Jefferson

Jefferson is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Hawthorne, California, part of Hawthorne, with 549 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

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

On demographics, Jefferson reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at Jefferson qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Jefferson tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Vista Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jefferson comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 563 students in 2018 compared to 549 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 75% to 70%. Class-load math has rose: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 28.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.