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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90250

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Schools

13,036

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHawthorne Math and Science Academy108^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Kornblum up 1,485 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Renaissance County Community 16.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

The 90250 zip code in Hawthorne, California, is served by 21 schools across elementary, middle, and high school grades, representing seven different school districts including Hawthorne, Wiseburn Unified, and Centinela Valley Union High, with performance varying dramatically from some of the state's top performers to schools in need of significant support.

Standout schools include the exceptional Hawthorne Math and Science Academy, ranking in the state's top 5%, and the consistently high-performing schools in the Wiseburn Unified district like Aviation Elementary and Wiseburn Middle. In contrast, Family First Charter and Renaissance County Community show very low graduation rates and test scores.

Key insights for parents are that higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, as Wiseburn schools spend less but perform well, and chronic absenteeism is strongly linked to lower academic outcomes. The area shows that specialized programs can lead to success, but overall, the zip code presents a mix of educational opportunities, making it important to research individual schools within their respective districts.

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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 (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	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%)	70.9	1556^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%		74	1413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.9%	143	34.0					34.0	68.8	53.5	51.6					58.1	71.0	50.6	47.9					56.6							$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%)	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							$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%)	79.9	1157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		83.4	1020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.6%	137	41.8					41.8	65.0	56.2	65.8					62.3	66.4	61.0	58.9					62.0							$22,243	$20,822	$1,421
Success Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	13530 Aviation Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2101	14	2	7.0	28.6%	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)
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)
Da Vinci Connect	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12501 Isis Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Connect District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	923	24	39.0	43.4%	156 (16.9%)	198 (21.5%)	347 (37.6%)	59 (6.4%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	149 (16.1%)								(n/a)	46.8	54.0		27.2	31.2	37.3	51.0	54.0	66.0	62.0	72.4	69.4	64.3	63.6	44.9	32.0	45.7	49.3	51.3	50.0	14.8	40.5	93.6	96.8	96.8		96.8
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%)	36.9	1333^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.3%		43.2	1164^th of 2159 public high schools	46.1%	169			16.4		9.8	13.3							52.3	52.3							14.7	14.7							$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%)	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	$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%)	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							$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%)	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		$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%)	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							$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%)	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		$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%)	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	$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%)	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							$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%)	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	$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%)	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							$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%)	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
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%)	94.5	108^th of 2162 public high schools	95.0%		95	112^th of 2159 public high schools	94.8%	4				66.4	43.6	55.2							82.2	82.2							56.6	56.6							$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%)	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
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%)	19.5	1702^nd of 2162 public high schools	21.3%		14.1	1847^th of 2159 public high schools	14.5%	145		12.5			0.0	5.7						10.5	23.7	19.0						0.0	11.4	7.3							$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	41	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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.