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Gardena Senior High
B−

Gardena Senior High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1301 West 182nd St., Gardena, CA 90248 · (310) 354-5000 · Part of Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles’ School Grade B− better than 50% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: Jengod · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,343
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Gardena Senior High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Los Angeles kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–874 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Gardena Senior HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1301 West 182nd St., Gardena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9364
Grade 10271
Grade 11356
Grade 12352
Enrollment over time
1,490’20
1,482’21
1,560’22
1,407’23
1,343’24

Down 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 25%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%White 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gardena Senior High from Los Angeles families.

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1,052 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Los Angeles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.