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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 90250

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At a glance

Schools

6,131

Students

Districts

Top rankedAviation Elementary1157^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Kornblum up 1,485 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cimarron Avenue Elementary 18.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

This analysis examines 11 elementary schools in zip code 90250 (Hawthorne, CA), serving grades K-5 across three districts: Hawthorne (7 schools), Wiseburn Unified (3 schools), and Los Angeles Unified (1 school), revealing significant performance differences linked more to district than spending.

Schools in the Wiseburn Unified district, particularly Aviation Elementary and Del Aire Elementary, stand out with the highest test scores and lowest chronic absenteeism, consistently ranking in the top 27% of California schools. In contrast, most schools in the Hawthorne district perform below the state average, though Ramona Elementary is a notable high performer within that group.

Key factors differentiating schools include chronic absenteeism, which is dramatically lower in high-performing schools, and stark drops in math scores between 3rd and 5th grade at several schools like Jefferson and York. While per-student spending varies widely, it does not consistently predict success, as the highest-spending school, Cimarron Avenue Elementary, has the lowest academic ranking among testing schools.

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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 (2025)	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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.

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.