Is Gardenhill Elementary a good school?

Gardenhill Elementary ranks 1330 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gardenhill Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 661 students attended Gardenhill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gardenhill Elementary?

Students at Gardenhill Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Gardenhill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gardenhill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle High : La Mirada High

Gardenhill Elementary

Summary:

Gardenhill Elementary is a public elementary school located in La Mirada, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 656 students. It is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, which is ranked 756 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gardenhill Elementary consistently outperforms the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly higher than the district and state averages, with a 59.94% proficiency rate in ELA and a 54.89% proficiency rate in Math, compared to 46.06% and 30.78% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade ELA (58.77% proficient) and 3rd grade Math (68.42% proficient), outpacing the district and state by a wide margin. Gardenhill Elementary also excels in supporting various student subgroups, with high rankings in the state for Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Homeless students.

While Gardenhill Elementary outperforms the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District as a whole, the nearby schools within the district, such as Eastwood Elementary, John Foster Dulles Elementary, and Foster Road Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with several schools ranking in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools. This suggests that the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District as a whole is providing a high-quality education, with Gardenhill Elementary being a standout performer within the district.

Detail:

Public K-5

14607 East Gardenhill Dr.
La Mirada, CA 90638-2099

(562) 210-2840

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1330^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,260

Students who attend Gardenhill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle
High:	La Mirada High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

Number of students: 661

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

White:

11.5%

Asian:

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gardenhill Elementary ranks better than 77.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.15. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Gardenhill Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.8%), Asian (11.5%), White (11.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gardenhill Elementary is 25.6. 14 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gardenhill Elementary employs 25.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gardenhill Elementary is $11,260, which is the lowest among 16 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gardenhill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gardenhill Elementary 1330^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gardenhill Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Norwalk-La Mirada Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Norwalk-La Mirada Unified 756^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gardenhill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.03	2159^th	4809	55.1%
2005	60.17	1730^th	4822	64.1%
2006	71.65	1268^th	4818	73.7%
2007	73.27	1234^th	5113	75.9%
2008	85.90	708^th	5113	86.2%
2009	83.60	814^th	5193	84.3%
2010	83.40	812^th	5314	84.7%
2011	86.49	662^nd	5377	87.7%
2012	83.47	818^th	5390	84.8%
2013	84.33	802^nd	5530	85.5%
2015	79.91	1110^th	5611	80.2%
2016	88.51	708^th	5614	87.4%
2017	81.63	1057^th	5692	81.4%
2018	87.43	776^th	5662	86.3%
2019	84.07	963^rd	5789	83.4%
2022	80.26	1177^th	5883	80.0%
2023	78.30	1228^th	5874	79.1%
2024	76.15	1330^th	5862	77.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	34.75	433^rd	610	29.0%
2023	33.80	489^th	669	26.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	93.74	119^th	2420	95.1%
2024	79.77	341^st	2634	87.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.37	117^th	5084	97.7%
2019	87.96	359^th	5173	93.1%
2022	82.68	647^th	5264	87.7%
2023	77.76	864^th	5374	83.9%
2024	79.28	862^nd	5511	84.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	71.57	54^th	356	84.8%
2023	77.74	46^th	336	86.3%
2024	89.68	19^th	364	94.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.76	872^nd	5413	83.9%
2019	83.69	887^th	5492	83.8%
2022	80.13	1107^th	5635	80.4%
2023	72.13	1413^th	5617	74.8%
2024	74.19	1308^th	5605	76.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	99.04	22^nd	2128	99.0%
2019	97.86	52^nd	2585	98.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.32	666^th	5431	87.7%
2019	82.06	968^th	5510	82.4%
2022	77.30	1225^th	5663	78.4%
2023	81.26	1036^th	5650	81.7%
2024	74.68	1290^th	5636	77.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.89	168^th	4830	96.5%
2019	92.28	215^th	4963	95.7%
2022	91.04	317^th	5084	93.8%
2023	89.01	394^th	5098	92.3%
2024	81.79	653^rd	5102	87.2%

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Rank History for White students at Gardenhill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.23	711^th	2737	74.0%
2019	66.94	944^th	2834	66.7%
2022	56.13	1284^th	2726	52.9%
2023	64.99	966^th	2662	63.7%
2024	68.47	856^th	2647	67.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Garden Hill is a fantastic school with excellent teachers. My child is receiving a top quality education and always score advanced on the state test. I truly think their as good as any private school. They have great after school events like the Fall Festival and Summer Jam. I would ignore the other disgruntled posting. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 17, 2011

