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Top 9 Elementary Schools in Gardena, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Gardena based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 32.7% Exceeded Standard, compared to 15.3% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 61.3 38.6% 65.6% 8.8% 0.0%
2 Chapman Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 59.1 34.1% 59.4% 15.8% 0.0%
3 Denker Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 52.3 25.5% 46.4% 21.4% 0.0%
4 Amestoy Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 46.6 23.6% 47.3% 18.6% 0.0%
5 One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 45.8 16.3% 35.4% 10.7% 0.0%
6 Gardena Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 45.1 11.8% 30.3% 21.2% 0.0%
7 One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 43.3 19.6% 42.8% 24.4% 0.2%
8 Purche Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 37.7 13.6% 28.7% 24.6% 0.2%
9 One Hundred Fifty-Third Street
Los Angeles Unified
 Los Angeles 36.8 12.7% 34.9% 27.7% 0.0%

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