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 6–8
Hawthorne Middle or Prairie Vista Middle or Bud Carson MiddleDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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
Paid for by
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
Zela DavisElementary · Grades K–5 · 843 students · Hawthorne
D-PublicRamonaElementary · Grades K–5 · 767 students · Hawthorne
PublicEucalyptusElementary · Grades K–5 · 709 students · Hawthorne
D-PublicKornblumElementary · Grades K–5 · 566 students · Hawthorne
PublicJeffersonElementary · Grades K–5 · 549 students · Hawthorne
PublicYorkElementary · Grades K–5 · 449 students · Hawthorne
D-PublicWashingtonElementary · Grades K–5 · 418 students · Hawthorne
D-PublicHawthorne MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 761 students · Hawthorne
PublicPrairie Vista MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 674 students · Hawthorne
PublicBud Carson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 601 students · Hawthorne
D-PublicHawthorne Math and Science AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 567 students · Hawthorne
ACharterSchool 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.