Gil Garcetti Learning Academy vs Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary

Gil Garcetti Learning Academy and Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary sit 4.2 miles apart in Los Angeles and are separated by just 0.1 rating points overall — 9.3/10 for Gil Garcetti versus 9.2/10 for Twenty-Fourth Street. Both schools rank in the top two percent of California's 9,533 rated schools: Gil Garcetti Learning Academy lands at #77 statewide while Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary comes in at #118. For parents choosing between two elite neighborhood options, the differences are real but narrow.

On academics, Gil Garcetti Learning Academy scores 8.3/10 versus Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary's 8.2/10 — a 0.1-point gap that mirrors the overall rating differential. Where both schools converge completely is growth: each earns a 9.9/10 growth score, placing them among California's strongest performers on year-over-year student progress regardless of starting point. That shared growth ceiling means neither school holds a meaningful edge in moving students forward academically.

Both schools serve very similar populations. Gil Garcetti Learning Academy enrolls 513 students with 99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch; Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary enrolls 454 students with 96% on free or reduced-price lunch — a 3-point equity gap but effectively identical socioeconomic profiles. Gil Garcetti's student-teacher ratio is 19.0:1 compared to Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary's 19.7:1, a modest difference that translates to slightly more individual teacher attention per student at Gil Garcetti.

The most concrete structural difference is grade span. Gil Garcetti Learning Academy serves kindergarten through sixth grade, keeping students through the full elementary arc. Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary stops at fourth grade, meaning families will need to plan a school transition two years earlier than at Gil Garcetti — a logistical consideration that matters regardless of academic quality.