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Hawthorne Schools
Hawthorne is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Hawthorne). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hawthorne on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hawthorne
11 of 11 schools in Hawthorne carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3C: 7
Best schools in Hawthorne
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Hawthorne Math And Science Academy (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Washington (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Ramona (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- York (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Kornblum (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Zela Davis (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Hawthorne Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Prairie Vista Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Jefferson (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Eucalyptus (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Hawthorne
All schools, A to Z (11)
- C- Bud Carson Middle, Hawthorne
- C- Eucalyptus, Hawthorne
- A+ Hawthorne Math And Science Academy, Hawthorne
- C Hawthorne Middle, Hawthorne
- C- Jefferson, Hawthorne
- C Kornblum, Hawthorne
- C Prairie Vista Middle, Hawthorne
- B- Ramona, Hawthorne
- B Washington, Hawthorne
- B- York, Hawthorne
- C Zela Davis, Hawthorne
Where Hawthorne schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Hawthorne (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,025 students with 274 full-time-equivalent teachers and 689 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0616680
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Centinela Valley Union High (5 schools, 0 mi)
- Lennox (6 schools, 2 mi)
- Lawndale Elementary (8 schools, 2 mi)
- Wiseburn Unified (5 schools, 2 mi)
- Inglewood Unified (16 schools, 3 mi)
- Manhattan Beach Unified (7 schools, 4 mi)
- El Segundo Unified (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Los Angeles Unified (776 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Hawthorne
How many schools are in Hawthorne?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Hawthorne, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hawthorne serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hawthorne.
How good are the schools in Hawthorne?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 35.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.5%. 91% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hawthorne?
7,025 students were enrolled in Hawthorne in the 2023-24 school year, about 25.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hawthorne?
Hawthorne is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Hawthorne. Its boundary covers about 3.9 sq mi.