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Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet

Public Grades K-5

2332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet is a public K-5 school serving 239 students in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

Academically, Garvanza performs near the state average in English and above average in Math and Science, but its most notable strength is how effectively it supports its student population; the school ranks significantly higher for its students from low-income backgrounds than nearby schools like Yorkdale Elementary or Annandale Elementary, which serve similar communities. However, the school faces a challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than both the district and state averages, and it shows a puzzling drop in 5th-grade math scores that is more pronounced than at comparison schools such as San Pascual Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet.

When compared to other magnet schools, Garvanza falls in the middle, outperforming San Pascual but trailing the high-achieving Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet, which spends less per student. A comparison with Arroyo Vista Elementary in the neighboring South Pasadena Unified district highlights broader educational disparities, as that school achieves much higher test scores with far fewer students in need of economic assistance, despite Garvanza receiving more funding per student.

239

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,275

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

317 North Avenue 62
Los Angeles, CA 90042-2808

(323) 254-7328

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet
High:	Benjamin Franklin Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

Asian:

5.9%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2013 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,332^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

172^nd 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	54.6	2332 of 5857	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	2236 of 5869	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	2007 of 5859	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	2305 of 5883	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	2443 of 5789	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	3078 of 5662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	3518 of 5692	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	2943 of 5614	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	2759 of 5611	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.9	2871 of 5530	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.0	2206 of 5390	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.7	2495 of 5377	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	1918 of 5314	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	2016 of 5193	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.3	1879 of 5113	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	1526 of 5113	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	49.7	2212 of 4818	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.2	1992 of 4822	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.3	1908 of 4809	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	2114 of 5597	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	2456 of 5612	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	2020 of 5609	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	2050 of 5635	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	2522 of 5492	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	2411 of 5413	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	1322 of 5107	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1265 of 5107	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	940 of 5087	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	1195 of 5084	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	1303 of 4963	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	2338 of 4830	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	992 of 5460	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	1306 of 5517	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	906 of 5363	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	1309 of 5264	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	1175 of 5173	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	2140 of 5084	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	2470 of 5628	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1893 of 5643	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1847 of 5638	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	2266 of 5663	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	2285 of 5510	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	3616 of 5431	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science37%+4 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Great staff, enthusiastic students, strong community bond Close Quote

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Garvanza is a wonderful elementary school! Close Quote

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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 (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	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
Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet	Public	K-5	317 North Avenue 62	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7328	239	12	19.9	81.6%	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	210 (87.9%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	54.6	2332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.1	2236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	96	37.1	37.1	51.7	42.1	51.4		48.0	55.2	47.4	22.9		41.2	88.1	94.9	93.2	91.5	89.8	91.5	$31,275	$5,672	$25,603
San Pascual Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet	Public	K-5	815 San Pascual Ave.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-8354	249	11	22.6	76.3%	17 (6.8%)	7 (2.8%)	199 (79.9%)	13 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	58.1	2163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.1%		50	2557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.4%	394	40.0	40.0	36.7	41.9	57.1		45.4	63.3	41.9	42.9		48.2	96.9				96.9		$24,604	$4,842	$19,762
Yorkdale Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Meridian St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-0587	205	10	20.5	82.9%	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	180 (87.8%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	33.2	3708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		33.4	3648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.8%	60	15.2	15.2	43.3	42.9	18.2		34.7	43.3	34.3	21.2		32.7	91.3				91.3		$27,159	$4,356	$22,803
Annandale Elementary	Public	K-5	6125 Poppy Peak Dr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-9168	90	5	18.0	88.9%	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	81 (90.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	13.1	5410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		25	4359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	1051	15.4	15.4	15.4		23.1		25.0	15.4		15.4		19.4	93.6						$50,133	$10,483	$39,650
Richard Riordan Primary Center	Public	K-5	5531 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 551-6822	136	7	19.4	77.9%	10 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	113 (83.1%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	88.9	715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%					(n/a)			70.6	63.6			70.3	70.6	72.7			67.6							$35,186	$7,865	$27,321
Arroyo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	335 El Centro St.	South Pasadena	91030	Los Angeles County	South Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 441-5840	667	26	25.2	17.4%	201 (30.1%)	5 (0.7%)	137 (20.5%)	204 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (17.8%)	97.5	111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.8	180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.9%	69	77.4	77.4	89.9	83.3	83.1		85.4	90.8	81.6	74.2		82.1							$15,665	$507	$15,158
Monte Vista Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5423 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7261	181	10	18.1	88.4%	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.8	3228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		24.6	4406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	1178	28.6	28.6	33.3	38.5	47.4		41.1	18.2	38.5	33.3		31.0							$36,573	$7,027	$29,546
Bushnell Way Elementary	Public	K-5	5507 Bushnell Way	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6511	157	8	19.6	84.1%	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	143 (91.1%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	50.9	2552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		49.4	2585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	33	44.0	44.0	34.6	53.6	64.0		50.6	32.0	35.7	28.0		32.1							$45,649	$10,544	$35,105
Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-6	1303 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6793	325	15	21.6	46.5%	71 (21.8%)	3 (0.9%)	176 (54.2%)	35 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.3%)	85.9	882^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		82.1	1065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	183	54.4	54.4	63.2	64.4	69.6	69.8	66.9	63.2	66.7	63.0	55.8	62.2							$19,942	$2,966	$16,976
Buchanan Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5024 Buchanan St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-7118	278	16	17.3	66.2%	26 (9.4%)	3 (1.1%)	217 (78.1%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	51.2	2542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		37.4	3340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	798	34.2	34.2	50.0	48.7	42.1		47.2	60.0	32.4	18.4		39.2							$29,870	$4,974	$24,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet

What is the racial makeup of Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet?

Students at Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet are 88% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet attend?

Students who attend Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Burbank Mid School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet
High : Benjamin Franklin Senior High

What district is Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet a good school?

Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet ranks 2332^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet.

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