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Top 10 Elementary Schools in South Gate, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in South Gate 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 24.8% Exceeded Standard, compared to 14.8% 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 Willow Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 50.3 17.9% 45.8% 12.4% 0.5%
2 Bryson Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 49.9 32.3% 58.8% 17.6% 0.0%
3 Stanford Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 46.3 24.2% 51.2% 23.8% 0.0%
4 Victoria Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 46.1 26.1% 53.0% 25.2% 0.0%
5 State Street Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 45.8 13.1% 31.7% 26.0% 0.0%
6 Montara Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 44.2 21.1% 45.3% 18.3% 0.0%
7 San Miguel Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 42.9 13.7% 33.1% 25.5% 0.0%
8 Madison Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 42.3 16.8% 35.8% 15.4% 0.0%
9 Hollydale
Paramount Unified
Los Angeles 41.7 13.3% 37.5% 24.4% 0.2%
10 Independence Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles 41.4 14.3% 35.8% 20.6% 0.0%