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Hawthorne High

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Hawthorne High ranks 1333 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Hawthorne High is a large, traditional public high school serving about 1,675 students in grades 9-12 within the Centinela Valley Union High district, which ranks in the bottom quarter of districts statewide.

The school has a significant strength in its 84.7% graduation rate, which is much higher than the district average and close to the state's, and it shows particular effectiveness in supporting African American students, English learners, and students experiencing homelessness. However, it faces considerable challenges, with less than 15% of students proficient in math and science and a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.5%, which is higher than the state average and likely impacts learning.

An interesting local comparison is the nearby Hawthorne Math and Science Academy, a charter school with a similar student population that spends significantly less per student but achieves dramatically higher test scores and has very low absenteeism. This shows that different educational models in the same community can yield different results. While Hawthorne High performs similarly to other traditional high schools in its district like Leuzinger High and Lawndale High, it operates in an area with extreme performance variations, from top-performing specialized charters to other schools with very low graduation rates.

1,675

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,032

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4859 West El Segundo Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-4204

(310) 263-4400

District: Centinela Valley Union High

Feeder schools for Hawthorne High:

Elementary:	Aviation Elementary
	Billy Mitchell Elementary
	Buford Elementary
	Del Aire Elementary
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	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Eucalyptus
	F. D. Roosevelt Elementary
	Felton Elementary
	Hollyglen Elementary
	Jefferson
	Jefferson Elementary
	Kornblum
	Lucille J. Smith Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	Moffett Elementary
	Ramona
	Washington
	William Anderson Elementary
	William Green Elementary
	York
	Zela Davis
Middle:	Bud Carson Middle
	Hawthorne Middle
	Jane Addams Middle
	Lennox Middle
	More...
	Prairie Vista Middle
	Will Rogers Middle
	Wiseburn Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

African American:

9.4%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,333^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Centinela Valley Union High

1188^th of 1,543Centinela Valley Union High 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	36.9	1333 of 2162	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1164 of 2159	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1182 of 2170	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1268 of 2123	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	929 of 1290	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1450 of 2133	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1205 of 2017	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	1178 of 2021	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	1302 of 2039	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.2	1340 of 1994	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.6	1455 of 2426	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.5	1336 of 2354	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	1401 of 2367	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.2	1387 of 2281	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	992 of 2238	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	34.4	1060 of 2117	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	35.3	1008 of 2063	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	34.7	988 of 1968	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.5	931 of 1901	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	23.6	1118 of 1653	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	155 of 523	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	240 of 517	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	238 of 521	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	198 of 522	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	374 of 592	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	347 of 582	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.8	830 of 1161	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	347 of 555	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	607 of 1117	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	590 of 1052	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	408 of 1085	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	493 of 1064	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	550 of 1044	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	322 of 467	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	544 of 941	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	507 of 938	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1235 of 1906	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	1009 of 1915	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1100 of 1915	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1150 of 1858	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	852 of 1054	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1320 of 1833	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1079 of 1760	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1099 of 1900	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	857 of 1902	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	932 of 1917	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1032 of 1861	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1243 of 1814	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	976 of 1742	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	120 of 328	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	180 of 299	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1175 of 2013	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	958 of 2026	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	997 of 2030	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	1049 of 1943	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	790 of 1126	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1259 of 1937	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1066 of 1862	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1228 of 1942	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1162 of 1948	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1099 of 1963	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1209 of 1916	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	817 of 1122	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1263 of 1880	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1174 of 1834	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	917 of 1252	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	785 of 1216	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	846 of 1197	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2024)63rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science13%-19 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne High	Public	9-12	4859 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-4400	1,675	78	21.5	80.0%	24 (1.4%)	158 (9.4%)	1,424 (85.0%)	33 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (1.8%)	36.9	1333^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.3%		43.2	1164^th of 2159 public high schools	46.1%	169	16.4		9.8	13.3	52.3	52.3	14.7	14.7	$24,032	$5,096	$18,936
Family First Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	12500 Ramona Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Family First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 946-0379	605	15	39.0	4.5%	27 (4.5%)	61 (10.1%)	489 (80.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)									$7,320	$558	$6,762
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4467 West Broadway	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 973-8184	567	25	23.1	83.1%	25 (4.4%)	98 (17.3%)	366 (64.6%)	60 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	94.5	108^th of 2162 public high schools	95.0%		95	112^th of 2159 public high schools	94.8%	4		66.4	43.6	55.2	82.2	82.2	56.6	56.6	$15,615	$1,359	$14,256
Da Vinci Design	Public, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Design District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	536	28	19.4	52.8%	40 (7.5%)	95 (17.7%)	347 (64.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.9%)	49.1	1058^th of 2162 public high schools	51.1%		45.7	1109^th of 2159 public high schools	48.6%	51		23.5		22.8	52.0	52.0	23.2	23.2	$19,035	$861	$18,174
Da Vinci RISE High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci RISE High District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	167	5	31.8	89.8%	4 (2.4%)	49 (29.3%)	100 (59.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	17	1741^st of 2162 public high schools	19.5%		15	1820^th of 2159 public high schools	15.7%	79		7.7	20.0	16.3	12.2	12.2	2.6	2.6	$23,094	$3,603	$19,491
Da Vinci Communications	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Communications District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	550	30	18.1	49.1%	55 (10.0%)	111 (20.2%)	314 (57.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.9%)	60.5	809^th of 2162 public high schools	62.6%		68.4	590^th of 2159 public high schools	72.7%	219		36.6		35.7	54.3	54.3	25.6	25.6	$19,114	$745	$18,369
Da Vinci Science	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Science District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	552	29	19.2	34.2%	71 (12.9%)	44 (8.0%)	319 (57.8%)	55 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (10.1%)	87.4	257^th of 2162 public high schools	88.1%		93	156^th of 2159 public high schools	92.8%	101		49.3		49.3	74.3	74.3	47.8	47.8	$17,636	$696	$16,940
Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	11036 Hawthorne Blvd.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox Mathematics Science and Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5600	588	29	20.2	85.7%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	583 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.8	365^th of 2162 public high schools	83.1%		77.8	442^nd of 2159 public high schools	79.5%	77		50.3		50.0	74.8	74.8	36.1	36.1	$16,694	$286	$16,408
Leuzinger High	Public	9-12	4118 West Rosecrans Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-2208	1,981	89	22.1	83.2%	29 (1.5%)	327 (16.5%)	1,428 (72.1%)	91 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.4%)	54 (2.7%)	42.2	1209^th of 2162 public high schools	44.1%		48.2	1051^st of 2159 public high schools	51.3%	158	16.2		12.6	14.5	55.8	55.8	19.4	19.4	$22,828	$4,629	$18,199
Lawndale High	Public	9-12	14901 South Inglewood Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-3102	1,403	70	19.9	78.3%	20 (1.4%)	322 (23.0%)	961 (68.5%)	42 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	48 (3.4%)	39.6	1268^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%		46.1	1097^th of 2159 public high schools	49.2%	171	14.5		12.5	13.4	50.3	50.3	18.7	18.7	$24,479	$5,061	$19,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne High

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne High?

Students at Hawthorne High are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Hawthorne High in?

Centinela Valley Union High

How many students attend Hawthorne High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,675 students attended Hawthorne High.

Is Hawthorne High a good school?

Hawthorne High ranks 1333^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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