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Washington ranks 2144 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 418 students in the Hawthorne School District, and it stands out as a school that has made remarkable academic progress despite serving a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is a notable success story, having climbed from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and now performing above both district and state averages in English and Math. This is particularly impressive when compared to other Hawthorne schools like Eucalyptus and Kornblum, which have similar student demographics but lower proficiency rates. Washington also excels with students from low-income families, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide for this group, and has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate better than the district and state.

Washington spends more per student than other high-need schools in its district, which appears to correlate with stronger outcomes. While schools in neighboring districts like Del Aire Elementary in Wiseburn Unified have different demographic profiles, Washington's trajectory shows that with effective practices and resources, schools can help all students achieve. Its performance, especially in early grades, provides a strong foundation for student success.

418

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,140

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4339 West 129th St.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-5210

(310) 676-3422

District: Hawthorne

Students who attend Washington usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie Vista Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

African American:

16.3%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hawthorne

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,144^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	58.5	2144 of 5857	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	3047 of 5869	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2972 of 5859	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2897 of 5883	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	2886 of 5789	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	2571 of 5662	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	26.2	4153 of 5692	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	3988 of 5614	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	4063 of 5611	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.1	3452 of 5530	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.1	3794 of 5390	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.5	2625 of 5377	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.1	2840 of 5314	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.6	3526 of 5193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.8	3693 of 5113	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	4707 of 5113	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	4078 of 4818	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	4097 of 4822	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	3831 of 4809	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	84 of 569	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	91 of 663	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	161 of 747	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	171 of 700	75.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	1828 of 3162	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	760 of 3245	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	738 of 3311	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	2354 of 3275	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.0	1161 of 3246	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	1894 of 5597	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2621 of 5612	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	2735 of 5609	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	3214 of 5635	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	2769 of 5492	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	2375 of 5413	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	810 of 5107	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	2037 of 5107	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	1503 of 5087	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	1715 of 5084	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	1508 of 4963	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	1243 of 4830	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1104 of 5460	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	2086 of 5517	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1726 of 5363	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	1465 of 5264	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	1605 of 5173	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	1397 of 5084	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	2285 of 5628	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	3226 of 5643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	3024 of 5638	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	2476 of 5663	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	2802 of 5510	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	2671 of 5431	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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Schools Near Washington

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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 (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 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
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		$24,140	$6,283	$17,857
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							$19,994	$4,263	$15,731
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	$21,021	$5,000	$16,021
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		$21,180	$5,081	$16,099
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	$20,812	$4,597	$16,215
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	$23,788	$4,951	$18,837
Zela Davis	Public	K-5	13435 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1771	843	32	26.3	93.6%	11 (1.3%)	238 (28.2%)	540 (64.1%)	25 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	22 (2.6%)	36.5	3446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		34.3	3576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	130	19.4	19.4	43.8	38.2	29.2	37.0	40.3	31.1	34.5	35.4	97.0			98.2		97.6	$19,758	$4,655	$15,103
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		$29,779	$1,896	$27,883
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		$29,264	$2,090	$27,174
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington

How many students attend Washington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Washington.

Is Washington a good school?

Washington ranks 2144^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington attend?

Students who attend Washington usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie Vista Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

What is the racial makeup of Washington?

Students at Washington are 71% Hispanic, 16% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Washington in?

Hawthorne

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