Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is an elementary school of sprawling scale in Hawthorne, California, operated by Hawthorne, educateing 709 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 52% above typical.

Within Hawthorne, which oversees 11 schools and 6,904 students, Eucalyptus is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Eucalyptus reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 11% Black, 3% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Eucalyptus tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Eucalyptus is one.

Nearest neighbor: Family First Charter, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eucalyptus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eucalyptus at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eucalyptus has decreased 27%, going from 973 students in 2018 to 709 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 16% to 11%. Class-load math has rose: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 27.8:1 in 2025.

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