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Hawthorne Math and Science Academy

4467 West Broadway, Hawthorne, CA 90250View on map

  • Public
  • Hawthorne
  • 123 seniors
  • 573 students

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy is a public high school in Hawthorne (Hawthorne) with 123 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 62 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 74% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

45 of 62 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

37%

45 of 123 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

50%

62 of 123 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

5 of 46 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

6 of 33 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    5 of 46 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    6 of 33 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Irvine7 pts lower

    15%

    7 of 47 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.71)

  • San Diego20 pts higher

    45%

    19 of 42 admitted

    This school45%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts lower

    21%

    4 of 19 admitted

    This school21%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.66)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    7 of 20 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    69%

    11 of 16 admitted

    This school69%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    24 of 30 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.67)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.69)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach13 pts lower

    34%

    33 of 97 admitted

    This school34%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    30 of 35 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    96%

    48 of 50 admitted

    This school96%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    35 of 36 admitted

    This school97%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    98%

    41 of 42 admitted

    This school98%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (121 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

96%

116 of 121 graduates

UC or CSU

44%

53 graduates

Community college

46%

56 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2420%
CSU2924%
CA private college32%
Out of state43%
Community college5646%
Not enrolled54%
Enrolled in college11696%
Total121100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

11

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

19

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

39% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

67%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

89 of 133 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

25%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

30 of 121 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 3 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 82%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 47%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 20%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 74%County median 64%

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