Ramona

Ramona is one of the expansive elementary schools in Hawthorne, California, overseen by Hawthorne, with 767 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 65% bigger than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, Ramona shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder consists of 12% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Ramona reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at Ramona qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Ramona sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 43.9%.

Across the wider county, 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. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Ramona is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hawthorne Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ramona at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.2%.

Ramona operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ramona has showed little movement, going from 767 students in 2018 to 767 in 2025.

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