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Gulf Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Gulf Avenue Elementary a good school?

Gulf Avenue Elementary ranks 3119 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gulf Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 634 students in Wilmington, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it stands out for its impressive and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of a strong turnaround, having significantly boosted its statewide ranking from the 26th to the 47th percentile in just two years, a faster rate of improvement than most nearby schools like Wilmington Park Elementary or Fries Avenue Elementary. This growth is seen in key areas like math, where it outperforms the district average, and science, where proficiency has more than doubled. Furthermore, Gulf Avenue manages student attendance very well, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is better than the district average and lower than most comparable schools.

Notably, the school achieves these improving results while spending less per student than many surrounding schools, such as Normont Elementary. While it faces challenges, particularly in supporting English Language Learners, its effective trajectory and efficient use of resources make it a compelling option in the community, positioned between higher-performing schools like Catskill Avenue Elementary and others that are still struggling to gain academic momentum.

634

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,584

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

828 West L St.
Wilmington, CA 90744-3310

(310) 835-3157

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Gulf Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High:	Phineas Banning Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2023 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,119^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

248^th 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	41.5	3119 of 5857	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3534 of 5869	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4320 of 5859	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3892 of 5883	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3498 of 5789	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	3106 of 5662	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	3692 of 5692	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.3	3990 of 5614	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	4123 of 5611	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.8	2411 of 5530	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.2	2389 of 5390	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.7	2742 of 5377	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.3	4130 of 5314	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	4297 of 5193	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	4325 of 5113	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	4069 of 5113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	4038 of 4818	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	3983 of 4822	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.1	4004 of 4809	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	2031 of 2227	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1765 of 2585	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1717 of 2128	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	2550 of 3162	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	3209 of 3245	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	2463 of 3311	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2438 of 3275	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1814 of 3246	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2524 of 5597	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	3237 of 5612	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4163 of 5609	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4253 of 5635	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	3149 of 5492	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	3187 of 5413	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	1816 of 5107	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2422 of 5107	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	3110 of 5087	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2633 of 5084	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2294 of 4963	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2021 of 4830	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2161 of 5460	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	2815 of 5517	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3528 of 5363	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2757 of 5264	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	2292 of 5173	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	1896 of 5084	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3398 of 5628	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3576 of 5643	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4170 of 5638	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3264 of 5663	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3634 of 5510	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	2851 of 5431	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	2090 of 2847	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1755 of 2635	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2131 of 2420	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science25%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Gulf Avenue Elementary School has been great for my child. They offer many programs that other schools do not offer including teaching our students to swim. They provide intervention to the students and have wonderful and caring teachers and staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Gulf Avenue Elementary School is an 834 Title 1 High Achieving School in Wilmington, CA which boasts a proud tradition of academic success and quality instruction. Find out more about the school at www.lausd.net/gulf or call 310 835 3157. 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 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	% 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
Gulf Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	828 West L St.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3157	634	31	20.4	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	606 (95.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	41.5	3119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.7%		34.9	3534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	415	25.5		25.5	38.5	37.3	40.6				38.8	40.8	36.9	38.2				38.6							$20,584	$4,420	$16,164
Fries Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Fries Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-6431	325	18	18.0	90.2%	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	294 (90.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	24.4	4467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		17.9	5039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	572	25.0		25.0	17.1	24.2	35.0				25.6	37.1	23.8	25.0				27.5	87.2	97.4	97.4	92.3	96.2	91.0	$30,117	$6,109	$24,008
Harry Bridges Span	Public	K-8	1235 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 522-5400	1,171	57	20.3	90.8%	12 (1.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1,122 (95.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	47.1	2756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		47.3	2715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	41	17.4	12.4	14.8	38.0	47.2	47.0	47.8	61.3	57.0	49.9	46.2	47.7	28.7	34.5	40.1	53.3	41.6	98.4				98.4		$19,603	$3,911	$15,692
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	540 Hawaiian Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 830-1151	455	22	20.6	96.5%	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	427 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.3	4891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		20.5	4811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	80	13.2		13.2	21.1	23.0	32.4				25.1	25.6	29.5	19.1				24.7	94.8			97.0			$27,772	$5,086	$22,686
George De La Torre Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	500 North Island Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1400	598	32	18.6	98.5%	14 (2.3%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25	4409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.7%		16.2	5200^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	791	13.0	25.9	18.7	25.4	34.8	20.9	26.9	40.4	38.5	30.9	34.9	29.0	23.5	30.2	31.7	32.1	30.1							$23,973	$5,798	$18,175
Scholarship Prep - South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	24910 S. Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Scholarship Prep - South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 251-9089	421	17	24.7	92.2%	10 (2.4%)	81 (19.2%)	313 (74.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	29.3	4018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		24	4471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	453	21.9	15.2	18.0	30.6	48.9	40.6	12.9	42.9	41.3	37.3	36.7	35.6	3.1	3.2	20.4	17.4	21.4	86.7	86.7			86.7	91.1	$22,288	$1,871	$20,417
Broad Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	24815 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3118	441	24	18.3	85.3%	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	395 (89.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	47.2	2745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		39.2	3226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	481	21.4		21.4	39.4	41.8	45.7				42.3	43.7	46.3	41.4				43.8	95.9						$26,653	$5,548	$21,105
Normont Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 West 253rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-5261	270	15	18.0	98.5%	14 (5.2%)	60 (22.2%)	176 (65.2%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	31.8	3817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		24.7	4396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	579	17.1		17.1	38.2	31.7	34.3				34.6	28.6	34.2	34.3				32.4	81.8	89.1	92.7	89.1	89.1	90.9	$35,324	$5,889	$29,435
Wilmington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Mahar Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 518-7460	472	22	21.4	96.0%	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	453 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.7	3366^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		37.2	3352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	14	19.1		19.1	18.2	52.2	41.6				37.0	27.6	44.9	36.0				35.9							$28,085	$5,243	$22,842
Catskill Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	23536 Catskill Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-7241	419	21	19.9	90.2%	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.2%)	339 (80.9%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	59.4	2095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		47.5	2703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	608	30.2		30.2	45.3	55.4	46.9				48.9	53.1	57.9	39.1				49.7	93.2	98.3	97.4	94.9	96.6	97.4	$25,817	$4,508	$21,309

Frequently Asked Questions about Gulf Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Gulf Avenue Elementary?

Students at Gulf Avenue Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Gulf Avenue Elementary a good school?

Gulf Avenue Elementary ranks 3119^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Gulf Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Gulf Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gulf Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilmington Mid Sci Technical Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet
High : Phineas Banning Senior High

How many students attend Gulf Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Gulf Avenue Elementary.

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