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Purche Avenue Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

13210 Purche Ave

Gardena CA, 90249, Los Angeles County

Phone: 310-323-3184

Ranking:

(5,179 out of 6,930, bottom 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Los Angeles Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	24		24		25		NA	NA	29		34		36
Total Students:	538		524		547		533		549		596		590
Kindergarten:	84	15.6%	84	16.0%	87	15.9%	78	14.6%	95	17.3%	68	11.4%	82	13.9%
Grade 1:	97	18.0%	89	17.0%	114	20.8%	75	14.1%	69	12.6%	98	16.4%	102	17.3%
Grade 2:	100	18.6%	87	16.6%	109	19.9%	82	15.4%	83	15.1%	108	18.1%	103	17.5%
Grade 3:	84	15.6%	83	15.8%	91	16.6%	92	17.3%	102	18.6%	105	17.6%	103	17.5%
Grade 4:	84	15.6%	95	18.1%	106	19.4%	93	17.4%	101	18.4%	113	19.0%	98	16.6%
Grade 5:	89	16.5%	86	16.4%	40	7.3%	113	21.2%	99	18.0%	104	17.4%	102	17.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	268	49.8%	256	48.9%	288	52.7%	279	52.3%	299	54.5%	327	54.9%	316	53.6%
Female:	270	50.2%	268	51.1%	259	47.3%	254	47.7%	250	45.5%	269	45.1%	270	45.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	3	0.5%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	2	0.3%	1	0.2%
Asian:	12	2.2%	10	1.9%	9	1.6%	11	2.1%	6	1.1%	9	1.5%	12	2.0%
Hispanic:	135	25.1%	135	25.8%	136	24.9%	132	24.8%	122	22.2%	131	22.0%	115	19.5%
Black:	377	70.1%	373	71.2%	396	72.4%	371	69.6%	409	74.5%	444	74.5%	457	77.5%
White:	3	0.6%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	4	0.7%	5	0.8%	5	0.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	9	1.7%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	5	0.9%	2	0.3%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15	2.8%	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	365	67.8%	361	68.9%	NA	NA	361	67.7%	355	64.7%	383	64.3%	348	59.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	38	7.1%	44	8.4%	NA	NA	18	3.4%	21	3.8%	40	6.7%	45	7.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.89		22.30		21.88		NA	NA	18.93		16.10		16.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAR
2004	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313.3	320.3	330.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348.7	325	336.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.5	333	344.3
2007	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.7	336.7	345
2008	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.3	341.7	348
2009	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.1	345.5	352.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360.9	349.9	356.6
2011	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	353.4	359.5
2012	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.1	356.6	361.5
2013	English Language Arts Standards	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349.5	353.4	357.3
2004	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.1	348.8	358
2005	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	351.2	366
2006	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.7	362.5	372.5
2007	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	360.4	369.2
2008	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363.8	364.8	372.4
2009	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.3	365.9	376.7
2010	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	385.4	364.6	381.6
2011	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342.9	371.2	382.2
2012	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351.1	366.2	382.7
2013	Mathematics	2nd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.6	365.4	379.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.1	307.1	321.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304.3	308.8	324.1
2006	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	316.5	330.8
2007	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.7	317.9	330
2008	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.7	319.8	332.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.2	325.8	340.3
2010	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306.2	329.4	342.2
2011	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346.6	335.7	345.3
2012	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.6	340.4	347.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.5	338.4	345.7
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326.7	344	353.1
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.6	352.4	362.1
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353.8	358.5	368.9
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336.8	363.6	370.9
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370.3	371.9	379
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368.7	376.4	387.7
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.8	382	395.4
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396.1	398.9	400.6
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379.6	397.1	399.2
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399.8	396.3	399.0
2004	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327.5	325.2	338.5
2005	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328.1	330.3	346.2
2006	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326.9	335.6	351.1
2007	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332.9	339.2	353.2
2008	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.2	344.4	357.8
2009	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.2	353	366.8
2010	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.5	356.2	369.9
2011	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.4	360.5	371.6
2012	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365.8	367.2	375.2
2013	English Language Arts Standards	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.3	365.3	374.2
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.8	335.9	343.2
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330.4	343.1	354
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.7	350	361.6
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345.3	356	366.1
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334.8	367.4	373.9
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	371.9	382.5
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376.8	380.7	389.9
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359.5	387.2	392.2
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374.6	392.2	395.2
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355.9	392.9	394.9
2004	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315.2	325.5	337.7
2005	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322.9	324.9	340.5
2006	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.7	327.2	342.6
2007	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325.1	329.3	342.8
2008	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329.9	334.4	347.6
2009	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333.4	341	356.2
2010	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339.2	346.2	359.4
2011	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352.4	350.5	362
2012	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341.4	355.2	366.1
2013	English Language Arts Standards	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.2	355.6	365.2
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295.1	328.9	335.8
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317.5	337.1	349.6
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318.4	340.8	356.6
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.3	345.9	356.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338.9	357	364.6
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335.2	365.9	375.8
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357.6	370.7	383.4
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387.1	384.8	392.6
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358.3	386	395.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402.8	385.3	393.2
2004	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287.5	307	318.5
2005	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299.3	311.6	324.6
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302.2	316.5	328.7
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.5	323.5	334.3
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316.7	334.5	345.2
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323.7	340.5	354.1
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331.2	348	362.2
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364.3	355.5	367.2
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354.1	359.6	367.4
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377.2	358.1	366.9

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* Purche Avenue Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.