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York ranks 2546 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

York Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 449 students in the Hawthorne School District, demonstrating strong academic growth for its student population.

The school is on a clear upward trend, now ranking in the top half of all California elementary schools, which is notable given that over 90% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. York particularly excels in teaching core subjects like math, where it outperforms both its district and the state average. Compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Eucalyptus and Kornblum, York achieves stronger academic results. It also benefits from a more favorable student-teacher ratio than many neighbors, allowing for more individualized attention.

While showing great strengths, York faces some challenges common to the area, including a rate of chronic absenteeism that, though improving, remains higher than the state average and is similar to several local schools. Performance can vary by grade, with third graders excelling but older grades facing some hurdles, especially in science. Overall, York stands out within the Hawthorne district for its effective educational practices and consistent improvement over the past decade.

449

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,985

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11838 South York Ave.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-3125

(310) 675-1189

District: Hawthorne

Students who attend York usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

African American:

18.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,546^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	51.1	2546 of 5857	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	3174 of 5869	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	2334 of 5859	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	2876 of 5883	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	2864 of 5789	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	2860 of 5662	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	3227 of 5692	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	3168 of 5614	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	3897 of 5611	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.2	4519 of 5530	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	3355 of 5390	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	3939 of 5377	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	3318 of 5314	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.9	4075 of 5193	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	3974 of 5113	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	3891 of 5113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	4052 of 4818	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.6	4061 of 4822	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.4	3843 of 4809	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	160 of 569	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	39 of 661	94.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	2075 of 2128	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	1473 of 3162	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	465 of 3245	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	939 of 3311	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	37.9	1919 of 3275	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	2195 of 3246	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	2136 of 5597	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	2757 of 5612	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	2287 of 5609	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	3484 of 5635	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2850 of 5492	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	2558 of 5413	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	1196 of 5107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	1953 of 5107	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	1232 of 5087	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	1562 of 5084	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	1790 of 4963	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	1718 of 4830	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	1492 of 5460	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	2308 of 5517	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	963 of 5363	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	1421 of 5264	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	1925 of 5173	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	1778 of 5084	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2917 of 5628	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3399 of 5643	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	2226 of 5638	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	2226 of 5663	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2655 of 5510	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	2947 of 5431	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Very terrible 1st and 2nd day of school. Unorganized, 40 kinders per class and only 2 classes. Not good for new/young kids that are already sad and nervous. They're 4,5,6 come on guys. Teachers running around moving students mid-day, changing classrooms, kids standing up because they don't have a seat and not one time did they apologize to the parents for the inconvenience. No heads-up or anything. Everything was found out the 1st or second day. My child went there for TK and for her to start kindergarten (still nervous) and her seat has been changed 2xs, she has no previous classmates in her new class so for her it's like going to a new school all over again. Terrible. Staff has no sympathy for any parents complaints. They're too busy trying to cover up their mistakes so they push the parents away. Get it together guys. Bad look. 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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence	Public	K-8	11710 South Cherry Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5400	487	18	26.9	92.2%	7 (1.4%)	129 (26.5%)	332 (68.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	32.4	3771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		32.2	3765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	6																	14.3	26.8	19.2	20.8	46.7	33.3	22.0	31.3	57.5	35.3	38.2	50.8	27.0	15.9	18.2	22.0	30.6	94.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2		$18,895	$15,624	$3,271
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
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
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
Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 West 105th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 677-7050	529	24	22.0	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	512 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	31.8	3814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		33.8	3612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	202																	20.4		20.4	44.4	22.2	37.8				35.8	42.9	19.4	23.5				29.1	96.2	98.1		97.1			$27,678	$25,348	$2,330
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	$25,778	$21,536	$4,242
Woodworth-Monroe Academy	Public	K-8	10711 10th Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5310	826	35	23.5	93.7%	7 (0.8%)	244 (29.5%)	532 (64.4%)	6 (0.7%)	11 (1.3%)	13 (1.6%)	13 (1.6%)	8.5	5710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		11	5628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	82	0.0	6.3	9.1	3.9	8.3	18.8	18.2	13.7	0.0	25.0	9.1	9.8	0.0	6.3	9.1	3.9	10.5	19.4	15.1	15.2	12.4	12.8	14.3	25.5	31.9	19.1	11.4	11.2	7.0	13.0	17.2	10.6	11.8	86.8	96.2		92.5	92.5	96.2	$14,210	$10,150	$4,060
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

Frequently Asked Questions about York

What district is York in?

Hawthorne

What schools do graduates of York attend?

Students who attend York usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend York?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended York.

Is York a good school?

York ranks 2546^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of York?

Students at York are 75% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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