Prairie Vista Middle

Summary:

Prairie Vista Middle is a public middle school located in Hawthorne, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 759 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. Over the past several years, Prairie Vista Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools, typically around the 1,500-1,700 range out of over 2,700 schools.

Prairie Vista Middle has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.2% in 2020-2021 to 40.7% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Lawndale Elementary schools in the Hawthorne district. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently below the state and Hawthorne district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 39.66% of Prairie Vista students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide and 39.32% in the Hawthorne district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 20.52%, compared to 35.54% statewide and 29.88% in Hawthorne.

When comparing Prairie Vista Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Hawthorne district, such as Bud Carson Middle and Hawthorne Middle, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming, with both of those schools having higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Looking at schools outside the Hawthorne district, such as Manhattan Beach Middle and Wiseburn Middle, reveals a stark contrast in academic performance, with these schools consistently ranking in the top 20% of California middle schools and having significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 13600 South Prairie Ave.
       Hawthorne, CA  90250-7306


(310) 679-1003

District: Hawthorne

SchoolDigger Rank:
1607th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,534 Help


Students who attend Prairie Vista Middle usually attend:

High:    Hawthorne High
    Lawndale High
    Leuzinger High

Feeder schools for Prairie Vista Middle:

Elementary:    Jefferson
    Washington
    York

Student/teacher ratio:  26.0 Help
Number of students:  736

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.4%
African American:
19.4%
Asian:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Prairie Vista Middle ranks worse than 57.9% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last 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 35.34. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.4%), African American (19.4%), Asian (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Hawthorne School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Prairie Vista Middle is 26, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Hawthorne School District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Prairie Vista Middle is $7,534. 1 middle schools in the Hawthorne School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Prairie Vista Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Prairie Vista Middle 1607th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Prairie Vista Middle in the ranking list.)

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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 Prairie Vista Middle

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Rank History for all students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.41 1282nd 1769 27.5%
2005 37.24 1058th 1777 40.5%
2006 37.12 1087th 1804 39.7%
2007 35.93 1228th 1999 38.6%
2008 43.70 1069th 2005 46.7%
2009 50.13 965th 2063 53.2%
2010 52.67 961st 2179 55.9%
2011 49.06 1118th 2236 50.0%
2012 44.36 1235th 2259 45.3%
2013 41.27 1391st 2379 41.5%
2015 26.45 1770th 2477 28.5%
2016 28.78 1691st 2497 32.3%
2017 30.01 1676th 2508 33.2%
2018 35.34 1509th 2480 39.2%
2019 40.11 1443rd 2715 46.9%
2022 36.38 1575th 2740 42.5%
2023 36.76 1567th 2802 44.1%
2024 35.34 1607th 2777 42.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.42 528th 1364 61.3%
2019 51.98 397th 1442 72.5%
2022 45.04 600th 1540 61.0%
2023 45.07 577th 1529 62.3%
2024 37.21 837th 1477 43.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.01 1051st 1538 31.7%
2024 28.22 1164th 1550 24.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.67 978th 2230 56.1%
2019 56.60 835th 2369 64.8%
2022 46.77 1118th 2458 54.5%
2023 48.36 1086th 2549 57.4%
2024 43.46 1246th 2575 51.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.10 1453rd 2262 35.8%
2019 41.77 1265th 2380 46.8%
2022 39.29 1366th 2509 45.6%
2023 37.29 1411th 2547 44.6%
2024 34.11 1535th 2546 39.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.84 810th 1369 40.8%
2019 26.84 1131st 1491 24.1%
2022 27.52 1150th 1531 24.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.35 1390th 2273 38.8%
2019 37.07 1404th 2407 41.7%
2022 34.06 1506th 2527 40.4%
2023 36.04 1471st 2558 42.5%
2024 35.69 1475th 2547 42.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.83 154th 600 74.3%
2019 74.34 122nd 643 81.0%
2022 52.90 250th 637 60.8%
2023 73.18 115th 614 81.3%
2024 58.51 207th 626 66.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prairie Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.44 984th 2072 52.5%
2019 49.87 950th 2213 57.1%
2022 51.29 958th 2359 59.4%
2023 47.01 1070th 2391 55.2%
2024 46.97 1060th 2383 55.5%
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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 Prairie Vista Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 29 326 53 444 0 n/a n/a 10 862
2000 20 304 34 468 1 n/a n/a 10 837
2001 13 287 53 496 0 n/a n/a 0 849
2002 21 371 63 653 2 n/a n/a 16 1126
2003 21 371 63 653 2 n/a n/a 16 1126
2004 15 227 46 471 1 n/a n/a 5 765
2005 24 316 55 699 10 n/a n/a 10 1114
2006 29 339 60 739 3 n/a n/a 2 1172
2007 18 282 55 674 5 n/a n/a 12 1046
2008 22 260 50 677 2 n/a n/a 0 1011
2009 24 242 46 678 1 18 16 0 1025
2010 19 261 41 688 2 13 4 0 1028
2011 23 237 51 655 0 10 6 0 982
2012 17 232 43 674 1 12 3 0 982
2013 20 226 42 674 0 10 5 0 977
2014 19 212 36 676 1 12 5 0 961
2015 18 209 29 667 1 9 3 0 936
2016 14 184 26 674 0 13 3 0 914
2017 13 197 20 651 2 9 4 0 896
2018 11 188 26 650 4 7 5 0 891
2019 12 167 26 610 5 4 9 0 833
2020 13 138 26 607 2 3 10 0 799
2021 13 140 22 575 0 7 5 0 762
2022 13 148 21 576 0 9 3 0 770
2023 10 154 15 564 1 8 7 0 759
2024 10 143 23 540 2 14 4 0 736

