📍 4366 W. 129th St., Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, 90250
Hawthorne Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County. The school has 721 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Martha Castellanos. It is part of the Hawthorne school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
Hawthorne Middle enrolls 721 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 3.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 566 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 98 | 14% |
| Asian | 24 | 3.3% |
| White | 14 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
448 of the school's 721 students (62%) 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.
Hawthorne Middle 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.
Hawthorne Middle 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 721 students, Hawthorne Middle is close to the district average of about 628 students per school.