Schools – Economic Development

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

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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.”