Cimarron Avenue Elementary vs Purche Avenue Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric Cimarron Avenue Elementary Purche Avenue Elementary
Location Hawthorne, CA Gardena, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 261 373
Student:Teacher Ratio 18.6:1 17.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 82.0% 86.3%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Cimarron Avenue Elementary Purche Avenue Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $22,606 $22,606
District Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles Unified School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Cimarron Avenue Elementary Purche Avenue Elementary
White 0.8% 0.5%
African American 59.8% 46.9%
Hispanic or Latino 24.1% 37.0%
Asian 0.4% 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 2.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 12.6% 13.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Cimarron Avenue Elementary Purche Avenue Elementary
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism 45.6% 46.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.