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Alumni: what's one memory from Bud Carson Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORNE·NCES 061668002100
Bud Carson Middle
13838 South Yukon Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (310) 676-1908 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
568 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 189 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 210 | 35% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Bud Carson Middle→Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
Based on grade levels within Hawthorne. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.1pp since 2014
Math
29.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 24.8% | 20.1% | 43.8% |
| Math | 16.5% | 13.3% | 16.5% | 53.7% |
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 | 36.1% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 27.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% | 26.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 29.5% |
| 2018-19 | 44.5% | 36.1% |
| 2017-18 | 42.9% | 34.7% |
| 2016-17 | 31.7% | 31.7% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Bud Carson Middle
Bud Carson Middle's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Carson Middle this school | 601 | 94.5% | 32.1% |
| Bret Harte Preparatory Middle Los Angeles | 456 | 97.4% | 13.5% |
| Piute Middle Lancaster | 729 | 94.2% | 8.3% |
| Animo Legacy Charter Middle Los Angeles | 887 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Samuel Gompers Middle Los Angeles | 406 | 96.1% | 16.2% |
| Leona Jackson Paramount | 517 | 97.1% | 29.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Bud Carson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #685 of 1,224 | #147 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #604 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #134 of 248 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #819 of 1,227 ▼ 38 | #175 of 248 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #245 of 1,214 | #32 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #759 of 1,377 | #178 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,070 of 1,279 | #229 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #653 of 1,278 | #99 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #127 of 1,329 | #65 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #685 of 930 | #165 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
601
-123 (-17%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 601 | 25.1 | 23.9:1 | 95% (568) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 24.9 | 25.6:1 | 83% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 27.9 | 24.3:1 | 63% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 28 | 25.9:1 | 90% (650) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 33.5 | 19.7:1 | 89% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 89% (680) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | N/A | N/A | 95% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 1,019 | 50 | 20.4:1 | 77% (783) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 36 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bud Carson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (661 to 601); teachers down 25% (33.5 to 25.1).
About Bud Carson Middle
Bud Carson Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Hawthorne, California. The school reports 601 students in grades 6 through 8.
Bud Carson Middle is in Hawthorne, a district with 6,904 students across 11 schools.
Bud Carson Middle's enrollment is 64% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 31% Black and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Bud Carson Middle has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bud Carson Middle's 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.9:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bud Carson Middle, the prediction is 24.2% and the result is 32.1%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Bud Carson Middle is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
Zela Davis is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bud Carson Middle at 4th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 724 to 601. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 25.9:1 to 23.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bud Carson Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Hawthorne
- Zela DavisElementary · 843 students
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- Hawthorne Math and Science AcademyHigh · 567 students
Other schools in Hawthorne
- Hawthorne HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Wiseburn MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Da Vinci ConnectCombined · 923 students
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- RamonaElementary · 767 students
- Hawthorne MiddleMiddle · 761 students
Nearby schools
- Zela Davis0.3 mi · 843
- Da Vinci RISE High0.4 mi · 167
- Renaissance County Community0.5 mi · 132
- Prairie Vista Middle0.5 mi · 674
- Jefferson0.7 mi · 549
- Kornblum0.7 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Bud Carson MiddleHow many students attend Bud Carson Middle?
Bud Carson Middle enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bud Carson Middle serve?
Bud Carson Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bud Carson Middle have?
Bud Carson Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Bud Carson Middle?
Student demographics at Bud Carson Middle are roughly 1% White, 64% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bud Carson Middle?
Bud Carson Middle is overseen by Hawthorne in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.