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Eucalyptus

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Eucalyptus ranks 3862 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3862^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Eucalyptus Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 709 students in the Hawthorne School District, consistently ranking in the lower-middle tier among California elementary schools.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency in English, math, and science below state averages and a chronic absenteeism rate of 24.3%, which is higher than nearby schools like Washington and Ramona. While serving a high-need population, Eucalyptus performs below other schools in its own district with similar demographics, particularly in comparison to Washington Elementary, which achieves better results with a similar student body. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio than several of these neighboring schools.

A striking finding is the contrast with schools in the neighboring Wiseburn Unified district, such as Del Aire Elementary, which shows much higher proficiency and lower absenteeism despite close geographic proximity. This highlights how district boundaries can impact educational resources and outcomes. The consistent pattern of underperformance at Eucalyptus over time suggests systemic challenges, though the success of a peer like Washington indicates potential pathways for improvement through targeted interventions, particularly around attendance.

709

Students ?

27.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,307

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12044 South Eucalyptus Ave.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-3602

(310) 675-3369

District: Hawthorne

Students who attend Eucalyptus usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

African American:

11.3%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,862^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Hawthorne

735^th of 1,543Hawthorne 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	31.2	3862 of 5857	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3846 of 5869	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3429 of 5859	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3489 of 5883	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3520 of 5789	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	3334 of 5662	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	3733 of 5692	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	3835 of 5614	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	3367 of 5611	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	2764 of 5530	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.0	3738 of 5390	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	3187 of 5377	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.5	4264 of 5314	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	4531 of 5193	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	3979 of 5113	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	3021 of 5113	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.5	2906 of 4818	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.6	3126 of 4822	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.7	3321 of 4809	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	201 of 569	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	279 of 593	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	148 of 661	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	220 of 663	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	168 of 747	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	160 of 700	77.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.9	2184 of 2585	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	796 of 2128	62.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	2019 of 3162	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	1284 of 3245	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	1056 of 3311	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	1882 of 3275	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1233 of 3246	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	3928 of 5597	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3477 of 5612	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3196 of 5609	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3509 of 5635	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3419 of 5492	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3175 of 5413	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2898 of 5107	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	2645 of 5107	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	2126 of 5087	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	2185 of 5084	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	2473 of 4963	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	2132 of 4830	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	3015 of 5460	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	3153 of 5517	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	2442 of 5363	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	2747 of 5264	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2568 of 5173	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	2442 of 5084	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3527 of 5628	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3927 of 5643	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3424 of 5638	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3222 of 5663	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3360 of 5510	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	3262 of 5431	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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by a citizen on FaceBook
Thursday, June 23, 2011

I remember this school as if it where yesterday. I use to attend here when i was in Kinder, i still have flashbacks of this school. The teachers were amazing and the students treated me like family. I'm pretty sure i had a good eduacation and i am proud i attended here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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
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
York	Public	K-5	11838 South York Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1189	449	24	18.7	91.1%	10 (2.2%)	83 (18.5%)	335 (74.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	51.1	2546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		40	3174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	628									26.5	26.5	57.1	39.7	46.3	48.5	58.8	33.9	26.5	41.1	89.5	94.2		95.4	95.4	93.0	$32,985	$28,626	$4,359
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
Moffett Elementary	Public	K-5	11050 Larch Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-6200	626	29	21.5	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	595 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	46.1	2823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		40.7	3142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	319	18.2	18.2	16.4	16.4	40.0	40.0	16.4	16.4	31.6	31.6	38.2	48.9	50.9	46.1	44.1	37.9	22.8	34.4	95.5			96.3			$27,678	$25,348	$2,330
Buford Elementary	Public	K-5	4919 West 109th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-8900	513	23	22.8	93.6%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	486 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	52.2	2483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.3	2326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	157	28.6	28.6	26.2	26.2	45.2	45.2	23.8	23.8	18.5	18.5	32.1	51.6	53.1	46.5	41.8	53.2	45.6	47.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$27,678	$25,348	$2,330
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
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
Kornblum	Public	K-5	3620 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-4294	566	20	28.3	93.5%	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.6%)	397 (70.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	38.4	3317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%		20.6	4802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	1485									24.8	24.8	43.8	32.2	44.8	40.4	35.4	29.9	33.3	32.9	93.8				96.3	96.3	$26,938	$22,696	$4,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Eucalyptus

What schools do graduates of Eucalyptus attend?

Students who attend Eucalyptus usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Eucalyptus in?

Hawthorne

Is Eucalyptus a good school?

Eucalyptus ranks 3862^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Eucalyptus?

Students at Eucalyptus are 79% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Eucalyptus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended Eucalyptus.

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