Kornblum

Kornblum, an average-sized elementary school in Hawthorne, California, part of Hawthorne, educates 566 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

Demographically, Kornblum shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Kornblum has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Kornblum higher than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Kornblum tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.6%.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Kornblum is one.

Zela Davis is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kornblum ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 671 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 28.3:1 in 2025.

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