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Cimarron Avenue Elementary

11559 Cimarron Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (323) 757-1226 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6224%
Grade 14116%
Grade 25120%
Grade 33313%
Grade 43915%
Grade 53513%
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%
White
21%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
6324%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
15660%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
3313%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
62%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15057%
Female
11143%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English 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

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts17.7%21.2%23.9%37.2%
Math9.7%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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2538.9%27.4%
2023-2438.3%28.7%
2022-2341.6%31.9%
2021-2232.6%27.9%
2018-1934.8%20.4%
2017-1832.6%26.7%
2016-1733.3%18.4%
2015-1626.0%19.0%
2014-1519.0%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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Where Cimarron Avenue Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn 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#895 of 1,129
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.9%#3,042 of 5,172#736 of 1,129
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
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
261
-50 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 20.1:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
24%
was 19%
% Black
60%
was 75%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-252611418.6:186% (224)
2023-242391515.9:180% (192)
2022-232591418.5:190% (232)
2017-1831115.520.1:184% (261)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cimarron Avenue Elementary.

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 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 16% from 2017-18, when Cimarron Avenue Elementary had 311 students, to 2024-25, when it had 261. Black enrollment as a share of the school fell from 75% to 60%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.1:1 to 18.6:1.

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Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Cimarron Avenue Elementary
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
11559 Cimarron Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250
Phone
(323) 757-1226
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
261
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
224 (86%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271002920
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Cimarron Avenue Elementary
What 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.
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