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prairie Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 862 37.0 23.3 85.8
2000 837 38.0 22.0 92.7
2001 849 35.0 24.3 76.2
2002 1126 51.0 22.1 86.5
2003 1126 51.0 22.1 86.5
2004 765 35.0 21.9 85.8
2005 1114 49.0 22.7 86.8
2006 1172 50.0 23.4 85.8
2007 1046 50.0 20.9 87.8
2008 1011 51.0 19.8 90.7
2009 1025 44.0 20.9 88.9
2010 1028 43.0 23.9 91.8
2011 982 n/a n/a 93
2012 982 42.0 23.3 n/a
2013 977 41.0 23.7 88.8
2014 961 40.2 23.8 88.1
2015 936 40.0 23.4 86.4
2016 914 36.0 25.3 87.5
2017 896 40.6 22.0 84.3
2018 891 36.4 24.4 87.2
2019 833 36.4 22.8 87.9
2020 799 n/a n/a 88.7
2021 762 31.6 24.0 93.8
2022 770 33.0 23.3 70.8
2023 759 30.8 24.5 62.8
2024 736 28.2 26.0 86.3

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 Prairie Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 862 37.0 23.3 85.8
2000 837 38.0 22.0 92.7
2001 849 35.0 24.3 76.2
2002 1126 51.0 22.1 86.5
2003 1126 51.0 22.1 86.5
2004 765 35.0 21.9 85.8
2005 1114 49.0 22.7 86.8
2006 1172 50.0 23.4 85.8
2007 1046 50.0 20.9 87.8
2008 1011 51.0 19.8 90.7
2009 1025 44.0 20.9 88.9
2010 1028 43.0 23.9 91.8
2011 982 n/a n/a 93
2012 982 42.0 23.3 n/a
2013 977 41.0 23.7 88.8
2014 961 40.2 23.8 88.1
2015 936 40.0 23.4 86.4
2016 914 36.0 25.3 87.5
2017 896 40.6 22.0 84.3
2018 891 36.4 24.4 87.2
2019 833 36.4 22.8 87.9
2020 799 n/a n/a 88.7
2021 762 31.6 24.0 93.8
2022 770 33.0 23.3 70.8
2023 759 30.8 24.5 62.8
2024 736 28.2 26.0 86.3

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Prairie Vista Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,534

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Prairie Vista Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1443rd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1567th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Prairie Vista Middle)45.630.5
 15%
   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 (Prairie Vista Middle)27.523.8
 3.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)32.428.5
 3.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Prairie Vista Middle)50.946.9
 4%
   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 (Prairie Vista Middle)38.123.2
 14.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)35.125.4
 9.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Prairie Vista Middle)43.145.7
 2.6%
   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 (Prairie Vista Middle)22.115.4
 6.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)30.423.5
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Prairie Vista Middle)15.214.6
 0.5%
   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 Students833759
 8.9%
African American167154
 7.8%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian2615
 42.3%
Hispanic610564
 7.5%
Pacific Islander48
 100%
White1210
 16.7%
Two or More Races97
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.9%62.8%
 25%


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Students at Prairie Vista Middle are 73% Hispanic, 19% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

Prairie Vista Middle ranks 1607th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 736 students attended Prairie Vista Middle.


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