Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002920
Cimarron Avenue Elementary
11559 Cimarron Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (323) 757-1226 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
224 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 77% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
57%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.9pp since 2014
Math
27.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 21.2% | 23.9% | 37.2% |
| Math | 9.7% | 17.7% | 33.6% | 38.9% |
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 | 38.9% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 28.7% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 31.9% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 27.9% |
| 2018-19 | 34.8% | 20.4% |
| 2017-18 | 32.6% | 26.7% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 18.4% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Cimarron Avenue Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron Avenue Elementary this school | 261 | 85.8% | 33.4% |
| Forty-Second Street Elementary Los Angeles | 215 | 89.3% | 21.8% |
| Hardy Brown College Prep San Bernardino | 316 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Crete Academy Los Angeles | 284 | 94.7% | N/A |
| Aspire Capitol Heights Academy Sacramento | 222 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Frank D. Parent Inglewood | 235 | 87.2% | 24.4% |
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 Cimarron Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #3,122 of 5,151 | #782 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,484 of 5,172 ▼ 264 | #895 of 1,129 ▼ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #3,042 of 5,172 ▼ 152 | #736 of 1,129 ▼ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,290 of 5,116 | #589 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #5,053 of 5,915 | #1,140 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #416 of 5,352 | #120 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #2,149 of 5,354 | #330 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #1,577 of 5,625 | #581 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #1,887 of 3,837 | #590 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
261
-36 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 261 | 14 | 18.6:1 | 86% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 80% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 90% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 15 | 19.8:1 | 83% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 15.5 | 20.1:1 | 84% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 82% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | N/A | N/A | 73% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 84% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cimarron Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (311 to 261); teachers down 10% (15.5 to 14).
About Cimarron Avenue Elementary
As a small elementary school, Cimarron Avenue Elementary serves students in Hawthorne, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 261 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Los Angeles Unified includes 784 schools. Together they enroll 406,887 students.
Cimarron Avenue Elementary is 60% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. In Los Angeles County overall, about 8% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Cimarron Avenue Elementary's 14 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.6:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 18.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Cimarron Avenue Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 29.3% for a school in California with Cimarron Avenue Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cimarron Avenue Elementary posts 33.4%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Cimarron Avenue Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Stella High Charter Academy is the public school closest to Cimarron Avenue Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.7% on proficiency, and Cimarron Avenue Elementary is below that at 33.4%.
Cimarron Avenue Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Cimarron Avenue Elementary had 297 students, to 2024-25, when it had 261. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.8:1 to 18.6:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Cimarron Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cimarron Avenue Elementary?
Cimarron Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 261 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cimarron Avenue Elementary serve?
Cimarron Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cimarron Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Cimarron Avenue Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Cimarron Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Cimarron Avenue Elementary are roughly 1% White, 24% Hispanic, 60% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Cimarron Avenue Elementary in?
Cimarron Avenue Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.