Eucalyptus

Summary:

Eucalyptus is an elementary school located in Hawthorne, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 715 students. It is part of the Hawthorne School District, which is ranked 821 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Eucalyptus has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, ranking around 3,500 out of 5,800-5,900 schools in recent years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eucalyptus has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2017-2018 to 35.3% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average and the Hawthorne district average. The school also consistently underperforms the Hawthorne district and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 34.18% of Eucalyptus students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.32% in Hawthorne and 47.04% statewide. However, African American students at Eucalyptus have ranked in the top half of California elementary schools in recent years, while other subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, continue to struggle.

When comparing Eucalyptus to other nearby elementary schools in the Hawthorne district, such as Washington and York, it becomes clear that Eucalyptus is one of the lower-performing schools. Additionally, when looking at schools outside the Hawthorne district, such as Del Aire Elementary in the Wiseburn Unified district, the performance gap becomes even more pronounced, suggesting that factors beyond just the local community may be at play.


Detail:

Public K-5

 12044 South Eucalyptus Ave.
       Hawthorne, CA  90250-3602


(310) 675-3369

District: Hawthorne

SchoolDigger Rank:
3840th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,548 Help


Students who attend Eucalyptus usually attend:

Middle:    Hawthorne Middle
High:    Hawthorne High
    Lawndale High
    Leuzinger High

Student/teacher ratio:  27.2 Help
Number of students:  715

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.9%
African American:
12.3%
Asian:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Eucalyptus ranks worse than 65.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Hawthorne School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.19. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.9%), African American (12.3%), Asian (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eucalyptus is 27.2, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Hawthorne School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eucalyptus is $7,548. 3 elementary schools in the Hawthorne School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eucalyptus:

SchoolDigger ranks Eucalyptus 3840th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Eucalyptus in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hawthorne:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne 821st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Eucalyptus

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Rank History for all students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.72 3321st 4809 30.9%
2005 32.64 3126th 4822 35.2%
2006 36.53 2906th 4818 39.7%
2007 38.31 3021st 5113 40.9%
2008 24.87 3979th 5113 22.2%
2009 18.58 4531st 5193 12.7%
2010 24.48 4264th 5314 19.8%
2011 40.79 3187th 5377 40.7%
2012 32.96 3738th 5390 30.6%
2013 48.67 2764th 5530 50.0%
2015 34.45 3367th 5611 40.0%
2016 29.23 3835th 5614 31.7%
2017 31.29 3733rd 5692 34.4%
2018 37.07 3334th 5662 41.1%
2019 35.16 3520th 5789 39.2%
2022 34.50 3489th 5883 40.7%
2023 35.98 3435th 5874 41.5%
2024 31.19 3840th 5862 34.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.41 1233rd 3246 62.0%
2019 38.48 1882nd 3275 42.5%
2022 52.84 1056th 3311 68.1%
2023 48.09 1286th 3250 60.4%
2024 37.23 2017th 3160 36.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.84 2442nd 5084 52.0%
2019 47.66 2568th 5173 50.4%
2022 43.24 2747th 5264 47.8%
2023 48.82 2444th 5374 54.5%
2024 39.94 3149th 5511 42.9%
See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.48 3175th 5413 41.3%
2019 34.91 3419th 5492 37.7%
2022 32.79 3509th 5635 37.7%
2023 37.28 3198th 5617 43.1%
2024 34.21 3471st 5605 38.1%
See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.17 796th 2128 62.6%
2019 22.90 2184th 2585 15.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.33 3262nd 5431 39.9%
2019 35.50 3360th 5510 39.0%
2022 36.75 3222nd 5663 43.1%
2023 34.83 3427th 5650 39.3%
2024 28.94 3921st 5636 30.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.46 160th 700 77.1%
2019 69.20 168th 747 77.5%
2022 54.88 220th 663 66.8%
2023 68.82 148th 662 77.6%
2024 45.08 279th 593 53.0%
See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Eucalyptus

