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Cimarron Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Cimarron Avenue Elementary a good school?

Cimarron Avenue Elementary ranks 3525 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cimarron Avenue Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 261 students in the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-need area of Hawthorne where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking places it in the 40th percentile, it shows significant strengths in specific areas, particularly in science, where it outperforms both the district and state averages. The school has also demonstrated a strong and consistent record of academic effectiveness for its African American students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking well above average for these groups statewide. Furthermore, Cimarron has shown impressive improvement over the last decade, climbing from the 12th to the 40th percentile, and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism by nearly half since 2022.

Interesting comparisons to nearby schools reveal a mixed picture. For instance, while York Elementary in the Hawthorne district achieves a higher overall ranking with lower per-student spending, Cimarron spends more per student than most comparable schools like Century Park Elementary. The school faces challenges, including a notable decline in math scores from 3rd to 5th grade and a persistent gender performance gap. However, its proven success with vulnerable student populations and its relative strength in science are positive indicators of targeted programs that work.

261

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$63,979

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11559 Cimarron Ave.
Hawthorne, CA 90250-1914

(323) 757-1226

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Cimarron Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

George Washington Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.8%

Hispanic:

24.1%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,525^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

301^st of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified 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	35.7	3525 of 5857	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3447 of 5869	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	3123 of 5859	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3752 of 5883	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4850 of 5789	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4163 of 5662	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	4278 of 5692	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	4544 of 5614	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	4950 of 5611	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	3948 of 5530	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	4057 of 5390	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	4243 of 5377	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	4367 of 5314	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.4	3485 of 5193	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.6	3856 of 5113	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	4394 of 5113	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	4014 of 4818	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.2	2992 of 4822	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	12.5	4518 of 4809	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	111 of 569	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	125 of 593	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	92 of 661	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	132 of 663	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	290 of 747	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	206 of 700	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2873 of 5597	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2994 of 5612	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	3280 of 5609	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3929 of 5635	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4786 of 5492	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3490 of 5413	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	1939 of 5460	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2493 of 5517	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	2145 of 5363	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2855 of 5264	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4359 of 5173	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3605 of 5084	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	3836 of 5628	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3585 of 5643	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2861 of 5638	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3296 of 5663	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4312 of 5510	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4654 of 5431	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-10 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)							% 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
Cimarron Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11559 Cimarron Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-1226	261	14	18.6	85.8%	2 (0.8%)	156 (59.8%)	63 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	33 (12.6%)	35.7	3525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%		35.9	3447^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	78																	33.3		33.3	38.9	39.5	38.5				38.9	30.6	31.6	20.5				27.4							$63,979	$60,134	$3,845
Century Park Elementary	Public	K-5	10935 South Spinning Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8231	256	14	18.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	112 (43.8%)	122 (47.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	37.7	3365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		46.5	2765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	600																	18.2		18.2	49.0	20.7	31.8				36.1	51.0	31.0	27.3				37.7	87.5	96.4		91.1	94.6	94.6	$61,974	$57,506	$4,468
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
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
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							$54,721	$50,226	$4,495
West Athens Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 West 119th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-9114	545	30	18.1	97.4%	5 (0.9%)	143 (26.2%)	364 (66.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	18.2	4991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		15.7	5240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	249																	16.0		16.0	16.0	25.6	26.3				23.1	30.3	27.7	13.0				22.8	92.6	97.2			92.6		$41,932	$38,682	$3,250
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 West 109th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1371	611	30	20.3	98.7%	1 (0.2%)	183 (30.0%)	391 (64.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.3%)	29	4046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		24.7	4391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	345																	9.8		9.8	28.4	37.8	34.3				33.6	31.1	45.2	19.6				31.6	96.0				96.0		$40,191	$36,730	$3,461
Manhattan Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1308	218	13	16.7	95.4%	2 (0.9%)	104 (47.7%)	93 (42.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	6.6	5797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.3	5830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	33																	9.1		9.1	9.5	12.5	13.6				12.0	12.5	6.3	4.6				7.7	90.9	90.9					$97,878	$92,948	$4,930
Washington Primary Center	Public	K-2	860 West 112th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 779-7550	138	8	17.2	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	25 (18.1%)	110 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)																																								$54,365	$51,038	$3,327
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cimarron Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Cimarron Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Cimarron Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cimarron Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cimarron Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : George Washington Preparatory High

Is Cimarron Avenue Elementary a good school?

Cimarron Avenue Elementary ranks 3525^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cimarron Avenue Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Cimarron Avenue Elementary?

Students at Cimarron Avenue Elementary are 60% African American, 24% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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