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Hawthorne Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Hawthorne.

Hawthorne’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

Students
6,904
Schools
11
Spent per student
$20,768
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Debt
$101.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hawthorne Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • 25 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $101.3M, about $14,669 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BHawthorne 82,741

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hawthorne. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Hawthorne HighCentinela Valley Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 33.1% · 4,524 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 46.7% · 4,470 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 112 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,768 per student · 2% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 73%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,576’20
7,299’21
7,090’22
7,021’23
6,904’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 72%Black 19%Asian 3%White 3%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Zela Davis
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
843 students26:1
Ramona
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
767 students26:1
Eucalyptus
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
709 students28:1
Kornblum
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
566 students28:1
Jefferson
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
549 students29:1
York
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
449 students19:1
Washington
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
418 students24:1
Hawthorne Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawthorne
761 students24:1
Prairie Vista Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawthorne
674 students26:1
Bud Carson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawthorne
601 students24:1
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Hawthorne
A
567 students23:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Centinela Valley Union High School DistrictInglewood, Lawndale
$21,163per student
El Segundo Unified School DistrictEl Segundo
$15,791per student
Inglewood Unified School DistrictInglewood
$26,089per student
Lawndale Elementary School DistrictLawndale
$26,956per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.