One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary vs Gil Garcetti Learning Academy

Gil Garcetti Learning Academy holds a meaningful edge in overall standing, rating 8.9/10 against One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's 8.6/10 — a gap that becomes sharper when viewed through state rank context. Gil Garcetti Learning Academy sits at #360 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 4% statewide, while One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary ranks #691 of 9,533 — still a top-8% school, but a substantial 331 positions lower in a crowded field of California elementaries just 3.1 miles apart.

The academic score delta drives most of that gap. Gil Garcetti Learning Academy scores 8.3/10 in academics versus One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's 6.3/10 — a two-full-point difference that reflects meaningfully stronger tested proficiency outcomes. Both schools, however, are exceptional on growth: One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary posts a 9.7/10 growth score and Gil Garcetti Learning Academy a 9.9/10, indicating that students at both campuses are gaining ground on grade-level standards at a pace that outpaces the vast majority of California schools regardless of where they start.

The two schools serve similarly high-need populations. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 96% at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary and 99% at Gil Garcetti Learning Academy, making both deeply equity-focused Title I campuses. Enrollment differs more noticeably — 330 students at One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary versus 513 at Gil Garcetti Learning Academy — and that size difference carries a small class-size trade-off: One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary's student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1 compared to 19.0:1 at Gil Garcetti Learning Academy, giving the smaller school a slight edge in average adult-to-student contact.

One structural distinction separates the two programs: Gil Garcetti Learning Academy serves grades KG–06, adding a sixth-grade year that keeps students on campus one year longer before the middle school transition, while One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary runs KG–05 on the standard Los Angeles elementary schedule.