📍 12044 S. Eucalyptus Ave., Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, 90250
Eucalyptus is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sophia Vuong. It is part of the Hawthorne school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
Eucalyptus enrolls 715 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 3.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 557 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 12% |
| Asian | 24 | 3.4% |
| White | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
477 of the school's 715 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Eucalyptus is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Eucalyptus is one of 11 schools in Hawthorne, based in Hawthorne, California. The district serves 6,908 students district-wide and employs 286 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Eucalyptus is close to the district average of about 628 students per school.