Denker Avenue Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Los Angeles Unified

1620 West 162nd St., Gardena, CA 90247 Map

Math (met standard)
46%
+4 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
51%
+5 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
33%
−3 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
80%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
670
2024-25
Students per teacher
20.9
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 48% state 42% · 2025-26 55% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 48% state 37% · 2025-26 56% state 49% · 2025-26 33% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 46% state 42% · 2025-26 51% state 46% · 2025-26 33% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 46% state 42% 51% state 46% 33% state 35%
2024-25 48% state 41% 45% state 46% 38% state 33%
2023-24 40% state 40% 46% state 45% 18% state 33%
2022-23 39% state 40% 43% state 45% 31% state 32%
2021-22 42% state 38% 46% state 45% 32% state 31%
2018-19 45% state 45% 55% state 50% 29% state 32%
2017-18 44% state 43% 47% state 49% —
2016-17 39% state 40% 47% state 45% —
2015-16 38% state 39% 45% state 45% —
2014-15 30% state 35% 43% 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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0.7 mi
29%
−14 vs state
34%
−12 vs state
11%
−25 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 28% in 2022-23 → 25% in 2025-26 87% 363 Hispanic 69%
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Grades K–6 · Los Angeles Unified
0.8 mi
64%
+23 vs state
72%
+25 vs state
66%
+31 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Los Angeles Unified
0.9 mi
67%
+25 vs state
66%
+20 vs state
57%
+22 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 52% in 2022-23 → 63% in 2025-26 63% 406 Hispanic 50%
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Grades K–5 · Torrance Unified
0.9 mi
70%
+28 vs state
68%
+22 vs state
55%
+19 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 68% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2025-26 44% 418 Hispanic 41%
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Grades K–5 · Los Angeles Unified
1.1 mi
29%
−12 vs state
32%
−15 vs state
22%
−13 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Los Angeles Unified
1.1 mi
53%
+11 vs state
49%
+3 vs state
34%
−1 vs state
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Arlington Elementary
Grades K–5 · Torrance Unified
1.2 mi
73%
+31 vs state
69%
+22 vs state
60%
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Grades K–5 · Los Angeles Unified
1.5 mi
50%
+8 vs state
49%
+2 vs state
30%
−6 vs state
9% Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 43% in 2025-26 86% 579 Hispanic 72%
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1.6 mi
49%
+6 vs state
58%
+12 vs state
46%
+11 vs state
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1.9 mi
22%
−20 vs state
30%
−16 vs state
21%
−14 vs state
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