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Augustus Hawkins High

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Augustus Hawkins High ranks 1475 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 32% of California high schools

Summary

Augustus Hawkins High is a public high school serving 1,122 students in grades 9-12 in South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district and facing significant challenges with student attendance and retention.

The school serves a community with high economic need and has struggled with academic outcomes, though it shows promising recent improvement. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 54.8% is the highest among traditional high schools in the area, and its 22.1% dropout rate is more than double that of some neighboring schools like John C. Fremont Senior High. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are well below state averages, but they have increased notably in the past year, helping the school's statewide ranking improve.

Comparisons to nearby schools reveal important context. While Augustus Hawkins High spends over $22,000 per student, some charter schools like the Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy achieve much higher academic results with similar per-student funding and student demographics, alongside far lower absenteeism. The school's high student-teacher ratio and fluctuating graduation rate point to ongoing challenges, but the measurable academic gains suggest recent efforts to support students are beginning to show positive effects.

1,122

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,973

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 West 60th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90044-5512

(323) 789-1282

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Augustus Hawkins High:

Elementary:	Budlong Avenue Elementary
	Fifty-Second Street Elementary
	Gerald A. Lawson Academy of the Arts Math and Sci
	Sixty-First Street Elementary
Middle:	John Muir Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

African American:

16.2%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (75% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (22% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,475^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 153High 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	30.8	1475 of 2162	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1740 of 2159	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1654 of 2170	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1695 of 2123	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	991 of 1290	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1499 of 2133	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1324 of 2017	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.4	1440 of 2021	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	1488 of 2039	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1521 of 1994	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	337 of 523	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	353 of 517	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.1	463 of 521	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	456 of 522	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	503 of 592	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	1084 of 1161	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	526 of 1117	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	973 of 1064	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	783 of 1044	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	726 of 941	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	616 of 938	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1392 of 1906	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1602 of 1915	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1541 of 1915	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1532 of 1858	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	828 of 1054	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1476 of 1833	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1343 of 1760	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1189 of 1900	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1531 of 1902	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1378 of 1917	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1442 of 1861	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1161 of 1814	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1078 of 1742	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1285 of 2013	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1612 of 2026	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1491 of 2030	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1536 of 1943	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	830 of 1126	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1376 of 1937	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1195 of 1862	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1333 of 1942	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1603 of 1948	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1495 of 1963	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1600 of 1916	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	923 of 1122	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1374 of 1880	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1127 of 1834	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1048 of 1252	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1035 of 1216	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	850 of 1197	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science11%-22 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)		CSA Spanish Speaking (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 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Augustus Hawkins High	Public	9-12	825 West 60th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 789-1282	1,122	57	19.6	98.5%	30 (2.7%)	182 (16.2%)	898 (80.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	30.8	1475^th of 2162 public high schools	31.8%		17.8	1740^th of 2159 public high schools	19.4%	265											10.8		10.6				34.3	34.3				21.0	21.0	$22,973	$4,194	$18,779
Synergy Quantum Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	300 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Synergy Quantum Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 510-4171	564	34	16.4	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	551 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.4	883^rd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%		58	816^th of 2159 public high schools	62.2%	67											35.2		35.2				51.2	51.2				24.6	24.6	$20,986	$3,291	$17,695
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Public	9-12	300 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4600	971	61	15.9	97.2%	12 (1.2%)	66 (6.8%)	886 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	24.1	1610^th of 2162 public high schools	25.5%		24.6	1596^th of 2159 public high schools	26.1%	14											9.4		9.1				33.2	33.2				12.6	12.6	$23,617	$5,066	$18,551
Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2874	603	30	19.9	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	588 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	84.4	324^th of 2162 public high schools	85.0%		80.8	400^th of 2159 public high schools	81.5%	76											44.9		44.3				77.6	77.6				42.2	42.2	$22,446	$2,128	$20,318
Horace Mann UCLA Community	Public	6-12	7001 South Saint Andrews Pl.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1900	440	35	12.6	95.0%	5 (1.1%)	194 (44.1%)	226 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	36.3	1352^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.5%		12.9	1897^th of 2159 public high schools	12.1%	545										9.5	26.5		13.7	20.6	15.4	21.7	38.2	21.4	20.6	20.9	19.8	11.8	19.4	$33,334	$6,288	$27,046
Manual Arts Senior High	Public	9-12	4131 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-7300	1,001	62	16.1	97.5%	11 (1.1%)	131 (13.1%)	835 (83.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.8%)	25.5	1581^st of 2162 public high schools	26.9%		21.6	1663^rd of 2159 public high schools	23.0%	82											11.6	9.1	11.5				35.1	35.1				11.5	11.5	$26,480	$5,660	$20,820
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Public	6-12	1700 West 46th St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 421-1700	293	23	13.0	95.2%	6 (2.0%)	62 (21.2%)	214 (73.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)										11.1			11.1	26.5	21.3	19.8		22.7	13.9	8.0	11.1		11.1	$31,486	$6,142	$25,344
John C. Fremont Senior High	Public	9-12	7676 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1200	1,889	99	19.0	97.5%	33 (1.7%)	134 (7.1%)	1,691 (89.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.4%)	27.3	1548^th of 2162 public high schools	28.4%		30	1490^th of 2159 public high schools	31.0%	58											14.8		14.5				32.4	32.4				13.9	13.9	$21,350	$4,817	$16,533
The SEED School of Los Angeles County	Public, Charter	9-12	8400 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	The SEED School of Los Angeles County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 843-6700	206	19	10.6	99.0%	3 (1.5%)	92 (44.7%)	105 (51.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	42	1213^th of 2162 public high schools	43.9%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64.3		29.0		29.0				42.4	42.4				15.2	15.2	$69,875	$3,006	$66,869
John Hope Continuation	Public	9-12	7840 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1292	87	4	21.3	96.6%	3 (3.4%)	5 (5.7%)	79 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2081^st of 2162 public high schools	3.7%		8.6	2139^th of 2159 public high schools	0.9%	58											0.0		2.9				5.7	5.7				2.9	2.9	$30,519	$8,441	$22,078

Frequently Asked Questions about Augustus Hawkins High

Is Augustus Hawkins High a good school?

Augustus Hawkins High ranks 1475^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Augustus Hawkins High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,122 students attended Augustus Hawkins High.

What is the racial makeup of Augustus Hawkins High?

Students at Augustus Hawkins High are 80% Hispanic, 16% African American, 3% White.

What district is Augustus Hawkins High in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools feed into Augustus Hawkins High?

Augustus Hawkins High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Budlong Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Fifty-Second Street Elementary
Elementary : Gerald A. Lawson Academy of the Arts Math and Sci
Elementary : Sixty-First Street Elementary
Middle : John Muir Middle

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