Summary:
Hawthorne Middle is a public middle school located in Hawthorne, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 721 students. The school is part of the Hawthorne School District, which is ranked 821 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Hawthorne Middle's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 36.21% (6th grade) to 46.43% (7th grade), compared to the state average of 45.82% to 47.19%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 24.44% (8th grade) to 32.3% (7th grade), compared to the state average of 31.57% to 34.31%. However, the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of California middle schools, respectively, in recent years. Conversely, the school's performance for Special Education students and students with Disabilities is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 30% of California middle schools.
Hawthorne Middle has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.0% in the 2020-2021 school year to 31.8% in the 2021-2022 school year and 25.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is notably higher than the state average. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. While Hawthorne Middle's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby schools in the Hawthorne School District, it lags behind the higher-performing Manhattan Beach Unified School District, such as Manhattan Beach Middle, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of California middle schools.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Hawthorne
SchoolDigger Rank:
1317th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,375
Students who attend Hawthorne Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Hawthorne Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 25.5
Number of students: 779
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
78.2%
African American:
13.6%
Asian:
3.6%
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White:
1.8%
Pacific Islander:
1.3%
Two or more races:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.7%
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