Hawthorne Elementary School District

Public Grades K–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Hawthorne.

At a glance
6,904Students enrolled
11Schools
$20,768Spent per student
25:1Student–teacher ratio
89%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Hawthorne

Grades K–5
7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 6–8
Hawthorne Middle or Prairie Vista Middle or Bud Carson MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency47%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 48.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$20,768
per student each year · 2% below the CA average
Spending
Classroom instruction57%
Support & administration38%
Other6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)16%
State73%
Federal10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
7,576’20
7,299’21
7,090’22
7,021’23
6,904’24
Students
Hispanic · 72%4,950
Black · 19%1,288
Asian · 3%230
White · 3%181
Two or more races · 2%149
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%74

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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