To me, this school is awesome. I enjoy attending this school. I have fun. I learn. And my teachers are able to combine the two, so its cool. I dont think I have or will think about transfering/
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Posted by a student on 01/24/08
Gardena High School is the school you can not want to attend! To all parents and students you will regret the day you registered to this school. I had not one teacher who actually loved to teach not one. The students who go to the school only for friends or a loved one many go just to hang out! The campus
... Read more is ugly and so much hate and anger every where. . I wasted one semester when I could of actually learned something. DON NOT GO TO GARDENA HIGH SCHOOL! Read less
Posted by a student on 08/23/07
Overall, Gardena High School is a place where you need to learn who the right people to be with are. I was one of those students who took all honors and AP courses and the teachers are completely different, they are more concerned with the students and expect higher quality work. The majority of the
... Read more students in my class were aiming for 4 year colleges; consisting of UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UCI, UCSC, and the list goes on.You should definitely encourage your child to join the clubs provided such as: College Prep, Key Club, Gardena Honors Society, Interact, Taskforce, Drama Club, Animal Rights Activists, Mecha, and there are all sorts of other things. Also, sports could be better but I know that that students who do participate have a great time traveling to other schools and playing. I am now attending UCLA, so if I can survive Gardena; so can your child. Read less
Posted by a former student on 07/13/07
This is my childs first year at Gardena HS. She was shocked that many students did not plan on attending a 4 year college. Overall its an ok school if your child goes there to learn. Their AVID (college prep) program needs to be revamped. In comparison to the AVID program at her previous school, it seems
... Read more to lack focus of what the program is supposed to do: prepare students to enter 4 year colleges. The athletics is unorganized. They need coaches that are experienced and able to make definitive decisions. My child was attending a Saturday tutoring class. Then one Saturday she went and the class had been closed. No notification or anything was sent out. Its been 7 months into the school year and I have yet to hear about parent-teacher conference night. How can parents attend if we don't know about the meetings? Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/21/07
I attended Gardena for almost two years and I thought it was a great school. There is some racial tension, but thanks to the new principal, the school is improving. There are a lot of electives to choose from and various clubs to join. Their honors teachers teach well and the supervisors are friendly
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Posted by a former student on 02/27/07
The only quality academic programs that Gardena has to offer include, Academic Decathlon, SCIBA, Sicence Bowl, and its Magnet program.
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Posted by a student on 03/27/06
This is very unattractive place to put your son or daughter in this school, unless enrolling into a magnet school. Too much of a distraction among other students. [I hope] that the principal will make this school a safer place for our children to learn not to make enemies but rather a friendlier environment
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Posted by a parent on 11/30/05
Gardena High school is not a very good school from what I have experienced. They have a new principal as of last year and he seems to be very motivated to get this school back on track to be a place for education instead of a place for gang banging. I feel bad for him because I do not see many parents
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Posted by a parent on 10/19/05
Gardena was a good school filled with academic rigor and enthusiastic students.
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Posted by a former student on 08/08/05
Not a great school, why you may ask? Because it is not receiving the money it needs to make sure the school is running smoothly. However there are good teachers in the school who make best with the books they have.
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* In 2008-2009 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
Student enrollment:
2,850
Students per teacher:
21
Full-time teachers:
133
Number of classrooms:
Vocational Education
Accounting, Agriculture Education, Health, Phys Ed, Word Processing
Arts
Art
Computer Science
Computer Programming, Computer Science
Fine Arts
Drama
Special Education
Hearing Specialists, Life Skills, Title I
Advanced Placement
Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Foreign Language
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Gardena schools — Gardena High School is located at 1301 W 182nd St, Gardena CA 90248. 1301 W 182nd St is in the 90248 ZIP code in Gardena, CA The school district for Gardena High School is the Los Angeles Unified School District. Gardena High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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