📍 4091 W. 139th St., Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, 90250
Jefferson is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Esau Berumen. It is part of the Hawthorne school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
Jefferson enrolls 519 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 16% |
| Asian | 21 | 4% |
| White | 16 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 519 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.
Jefferson 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.
Jefferson 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 519 students, Jefferson is smaller than the district average of about 628 students per school.