Hawthorne Math and Science Academy

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy, a close-knit secondary school in Hawthorne, California, run under Hawthorne, instructs 567 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 11 schools in Hawthorne (6,904 students total), Hawthorne Math and Science Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Hawthorne Math and Science Academy lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 11% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hawthorne Math and Science Academy ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.0%; Hawthorne Math and Science Academy posts 67.8%, +37.7 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Hawthorne Math and Science Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Family First Charter, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hawthorne Math and Science Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.4%.

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy operates from a bedroom-community location. Hawthorne Math and Science Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hawthorne Math and Science Academy has remained close to its prior level, going from 561 students in 2018 to 567 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Hawthorne Math and Science Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.