My Child is currently a new student at Garden hill. At the beginning of the year he was an a combination class K-1. It was a disaster. Teacher could not handle a lot of students and teaches both levels at the same time. Our kids spent more of the time coloring than getting real class instruction. After two month the administration decided to separate the class. Now we have a new teacher who is temporal until January when the real teacher is going to show up because is in medical leave. COULD YOU IMAGINE! OUR CHILDREN DEALING WITH THREE DIFFERENT TEACHERS IN LEST THAN A YEAR! WHILE THE OTHES KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ARE NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME. In addition to it, us, the parents consider that our children are not being challenged enough and have disciplinary issues in class. We were told that our class was a special class because most of the students knows kindergarden curriculum, however the school do not accommodate our children, BUT enroll children that are younger than the age required to enrolled kindergarden. Our child have learn more from the Preschool program than kinder. The school is supposed to be A DISTINGUISHED school but under WHAT STANDARD? the schools now days are more DAY CARES THAN EDUCATION CENTER. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Gardenhill Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	364	10	39	124	2	n/a	n/a	0	539
1989	345	16	31	156	1	n/a	n/a	0	549
1990	329	17	29	162	1	n/a	n/a	0	538
1991	281	14	27	196	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1992	326	15	24	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
1993	334	15	22	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	546
1994	329	13	36	181	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1995	331	24	54	219	1	n/a	n/a	0	629
1996	331	24	54	219	1	n/a	n/a	0	629
1997	335	20	60	249	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
1998	331	19	61	278	1	n/a	n/a	0	690
1999	335	17	58	306	1	n/a	n/a	0	717
2000	317	21	61	309	2	n/a	n/a	0	710
2001	304	16	50	312	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
2002	259	11	51	274	4	n/a	n/a	9	608
2003	259	11	51	274	4	n/a	n/a	9	608
2004	250	13	59	306	6	n/a	n/a	0	634
2005	236	12	63	306	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
2006	219	9	74	321	2	n/a	n/a	0	625
2007	198	10	77	337	2	n/a	n/a	3	627
2008	190	12	72	358	2	n/a	n/a	0	634
2009	187	10	63	378	1	7	0	0	646
2010	190	12	67	381	0	6	4	0	660
2011	176	13	67	391	0	4	15	0	666
2012	151	20	76	425	0	5	21	0	698
2013	164	21	70	462	0	6	29	0	752
2014	201	21	75	462	5	5	34	0	803
2015	199	25	80	444	5	5	29	0	787
2016	190	26	59	436	4	5	38	0	758
2017	186	26	63	452	3	5	31	0	766
2018	188	21	55	454	2	5	39	0	764
2019	167	21	65	433	2	3	45	0	736
2020	139	17	77	427	1	3	62	0	726
2021	108	13	81	427	1	3	57	0	690
2022	94	12	77	400	1	2	65	0	651
2023	75	17	78	416	1	1	68	0	656
2024	76	21	76	422	0	1	65	0	661

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gardenhill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	539	21.0	25.6	n/a
1989	549	22.0	24.9	n/a
1990	538	21.0	25.6	n/a
1991	518	22.0	23.5	n/a
1992	540	22.4	24.1	11.9
1993	546	21.0	26.0	14.5
1994	559	21.0	26.6	11.8
1995	629	21.0	30.0	15.1
1996	629	21.0	30.0	15.1
1997	665	24.0	27.7	14.4
1998	690	29.0	23.8	17.5
1999	717	32.0	22.4	18.8
2000	710	32.0	22.2	16.5
2001	682	30.6	22.3	14.8
2002	608	28.0	21.7	18.2
2003	608	28.0	21.7	18.2
2004	634	27.0	23.5	19.9
2005	619	31.0	20.0	19.7
2006	625	26.0	24.0	21.8
2007	627	29.0	21.6	26.8
2008	634	31.0	20.5	24.8
2009	646	31.0	19.6	28.6
2010	660	31.0	21.2	30.2
2011	666	n/a	n/a	29.9
2012	698	26.0	26.8	n/a
2013	752	27.5	27.3	48
2014	803	28.0	28.6	45.5
2015	787	28.0	28.1	41.4
2016	758	27.0	28.0	44.6
2017	766	28.0	27.3	45
2018	764	29.0	26.3	49
2019	736	27.8	26.4	50
2020	726	n/a	n/a	50.7
2021	690	26.9	25.6	46.2
2022	651	26.0	25.0	46.1
2023	656	25.8	25.4	44.7
2024	661	25.7	25.6	53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gardenhill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	539	21.0	25.6	n/a
1989	549	22.0	24.9	n/a
1990	538	21.0	25.6	n/a
1991	518	22.0	23.5	n/a
1992	540	22.4	24.1	11.9
1993	546	21.0	26.0	14.5
1994	559	21.0	26.6	11.8
1995	629	21.0	30.0	15.1
1996	629	21.0	30.0	15.1
1997	665	24.0	27.7	14.4
1998	690	29.0	23.8	17.5
1999	717	32.0	22.4	18.8
2000	710	32.0	22.2	16.5
2001	682	30.6	22.3	14.8
2002	608	28.0	21.7	18.2
2003	608	28.0	21.7	18.2
2004	634	27.0	23.5	19.9
2005	619	31.0	20.0	19.7
2006	625	26.0	24.0	21.8
2007	627	29.0	21.6	26.8
2008	634	31.0	20.5	24.8
2009	646	31.0	19.6	28.6
2010	660	31.0	21.2	30.2
2011	666	n/a	n/a	29.9
2012	698	26.0	26.8	n/a
2013	752	27.5	27.3	48
2014	803	28.0	28.6	45.5
2015	787	28.0	28.1	41.4
2016	758	27.0	28.0	44.6
2017	766	28.0	27.3	45
2018	764	29.0	26.3	49
2019	736	27.8	26.4	50
2020	726	n/a	n/a	50.7
2021	690	26.9	25.6	46.2
2022	651	26.0	25.0	46.1
2023	656	25.8	25.4	44.7
2024	661	25.7	25.6	53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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