Hawthorne Middle

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.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4366 West 129th St.
       Hawthorne, CA  90250-5211


(310) 676-0167

District: Hawthorne

SchoolDigger Rank:
1317th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,375 Help


Students who attend Hawthorne Middle usually attend:

High:    Hawthorne High
    Lawndale High
    Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Hawthorne Middle:

Elementary:    Eucalyptus
    Ramona

Student/teacher ratio:  25.5 Help
Number of students:  779

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.2%
African American:
13.6%
Asian:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hawthorne Middle ranks better than 52.6% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Hawthorne School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.75. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Hawthorne Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Hawthorne School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.2%), African American (13.6%), Asian (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Hawthorne School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hawthorne Middle is 25.5, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Hawthorne School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hawthorne Middle is $7,375, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Hawthorne School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawthorne Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne Middle 1317th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hawthorne Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hawthorne:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne 821st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hawthorne Middle

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Rank History for all students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.20 1212th 1769 31.5%
2005 36.29 1081st 1777 39.2%
2006 44.40 909th 1804 49.6%
2007 44.65 1021st 1999 48.9%
2008 54.59 822nd 2005 59.0%
2009 53.85 885th 2063 57.1%
2010 57.40 857th 2179 60.7%
2011 54.28 983rd 2236 56.0%
2012 44.72 1222nd 2259 45.9%
2013 43.33 1339th 2379 43.7%
2015 31.77 1574th 2477 36.5%
2016 45.26 1239th 2497 50.4%
2017 53.38 1025th 2508 59.1%
2018 48.34 1128th 2480 54.5%
2019 43.74 1333rd 2715 50.9%
2022 44.34 1329th 2740 51.5%
2023 49.09 1194th 2802 57.4%
2024 44.75 1317th 2777 52.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.07 491st 1364 64.0%
2019 42.18 612th 1442 57.6%
2022 46.32 569th 1540 63.1%
2023 46.04 546th 1529 64.3%
2024 40.67 707th 1477 52.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.07 721st 1538 53.1%
2024 29.91 1101st 1550 29.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.10 603rd 2230 73.0%
2019 58.18 779th 2369 67.1%
2022 50.99 992nd 2458 59.6%
2023 64.58 639th 2549 74.9%
2024 55.76 855th 2575 66.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.04 1118th 2262 50.6%
2019 47.49 1120th 2380 52.9%
2022 40.87 1316th 2509 47.5%
2023 48.66 1083rd 2547 57.5%
2024 48.71 1096th 2546 57.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.19 780th 1369 43.0%
2019 38.65 775th 1491 48.0%
2022 34.87 901st 1531 41.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.80 1024th 2273 54.9%
2019 38.81 1342nd 2407 44.2%
2022 47.35 1131st 2527 55.2%
2023 48.43 1115th 2558 56.4%
2024 40.44 1330th 2547 47.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.80 136th 600 77.3%
2019 65.76 184th 643 71.4%
2022 83.74 69th 637 89.2%
2023 77.06 98th 614 84.0%
2024 66.29 162nd 626 74.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hawthorne Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.03 561st 2072 72.9%
2019 60.97 668th 2213 69.8%
2022 60.70 709th 2359 69.9%
2023 67.39 578th 2391 75.8%
2024 63.08 655th 2383 72.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Hawthorne Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 162 173 136 311 6 n/a n/a 0 788
1989 121 218 132 328 12 n/a n/a 0 811
1990 140 247 118 353 0 n/a n/a 0 858
1991 152 248 86 355 0 n/a n/a 0 841
1992 125 268 96 357 0 n/a n/a 0 846
1993 123 306 102 414 0 n/a n/a 0 945
1994 110 331 89 431 0 n/a n/a 0 961
1995 90 253 55 431 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1996 90 253 55 431 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1997 66 243 63 461 0 n/a n/a 0 833
1998 67 295 57 459 2 n/a n/a 0 880
1999 99 261 56 422 2 n/a n/a 2 842
2000 83 263 50 432 2 n/a n/a 6 836
2001 94 281 49 514 0 n/a n/a 12 950
2002 64 247 66 537 1 n/a n/a 11 926
2003 64 247 66 537 1 n/a n/a 11 926
2004 42 234 71 548 0 n/a n/a 14 909
2005 35 218 73 611 0 n/a n/a 13 950
2006 33 195 70 621 2 n/a n/a 12 933
2007 24 188 64 670 2 n/a n/a 12 960
2008 29 173 58 662 2 n/a n/a 0 924
2009 17 158 40 660 4 16 17 0 912
2010 21 162 43 651 3 20 5 0 905
2011 16 188 41 672 1 23 9 0 950
2012 20 176 48 670 3 21 6 0 944
2013 22 174 36 711 2 22 3 0 970
2014 27 144 43 703 2 16 2 0 937
2015 24 158 42 665 1 15 5 0 910
2016 23 151 46 681 0 14 4 0 919
2017 19 136 43 702 2 15 2 0 919
2018 19 131 31 700 1 16 3 0 901
2019 15 118 31 643 1 16 5 0 829
2020 12 119 30 642 1 16 7 0 827
2021 18 112 27 636 0 16 5 0 814
2022 15 109 22 590 0 13 6 0 755
2023 14 98 24 566 1 12 6 0 721
2024 14 106 28 609 4 10 8 0 779

