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Alumni: what's one memory from Prairie Vista Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
674
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORNE·NCES 061668007520
Prairie Vista Middle
13600 South Prairie Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (310) 679-1003 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
635 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 200 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 239 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Prairie Vista Middle→Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
Based on grade levels within Hawthorne. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.5pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.1% | 28.4% | 23.9% | 33.5% |
| Math | 10.2% | 15.2% | 24.8% | 49.8% |
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 | 42.5% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 20.5% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 20.7% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 40.6% | 26.3% |
| 2016-17 | 37.2% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Prairie Vista Middle
Prairie Vista Middle's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Vista Middle this school | 674 | 94.2% | 32.0% |
| Antioch Middle Antioch | 665 | 93.5% | 9.9% |
| Edwin Markham Middle Los Angeles | 618 | 98.4% | 14.1% |
| Del Vallejo Middle San Bernardino | 642 | 97.5% | 13.8% |
| Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy Palmdale | 747 | 90.2% | 15.7% |
| Elmhurst United Middle Oakland | 729 | 99.5% | 12.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Prairie Vista Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #687 of 1,224 | #148 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #711 of 1,227 ▲ 70 | #155 of 248 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #651 of 1,227 ▲ 12 | #141 of 248 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #555 of 1,214 | #157 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #643 of 1,377 | #145 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #1,212 of 1,279 | #277 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #775 of 1,278 | #130 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #137 of 1,329 | #69 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #219 of 930 | #69 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
674
-88 (-12%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 674 | 26.1 | 25.8:1 | 94% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 28.3 | 26.0:1 | 86% (635) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 30.9 | 24.6:1 | 63% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 31 | 24.6:1 | 94% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 36.5 | 24.4:1 | 87% (777) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 35 | 26.1:1 | 88% (800) |
| 2010-11 | 982 | N/A | N/A | 93% (913) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 35 | 24.3:1 | 76% (647) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Vista Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (891 to 674); teachers down 28% (36.5 to 26.1).
About Prairie Vista Middle
Prairie Vista Middle serves students in Hawthorne, California, as a medium-sized middle school. A total of 674 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
Hawthorne counts 11 schools and 6,904 students, including Prairie Vista Middle.
At Prairie Vista Middle, Hispanic students make up 73% of the student body. Next come 20% Black and 3% Asian. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 25.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligible students account for 94% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against California public middle schools, Prairie Vista Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Prairie Vista Middle is 7.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 32.0%. Predicted: 24.3%.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Da Vinci RISE High is located about 0.1 miles from Prairie Vista Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Prairie Vista Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 88 students since 2020-21, to 674. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 25.8:1, from 24.6:1.
Discussions about Prairie Vista Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Other schools in Hawthorne
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Other schools in Hawthorne
- Hawthorne HighHigh · 1,675 students
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- Da Vinci ConnectCombined · 923 students
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- RamonaElementary · 767 students
- Hawthorne MiddleMiddle · 761 students
Nearby schools
- Da Vinci RISE High0.1 mi · 167
- Jefferson0.2 mi · 549
- Leuzinger High0.5 mi · 1,981
- Zela Davis0.5 mi · 843
- Bud Carson Middle0.5 mi · 601
- Hawthorne Middle0.7 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Vista MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie Vista Middle?
Prairie Vista Middle enrolls approximately 674 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Prairie Vista Middle serve?
Prairie Vista Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Vista Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie Vista Middle is approximately 25.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Prairie Vista Middle?
Prairie Vista Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 73% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Vista Middle?
Prairie Vista Middle is overseen by Hawthorne in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.