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San Gabriel Avenue Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Gabriel Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 432 students in South Gate as part of the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools with test scores in English, math, and science well below district and state averages; its performance has also declined over the past three years. A particular concern is chronic student absenteeism, which, while improved from previous years, remains higher than at many neighboring schools, and the school struggles significantly to support students in special education. Interestingly, other local schools like Bryson Avenue Elementary and Victoria Avenue Elementary achieve much stronger results with very similar student populations and resources, demonstrating that different school-level approaches can lead to different outcomes.

The data shows unusual inconsistencies, such as 3rd-grade math being a relative strength while 5th-grade scores are very low, suggesting issues with skill progression. While the school's per-student spending is mid-range compared to nearby schools, its results are the lowest among immediate peers, including charter schools like Aspire Firestone Academy Charter. For improvement, the school could potentially look to strategies used by higher-performing schools in the area that have successfully addressed attendance and academic achievement under similar circumstances.

432

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,364

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8628 San Gabriel Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280-3112

(323) 567-1488

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend San Gabriel Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Gate Middle
High:	International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	South East High
	South Gate Senior High
	More...
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

2.8%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,609^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

431^st 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	22.8	4609 of 5857	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4157 of 5869	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3981 of 5859	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3627 of 5883	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	4032 of 5789	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4515 of 5662	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.4	3649 of 5692	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.1	3915 of 5614	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	3817 of 5611	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.5	4089 of 5530	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	4521 of 5390	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	4698 of 5377	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	4503 of 5314	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	4248 of 5193	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	4405 of 5113	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.1	4632 of 5113	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	4142 of 4818	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.7	4125 of 4822	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	4169 of 4809	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2573 of 2585	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	2179 of 3162	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	2463 of 3245	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2670 of 3311	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	3216 of 3275	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	3173 of 3246	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4387 of 5597	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3976 of 5612	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	4138 of 5609	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3447 of 5635	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4184 of 5492	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4261 of 5413	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3513 of 5107	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2934 of 5107	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2700 of 5087	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2385 of 5084	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	2927 of 4963	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3308 of 4830	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3795 of 5460	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3436 of 5517	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	3055 of 5363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2393 of 5264	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	3232 of 5173	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3714 of 5084	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4388 of 5628	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4020 of 5643	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3398 of 5638	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3572 of 5663	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3519 of 5510	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4484 of 5431	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	2287 of 2847	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	2194 of 2635	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1559 of 2420	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)31st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science17%-15 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
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8628 San Gabriel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1488	432	22	19.6	95.6%	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22.8	4609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.5	4157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	452	17.2	17.2	27.4	29.1	29.7		28.8	35.5	23.1	18.8		25.5							$24,364	$4,021	$20,343
Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	8435 Victoria Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-9559	418	22	19.0	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	35.6	3533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		46.7	2751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	782	22.0	22.0	42.3	34.0	40.0		39.3	33.8	41.5	23.9		31.5							$28,553	$6,021	$22,532
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 San Miguel Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-0511	677	33	20.5	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	662 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	33	3723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		36.4	3406^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	317	18.8	18.8	18.4	42.3	40.6		34.8	29.9	41.4	24.8		32.4	95.5			97.4			$24,765	$4,601	$20,164
Aspire Firestone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	330	17	19.3	95.8%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	43.6	2976^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		57.9	2151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	825	17.0	17.0	35.9	36.4	42.4		38.3	34.0	54.6	45.8		44.9	96.8				96.8		$23,109	$3,330	$19,779
Aspire Gateway Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Gateway Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	344	16	21.2	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	326 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	37.9	3347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		35	3518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.1%	171	18.5	18.5	32.8	41.3	34.6		35.8	50.8	32.6	30.8		39.4							$21,467	$3,126	$18,341
State Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3211 Santa Ana St.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7358	396	19	20.8	95.2%	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	34.9	3592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		25.6	4316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	724	33.9	33.9	23.1	26.6	54.6		34.5	21.2	29.2	35.7		28.9	95.0			95.0	96.3	96.3	$27,780	$5,480	$22,300
Victoria Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3320 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-1261	272	15	18.1	97.4%	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	63.4	1906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%		53.4	2377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	471	28.6	28.6	60.5	53.9	50.0		54.4	65.8	48.1	40.8		50.4	97.1						$28,451	$4,876	$23,575
Teresa Hughes Elementary	Public	K-6	4242 Clara St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-4422	515	26	20.1	96.7%	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	504 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49.3	2635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.0%		47.2	2721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	86	37.5	37.5	40.0	29.1	57.1	49.2	42.2	50.7	32.6	35.7	40.9	39.9							$24,439	$5,020	$19,419
Bryson Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4470 Missouri Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-7141	706	32	22.0	84.8%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	72.6	1493^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.2	1676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.4%	183	34.2	34.2	68.3	58.0	51.7		59.5	71.7	63.0	40.2		58.2	98.3			98.3			$22,085	$3,846	$18,239
Hope Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7560 State St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5700	338	16	21.1	93.2%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	24.5	4455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		27.4	4168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	287	16.7	16.7	27.3	31.6	37.5		32.2	27.3	26.3	20.8		24.8	89.9	97.1	97.1	92.8	97.1	92.8	$25,439	$5,296	$20,143

Frequently Asked Questions about San Gabriel Avenue Elementary

How many students attend San Gabriel Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended San Gabriel Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of San Gabriel Avenue Elementary?

Students at San Gabriel Avenue Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

What district is San Gabriel Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is San Gabriel Avenue Elementary a good school?

San Gabriel Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of San Gabriel Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Gabriel Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Gate Middle
High : International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
High : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
High : South East High
High : South Gate Senior High
High : Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

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