Carson School

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Hawthorne, California, Carson School teaches students from the surrounding community from grade M, part of Lawndale Elementary.

Carson School is one of 8 schools operated by Lawndale Elementary, a district that serves 4,314 students overall.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Carson School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Renaissance County Community, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carson School.

The school occupies a residential site.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.