📍 13838 S. Yukon Ave., Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, 90250
Bud Carson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County. The school has 678 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Paterson. It is part of the Hawthorne school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
Bud Carson Middle enrolls 678 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 2.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 410 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 229 | 34% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.2% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 678 students (63%) 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.
Bud Carson 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.
Bud Carson 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 678 students, Bud Carson Middle is close to the district average of about 628 students per school.