Hawthorne Middle

Set in Hawthorne, California, Hawthorne Middle is a moderately sized junior high, operated by Hawthorne. It serves 761 students across grades 6 through 8.

Hawthorne comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,904 students; Hawthorne Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hawthorne Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%). Other groups include 11% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hawthorne Middle has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Hawthorne Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. 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 Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.6%, the actual is 35.5%, a residual of +9.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Hawthorne Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Washington, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hawthorne Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hawthorne Middle at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hawthorne Middle has contracted 16%, going from 901 students in 2018 to 761 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Hawthorne Middle typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.