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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORNE·NCES 061668002097
Washington
4339 West 129th St., Hawthorne, CA 90250 · (310) 676-3422 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
377 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 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
46%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
50.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.5pp since 2014
Math
46.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +27.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.5% | 26.0% | 20.6% | 28.9% |
| Math | 21.7% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 28.5% |
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 | 50.5% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 41.3% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 32.3% |
| 2018-19 | 47.5% | 43.3% |
| 2017-18 | 47.6% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 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 Washington
Washington's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington this school | 418 | 90.2% | 43.7% |
| Stevenson Elementary Long Beach | 438 | 88.1% | 36.0% |
| KIPP University Park Stockton | 427 | 91.3% | N/A |
| F. D. Roosevelt Elementary Lawndale | 396 | 90.7% | 29.7% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Colton | 465 | 89.0% | 28.0% |
| York Hawthorne | 449 | 91.1% | 40.7% |
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 Washington ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,184 of 5,151 | #518 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,829 of 5,172 ▲ 738 | #440 of 1,129 ▲ 182 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,992 of 5,172 ▲ 560 | #455 of 1,129 ▲ 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.6pp | #337 of 5,116 | #129 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #3,449 of 5,915 | #721 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,659 of 5,352 | #853 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #3,062 of 5,354 | #509 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #1,083 of 5,625 | #443 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #423 of 3,837 | #189 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
418
-124 (-23%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
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 | 418 | 17.5 | 23.9:1 | 90% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 86% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 19.2 | 24.1:1 | 71% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 22 | 24.6:1 | 93% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 93% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 26 | 25.7:1 | 93% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | N/A | N/A | 88% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 86% (595) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 24 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (616 to 418); teachers down 30% (25 to 17.5).
About Washington
In Hawthorne, California, Washington is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 418 students enrolled.
Hawthorne runs 11 schools with a combined 6,904 students. Washington is one of them.
About 71% of the student body at Washington is Hispanic. Other groups make up 16% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
Washington has a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1, with 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Washington is +17.0 points, in the top 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.7%, and the predicted rate is 26.7%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hawthorne Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Washington ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 542 (2020-21) to 418 (2024-25).
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Hawthorne
- Zela DavisElementary · 843 students
- RamonaElementary · 767 students
- Hawthorne MiddleMiddle · 761 students
- EucalyptusElementary · 709 students
- Prairie Vista MiddleMiddle · 674 students
- Bud Carson MiddleMiddle · 601 students
Other schools in Hawthorne
- Hawthorne HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Wiseburn MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Da Vinci ConnectCombined · 923 students
- Zela DavisElementary · 843 students
- RamonaElementary · 767 students
- Hawthorne MiddleMiddle · 761 students
Other Washington schools
22 other US public schools in 11 states are named Washington. Washington is the 5th largest of the 23.
- WashingtonCloverdale, CA · 393 students
- Washington SchoolMonticello, IL · 543 students
- Washington SchoolNUTLEY, NJ · 534 students
- Washington SchoolWASHINGTON, UT · 468 students
- WashingtonSpringfield, MA · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorne Middle0.1 mi · 761
- Hawthorne Math and Science Academy0.4 mi · 567
- Family First Charter0.4 mi · 605
- Ramona0.6 mi · 767
- Eucalyptus0.7 mi · 709
- Prairie Vista Middle0.7 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About WashingtonHow many students attend Washington?
Washington enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
Is Washington an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Washington?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Washington.
What is the student diversity at Washington?
Student demographics at Washington are roughly 5% White, 71% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Washington in?
Washington is part of Hawthorne.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.