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Schools in Del Aire · Centinela Valley Union High School District, Wiseburn Unified School District

Del Aire’s public schools outscore 74% of California districts

Reading proficiency in Del Aire’s districts is 57%, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Del Aire, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#202of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
57%
▲ 10 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 1 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 2 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▼ 0% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Centinela Valley Union High
Students per teacher
22.0
CA 21.6
Schools in town
2
6,624 students on the public path
In brief

Del Aire’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 352 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Del Aire’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Centinela Valley Union High spends $21,163 per student and Wiseburn Unified $15,509, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Da Vinci Connect is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Del Aire’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 74% of California school districts, #202 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (352)Better than 63%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,136 test results and a graduating class of 1,607 could put Del Aire anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Del Aire’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,152 in math, 3,120 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Del Aire, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Del Aire ElementaryWiseburn Unified School DistrictNo scores
6–8Wiseburn Middlein HawthorneNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Del Aire runs its own schools through grade 12 (Wiseburn Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the Centinela Valley Union High School District, shared with Hawthorne, Inglewood and Lawndale. Its middle school is in Hawthorne. Parts of Del Aire (10% of its land) are served by Lawndale Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Del Aire

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Centinela Valley Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 5,351 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 20.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$21,163CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Wiseburn Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,536 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 25.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,509CA $21,206 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Centinela Valley Union High School District46%
State average 46.7% · 1447 students tested
Math · 9–12, Centinela Valley Union High School District15%
State average 33.1% · 1477 students tested
Reading · K–12, Wiseburn Unified School District66%
State average 46.7% · 1673 students tested
Math · K–12, Wiseburn Unified School District48%
State average 33.1% · 1675 students tested

Del Aire vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Del Aire’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Del AireB+Wiseburn Unified K–12 · Centinela Valley Union High 9–12
HawthorneBHawthorne Elementary K–12 · Centinela Valley Union High 9–12
Los AngelesB−Los Angeles Unified
El SegundoAEl Segundo Unified K–12 · Wiseburn Unified K–12

Every school in Del Aire

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Del Aireby address
Del Aire Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
612 students25:1Rate it →
Also serving Del Airein other towns
Wiseburn Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawthorne
953 students26:1Rate it →
Leuzinger High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lawndale
B−
1,981 students22:1Rate it →
Hawthorne High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hawthorne
C+
1,675 students22:1Rate it →
Lawndale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lawndale
C+
1,403 students20:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Da Vinci Connect
Grades K–12 · Hawthorne
Charter
923 studentsRate it →

Questions about Del Aire’s schools

Are Del Aire’s schools good?

By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Del Aire children attend outscore 74% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #202 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Del Aire in?

Two districts: Wiseburn Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Centinela Valley Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Hawthorne, Inglewood and Lawndale.

Where do Del Aire kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Leuzinger High, Hawthorne High and Lawndale High.

What is Del Aire’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Centinela Valley Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Del Aire spend per student?

$21,163 in Centinela Valley Union High School District and $15,509 in Wiseburn Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.