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Kornblum

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Kornblum ranks 3317 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kornblum Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 566 students in the Hawthorne School District, showing significant recent improvement in its academic scores.

The school has made a notable turnaround, jumping from a 1-star to a 2-star rating in the latest year with strong gains in English and math proficiency, which is particularly impressive given it has the highest economic need among nearby Hawthorne schools. While it operates with larger class sizes and lower per-student funding than some peers like Washington and York, its current test scores are competitive. However, chronic absenteeism remains higher than the district and state averages, though it has improved from previous years.

Performance varies across different groups of students, with some subgroups performing exceptionally well while others, particularly female students, show much lower scores, creating a significant performance gap. Compared to other schools in the area, such as Ramona and Eucalyptus, Kornblum's year-to-year rankings have been more volatile, but its current upward trend and efficient use of resources are positive signs for families.

566

Students ?

28.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,812

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3620 West El Segundo Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-4819

(310) 970-4294

District: Hawthorne

Students who attend Kornblum usually attend:

Middle:	Bud Carson Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.1%

African American:

25.6%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,317^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	38.4	3317 of 5857	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4802 of 5869	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4144 of 5859	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3962 of 5883	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	3321 of 5789	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3284 of 5662	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.4	4657 of 5692	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	4442 of 5614	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	4283 of 5611	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	4191 of 5530	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.9	4170 of 5390	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	4067 of 5377	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	4180 of 5314	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	4172 of 5193	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	4155 of 5113	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	4097 of 5113	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	3687 of 4818	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	3189 of 4822	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.7	3953 of 4809	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	72 of 569	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.8	192 of 593	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	91 of 661	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	180 of 663	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	180 of 747	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	88 of 700	87.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1698 of 2128	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	2150 of 3162	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1626 of 3245	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1386 of 3311	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	1784 of 3275	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1667 of 3246	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4268 of 5597	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5006 of 5612	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4178 of 5609	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4039 of 5635	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	3375 of 5492	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3811 of 5413	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	2398 of 5107	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	3943 of 5107	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3520 of 5087	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2712 of 5084	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	2163 of 4963	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	2767 of 4830	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	2222 of 5460	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	4137 of 5517	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3610 of 5363	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2809 of 5264	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	2108 of 5173	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2201 of 5084	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	2253 of 5628	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	4186 of 5643	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3779 of 5638	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3605 of 5663	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3017 of 5510	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	2680 of 5431	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Purche Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13210 Purche Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-3184	373	21	17.7	90.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (46.9%)	138 (37.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.4%)	25.9	4319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.3%		23.7	4491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	172	21.2		21.2	32.8	23.2	28.9				28.1	37.5	23.2	26.9				29.2							$31,038	$5,792	$25,246
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
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	396	16	24.7	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.2%)	283 (71.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	23.5	4547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		34.2	3587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	960	13.3		13.3	33.9	26.5	39.3				33.0	28.4	22.4	18.3				23.2							$34,292	$6,181	$28,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Kornblum

Is Kornblum a good school?

Kornblum ranks 3317^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kornblum attend?

Students who attend Kornblum usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bud Carson Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

What district is Kornblum in?

Hawthorne

What is the racial makeup of Kornblum?

Students at Kornblum are 70% Hispanic, 26% African American, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kornblum?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Kornblum.

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