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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Del Aire Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISEBURN UNIFIED·NCES 060142806990
Del Aire Elementary
12110 Hindry Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (310) 725-2100 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
176 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 129 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
71%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
Del Aire Elementary→Wiseburn Middle
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
58.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.1pp since 2014
Math
56.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.0% | 26.1% | 19.9% | 22.1% |
| Math | 27.4% | 29.2% | 24.8% | 18.6% |
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 | 58.1% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 53.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 62.9% | 46.5% |
| 2018-19 | 70.7% | 54.5% |
| 2017-18 | 67.5% | 49.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.2% | 46.7% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Del Aire Elementary
Del Aire Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Aire Elementary this school | 612 | 28.8% | 56.6% |
| Falcon Ridge Elementary Fontana | 546 | 26.6% | 65.2% |
| East Heritage Elementary Fontana | 612 | 36.3% | 64.2% |
| Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary Fontana | 813 | 30.9% | 62.5% |
| Bixby Elementary Long Beach | 548 | 32.1% | 59.3% |
| West Heritage Elementary Fontana | 611 | 39.3% | 51.8% |
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 Del Aire Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,296 of 5,151 | #293 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #1,224 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #282 of 1,129 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #1,463 of 5,172 ▼ 109 | #331 of 1,129 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #2,422 of 5,116 | #611 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #1,290 of 5,915 | #246 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,459 of 5,352 | #1,010 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #551 of 5,354 | #92 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #4,802 of 5,625 | #1,142 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #676 of 1,139 | #112 of 181 |
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
612
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 612 | 24.4 | 25.1:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 23.9 | 24.7:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 23.8 | 24.7:1 | 28% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 23 | 25.4:1 | 36% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 22.8 | 25.2:1 | 41% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 24 | 25.1:1 | 44% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Aire Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (574 to 612); teachers up 7% (22.8 to 24.4).
About Del Aire Elementary
Del Aire Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Hawthorne. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 612 students. That is 32% larger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Wiseburn Unified is responsible for 5 schools, Del Aire Elementary included, with 2,536 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Del Aire Elementary is Hispanic, with 47% of students. Other students are 16% White, 13% Black, 12% Asian, and 12% multiracial. Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic, a similar share. The diversity index for Del Aire Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Del Aire Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.1:1, with 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school has 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.7% at Del Aire Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.6%.
Census data for Los Angeles County show median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Del Aire Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Del Aire Elementary is closest to Da Vinci Connect, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal enrollment counts increased from 583 (2020-21) to 612 (2024-25).
Del Aire Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Hollyglen ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Aviation ElementaryElementary · 439 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
- Da Vinci Connect0.3 mi · 923
- Hawthorne High0.6 mi · 1,675
- Eucalyptus0.7 mi · 709
- Da Vinci Communications0.8 mi · 550
- Da Vinci Science0.8 mi · 552
- Da Vinci Design0.8 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Del Aire ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Del Aire Elementary?
Del Aire Elementary enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Del Aire Elementary serve?
Del Aire Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Del Aire Elementary?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Del Aire Elementary.
How diverse is Del Aire Elementary?
Del Aire Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 47% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Del Aire Elementary public or private?
Del Aire 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.