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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90250

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Schools

12,099

Students

Districts

Top rankedHawthorne Math and Science Academy255^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Jefferson up 707 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Renaissance County Community 16.1 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Del Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	12110 Hindry Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2100	612	24	25.0	28.8%	96 (15.7%)	79 (12.9%)	289 (47.2%)	75 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	79.9	1132^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	80.5%		70.9	1556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%	424	41.9					41.9	75.3	62.5	59.3					65.8	82.0	62.5	44.2					63.1							$22,084	$20,770	$1,314
Hollyglen Elementary	Public	K-2	5309 West 135th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5400	518	21	24.1	28.0%	144 (27.8%)	32 (6.2%)	256 (49.4%)	29 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.8%)								(n/a)																							96.7	98.3		97.8	97.2	98.3	$25,084	$24,388	$696
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%)	72.6	613^th of 2703 public middle schools	77.3%		75	583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	78.9%	30		54.4				54.4				65.2	52.0	60.2		59.1				49.4	40.1	44.3		44.6							$18,220	$17,404	$816
Aviation Elementary	Public	3-5	5403 West 138th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2151	439	16	27.8	29.8%	90 (20.5%)	29 (6.6%)	240 (54.7%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	39 (8.9%)	83.1	1005^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.7%		79.9	1157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%	152	42.5					42.5	70.3	67.8	60.0					66.0	72.5	70.5	56.2					66.3							$22,243	$20,822	$1,421
Family First Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	12500 Ramona Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Family First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 946-0379	605	15	39.0	4.5%	27 (4.5%)	61 (10.1%)	489 (80.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Hawthorne High	Public	9-12	4859 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-4400	1,675	78	21.5	80.0%	24 (1.4%)	158 (9.4%)	1,424 (85.0%)	33 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (1.8%)	39.7	1284^th of 2137 public high schools	39.9%		36.9	1333^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.3%	49			20.1		21.4	20.7							52.0	52.0							12.0	12.0							$27,747	$24,446	$3,301
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%)	33.9	3668^th of 5804 public elementary schools	36.8%		31.2	3862^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%	194	24.8					24.8	34.6	36.4	40.9					37.4	40.4	32.7	23.1					31.8	96.9	96.9	98.5	96.9	97.7	97.7	$26,307	$22,076	$4,231
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%)	41.2	1435^th of 2703 public middle schools	46.9%		39.4	1508^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.4%	73		22.3				22.3				43.9	44.0	47.6		45.2				31.7	27.7	29.7		29.7							$25,889	$22,748	$3,141
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%)	47.9	2720^th of 5804 public elementary schools	53.1%		36.7	3427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%	707	31.0					31.0	41.5	49.4	36.8					42.6	45.8	47.7	32.6					42.0	96.0	97.3			97.3		$26,514	$22,556	$3,958
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%)	62.5	1953^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	66.4%		52.5	2460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.0%	507	39.8					39.8	42.4	48.7	54.0					48.3	50.0	54.1	52.2					52.1							$25,223	$21,368	$3,855
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%)	56.1	2254^th of 5804 public elementary schools	61.2%		58.5	2144^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%	110	38.2					38.2	55.6	44.1	46.1					48.2	51.9	50.9	32.9					43.9	94.1	94.1			94.1		$33,244	$27,654	$5,590
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%)	49.5	2634^th of 5804 public elementary schools	54.6%		51.1	2546^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%	88	18.6					18.6	58.8	47.1	39.0					47.8	48.1	50.0	30.5					43.0	89.5	94.2		95.4	95.4	93.0	$32,985	$28,626	$4,359
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%)	32.3	1716^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.5%		34.3	1668^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.6%	48		17.0				17.0				35.9	39.4	34.3		36.5				33.9	31.8	21.7		29.0							$28,717	$23,836	$4,881
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%)	32.9	3739^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.6%		36.5	3446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%	293	22.6					22.6	41.2	32.9	37.4					37.1	37.2	31.2	25.6					31.4	97.0			98.2		97.6	$25,778	$21,536	$4,242
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%)	41.5	1430^th of 2703 public middle schools	47.1%		37.8	1553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%	123		20.2				20.2				40.1	48.8	52.9		47.1				28.9	25.9	30.3		28.4							$27,623	$23,376	$4,247
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%)	36	3502^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	39.7%		38.4	3317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%	185	21.2					21.2	25.6	41.9	47.0					38.5	33.8	41.9	26.2					34.0	93.8				96.3	96.3	$26,938	$22,696	$4,242
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4467 West Broadway	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 973-8184	567	25	23.1	83.1%	25 (4.4%)	98 (17.3%)	366 (64.6%)	60 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	87.2	255^th of 2137 public high schools	88.1%		94.5	108^th of 2162 public high schools	95.0%	147				51.2		51.2							82.4	82.4							47.3	47.3							$30,150	$29,082	$1,068
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%)	23.1	4540^th of 5804 public elementary schools	21.8%		35.7	3525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.8%	1015	25.0					25.0	12.5	30.3	47.2					29.4	12.5	25.0	22.2					19.4							$63,979	$60,134	$3,845
Renaissance County Community	Public	7-12	14600 Cerise Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-9910	132	8	16.1	73.5%	2 (1.5%)	24 (18.2%)	101 (76.5%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	13.1	1811^th of 2137 public high schools	15.3%		19.5	1702^nd of 2162 public high schools	21.3%	109					4.6	3.7							15.9	16.0							4.6	3.9							$41,250	$35,872	$5,378

Cities Near Zip Code 90250

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hawthorne	0.04 mi	32	416^th
Lawndale	1 mi	15	457^th
Inglewood	1.35 mi	37	613^th
Lennox	1.37 mi	8	431^st
Gardena	1.82 mi	18	473^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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