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Prairie Vista Middle

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Prairie Vista Middle ranks 1553 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 44% of California middle schools

Summary

Prairie Vista Middle is a public school serving about 675 students in grades 6-8 in the Hawthorne School District, operating in a community where nearly all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school's overall test scores are below state averages, with math being a particular area for improvement compared to English and science. However, the school shows notable strengths when compared to its closest peers within the Hawthorne district, such as Bud Carson Middle and Hawthorne Middle, often matching or exceeding their performance in key subjects despite similar challenges. A significant concern is chronic absenteeism, which at 28% is higher than at neighboring schools and impacts student learning.

Looking at nearby districts reveals stark contrasts; for instance, Manhattan Beach Middle, just a few miles away in the Manhattan Beach Unified district, performs at a much higher level. Yet, Prairie Vista demonstrates effective resource use, spending less per student than some area schools like Lennox Middle while achieving comparable results. The school's performance suggests it has developed successful strategies for supporting its student community that could be key to future growth.

674

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,243

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13600 South Prairie Ave.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-7306

(310) 679-1003

District: Hawthorne

Students who attend Prairie Vista Middle usually attend:

High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Prairie Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Jefferson
	Washington
	York

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

African American:

20.3%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,553^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	37.8	1553 of 2761	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1611 of 2783	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1561 of 2781	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1575 of 2740	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1443 of 2715	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1509 of 2480	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.0	1676 of 2508	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	1691 of 2497	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	1770 of 2477	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.3	1391 of 2379	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	1235 of 2259	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.1	1118 of 2236	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	961 of 2179	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.1	965 of 2063	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.7	1069 of 2005	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1228 of 1999	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	1087 of 1804	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.2	1058 of 1777	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.4	1282 of 1769	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	163 of 609	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	208 of 627	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	115 of 613	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	250 of 637	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	122 of 643	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	154 of 600	74.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	1150 of 1531	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1131 of 1491	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	810 of 1369	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	837 of 1478	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	575 of 1521	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	600 of 1540	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	397 of 1442	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	528 of 1364	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1414 of 2533	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1539 of 2551	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1406 of 2531	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1366 of 2509	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1265 of 2380	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1453 of 2262	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1062 of 2395	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1063 of 2388	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	1065 of 2374	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	958 of 2359	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	950 of 2213	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	984 of 2072	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1054 of 2542	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	1249 of 2579	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	1079 of 2531	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	1118 of 2458	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	835 of 2369	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	978 of 2230	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1512 of 2534	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1479 of 2552	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1462 of 2538	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1506 of 2527	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1404 of 2407	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1390 of 2273	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	844 of 1566	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1166 of 1552	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1047 of 1531	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Prairie Vista Middle

Is Prairie Vista Middle a good school?

Prairie Vista Middle ranks 1553^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prairie Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Prairie Vista Middle.

What high school do graduates of Prairie Vista Middle attend?

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

What district is Prairie Vista Middle in?

Hawthorne

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Vista Middle?

Students at Prairie Vista Middle are 73% Hispanic, 20% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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