How does Wiseburn Middle compare to other middle schools in Hawthorne?

Wiseburn Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.3/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,855 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Wiseburn Middle?

21.1% of students at Wiseburn Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 52.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Wiseburn Middle?

11.1% of students at Wiseburn Middle 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.

Wiseburn Middle

Q: Is Wiseburn Middle improving or declining?

Wiseburn Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

Middle School

Wiseburn Unified HawthorneLos Angeles County90250

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

975 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

37%

Teachers

36 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 49 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic55.9%

White12.6%

Asian4.8%

Black15.9%

Other10.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Wiseburn Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.1%
Met Standard	31.6%
Below Standard	47.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Wiseburn Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.1% of students exceeded standard while 31.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.4 points below the Wiseburn Unified district average of 28.5%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.4% exceeded — 2.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined year-over-year. 28.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →