Hawthorne Math and Science Academy is a state
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
high school in
Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. It is part of a seventeen-city region commonly called the South Bay. As of the 2020 US census, Hawthorne had a population of 88,0 ...
, USA. It is part of the
Hawthorne School District
Hawthorne School District is a school district headquartered in Hawthorne, California, United States.
The district serves much of Hawthorne.
Zoned schools Zoned middle schools
* Bud Carson Middle School
* Hawthorne Middle School
* Prairie Vi ...
. Esau Berumen is the Principal.
History
In 2003, the
Hawthorne School District
Hawthorne School District is a school district headquartered in Hawthorne, California, United States.
The district serves much of Hawthorne.
Zoned schools Zoned middle schools
* Bud Carson Middle School
* Hawthorne Middle School
* Prairie Vi ...
approved the creation of a new charter high school within their elementary school district. With students from the
Hawthorne
Hawthorne often refers to the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Hawthorne may also refer to:
Places
Australia
*Hawthorne, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
Canada
* Hawthorne Village, Ontario, a suburb of Milton, Ontario
United States
* Hawt ...
area, the school population at the school’s inception was 130 ninth-grade students. The original school site was
Jefferson Elementary School, a school that was in the process of being remodeled. Under the tutelage of Pete Zahut, the principal, the first year focused on creating a new and rigorous college-preparatory school high school. In this first year, too, a student compact was established; the school theme—high expectations—emerged; a school newspaper, Aviator Update, was created; and the school colors, blue and white, were selected.
In 2004, students and faculty saw the second phase of the HMSA school development – a second move for the school. The old Hawthorne Masonic Temple, located at Broadway and Grevillea, was revamped and refurbished into the beginnings of a permanent school site. In 2007, an additional building was placed on the space previously occupied by the parking lot to accommodate the ever-growing student population.
The diversity and number of students at HMSA has grown since its founding. The school today has a dozen or so different ethnicities and a population of over 450, with room to expand to 600. Students travel to HMSA from not only the city of Hawthorne, but from neighboring cities as well, with some using the metro train as transportation to and from school.
Rankings
* U.S. News Best High Schools 2015: National Rank: #103
* U.S. News Best High Schools 2015: State Rank: #12
* U.S. News Best High School 2015: Charter Rank: #34
* USC School Performance Report 2013: California Charter Rank: #4
* California Standardized Testing Beach City High Schools Average Score Rank: #2
References
External links
Hawthorne Math and Science Academyofficial website
Daily Breezebeach city rankings
ABC Newson U.S. News Rankings
Daily Breezeon U.S. News Rankings
U.S. Newsarticle on HMSA Ranking
USC Reporton best Charter Schools
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High schools in Los Angeles County, California
Charter high schools in California
Hawthorne, California
2003 establishments in California