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How Environmental Charter High - Gardena compares for families

What families should know about Environmental Charter High - Gardena.

  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Environmental Charter High - Lawndale, Morningside High, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

87.2%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 114 in 2021 to 454 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+298.2%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Environmental Charter High - Lawndale
Lawndale
Public · charter 1.7 488 -5.2%
Morningside High
Inglewood
Public 3.7 407 -29.0%
Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High
Carson
Public 5.3 438 -3.3%
Da Vinci Connect
Hawthorne
Public · charter 3.6 402 +76.3%
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High
Carson
Public 5.3 474 -5.8%
Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy
Los Angeles
Public · charter 5.4 433 -16.7%
Stella High Charter Academy
Los Angeles
Public · charter 3.1 555 +4.7%
Da Vinci Design
El Segundo
Public · charter 4.0 536 -1.7%

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