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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORNE·NCES 061668008503
Kornblum
3620 West El Segundo Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (310) 970-4294 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
529 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.4pp since 2014
Math
32.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.9% | 23.5% | 19.5% | 40.1% |
| Math | 10.9% | 21.9% | 20.8% | 46.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.9% | 24.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 22.9% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 35.8% |
| 2017-18 | 40.8% | 33.6% |
| 2016-17 | 26.6% | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kornblum
Kornblum's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kornblum this school | 566 | 93.5% | 29.6% |
| Tibby Elementary Compton | 554 | 90.1% | 60.7% |
| West Athens Elementary Los Angeles | 545 | 97.4% | 21.3% |
| Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence Inglewood | 487 | 92.2% | 30.3% |
| ISANA Nascent Academy Los Angeles | 488 | 94.9% | N/A |
| Tamarisk Elementary Palmdale | 664 | 93.4% | 12.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kornblum ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,570 of 5,151 | #898 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #2,931 of 5,172 ▲ 1,180 | #757 of 1,129 ▲ 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,884 of 5,172 ▲ 1,445 | #690 of 1,129 ▲ 323 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #589 of 5,116 | #219 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #1,691 of 5,915 | #333 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.3:1 | #5,260 of 5,352 | #1,195 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #3,174 of 5,354 | #539 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #643 of 5,625 | #294 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #1,954 of 3,837 | #606 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
566
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 909
Student : Teacher
28.3:1
was 27.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 566 | 20 | 28.3:1 | 93% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 19 | 28.9:1 | 85% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 21.5 | 27.0:1 | 74% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 21 | 27.3:1 | 93% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 28 | 24.0:1 | 92% (615) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 25 | 27.3:1 | 91% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | N/A | N/A | 88% (647) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 42 | 21.6:1 | 85% (769) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kornblum.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (671 to 566); teachers down 29% (28 to 20).
About Kornblum
Kornblum runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Hawthorne, California. It has an enrollment of 566 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Kornblum is in Hawthorne, a district with 6,904 students across 11 schools.
The student body at Kornblum is 70% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
There are 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kornblum, giving a ratio of 28.3:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Kornblum outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Kornblum's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.6%) and its predicted rate (24.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Kornblum, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Zela Davis, is the closest to Kornblum. Kornblum has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Kornblum comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Kornblum is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 573 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 566. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (28.3:1) than in 2020-21 (27.3:1).
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Zela Davis0.3 mi · 843
- Da Vinci RISE High0.6 mi · 167
- Prairie Vista Middle0.7 mi · 674
- Bud Carson Middle0.7 mi · 601
- Washington0.8 mi · 418
- Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of Excellence0.8 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About KornblumHow large is Kornblum?
Kornblum enrolls approximately 566 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kornblum serve?
Kornblum serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Kornblum have?
Kornblum employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kornblum?
At Kornblum, the student body is approximately 1% White, 70% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kornblum?
Kornblum is overseen by Hawthorne in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.