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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISEBURN UNIFIED·NCES 060142807146
Aviation Elementary
5403 West 138th St., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (310) 725-2151 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
131 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 144 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Aviation Elementary→Wiseburn Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wiseburn Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
62.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.6% | 26.6% | 19.4% | 18.3% |
| Math | 34.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 9.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 61.7% |
| 2022-23 | 63.3% | 55.8% |
| 2021-22 | 61.8% | 52.8% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 58.4% |
| 2017-18 | 67.2% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 61.5% | 50.1% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aviation Elementary
Aviation Elementary's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Elementary this school | 439 | 29.8% | 62.2% |
| International School of Monterey Seaside | 439 | 32.1% | N/A |
| La Verne Heights Elementary La Verne | 477 | 29.4% | 66.3% |
| Hollyglen Elementary Hawthorne | 518 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Prisk Elementary Long Beach | 469 | 27.3% | 75.8% |
| Sylvia Mendez Elementary Berkeley | 379 | 27.4% | 63.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aviation Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #1,015 of 5,151 | #234 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #962 of 5,172 ▼ 15 | #221 of 1,129 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #1,184 of 5,172 ▼ 95 | #264 of 1,129 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,679 of 5,116 | #475 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #3,164 of 5,915 | #658 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.9:1 | #5,224 of 5,352 | #1,184 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #1,379 of 5,354 | #209 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #4,762 of 5,625 | #1,133 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #2,931 of 3,837 | #790 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
439
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
27.9:1
was 29.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 439 | 15.8 | 27.9:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 15.8 | 28.3:1 | 33% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 15.5 | 28.1:1 | 28% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 15 | 29.6:1 | 34% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 18.4 | 25.9:1 | 41% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 17 | 26.9:1 | 43% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aviation Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (477 to 439); teachers down 14% (18.4 to 15.8).
About Aviation Elementary
Aviation Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Hawthorne, California. The school enrolls 439 students, from grades 3 through 5.
Aviation Elementary is one school in a 5-school district, Wiseburn Unified, which enrolls 2,536 students.
By race and ethnicity, Aviation Elementary is 55% Hispanic. It is also 21% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 7% Black. Aviation Elementary has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Aviation Elementary is 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 27.9:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Aviation Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (62.2% versus 62.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Aviation Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
The next-closest public school is Wiseburn Middle, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Aviation Elementary.
The federal government classifies Aviation Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 444 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 439. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (27.9:1) than in 2020-21 (29.6:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Aviation Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wiseburn Unified
- Wiseburn MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Del Aire ElementaryElementary · 612 students
- Hollyglen ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Success Learning CenterCombined · 14 students
Other schools in Hawthorne
- Hawthorne HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Wiseburn MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Da Vinci ConnectCombined · 923 students
- Zela DavisElementary · 843 students
- RamonaElementary · 767 students
- Hawthorne MiddleMiddle · 761 students
Nearby schools
- Wiseburn Middle0.1 mi · 953
- Success Learning Center0.2 mi · 14
- Hollyglen Elementary0.3 mi · 518
- Da Vinci Connect0.9 mi · 923
- R. K. Lloyde High0.9 mi · 230
- Centinela Valley Independent Study0.9 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Aviation ElementaryHow many students attend Aviation Elementary?
Aviation Elementary enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Aviation Elementary serve?
Aviation Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Aviation Elementary?
Approximately 27.9:1 students per teacher at Aviation Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Aviation Elementary?
Student demographics at Aviation Elementary are roughly 21% White, 55% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Aviation Elementary public or private?
Aviation Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wiseburn Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.