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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
Expenditures: 2021
Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
All data updated July 2024

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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 W. 149th St. Gardena, CA 90247	KG-05
Carson School 3530 W. 147th St. Hawthorne, CA 90250	M-M
Chapman Elementary School 1947 Marine Ave. Gardena, CA 90249	KG-05
Denker Avenue Elementary School 1620 W. 162nd St. Gardena, CA 90247	KG-05
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary School 3533 W. Marine Blvd. Lawndale, CA 90260	KG-05
Kipp Generations Academy School 1415 W. Gardena Blvd. Gardena, CA 90247	KG-08
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary School 2100 W. 156th St. Gardena, CA 90249	KG-06
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street School 1605 W. 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 W. 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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