How does Gardner Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Gardner Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 49.5/100, placing it at the 66th percentile statewide. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 678 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gardner Street Elementary?

21.7% of students at Gardner Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 44.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gardner Street Elementary improving or declining?

Gardner Street Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 10.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Gardner Street Elementary?

24.7% of students at Gardner Street Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Gardner Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90046

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

678 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

408 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

71%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 30.6%

White 40.7%

Asian 1.5%

Black 9.8%

Other 17.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gardner Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.7%
Met Standard	22.9%
Below Standard	55.3%

Exceeded

21.7%

Met

22.9%

Below

55.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Gardner Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.1% exceeded — 10.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 10.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.