📍 4339 W. 129th St., Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, 90250
Washington is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendy Ostensen. 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 24.1:1.
Washington enrolls 463 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 3.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 356 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 13% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.9% |
| White | 13 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
327 of the school's 463 students (71%) 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.
Washington 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.
Washington 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 463 students, Washington is smaller than the district average of about 628 students per school.