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Hawthorne Middle

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Hawthorne Middle ranks 1508 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Hawthorne Middle is a public middle school serving 761 students in grades 6-8 within the Hawthorne School District, serving a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school is ranked in the middle compared to all California middle schools, though its statewide standing has recently declined. It shows particular strengths in English Language Arts, where student proficiency improves steadily from 6th to 8th grade, and in effectively serving African American and Hispanic students, who perform above the school's overall average. However, the school faces significant challenges in mathematics and, most notably, in supporting its special education students, whose academic performance has dropped sharply in recent years. A relative bright spot is student attendance; the chronic absenteeism rate is better than at its sister schools, Prairie Vista Middle and Bud Carson Middle.

The school's context is interesting, as it exists near schools with dramatically different results. For instance, it outperforms nearby schools with similar student demographics like Animo Legacy Charter Middle and Lennox Middle, while being just a few miles from top-performing schools like Manhattan Beach Middle. This suggests Hawthorne Middle has effective practices for its high-need population, but targeted improvements in math and special education are urgent priorities to help all students succeed.

761

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,982

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4366 West 129th St.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-5211

(310) 676-0167

District: Hawthorne

Students who attend Hawthorne Middle usually attend:

High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Hawthorne Middle:

Elementary:	Eucalyptus
	Ramona

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

10.8%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,508^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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	39.4	1508 of 2761	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	1321 of 2783	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1191 of 2781	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1329 of 2740	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	1333 of 2715	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	1128 of 2480	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	1025 of 2508	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.3	1239 of 2497	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.8	1574 of 2477	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.3	1339 of 2379	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	1222 of 2259	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	983 of 2236	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	857 of 2179	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	885 of 2063	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	822 of 2005	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.6	1021 of 1999	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.4	909 of 1804	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	1081 of 1777	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.2	1212 of 1769	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	189 of 609	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	163 of 627	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	98 of 613	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	69 of 637	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	184 of 643	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	136 of 600	77.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	901 of 1531	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	775 of 1491	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	780 of 1369	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.7	707 of 1478	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	545 of 1521	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	569 of 1540	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	612 of 1442	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	491 of 1364	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1429 of 2533	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	1100 of 2551	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	1081 of 2531	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	1316 of 2509	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	1120 of 2380	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	1118 of 2262	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	976 of 2395	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	657 of 2388	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	575 of 2374	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	709 of 2359	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	668 of 2213	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	561 of 2072	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	1053 of 2542	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	857 of 2579	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	636 of 2531	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	992 of 2458	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	779 of 2369	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	603 of 2230	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	1386 of 2534	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1334 of 2552	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1113 of 2538	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1131 of 2527	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	1342 of 2407	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1024 of 2273	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1149 of 1566	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1103 of 1552	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	720 of 1531	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)69th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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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)				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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Animo Legacy Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	12226 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Animo Legacy Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 600-6000	887	46	19.4	94.6%	10 (1.1%)	275 (31.0%)	582 (65.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	13.7	2490^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.8%		10.6	2646^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.9%	156									7.5	7.5	24.6	21.2	24.8	23.6	11.6	8.2	15.0	11.8	$22,362	$1,548	$20,814
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Middle

What high school do graduates of Hawthorne Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Hawthorne Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Hawthorne Middle.

Is Hawthorne Middle a good school?

Hawthorne Middle ranks 1508^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hawthorne Middle in?

Hawthorne

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Middle?

Students at Hawthorne Middle are 80% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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