594	23	26.2	39.2%	46 (7.7%)	13 (2.2%)	231 (38.9%)	221 (37.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.5%)	88.7	713^th of 5804 public elementary schools	87.7%		89.4	699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%	14	59.6	59.6	54.3	75.9	76.4		68.5	65.3	81.8	71.9		72.8							$15,116	$14,540	$576
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary	1.5mi	Public	K-5	1581 West 186th St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-1153	579	30	19.3	86.4%	17 (2.9%)	83 (14.3%)	417 (72.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	56.9	2211^th of 5804 public elementary schools	61.9%		49.5	2622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%	411	29.7	29.7	59.8	39.8	48.4		48.8	74.7	40.8	36.3		49.8	97.1	97.8		97.8	97.8	97.8	$47,765	$45,184	$2,581
Evelyn Carr Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	69.1	1621^st of 5804 public elementary schools	72.1%		66.9	1745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%	124	46.0	46.0	58.1	54.1	64.0		57.9	56.8	43.5	46.0		48.8	96.8						$14,202	$13,542	$660

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