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Hawaiian Elementary

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Hawaiian Elementary ranks 3560 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hawaiian Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hawaiian Gardens, CA, serving 281 students in grades K-6. It is part of the ABC Unified School District, which is ranked 423 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 4-star rating. However, over the past 10 years, Hawaiian Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a 2-star rating in recent years.

Hawaiian Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students consistently underperforming compared to the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.31% of Hawaiian Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 64.96% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 30% of students proficient or better, compared to 53.07% for the district and 37.3% for the state. Additionally, Hawaiian Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 93.95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and a high percentage of English Language Learner students.

While Hawaiian Elementary spends more per student ($21,164 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby Willow Elementary, Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary, and Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates, its academic performance remains lower. This suggests that funding alone may not be the primary driver of student success. Additionally, Hawaiian Elementary's consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 24.9% over the past few years, may be contributing to the school's low academic performance and will require a focused effort to address.

298

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,164

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12350 East 226th St.
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716-1721

(562) 229-7865

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Hawaiian Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle
High:	Artesia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

Two or more races:

30.5%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg57%

California avg41%

3,560^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 19Elementary Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3560 of 5857	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	3331 of 5869	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3915 of 5859	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4500 of 5883	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	4185 of 5789	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	4050 of 5662	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.1	3306 of 5692	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	3703 of 5614	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.0	4333 of 5611	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	4489 of 5530	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	4943 of 5390	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	4810 of 5377	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	4528 of 5314	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	4373 of 5193	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	4571 of 5113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	4748 of 5113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	4382 of 4818	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	4466 of 4822	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	4386 of 4809	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	947 of 3162	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	2110 of 3245	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	890 of 3311	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	986 of 3275	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	955 of 3246	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3490 of 5597	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3467 of 5612	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3705 of 5609	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4459 of 5635	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4592 of 5492	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4139 of 5413	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2226 of 5107	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	2042 of 5107	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	2665 of 5087	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3253 of 5084	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3505 of 4963	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3140 of 4830	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2748 of 5460	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	2506 of 5517	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	3034 of 5363	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3671 of 5264	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3629 of 5173	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	3077 of 5084	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	3383 of 5628	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3002 of 5643	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3817 of 5638	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4130 of 5663	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3548 of 5510	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3570 of 5431	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	16 of 78	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	8 of 74	89.2%	★★★★★
2023	59.9	23 of 68	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	665 of 718	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	627 of 670	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	631 of 669	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	603 of 610	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2025)79th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science29%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 29, 2016

This is the worst principal that I have encountered. She tries to tell parents what she knows about your child is better than what you know. She also doesn't feel that she needs to do what is required of her as a principal. As far as the school rules are concerned, she does nothing when they are violated. When phone calls are made to the school, the administrative people are poor in relaying the message. If you do not push and advocate for your child, then your child just becomes a dollar sign to them. Would not recommend them at all!!!! Close Quote

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Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	298	16	18.6	93.6%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (65.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (30.5%)	35.2	3560^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.5	3331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	229																					29.4		29.4	28.9	26.5	43.1	44.7			36.3	33.3	31.4	28.9	26.3			30.0	91.1						$21,164	$2,535	$18,629
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary	Public	K-6	22215 Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7855	297	16	18.5	92.6%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	26.5	4268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.1%		26.7	4231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	27.9%	37	17.7	15.0	6.7	0.0	9.9	58.8	15.0	33.3	10.5	28.2	23.5	30.0	13.3	0.0	16.9	11.8	10.0	0.0	5.3	7.0	18.9		18.9	40.0	19.4	41.7	23.1			31.2	40.0	32.3	18.9	10.5			24.8							$23,814	$2,466	$21,348
A. E. Arnold Elementary	Public	K-6	9281 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6965	560	23	24.3	53.0%	125 (22.3%)	21 (3.8%)	215 (38.4%)	162 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	74.3	1410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.2	1235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	175																					38.4		38.4	58.3	55.4	58.3	54.4			56.5	73.6	62.2	52.1	46.2			57.7	97.2						$18,687	$850	$17,837
Margaret Landell Elementary	Public	K-6	9739 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6960	662	25	26.4	24.9%	67 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	82 (12.4%)	449 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)	97.8	89^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.2	246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	157																					76.6		76.6	85.4	90.7	89.4	81.7			86.6	83.3	85.6	79.8	76.2			81.1							$16,415	$843	$15,572
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434																					36.4		36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9			37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0			27.0	96.6				96.6		$21,580	$2,443	$19,137
Newcomb Academy	Public	K-8	3351 Val Verde Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-1250	914	37	24.8	20.1%	283 (31.0%)	56 (6.1%)	339 (37.1%)	110 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	121 (13.2%)	95.6	282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.5	383^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	101																					64.2	60.0	62.0	73.3	87.6	80.3	80.8	83.7	81.5	81.3	77.9	82.0	66.7	78.9	67.4	67.7	73.5							$19,906	$3,894	$16,012
Aloha Elementary	Public	K-6	11737 East 214th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7825	302	15	20.1	88.1%	7 (2.3%)	51 (16.9%)	184 (60.9%)	31 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.3%)	41.5	3117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		45.7	2819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	298																					30.0		30.0	40.5	39.5	50.0	39.7			42.2	51.4	30.8	32.5	19.0			31.6							$20,564	$2,577	$17,987
Los Alamitos Elementary	Public	K-5	10862 Bloomfield St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3300	625	26	24.0	31.7%	133 (21.3%)	14 (2.2%)	291 (46.6%)	109 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (11.8%)	87.7	796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89	748^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	48																					58.8		58.8	63.5	71.3	74.8				70.3	60.4	69.3	60.5				63.3	98.4				98.4		$15,904	$813	$15,091
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	463	19	24.3	82.3%	9 (1.9%)	78 (16.8%)	274 (59.2%)	56 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.3%)	50.8	2559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	75																					28.8		28.8	40.3	45.2	44.1	43.2			43.3	50.0	41.7	35.6	43.0			42.7							$19,084	$2,523	$16,561
Clara J. King Elementary	Public	K-6	8710 Moody St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6980	431	17	25.3	77.0%	57 (13.2%)	17 (3.9%)	200 (46.4%)	116 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	36 (8.4%)	74	1419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		74.1	1407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	12																					51.3		51.3	56.3	55.4	52.7	72.1			58.9	63.3	56.7	42.1	46.8			51.2	95.7	97.1	97.1	95.7	97.1	97.1	$22,130	$1,531	$20,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawaiian Elementary

Is Hawaiian Elementary a good school?

Hawaiian Elementary ranks 3560^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hawaiian Elementary?

Students at Hawaiian Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 31% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Hawaiian Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Hawaiian Elementary.

What district is Hawaiian Elementary in?

ABC Unified

What schools do graduates of Hawaiian Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawaiian Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle
High : Artesia High

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