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Augustus Hawkins High

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,108 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
98%
Teachers
62 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
75.0%
AP Exam Prepared
58.3%
A-G Completion
63.7%
College-Going Rate
44.4%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+39.0 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+40.0 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
7.2%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 308 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic81.5%
White2.0%
Asian0.1%
Black15.5%
Other0.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Augustus Hawkins High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard7.4%
Met Standard20.3%
Below Standard72.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Augustus Hawkins High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.1 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 11.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.6% exceeded — 2.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 75.0%. 63.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 44.4% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 54.8%, above the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
7.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
27.7%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
54.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
542
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th27111.1%23.3%22.9%42.8%34.3%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th2713.7%17.3%14.4%64.6%21.0%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score