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One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

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One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary ranks 2622 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of California elementary schools

Summary

One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary is a mid-sized, K-5 public school serving 579 students in Gardena, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, where it maintains a consistent 3-star rating and performs around the state average academically.

The school shows notable strengths in mathematics, outperforming both district and state averages, and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic. It excels in educating its African American students, who perform at a very high level statewide. However, the school faces challenges, including lower performance in English Language Arts and science, and a significant decline in math scores as students move from 3rd to 5th grade. It also spends more per student than many nearby schools in Los Angeles Unified, such as Gardena Elementary and Denker Avenue Elementary.

A striking finding is the impact of school district boundaries. Less than a mile away, Arlington Elementary in the Torrance Unified district achieves much higher test scores with significantly lower chronic absenteeism and less per-pupil spending. Within its own district, the school can look to higher-performing peers like One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary, which has exceptional attendance rates and strong academic results, suggesting areas for potential improvement.

579

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,246

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1581 West 186th St.
Gardena, CA 90248-3951

(310) 324-1153

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

African American:

14.3%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,622^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^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	49.5	2622 of 5857	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2740 of 5869	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	2839 of 5859	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	2626 of 5883	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	2687 of 5789	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	2202 of 5662	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	2722 of 5692	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.9	2403 of 5614	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.6	2762 of 5611	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	1956 of 5530	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	1646 of 5390	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.7	1541 of 5377	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	56.3	2200 of 5314	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	2255 of 5193	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	1689 of 5113	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	2019 of 5113	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.6	2739 of 4818	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.8	2309 of 4822	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.1	2457 of 4809	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	54 of 569	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.2	118 of 593	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	73 of 661	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	107 of 663	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	55 of 747	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	47 of 700	93.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	1151 of 2227	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1718 of 2585	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	627 of 2128	70.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	1716 of 3162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3015 of 3245	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3190 of 3311	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1553 of 3275	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	1980 of 3246	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	2948 of 5597	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	3104 of 5612	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2699 of 5609	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	2674 of 5635	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	2322 of 5492	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	2106 of 5413	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1598 of 5107	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	1572 of 5107	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1844 of 5087	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	1496 of 5084	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	1700 of 4963	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	1403 of 4830	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1964 of 5460	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2396 of 5517	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	2035 of 5363	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	1870 of 5264	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1800 of 5173	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	1256 of 5084	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	2109 of 5628	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	2254 of 5643	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	2791 of 5638	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	2385 of 5663	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	2920 of 5510	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	2193 of 5431	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1870 of 2847	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1547 of 2635	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1073 of 2420	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science29%-3 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)	% 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
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary	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%)	49.5	2622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		46.9	2740^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	118	29.3	29.3	43.7	40.7	50.0		44.7	53.9	38.4	29.3		41.5	97.1	97.8		97.8	97.8	97.8	$24,246	$3,937	$20,309
Arlington Elementary	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%)	89.4	699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%		93.8	445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	254	58.8	58.8	61.6	69.3	70.9		67.2	70.9	78.7	65.0		71.8							$16,672	$675	$15,997
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							$16,799	$674	$16,125
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							$22,316	$3,963	$18,353
Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4477	296	13	22.3	45.9%	53 (17.9%)	18 (6.1%)	152 (51.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	67.5	1713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		78.6	1219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	494	45.5	45.5	47.2	51.2	54.6		51.0	47.2	51.2	63.6		54.3							$16,895	$816	$16,079
Gardena Elementary	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%)	29.8	3975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		29.1	4004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	29	18.3	18.3	13.6	38.3	45.8		34.0	23.7	29.6	29.6		28.0	88.9	97.2	94.4		94.4	97.2	$20,315	$3,980	$16,335
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						$16,752	$794	$15,958
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		$22,454	$3,563	$18,891
Van Deene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	826 West Javelin St.	Torrance	90502	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 320-8680	320	15	21.3	80.3%	13 (4.1%)	13 (4.1%)	242 (75.6%)	42 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	68.6	1662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		46.4	2768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	1106	32.6	32.6	55.0	51.2	76.7	56.5	60.0	57.5	43.9	55.8	39.1	48.8							$24,001	$4,118	$19,883
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 182Nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4513	466	18	26.4	43.3%	76 (16.3%)	27 (5.8%)	215 (46.1%)	97 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.3%)	67.4	1721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		74.3	1396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	325	42.5	42.5	51.5	52.3	56.3		53.5	52.9	53.7	45.0		50.2	98.3						$16,791	$737	$16,054

Frequently Asked Questions about One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary

What schools do graduates of One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary a good school?

One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary ranks 2622^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary?

Students at One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% White.

How many students attend One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary.

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