Gardena Senior High

Public 9-12

 1301 W. 182nd St.
       Gardena, CA  90248-3322


(310) 354-5000

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1641st of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,354 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  19.9 Help
Number of students:  1,560

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.1% Help


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Compare Details Gardena Senior High ranks worse than 69.9% of high schools in California. It also ranks 94th among 159 ranked high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.13. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Gardena Senior High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details 92.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gardena Senior High is 19.9. 126 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gardena Senior High is $12,354. 89 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Gardena Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Gardena Senior High 1641st of 2346 California public high schools. (See Gardena Senior High in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 909th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gardena Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.60 1335th 1653 19.2%
2005 23.18 1273rd 1901 33.0%
2006 25.42 1240th 1968 37.0%
2007 21.00 1463rd 2063 29.1%
2008 26.71 1263rd 2117 40.3%
2009 26.97 1531st 2238 31.6%
2010 24.27 1449th 2281 36.5%
2011 21.45 1589th 2367 32.9%
2012 21.56 1560th 2354 33.7%
2013 24.06 1502nd 2426 38.1%
2015 40.48 1162nd 1994 41.7%
2016 28.73 1382nd 2039 32.2%
2017 34.34 1320th 2021 34.7%
2018 37.19 1266th 2017 37.2%
2019 28.83 1454th 2133 31.8%
2021 36.90 813th 1290 37.0%
2022 29.34 1443rd 2123 32.0%
2023 22.13 1631st 2335 30.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.42 552nd 938 41.2%
2019 40.71 437th 941 53.6%
2021 74.22 63rd 467 86.5%
2022 33.91 707th 1044 32.3%
2023 30.29 792nd 1315 39.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.57 833rd 1539 45.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.07 1156th 1862 37.9%
2019 34.86 1258th 1937 35.1%
2021 43.46 649th 1126 42.4%
2022 34.03 1267th 1943 34.8%
2023 25.95 1513th 2237 32.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.65 403rd 417 3.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.15 1186th 1760 32.6%
2019 27.15 1326th 1833 27.7%
2021 29.82 766th 1054 27.3%
2022 25.32 1381st 1858 25.7%
2023 20.42 1579th 2106 25.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.39 301st 1052 71.4%
2019 24.46 908th 1117 18.7%
2021 23.68 464th 555 16.4%
2022 38.95 594th 1161 48.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.90 1211th 1834 34.0%
2019 26.23 1337th 1880 28.9%
2021 34.65 735th 1122 34.5%
2022 29.98 1286th 1916 32.9%
2023 21.94 1552nd 2195 29.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.51 432nd 581 25.6%
2019 14.63 504th 582 13.4%
2023 15.45 629th 727 13.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.92 386th 582 33.7%
2019 15.76 512th 592 13.5%
2022 23.49 417th 522 20.1%
2023 22.39 566th 713 20.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gardena Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.70 1052nd 1742 39.6%
2019 37.92 1137th 1814 37.3%
2022 41.88 1049th 1861 43.6%
2023 30.65 1351st 2132 36.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Gardena Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 197 935 600 645 8 n/a n/a 0 2385
1989 162 751 537 696 5 n/a n/a 0 2151
1990 149 697 478 697 3 n/a n/a 0 2024
1991 150 758 424 713 6 n/a n/a 0 2051
1992 158 1117 474 989 4 n/a n/a 0 2742
1993 127 1069 432 978 4 n/a n/a 0 2610
1994 101 1035 399 1012 7 n/a n/a 0 2554
1995 73 1316 318 1087 3 n/a n/a 0 2797
1996 73 1316 318 1087 3 n/a n/a 0 2797
1997 76 1404 281 1179 2 n/a n/a 0 2942
1998 84 1384 241 1286 9 n/a n/a 0 3004
1999 86 1376 236 1336 15 n/a n/a 0 3049
2000 98 1385 237 1456 11 n/a n/a 0 3187
2001 76 1326 242 1408 5 n/a n/a 0 3057
2002 86 1340 253 1628 10 n/a n/a 0 3317
2003 86 1340 253 1628 10 n/a n/a 0 3317
2004 78 1371 238 1592 9 n/a n/a 0 3288
2005 58 1467 237 1725 13 n/a n/a 0 3500
2006 60 1445 227 1776 16 n/a n/a 0 3524
2007 51 1338 200 1789 12 n/a n/a 24 3414
2008 49 1202 168 1751 11 n/a n/a 0 3181
2009 44 1037 144 1858 18 30 30 0 3161
2010 29 885 118 1707 17 27 23 0 2806
2011 22 610 140 1490 9 18 10 0 2299
2012 18 459 122 1271 7 17 1 0 1895
2013 15 388 109 1155 8 15 1 0 1691
2014 17 384 99 1129 6 14 1 0 1650
2015 33 376 95 1065 6 12 11 0 1598
2016 30 410 84 1026 6 14 16 0 1586
2017 32 330 97 1015 3 14 15 0 1506
2018 23 323 92 969 2 13 9 0 1431
2019 18 315 87 926 3 13 1 0 1363
2020 13 327 81 944 1 9 10 0 1385
2021 20 384 76 984 1 9 16 0 1490
2022 21 372 64 989 2 5 29 0 1482
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1560 1560

