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Gil Garcetti Learning Academy

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Gil Garcetti Learning Academy ranks 3201 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gil Garcetti Learning Academy is a public elementary school serving 519 students in grades K-6 in South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

The school has a remarkable success story, having dramatically improved from one of the lowest-ranked schools in the state a decade ago to performing at an average level today. It shows particular strength in mathematics, where it performs better than the district average and outperforms many nearby schools like Gerald A. Lawson Academy and Aspire Slauson Academy Charter. The school is also very effective in supporting students from low-income families and has made impressive gains with students in special education. However, science scores are an area that needs significant improvement, and chronic student absenteeism, while getting better, remains higher than the state average.

When compared to other local options, Gil Garcetti generally performs better than most neighboring traditional schools like Loren Miller Elementary and the nearby Aspire charter schools. However, it is outperformed by Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary, which achieves stronger results in several subjects despite having a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending. Parents should also note that performance varies widely by grade, with 4th and 6th grades excelling while 5th grade faces substantial challenges, and there is a notable performance gap between female and male students that the school is working to address.

519

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,685

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

612 West 68th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90044-6204

(323) 753-2133

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Gil Garcetti Learning Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle
High:	Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
	John C. Fremont Senior High
	Mervyn M. Dymally High
	More...
	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
	Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

African American:

10.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,201^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

258^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	40.2	3201 of 5857	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2699 of 5869	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	3246 of 5859	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3898 of 5883	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	5129 of 5789	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5162 of 5662	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	5254 of 5692	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	5141 of 5614	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	5000 of 5611	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	5092 of 5530	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	4935 of 5390	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	4699 of 5377	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	4122 of 5314	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	4437 of 5193	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	3795 of 5113	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	3948 of 5113	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	3973 of 4818	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	3974 of 4822	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	4149 of 4809	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	536 of 569	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	360 of 747	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.3	625 of 700	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	21.2	2285 of 2585	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1748 of 2128	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	1938 of 3162	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1943 of 3245	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3057 of 3311	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	3066 of 3275	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	3175 of 3246	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	2599 of 5597	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	2278 of 5612	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	3072 of 5609	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3611 of 5635	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4944 of 5492	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	5103 of 5413	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1809 of 5107	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	1352 of 5107	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	2003 of 5087	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	2867 of 5084	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4130 of 4963	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3879 of 4830	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2232 of 5460	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	1733 of 5517	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	2173 of 5363	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2781 of 5264	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4329 of 5173	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4452 of 5084	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	3761 of 5628	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2924 of 5643	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3233 of 5638	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3886 of 5663	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4715 of 5510	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4813 of 5431	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1351 of 2847	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science14%-19 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
Gil Garcetti Learning Academy	Public	K-6	612 West 68th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2133	519	26	19.9	98.3%	2 (0.4%)	56 (10.8%)	450 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	40.2	3201^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		47.6	2699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	502	13.6	13.6	32.1	55.6	29.6	53.7	40.3	33.8	52.4	25.0	43.9	37.2	96.2	97.1		98.1	98.1		$27,685	$5,715	$21,970
Gerald A. Lawson Academy of the Arts Math and Sci	Public	K-6	929 West 69th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3650	480	23	20.8	98.5%	5 (1.0%)	56 (11.7%)	402 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	15.7	5206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.8	5500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	294	11.5	11.5	19.7	30.5	31.2	18.8	25.8	13.2	27.1	12.8	6.3	15.5	93.5				96.7		$23,625	$5,220	$18,405
Sixty-First Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6020 South Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 759-1138	541	28	19.3	98.9%	7 (1.3%)	52 (9.6%)	460 (85.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	47.6	2729^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		28.9	4028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	1299	18.3	18.3	38.4	31.9	41.4	65.1	41.8	47.7	34.3	37.3	83.7	47.5	93.3			98.3	96.7		$27,410	$5,333	$22,077
Loren Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	830 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-4445	601	29	20.7	99.0%	5 (0.8%)	83 (13.8%)	499 (83.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	24.4	4465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.1	4354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	111	10.8	10.8	29.1	31.2	27.7	23.2	27.9	47.1	23.8	16.9	22.9	28.1	95.3	98.4			95.3		$25,122	$4,620	$20,502
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	752	41	18.3	96.8%	16 (2.1%)	73 (9.7%)	650 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	36	3483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		22	4683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	1200	14.2	14.2	35.7	39.4	28.6	36.1	34.5	40.0	52.4	27.8	30.6	37.3	97.6	98.4		97.6	98.4	98.4	$27,624	$5,295	$22,329
Aspire Slauson Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	303	13	23.1	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	262 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	9.1	5683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		13	5476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	207	5.5	5.5	17.0	16.0	15.1	25.6	18.2	9.8	15.4	3.6	12.2	9.3							$22,975	$3,078	$19,897
Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	323	15	21.4	98.5%	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.3%)	281 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	35.7	3526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		39.8	3187^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.7%	339	15.4	15.4	52.7	27.1	36.0	56.4	42.7	25.9	27.1	19.2	39.0	27.1							$22,029	$3,080	$18,949
Aspire Inskeep Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Inskeep Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	308	15	20.3	94.2%	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.8%)	281 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.8	4429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		26.9	4217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	212	18.2	18.2	26.7	14.8	45.5	48.8	33.3	36.7	10.7	13.6	18.2	17.8							$22,733	$3,934	$18,799
Budlong Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5940 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 750-6955	624	33	18.9	96.6%	6 (1.0%)	99 (15.9%)	506 (81.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	19.8	4846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.3%		16	5212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	366	14.9	14.9	20.6	25.0	28.3		24.8	32.7	25.5	17.5		25.0	92.1	93.9	98.3	93.9	95.6	95.6	$25,807	$6,029	$19,778
Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-1589	649	29	22.3	97.8%	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.3%)	580 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	48.9	2648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.8%		48.6	2638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	10	24.1	24.1	42.2	26.7	46.0	41.9	38.9	50.5	48.0	40.2	44.1	46.0	96.8	98.4		98.4	97.6		$22,921	$4,682	$18,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Gil Garcetti Learning Academy

What is the racial makeup of Gil Garcetti Learning Academy?

Students at Gil Garcetti Learning Academy are 87% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gil Garcetti Learning Academy attend?

Students who attend Gil Garcetti Learning Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mary McLeod Bethune Middle
High : Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy
High : John C. Fremont Senior High
High : Mervyn M. Dymally High
High : Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex
High : Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex

What district is Gil Garcetti Learning Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Gil Garcetti Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Gil Garcetti Learning Academy.

Is Gil Garcetti Learning Academy a good school?

Gil Garcetti Learning Academy ranks 3201^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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