Purche Avenue Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Los Angeles Unified

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

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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