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Purche Avenue Elementary

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Purche Avenue Elementary ranks 4323 rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Purche Avenue Elementary serves 373 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Gardena, within Los Angeles Unified. Its overall results are below state and district levels, and the clearest academic concern is fifth grade: in 2025–2026, Purche had the lowest proficiency among nearby K–5 schools in both English language arts (ELA) and math.

Third grade is a relative strength, while science is the weakest subject overall. Across all grades in 2025–2026, Purche’s proficiency was 32% in ELA, 28% in math and 13% in science, compared with nearby K–5 averages of 38%, 34% and 27%. Purche also trailed the state by 17 points in ELA, 11 in math and 23 in science, and Los Angeles Unified by 16, 12 and 19 points, respectively. At grade 3, results were stronger: 42% in ELA and 41% in math. By grade 5, they fell to 28% in ELA and 15% in math; Purche ranked lowest among nearby K–5 schools in both subjects.

ELA has improved overall, but math and science have not kept pace with the state. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Purche’s ELA rose from 28% to 32%, while its gap with the state narrowed by 2 points. Math was nearly unchanged at 28%, and science was nearly unchanged at 13%; their gaps with the state widened by 4 and 5 points. For context, SchoolDigger ranks Purche 4,312th out of 5,804 statewide, at the 26th percentile with one star; its district ranks 450th out of 968, at the 54th percentile with three stars. Purche’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 17.7, the lowest among nearby schools with data. In that year, 90% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with an 86% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Hispanic Students rose from the 25th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 50th in 2025–2026, above the school’s overall 26th percentile. Its ranking for Special Education Students was at the 5th percentile in 2023–2024, below the school’s overall 23rd percentile that year.

373

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,065

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

13210 Purche Ave.
Gardena, CA 90249-1653

(310) 323-3184

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Purche Avenue Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.9%

Hispanic:

37.0%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

California avg42%

4,323^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

424^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	25.7	4323 of 5817	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	4319 of 5857	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4491 of 5869	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4231 of 5859	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	4030 of 5883	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	5128 of 5789	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	4897 of 5662	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	4594 of 5692	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	4824 of 5614	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	4847 of 5611	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.4	3152 of 5530	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.4	4051 of 5390	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	3495 of 5377	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.3	4277 of 5314	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	4552 of 5193	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	3973 of 5113	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	4261 of 5113	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	3855 of 4818	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	4028 of 4822	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.3	3981 of 4809	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	223 of 508	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	158 of 569	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	140 of 593	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	210 of 661	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	166 of 663	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	322 of 747	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	345 of 700	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	3553 of 5581	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	3449 of 5597	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3784 of 5612	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3630 of 5609	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3618 of 5635	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.9	5153 of 5492	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	4802 of 5413	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	2552 of 5094	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	2984 of 5107	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3811 of 5107	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	2292 of 5087	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	1989 of 5084	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.1	3894 of 4963	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	2524 of 4830	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	3554 of 5423	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	3435 of 5460	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	4019 of 5517	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	3211 of 5363	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2875 of 5264	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4486 of 5173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4111 of 5084	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	4720 of 5603	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	4731 of 5628	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4585 of 5643	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4226 of 5638	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3994 of 5663	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4399 of 5510	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4441 of 5431	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	742 of 753	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1654 of 2420	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)56th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics28%-11 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

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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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Purche Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13210 Purche Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-3184	373	21	17.7	90.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (46.9%)	138 (37.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.4%)	25.7	4323^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.7%		25.9	4319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.3%	4													13.2		13.2	42.4	27.9	27.9				32.5	40.7	29.5	14.7				27.7	94%	0%	$34,065	$4,495	$29,570
Zela Davis	Public	K-5	13435 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1771	843	32	26.3	93.6%	11 (1.3%)	238 (28.2%)	540 (64.1%)	25 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	22 (2.6%)	32.9	3748^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.6%		36.5	3446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%	302													22.6		22.6	41.2	32.9	37.4				37.1	37.2	31.2	25.6				31.4	98%	0%	$22,394	$4,242	$18,152
Kornblum	Public	K-5	3620 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-4294	566	20	28.3	93.5%	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.6%)	397 (70.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	36	3509^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.7%		38.4	3317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%	192													21.2		21.2	25.6	41.9	47.0				38.5	33.8	41.9	26.2				34.0	97%	0%	$22,974	$4,242	$18,732
Cimarron Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11559 Cimarron Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1226	261	14	18.6	85.8%	2 (0.8%)	156 (59.8%)	63 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	33 (12.6%)	23.1	4552^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	21.7%		35.7	3525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%	1027													25.0		25.0	12.5	30.3	47.2				29.4	12.5	25.0	22.2				19.4	76%	4%	$38,371	$3,845	$34,526
Chapman Elementary	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	839^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.6%		76.9	1286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%	447													57.4		57.4	63.6	60.3	74.1				65.7	72.7	59.3	68.5				67.0	95%	0%	$22,887	$1,859	$21,028
Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence	Public	K-8	11710 South Cherry Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5400	487	18	26.9	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	129 (26.5%)	332 (68.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	34.2	3643^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	37.4%		32.4	3771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%	128													22.7	18.2	21.2	31.0	44.1	39.4	28.3	42.2	39.4	37.5	33.9	38.6	34.9	19.6	22.2	27.3	30.4	95%	0%	$27,709	$3,271	$24,438
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	396	16	24.7	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.2%)	283 (71.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	21.3	4697^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.3%		23.5	4547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%	150													21.2		21.2	26.2	27.4	35.8				29.9	32.4	17.5	14.9				21.7	≥ 98%		$35,801	$6,294	$29,507
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary	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	4229^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.3%		35	3586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%	643													10.6		10.6	32.4	40.4	29.8				34.3	34.8	29.8	19.2				28.9	96%	0%	$32,500	$3,265	$29,235
Jefferson	Public	K-5	4091 West 139th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-9423	549	19	28.8	89.3%	23 (4.2%)	81 (14.8%)	384 (69.9%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.6%)	47.9	2726^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.1%		36.7	3427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%	701													31.0		31.0	41.5	49.4	36.8				42.6	45.8	47.7	32.6				42.0	≥ 99%		$22,620	$3,958	$18,662
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%)	87.4	779^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.8	830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%	51													66.0		66.0	58.5	84.0	76.0	62.5			71.7	61.0	72.0	70.0	43.8			63.6	97%	0%	$23,810	$2,183	$21,627

Frequently Asked Questions about Purche Avenue Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Purche Avenue Elementary?

Students at Purche Avenue Elementary are 47% African American, 37% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Purche Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Purche Avenue Elementary.

Is Purche Avenue Elementary a good school?

Purche Avenue Elementary ranks 4323^rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Purche Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools do graduates of Purche Avenue Elementary attend?

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

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

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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