Purche Avenue Elementary
13210 Purche Ave., Gardena, CA 90249 Map
Math (met standard)
28%
−14
state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
33%
−14
state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
13%
−22
state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
90%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
373
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.8
2024-25
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 41% state 47% · 2025-26 | 42% state 44% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 4 | 30% state 42% · 2025-26 | 28% state 46% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 5 | 15% state 37% · 2025-26 | 28% state 49% · 2025-26 | 13% state 35% · 2025-26 |
| All grades | 28% state 42% · 2025-26 | 33% state 47% · 2025-26 | 13% state 35% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28% state 42% | 33% state 47% | 13% state 35% |
| 2024-25 | 29% state 42% | 28% state 46% | 21% state 33% |
| 2023-24 | 24% state 41% | 29% state 45% | 15% state 33% |
| 2022-23 | 28% state 40% | 28% state 45% | 13% state 32% |
| 2021-22 | 23% state 37% | 33% state 45% | 15% state 31% |
| 2018-19 | 19% state 44% | 33% state 50% | 9% state 32% |
| 2017-18 | 22% state 42% | 26% state 49% | — |
| 2016-17 | 22% state 40% | 26% state 45% | — |
| 2015-16 | 16% state 39% | 25% state 45% | — |
| 2014-15 | 13% state 35% | 22% state 41% | — |
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 2%
- White 1%
- Hispanic 37%
- Black 47%
- Two or more 13%
- Other 0%
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
Nearby schools
2025-26 results
Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
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Zela Davis
Grades K–5
· Hawthorne
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0.9 mi |
31%
−11
vs state
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37%
−9
vs state
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94% | |
|
Kornblum
Grades K–5
· Hawthorne
|
1.0 mi |
34%
−8
vs state
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39%
−8
vs state
|
93% | |
|
Cimarron Avenue Elementary
Grades K–5
· Los Angeles Unified
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1.2 mi |
19%
−23
vs state
|
29%
−17
vs state
|
86% | |
|
Chapman Elementary
Grades K–5
· Los Angeles Unified
|
1.2 mi |
67%
+25
vs state
|
66%
+20
vs state
|
63% | |
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Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence
Grades K–8
· Inglewood Unified
|
1.3 mi |
30%
−9
vs state
|
38%
−10
vs state
|
92% | |
|
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary
Grades K–5
· Lawndale Elementary
|
1.4 mi |
22%
−20
vs state
|
30%
−16
vs state
|
91% | |
|
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary
Grades K–5
· Los Angeles Unified
|
1.5 mi |
29%
−14
vs state
|
34%
−12
vs state
|
87% | |
|
Jefferson
Grades K–5
· Hawthorne
|
1.6 mi |
42%
±0
vs state
|
43%
−4
vs state
|
89% | |
|
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary
Grades K–6
· Los Angeles Unified
|
1.6 mi |
64%
+23
vs state
|
72%
+25
vs state
|
68% | |
|
West Athens Elementary
Grades K–5
· Los Angeles Unified
|
1.7 mi |
30%
−12
vs state
|
30%
−17
vs state
|
97% |
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