Second Street Elementary vs Gil Garcetti Learning Academy

Second Street Elementary and Gil Garcetti Learning Academy are both KG–06 elementary schools in Los Angeles, 6.0 miles apart, but Gil Garcetti Learning Academy holds a measurable edge in overall rating: 8.9 out of 10 versus Second Street Elementary's 8.5, a 0.4-point gap. That difference sharpens considerably in state rank context — Gil Garcetti Learning Academy sits at #360 of 9,533 California schools, placing it in the top 4 percent statewide, while Second Street Elementary ranks #822, still a strong top-9-percent finish but a clear step behind.

Academically, Gil Garcetti Learning Academy scores 8.3 out of 10 against Second Street Elementary's 7.6 — a 0.7-point delta that suggests meaningfully stronger tested proficiency. Where the gap turns into a gulf is growth: Gil Garcetti Learning Academy posts a 9.9 out of 10 growth score compared to Second Street Elementary's 8.7, a 1.2-point difference indicating that students at Gil Garcetti Learning Academy are accelerating relative to their academic starting points at a near-maximum rate by California standards.

The two schools serve demographically similar populations — Second Street Elementary at 96 percent free/reduced lunch eligibility and Gil Garcetti Learning Academy at 99 percent — so the performance gap is not explained by differences in student economic advantage. The schools diverge on scale and staffing. Second Street Elementary enrolls 202 students against Gil Garcetti Learning Academy's 513, and that smaller enrollment comes with a tighter student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 versus Gil Garcetti Learning Academy's 19.0:1, meaning Second Street Elementary students have more individualized adult attention on average each school day.

Both schools serve identical grade spans, KG through 6th. No differentiated program, magnet designation, or specialized instructional model data is available to distinguish them on curriculum or enrichment offerings beyond the academic and growth metrics above.