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Gardena, CA
Public School Ratings

Best Gardena Area Schools by Neighborhood

Gardena Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by: Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:

Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).

Date(s) & Update Frequency:

Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
Expenditures: 2022
Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
All data updated June 2025

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School Districts serving Gardena, CA

Public schools in Gardena belong to districts that are headquartered in one or more other communities.

Centinela Valley Union High School District	Lawndale, CA Schools
Lawndale Elementary School District	Lawndale, CA Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District	Los Angeles, CA Schools

PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN Gardena	Grades
Amestoy Elementary School 1048 West 149th St. Gardena, CA 90247	KG-05
Carson School 3530 West 147th St. Hawthorne, CA 90250	M-M
Chapman Elementary School 1947 Marine Ave. Gardena, CA 90249	KG-05
Denker Avenue Elementary School 1620 West 162nd St. Gardena, CA 90247	KG-05
Environmental Charter High Gardena School 2818 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Gardena, CA 90249	09-12
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary School 3533 West Marine Blvd. Lawndale, CA 90260	KG-05
Kipp Generations Academy School 1415 West Gardena Blvd. Gardena, CA 90247	KG-08
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary School 2100 West 156th St. Gardena, CA 90249	KG-06
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary School 1605 West 153rd St. Gardena, CA 90247	KG-05
Purche Avenue Elementary School 13210 Purche Ave. Gardena, CA 90249	KG-05
Robert E. Peary Middle School 1415 West Gardena Blvd. Gardena, CA 90247	06-08

School Districts serving Gardena, CA

Centinela Valley Union High School District	Lawndale, CA Schools
Lawndale Elementary School District	Lawndale, CA Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District	Los Angeles, CA Schools

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