Stanford Avenue Elementary

Stanford Avenue Elementary is a regular public school in South Gate, California, enrolling 367 students in grades 1 through 5. It earns a composite score of 9.1 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — built on an academic score of 8.5 and a particularly strong growth score of 9.6 out of 10. The growth score stands out.

It measures year-over-year learning gains across the student body, an indicator of instructional effectiveness that raw proficiency rates can miss. Stanford Avenue ranks #1 among all 25 public schools in South Gate and places #173 out of 9,533 public schools statewide — outperforming 98% of California schools. Among California's 5,817 elementary schools, it holds the #144 spot, landing it in the top 3% of its peer group.

The school runs at a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1, standard for California public elementary schools of its size. Stanford Avenue's 9.6 growth score is its highest-rated dimension, signaling that students make strong year-over-year academic gains. Paired with its top-2% statewide placement, these numbers make Stanford Avenue one of the most consistently high-performing elementary schools in California.

The student-teacher ratio at Stanford Avenue Elementary is 20.4:1, which is higher than the national average. This may mean larger class sizes, so parents should ask about classroom support, teaching assistants, and how the school differentiates instruction for students who need extra help.