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Wiseburn Middle

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Wiseburn Middle ranks 583 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 79% of California middle schools

Summary

Wiseburn Middle is a public school serving about 950 students in grades 6-8 within the Wiseburn Unified district in Hawthorne, offering a strong academic program that consistently outperforms state averages.

The school stands out for its effective support for all students, earning top-tier ratings for several student groups and maintaining a chronic absenteeism rate (11.1%) that is much lower than both the state and nearby schools like Prairie Vista Middle (28.0%) and Bud Carson Middle (25.7%). It achieves these results efficiently, spending significantly less per student than many comparable schools, such as Jane Addams Middle and Hawthorne Middle, while operating with slightly larger class sizes.

While English Language Arts is a particular strength, mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, as it lags behind the district average and higher-performing schools in more affluent areas like Manhattan Beach Middle. The school's statewide ranking has also gradually declined in recent years, a trend that parents may want to monitor. Overall, Wiseburn Middle provides a consistently solid education across all grade levels and serves as a high-performing option in its community.

953

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5504 West 135th St.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-6462

(310) 725-2101

District: Wiseburn Unified

Students who attend Wiseburn Middle usually attend:

High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Wiseburn Middle:

Elementary:	Aviation Elementary
	Del Aire Elementary
	Hollyglen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

15.8%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2017 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2017

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

California avg41%

583^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2017

From top 12% (2017) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	75.0	583 of 2761	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	489 of 2783	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	351 of 2781	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	417 of 2740	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	234 of 2715	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	284 of 2480	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	289 of 2508	88.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	36 of 609	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	25 of 627	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	13 of 613	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	8 of 637	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	8 of 643	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	8 of 600	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	86 of 739	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	228 of 743	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	146 of 715	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	332 of 745	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	187 of 700	73.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.6	213 of 1531	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	123 of 1491	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	173 of 1369	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	420 of 1478	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	250 of 1521	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	518 of 1540	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	119 of 1442	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	104 of 1364	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	577 of 2533	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	549 of 2551	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	364 of 2531	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	416 of 2509	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	214 of 2380	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	267 of 2262	88.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	286 of 2395	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	191 of 2388	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	129 of 2374	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	126 of 2359	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	49 of 2213	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	77 of 2072	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	538 of 2542	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	425 of 2579	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	275 of 2531	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	251 of 2458	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	115 of 2369	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	121 of 2230	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	538 of 2534	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	413 of 2552	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	332 of 2538	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	375 of 2527	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	239 of 2407	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	319 of 2273	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	259 of 726	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	263 of 701	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	170 of 677	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	194 of 665	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	77 of 554	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	84 of 462	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	144 of 1566	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	146 of 1552	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	139 of 1531	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	352 of 1520	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	246 of 1537	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	67 of 1543	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	247 of 1555	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	78 of 1602	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	249 of 1496	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science50%+18 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wiseburn Middle	Public	6-8	5504 West 135th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2101	953	36	26.2	37.7%	126 (13.2%)	151 (15.8%)	533 (55.9%)	59 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.0%)	75	583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.9%		79.3	489^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.4%	94									50.2	50.2	62.1	65.2	66.2	64.5	37.1	43.5	42.0	40.8
Manhattan Beach Middle	Public	6-8	1501 North Redondo Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 545-4878	1,175	54	21.9	5.3%	668 (56.9%)	10 (0.9%)	153 (13.0%)	161 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	180 (15.3%)	96.8	90^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.7%		97.2	86^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.9%	4									66.3	66.3	80.1	83.9	79.5	81.1	74.1	74.4	71.8	73.4	$17,161	$1,537	$15,624
Hawthorne Middle	Public	6-8	4366 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0167	761	32	24.0	90.4%	13 (1.7%)	82 (10.8%)	610 (80.2%)	29 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.7%)	39.4	1508^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.4%		44.8	1321^st of 2783 public middle schools	52.5%	187									21.1	21.1	34.6	41.4	47.0	41.2	25.2	28.1	31.7	28.5	$19,982	$3,692	$16,290
Jane Addams Middle	Public	6-8	4535 West 153rd Pl.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-4806	644	33	19.3	84.6%	19 (3.0%)	32 (5.0%)	544 (84.5%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.3%)	68.9	696^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.8%		68.4	712^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.4%	16									39.0	39.0	60.3	57.1	57.3	58.1	40.9	44.5	38.7	41.5	$26,136	$1,523	$24,613
El Segundo Middle	Public	6-8	332 Center St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2690	804	35	22.8	10.3%	346 (43.0%)	25 (3.1%)	178 (22.1%)	98 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (19.4%)	95.2	151^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		92.4	218^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.2%	67									57.8	57.8	75.3	79.4	81.8	78.9	66.3	71.6	72.3	70.2	$15,827	$1,277	$14,550
Prairie Vista Middle	Public	6-8	13600 South Prairie Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1003	674	26	25.8	94.2%	8 (1.2%)	137 (20.3%)	489 (72.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	7 (1.0%)	37.8	1553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%		35.3	1611^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.1%	58									20.6	20.6	36.7	45.9	44.1	42.6	29.3	25.3	22.2	25.4	$20,243	$4,286	$15,957
Lennox Middle	Public	6-8	11033 Buford Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 419-1800	1,193	64	18.6	94.1%	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.8%)	1,152 (96.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	36.9	1586^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%		37.9	1533^rd of 2783 public middle schools	44.9%	53	12.0	12.0	32.0	32.0	26.0	26.0	8.0	8.0	19.4	19.4	41.3	47.4	36.5	41.4	17.9	27.5	30.6	25.6	$23,973	$3,178	$20,795
Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4110 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1197	799	38	20.7	81.4%	22 (2.8%)	101 (12.6%)	578 (72.3%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	33 (4.1%)	51.8	1139^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.7%		45.1	1309^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.0%	170									32.8	32.8	51.4	50.5	45.7	49.2	34.5	27.9	32.2	31.4	$25,924	$1,821	$24,103
Bud Carson Middle	Public	6-8	13838 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1908	601	25	23.9	94.5%	6 (1.0%)	184 (30.6%)	382 (63.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.3%)	34.3	1668^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.6%		36.6	1580^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	88									13.2	13.2	39.4	33.9	35.3	36.1	38.1	27.3	24.5	29.8	$21,098	$4,945	$16,153
Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood	Public, Charter	6-8	3600 West Imperial Hwy.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter Middle - Inglewood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 793-0157	358	18	20.3	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	315 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	57.9	952^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.5%		58.2	929^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.6%	23									31.6	31.6	41.7	56.0	53.0	50.1	24.6	46.6	45.1	38.6	$20,769	$2,427	$18,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Wiseburn Middle

What high school do graduates of Wiseburn Middle attend?

Students who attend Wiseburn Middle usually go on to attend Hawthorne High

What district is Wiseburn Middle in?

Wiseburn Unified

What is the racial makeup of Wiseburn Middle?

Students at Wiseburn Middle are 56% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Wiseburn Middle a good school?

Wiseburn Middle ranks 583^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wiseburn Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 953 students attended Wiseburn Middle.

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