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.54 2132nd 4830 55.9%
2019 47.15 2473rd 4963 50.2%
2022 50.24 2185th 5084 57.0%
2023 51.88 2127th 5098 58.3%
2024 44.53 2641st 5102 48.2%
See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Facebook Profile Picture by a citizen on FaceBook
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Open Quote I remember this school as if it where yesterday. I use to attend here when i was in Kinder, i still have flashbacks of this school. The teachers were amazing and the students treated me like family. I'm pretty sure i had a good eduacation and i am proud i attended here. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Eucalyptus

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 199 175 98 314 2 n/a n/a 0 788
1989 170 195 113 338 1 n/a n/a 0 817
1990 143 245 107 398 0 n/a n/a 0 893
1991 124 287 97 427 0 n/a n/a 0 935
1992 134 308 91 473 2 n/a n/a 0 1008
1993 99 338 95 519 0 n/a n/a 0 1051
1994 80 360 80 546 0 n/a n/a 0 1066
1995 72 406 76 645 1 n/a n/a 0 1200
1996 72 406 76 645 1 n/a n/a 0 1200
1997 63 402 62 704 0 n/a n/a 0 1231
1998 68 415 55 744 1 n/a n/a 0 1283
1999 55 307 37 756 1 n/a n/a 0 1156
2000 62 324 61 790 1 n/a n/a 2 1240
2001 40 297 66 806 0 n/a n/a 5 1214
2002 41 241 65 925 0 n/a n/a 5 1277
2003 41 241 65 925 0 n/a n/a 5 1277
2004 30 231 88 894 0 n/a n/a 18 1261
2005 24 213 82 842 0 n/a n/a 30 1191
2006 14 187 125 758 3 n/a n/a 30 1117
2007 15 176 70 752 1 n/a n/a 37 1051
2008 13 191 76 767 n/a n/a n/a 0 1047
2009 21 150 52 742 4 14 22 0 1005
2010 22 174 49 757 4 25 1 0 1032
2011 15 142 47 749 9 25 12 0 999
2012 14 169 44 727 10 24 2 0 990
2013 18 174 45 743 8 27 6 0 1021
2014 17 206 41 769 5 37 2 0 1077
2015 23 169 33 774 5 32 4 0 1040
2016 15 156 33 782 6 30 4 0 1026
2017 19 163 39 753 7 18 3 0 1002
2018 15 156 35 736 8 20 3 0 973
2019 14 126 34 700 6 15 10 0 905
2020 14 116 27 677 8 13 37 0 892
2021 17 116 31 628 9 9 10 0 820
2022 14 106 32 590 10 8 8 0 768
2023 13 88 24 557 12 12 9 0 715

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Eucalyptus

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 788 31.9 24.7 n/a
1989 817 36.0 22.6 n/a
1990 893 37.0 24.1 n/a
1991 935 40.0 23.3 n/a
1992 1008 40.6 24.8 54.9
1993 1051 44.0 23.9 61.4
1994 1066 43.0 24.8 56.7
1995 1200 42.0 28.6 88.9
1996 1200 42.0 28.6 88.9
1997 1231 46.0 26.8 94.4
1998 1283 55.5 23.1 92
1999 1156 58.0 19.9 85.8
2000 1240 63.0 19.7 88.6
2001 1214 61.0 19.9 82.1
2002 1277 63.0 20.3 85.1
2003 1277 63.0 20.3 85.1
2004 1261 55.5 22.7 86.4
2005 1191 55.0 21.7 95.8
2006 1117 51.0 21.9 92.4
2007 1051 47.0 22.4 98.5
2008 1047 52.0 20.1 94
2009 1005 46.0 19.7 83.8
2010 1032 51.0 20.2 91.6
2011 999 n/a n/a 88.2
2012 990 41.5 23.8 n/a
2013 1021 37.0 27.5 89.5
2014 1077 38.0 28.3 90.1
2015 1040 40.0 26.0 89.4
2016 1026 39.0 26.3 88.4
2017 1002 42.0 23.8 90.4
2018 973 41.0 23.7 91.1
2019 905 37.2 24.3 87.1
2020 892 n/a n/a 87.3
2021 820 32.0 25.6 89.4
2022 768 30.8 24.9 74.6
2023 715 26.2 27.2 66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Eucalyptus