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gardena Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2385 97.9 24.3 n/a
1989 2151 90.2 23.8 n/a
1990 2024 86.9 23.2 n/a
1991 2051 85.3 24.0 n/a
1992 2742 86.7 31.6 30.5
1993 2610 97.5 26.8 30.6
1994 2554 97.8 26.1 35.7
1995 2797 102.6 27.3 42.4
1996 2797 102.6 27.3 42.4
1997 2942 108.1 27.2 47.6
1998 3004 110.7 27.1 50.2
1999 3049 116.8 26.1 58.4
2000 3187 127.7 25.0 66.1
2001 3057 132.0 23.2 42.2
2002 3317 128.6 25.8 53.4
2003 3317 128.6 25.8 53.4
2004 3288 136.2 24.1 61.2
2005 3500 139.5 25.1 52.5
2006 3524 137.4 25.6 69.6
2007 3414 133.6 25.6 62.5
2008 3181 167.0 19.0 60.5
2009 3161 132.0 19.8 61.9
2010 2806 109.0 25.7 67.4
2011 2299 n/a n/a 67.7
2012 1895 80.0 23.6 n/a
2013 1691 68.5 24.6 63.6
2014 1650 67.6 24.3 72.5
2015 1598 67.0 23.8 62.5
2016 1586 65.0 24.4 81.3
2017 1506 69.0 21.8 89
2018 1431 64.5 22.1 85.3
2019 1363 64.0 21.2 85
2020 1385 n/a n/a 93.2
2021 1490 71.0 20.9 92.4
2022 1482 74.4 19.8 92.8
2023 1560 78.2 19.9 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gardena Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2385 97.9 24.3 n/a
1989 2151 90.2 23.8 n/a
1990 2024 86.9 23.2 n/a
1991 2051 85.3 24.0 n/a
1992 2742 86.7 31.6 30.5
1993 2610 97.5 26.8 30.6
1994 2554 97.8 26.1 35.7
1995 2797 102.6 27.3 42.4
1996 2797 102.6 27.3 42.4
1997 2942 108.1 27.2 47.6
1998 3004 110.7 27.1 50.2
1999 3049 116.8 26.1 58.4
2000 3187 127.7 25.0 66.1
2001 3057 132.0 23.2 42.2
2002 3317 128.6 25.8 53.4
2003 3317 128.6 25.8 53.4
2004 3288 136.2 24.1 61.2
2005 3500 139.5 25.1 52.5
2006 3524 137.4 25.6 69.6
2007 3414 133.6 25.6 62.5
2008 3181 167.0 19.0 60.5
2009 3161 132.0 19.8 61.9
2010 2806 109.0 25.7 67.4
2011 2299 n/a n/a 67.7
2012 1895 80.0 23.6 n/a
2013 1691 68.5 24.6 63.6
2014 1650 67.6 24.3 72.5
2015 1598 67.0 23.8 62.5
2016 1586 65.0 24.4 81.3
2017 1506 69.0 21.8 89
2018 1431 64.5 22.1 85.3
2019 1363 64.0 21.2 85
2020 1385 n/a n/a 93.2
2021 1490 71.0 20.9 92.4
2022 1482 74.4 19.8 92.8
2023 1560 78.2 19.9 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gardena Senior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,354

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gardena Senior High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1454th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1631st of 2335 High schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Gardena Senior High)38.131.5
 6.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)51.748.9
 2.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Gardena Senior High)16.57.5
 9.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)25.320
 5.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Gardena Senior High)15.411.6
 3.8%
   11th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)22.121.6
 0.4%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Gardena Senior High)06.7
 6.7%
   12th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)8.27.5
 0.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13631560
 14.5%
African American3150
 100%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian870
 100%
Hispanic9260
 100%
Pacific Islander130
 100%
White180
 100%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85%92.1%
 7%


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Gardena Senior High ranks 1641st of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,560 students attended Gardena Senior High.


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