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EDUCATION

Academic excellence and community education are high priorities in Gardena. In addition to nine public and five private Elementary schools, the City has eight Preschools, one City-Operated Family Child Care program and three Japanese language schools. The elementary schools offer a tri-lingual Magnet in Japanese-Spanish-English and a bi-lingual Korean-English program. Peary Middle School has a Math-Science Magnet, and Gardena High School is the home of Southern California International Business Academy and a Foreign Language Magnet in French-Spanish-Japanese. Gardena is also very proud of the highly respected private Junipero Serra High School, the Sellery School for Special Education, and the George Kiriyama Community school, an adult school which offers over 200 community-based classes.

Local Public Schools

School Address City & Zipcode Telephone
135th Street ES 801 West 135th Street Gardena, 90247 (310) 324-4454
153rd Street ES 1605 West 153rd Street Gardena, 90247 (310) 323-1029
156th Street ES 2100 West 156th Street Gardena, 90249 (310) 324-6639
186th Street ES 1581 West 186th Street Gardena, 90248 (310) 324-1153
Amestoy ES 1048 West 149th Street Gardena, 90247 (310) 327-5592
Chapman ES 1947 Marine Avenue Gardena, 90249 (310) 324-2275
Denker Avenue ES 1620 West 162nd Street Gardena, 90247 (310) 327-9420
Gardena Elementary 647 West Gardena Boulevard Gardena, 90248 (310) 324-6967
Purche Avenue ES 13210 Purche Avenue Gardena, 90249 (310) 326-3184
Peary Middle School 1415 West Gardena Boulevard Gardena, 90247 (310) 225-4200
Gardena  High School 1301 West 182nd Street Gardena, 90248 (310) 354-5000
George Kiriyama CAS 18120 South Normandie Avenue Gardena, 90248 (310) 354-4900
Sellery Special Ed. 15805 South Budlong Avenue Gardena, 90247 (310) 327-1202

Click here to access the Los Angeles Unified School District website.

Local Private Schools

School Address City & Zipcode Telephone
Junipero Serra High School 14830 South Van Ness Avenue Gardena, 90249 (310) 324-6675
Maria Regina ES 13510 South Van Ness Avenue Gardena, 90249 (310) 327-9133
Pacific Lutheran High School 1473 West 182nd Street Gardena, 90248 (310) 538-6863
Saint Anthony of Padua ES 1003 West 163rd Street Gardena, 90247 (310) 329-7170

 

Local Accredited Colleges / Universities

School Address City & Zipcode Telephone
El Camino College 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard Torrance, 90506 (310) 532-3670
CSU Dominguez Hills 1000 East Victoria Street Carson, 90747 (310) 243-3696
University of Phoenix 1515 West 190th Street Gardena, 90248 (800) 888-1968

 

WHAT BUSINESSES ARE SAYING ABOUT GARDENA

“We have enjoyed an excellent relationship for over 20 years with the City of Gardena’s Economic Development Department. Their team of professionals have provided us with attentiveness, resources and are always available to help facilitate developments on our end.”

LARRY FLYNT

Hustler Casino
“The City of Gardena views themselves as “partners” in creating what’s best for the City. They work hand in hand with the developer to insure the City gets the best possible project for their citizens.”

MITCH GARDNER

G3 Urban
“The City Government has always been receptive to our business’s needs. The City offers incentives, an excellent quality-of-life for all its citizens and an attractive talent pool of people from diverse backgrounds.”

CARLOS LIFOSJOE

Gardena Nissan
"Gardena is a clear leader in the South Bay. Since moving our business here, the City has maintained safe and clean neighborhoods for us to business in.”

STEVE ROGERS

Southwest Offset Printing
“Gardena is a vibrant place to do business and is a great place to live and call home. It is a great city with a solid pro-business government and a great well tenured City council.”

ZORAIDA HERNANDEZ

MOP Consulting
“The City of Gardena is an outstanding place for a business to grow. The business-friendly environment, experience amongst the Economic Development team and key location are excellent reasons why businesses continue to thrive here.”

JULES KANHAN

Keller Williams

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Contact the Gardena Economic Development Department at (310) 217-9533

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