How does Cimarron Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Hawthorne?

Cimarron Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.0/100, placing it at the 36th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 452 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cimarron Avenue Elementary?

13.7% of students at Cimarron Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 33.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cimarron Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Cimarron Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cimarron Avenue Elementary?

27.9% of students at Cimarron Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Cimarron Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Hawthorne Los Angeles County 90250

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

452 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

239 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

80%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 18.0%

White 0.8%

Asian 0.8%

Black 72.4%

Other 8.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cimarron Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.7%
Met Standard	19.5%
Below Standard	66.8%

Exceeded

13.7%

Met

19.5%

Below

66.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Cimarron Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.7% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.8% exceeded — 2.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.