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hawthorne Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 788 35.9 21.9 n/a
1989 811 39.6 20.4 n/a
1990 858 39.5 21.7 n/a
1991 841 38.9 21.6 n/a
1992 846 39.5 21.4 42.6
1993 945 38.0 24.9 32.4
1994 961 42.0 22.9 35.9
1995 829 39.0 21.3 77.2
1996 829 39.0 21.3 77.2
1997 833 38.0 21.9 74.9
1998 880 38.0 23.2 87.6
1999 842 38.0 22.2 76.8
2000 836 42.0 19.9 78.9
2001 950 41.0 23.2 80
2002 926 42.0 22.0 85.9
2003 926 42.0 22.0 85.9
2004 909 41.0 22.2 85.9
2005 950 41.0 23.2 92.3
2006 933 41.0 22.8 93.1
2007 960 41.0 23.4 93.1
2008 924 40.0 23.1 90.7
2009 912 36.0 22.8 82.8
2010 905 35.0 25.8 87.1
2011 950 n/a n/a 88.4
2012 944 38.0 24.8 n/a
2013 970 37.6 25.7 82
2014 937 37.4 25.0 84.7
2015 910 39.0 23.3 81.1
2016 919 38.0 24.1 84.5
2017 919 38.7 23.7 81.5
2018 901 35.0 25.6 84.7
2019 829 33.1 25.0 86.7
2020 827 n/a n/a 81.9
2021 814 33.7 24.1 82.1
2022 755 32.6 23.1 65.7
2023 721 30.1 23.9 62.1
2024 779 30.5 25.5 80.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hawthorne Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 788 35.9 21.9 n/a
1989 811 39.6 20.4 n/a
1990 858 39.5 21.7 n/a
1991 841 38.9 21.6 n/a
1992 846 39.5 21.4 42.6
1993 945 38.0 24.9 32.4
1994 961 42.0 22.9 35.9
1995 829 39.0 21.3 77.2
1996 829 39.0 21.3 77.2
1997 833 38.0 21.9 74.9
1998 880 38.0 23.2 87.6
1999 842 38.0 22.2 76.8
2000 836 42.0 19.9 78.9
2001 950 41.0 23.2 80
2002 926 42.0 22.0 85.9
2003 926 42.0 22.0 85.9
2004 909 41.0 22.2 85.9
2005 950 41.0 23.2 92.3
2006 933 41.0 22.8 93.1
2007 960 41.0 23.4 93.1
2008 924 40.0 23.1 90.7
2009 912 36.0 22.8 82.8
2010 905 35.0 25.8 87.1
2011 950 n/a n/a 88.4
2012 944 38.0 24.8 n/a
2013 970 37.6 25.7 82
2014 937 37.4 25.0 84.7
2015 910 39.0 23.3 81.1
2016 919 38.0 24.1 84.5
2017 919 38.7 23.7 81.5
2018 901 35.0 25.6 84.7
2019 829 33.1 25.0 86.7
2020 827 n/a n/a 81.9
2021 814 33.7 24.1 82.1
2022 755 32.6 23.1 65.7
2023 721 30.1 23.9 62.1
2024 779 30.5 25.5 80.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hawthorne Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,375

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hawthorne Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1333rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1194th of 2802 Middle schools
 6.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne Middle)46.738.9
 7.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne)42.634.7
 7.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Middle)36.532.8
 3.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)32.428.5
 3.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne Middle)46.241.9
 4.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne)48.842.7
 6.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Middle)2827.2
 0.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)35.125.4
 9.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne Middle)49.153
 3.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne)46.443.4
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Middle)33.529.9
 3.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)30.423.5
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Hawthorne Middle)16.422.7
 6.3%
   8th Grade Science (Hawthorne)16.917.4
 0.5%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students829721
 13%
African American11898
 16.9%
American Indian11
Asian3124
 22.6%
Hispanic643566
 12%
Pacific Islander1612
 25%
White1514
 6.7%
Two or More Races56
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.7%62.1%
 24.6%


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Students at Hawthorne Middle are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% Asian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Hawthorne Middle ranks 1317th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Hawthorne Middle usually go on to attend Hawthorne High

In the 2023-24 school year, 779 students attended Hawthorne Middle.


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