📍 13435 S. Yukon Ave., Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, 90250
Zela Davis is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County. The school has 899 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Miguelina Lopez. It is part of the Hawthorne school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
Zela Davis enrolls 899 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 554 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 272 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.9% |
| White | 12 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
588 of the school's 899 students (65%) 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.
Zela Davis 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.
Zela Davis 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 899 students, Zela Davis is larger than the district average of about 628 students per school.