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Aviation Elementary

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Aviation Elementary ranks 1157 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aviation Elementary is a public school serving 439 students in grades 3-5 within the Wiseburn Unified School District in Hawthorne, CA, consistently ranking in the top 25% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in mathematics where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages. It also demonstrates exceptional support for specific student groups, with state rankings in the top 10% for African American students and English Language Learners. Furthermore, the school maintains a very low rate of chronic absenteeism, less than half the state average, indicating a highly engaged student community. These strong outcomes are achieved even with a higher student-to-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools.

When compared to nearby schools in other districts, such as Washington or Billy Mitchell Elementary, Aviation performs notably better academically while operating more efficiently. Within its own high-performing Wiseburn Unified district, it outpaces schools like Del Aire Elementary in core subjects. This consistent performance across diverse groups makes Aviation a standout for delivering effective and equitable education in the region.

439

Students ?

27.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,243

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5403 West 138th St.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-6431

(310) 725-2151

District: Wiseburn Unified

Students who attend Aviation Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wiseburn Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

White:

20.5%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2017 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,157^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From top 24% (2017) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Wiseburn Unified

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	79.9	1157 of 5857	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	1020 of 5869	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	1164 of 5859	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	1219 of 5883	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	1138 of 5789	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	1400 of 5662	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	1385 of 5692	75.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	8 of 569	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	1 of 593	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	29 of 661	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	101 of 663	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	98.8	6 of 747	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	68 of 700	90.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.9	209 of 2227	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	182 of 2585	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	203 of 2128	90.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.0	102 of 3162	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	292 of 3245	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	65.7	590 of 3311	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	204 of 3275	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	343 of 3246	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	1083 of 5597	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	1068 of 5612	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	1283 of 5609	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	1326 of 5635	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	1116 of 5492	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	1227 of 5413	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	653 of 5107	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	461 of 5107	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	451 of 5087	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	593 of 5084	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	401 of 4963	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	564 of 4830	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	927 of 5460	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	710 of 5517	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	1076 of 5363	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	1263 of 5264	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	522 of 5173	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	1390 of 5084	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	1175 of 5628	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	968 of 5643	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	1023 of 5638	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	1064 of 5663	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	1155 of 5510	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	1563 of 5431	71.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	185 of 718	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	198 of 670	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	293 of 669	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	226 of 610	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	207 of 445	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	271 of 2847	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	139 of 2635	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	353 of 2420	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	591 of 2598	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	445 of 2651	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	304 of 2661	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	479 of 2726	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	754 of 2834	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	916 of 2737	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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)99th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aviation Elementary	Public	3-5	5403 West 138th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2151	439	16	27.8	29.8%	90 (20.5%)	29 (6.6%)	240 (54.7%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	39 (8.9%)	79.9	1157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		83.4	1020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	137	41.8	41.8	65.0	56.2	65.8	62.3	66.4	61.0	58.9	62.0							$22,243	$20,822	$1,421
Hollyglen Elementary	Public	K-2	5309 West 135th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5400	518	21	24.1	28.0%	144 (27.8%)	32 (6.2%)	256 (49.4%)	29 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.8%)								(n/a)											96.7	98.3		97.8	97.2	98.3	$25,084	$24,388	$696
Billy Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-5	14429 Condon Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-6140	471	23	20.4	87.5%	15 (3.2%)	37 (7.9%)	378 (80.3%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	44.7	2905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		37.1	3362^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.7%	457	29.8	29.8	44.7	33.3	45.6	40.7	38.3	46.0	31.6	38.9	93.8				95.1		$35,975	$33,446	$2,529
Ramona	Public	K-5	4617 West 136th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-7189	767	30	25.5	75.1%	41 (5.3%)	92 (12.0%)	589 (76.8%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	20 (2.6%)	52.5	2460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.0%		55.3	2272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	188	31.2	31.2	36.3	50.4	47.6	44.9	36.8	52.9	43.2	44.4							$25,223	$21,368	$3,855
Del Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	12110 Hindry Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2100	612	24	25.0	28.8%	96 (15.7%)	79 (12.9%)	289 (47.2%)	75 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	70.9	1556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		74	1413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	143	34.0	34.0	68.8	53.5	51.6	58.1	71.0	50.6	47.9	56.6							$22,084	$20,770	$1,314
Lucille J. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	4521 West 147th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-2915	331	13	25.4	84.3%	17 (5.1%)	49 (14.8%)	234 (70.7%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	62.5	1939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.5	2000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	61	38.5	38.5	46.0	54.0	56.9	52.7	50.0	51.9	38.5	46.1	91.7				93.8		$33,583	$31,140	$2,443
Eucalyptus	Public	K-5	12044 South Eucalyptus Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-3369	709	26	27.8	91.3%	18 (2.5%)	80 (11.3%)	560 (79.0%)	20 (2.8%)	8 (1.1%)	10 (1.4%)	13 (1.8%)	31.2	3862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%		31.2	3846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	16	17.3	17.3	33.0	35.5	34.6	34.4	35.7	28.4	32.7	32.1	96.9	96.9	98.5	96.9	97.7	97.7	$26,307	$22,076	$4,231
Washington	Public	K-5	4339 West 129th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-3422	418	18	23.8	90.2%	19 (4.5%)	68 (16.3%)	298 (71.3%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.4%)	58.5	2144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		42.3	3047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	903	31.0	31.0	55.4	42.3	55.7	50.5	61.4	44.3	36.6	46.4	94.1	94.1			94.1		$33,244	$27,654	$5,590
Meadows Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Meadows Ave.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 546-8033	407	17	23.9	6.4%	206 (50.6%)	3 (0.7%)	63 (15.5%)	68 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.2%)	98.1	61^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.7	103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	42	77.0	77.0	83.0	91.3	82.4	85.7	87.0	91.3	86.5	88.3							$21,590	$19,304	$2,286
Jefferson	Public	K-5	4091 West 139th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-9423	549	19	28.8	89.3%	23 (4.2%)	81 (14.8%)	384 (69.9%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.6%)	36.7	3427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		42.6	3030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.4%	397	17.5	17.5	45.0	40.7	30.0	38.0	48.2	41.9	17.7	34.8	96.0	97.3			97.3		$26,514	$22,556	$3,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Aviation Elementary

How many students attend Aviation Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Aviation Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Aviation Elementary?

Students at Aviation Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Aviation Elementary in?

Wiseburn Unified

What schools do graduates of Aviation Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aviation Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wiseburn Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

Is Aviation Elementary a good school?

Aviation Elementary ranks 1157^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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