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 788 31.9 24.7 n/a
1989 817 36.0 22.6 n/a
1990 893 37.0 24.1 n/a
1991 935 40.0 23.3 n/a
1992 1008 40.6 24.8 54.9
1993 1051 44.0 23.9 61.4
1994 1066 43.0 24.8 56.7
1995 1200 42.0 28.6 88.9
1996 1200 42.0 28.6 88.9
1997 1231 46.0 26.8 94.4
1998 1283 55.5 23.1 92
1999 1156 58.0 19.9 85.8
2000 1240 63.0 19.7 88.6
2001 1214 61.0 19.9 82.1
2002 1277 63.0 20.3 85.1
2003 1277 63.0 20.3 85.1
2004 1261 55.5 22.7 86.4
2005 1191 55.0 21.7 95.8
2006 1117 51.0 21.9 92.4
2007 1051 47.0 22.4 98.5
2008 1047 52.0 20.1 94
2009 1005 46.0 19.7 83.8
2010 1032 51.0 20.2 91.6
2011 999 n/a n/a 88.2
2012 990 41.5 23.8 n/a
2013 1021 37.0 27.5 89.5
2014 1077 38.0 28.3 90.1
2015 1040 40.0 26.0 89.4
2016 1026 39.0 26.3 88.4
2017 1002 42.0 23.8 90.4
2018 973 41.0 23.7 91.1
2019 905 37.2 24.3 87.1
2020 892 n/a n/a 87.3
2021 820 32.0 25.6 89.4
2022 768 30.8 24.9 74.6
2023 715 26.2 27.2 66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Eucalyptus

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
2012100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201383.0%2.0%1.0%15.0%87.0%94.0%96.0%85.0%90.0%
201494.0%0.0%0.0%6.0%95.0%98.0%96.0%94.0%96.0%
201597.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%98.0%100.0%98.0%97.0%97.0%
201694.0%1.0%0.0%5.0%97.0%98.0%94.0%95.0%97.0%
201782.0%0.0%0.0%18.0%95.0%≥99.0%96.0%95.0%96.0%
201898.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
201996.0%2.0%1.0%97.0%98.0%98.0%97.0%96.0%
202094.2%0.7%2.6%98.1%96.8%
202197.8%0.0%0.0%
202296.9%0.0%0.0%96.9%98.5%96.9%97.7%97.7%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Eucalyptus

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,548

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Eucalyptus

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3520th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 3435th of 5874 Elementary schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Eucalyptus)37.240.6
 3.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne)46.738.4
 8.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Eucalyptus)45.246.6
 1.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)51.944.2
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Eucalyptus)48.730.2
 18.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne)48.637.7
 10.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Eucalyptus)44.730.2
 14.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)42.536.4
 6.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Eucalyptus)3441.4
 7.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hawthorne)44.642
 2.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Eucalyptus)23.118.8
 4.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne)31.129.2
 1.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Eucalyptus)16.817.2
 0.5%
   5th Grade Science (Hawthorne)21.223.9
 2.7%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students905715
 21%
African American12688
 30.2%
American Indian612
 100%
Asian3424
 29.4%
Hispanic700557
 20.4%
Pacific Islander1512
 20%
White1413
 7.1%
Two or More Races109
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.1%66.7%
 20.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Eucalyptus

Students at Eucalyptus are 78% Hispanic, 12% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Eucalyptus usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hawthorne Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

Eucalyptus ranks 3840th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 715 students attended Eucalyptus.


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