Hawthorne Math and Science Academy

Overview

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy has an academic rating significantly above the average for California high schools based on its high test performance and high AP course participation. It is ranked 27th in the best public high schools in California.

Demographics

Race

The Hawthorne Math and Science Academy student body is mostly Hispanic with a smaller Asian Pacific population and has low racial diversity.

Family Income

66% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the California high school median of 48.5%. By this measure, Hawthorne Math and Science Academy students are largely lower-middle income and rank 934th in California for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Academics

State Standardized Test Performance

10 out of 10

Rank: 15th in California

Students at Hawthorne Math and Science Academy scored an average 86% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the California Department of Education. Performance is significantly above the state high school median of 42% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 2.1% of California high schools.

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*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

The average SAT score for Hawthorne Math and Science Academy students in 2016 was 1088.

College Admission Test Participation

10 out of 10

Rank: 23rd in California

233 out of 239 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (97%). College admission testing participation is significantly above the California median rate of 25% and in the top 3% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

8 out of 10

Rank: 161st in California

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy offers 12 AP courses. 32 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 83% percentile and well above the median AP enrollment rate for all California schools of 21%. Hawthorne Math and Science Academy had 171 taking AP exams with a 139 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the 82% percentile and well above the state median of 55 percent.

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Location

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
4467 W. BRd.way
Hawthorne, CA
90250
(310)973-8184

District

Hawthorne
Hawthorne, CA