Del Aire Elementary

Del Aire Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Hawthorne, California, run under Wiseburn Unified. The school works with 612 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 5 schools in Wiseburn Unified (2,536 students total), Del Aire Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Del Aire Elementary shows that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 16% White, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 12% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Del Aire Elementary lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Del Aire Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.4%, the actual is 56.0%, a residual of -6.3 points.

Around the school, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Del Aire Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Da Vinci Connect, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Del Aire Elementary has increased 7%, going from 574 students in 2018 to 612 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 55% to 47%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.