Bud Carson Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hawthorne, California
Bud Carson Middle in Hawthorne, California enrolled 601 students in 2024-25 with 25.1 full-time teachers, 23.9 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
678 students in 2022-23, 635 students in 2023-24, 601 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.9 to 25.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 678 | 27.9 | 24.3 |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 24.9 | 25.6 |
| 2024-25 | 601 | 25.1 | 23.9 |
23.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 California middle schools
Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 679 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bud Carson Middle enrolled 679 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 108 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 679 of the 679 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions108
- Chronically absent35.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.6% of students were Hispanic, 30.6% Black, 2.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic63.6%
- Black30.6%
- Two or more races2.3%
- Asian1.2%
- Pacific Islander1.2%
- White1.0%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Bud Carson Middle scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 39% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 28% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Hawthorne
4 public middle schools in Hawthorne report 2024-25 enrollment; Bud Carson Middle is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Henry Dana Middle | 953 | 26.2 | 30.6% |
| Hawthorne Middle | 761 | 24.0 | 58.6% |
| Prairie Vista Middle | 674 | 25.8 | 67.8% |
| Bud Carson Middle | 601 | 23.9 | 67.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bud Carson Middle
- Prairie Vista MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 674 students, 25.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Hawthorne MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 761 students, 24.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Bud Carson Middle with Prairie Vista MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hawthorne spends per student$19,562 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,562
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaBud Carson Middle is the number 754 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#754 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher23.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.23.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bud Carson Middle
How many students attend Bud Carson Middle?
601 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 678 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hawthorne, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bud Carson Middle?
23.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bud Carson Middle a Title I school?
Bud Carson Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Bud Carson Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Bud Carson Middle scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bud Carson Middle in?
Hawthorne, NCES district ID 0616680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061668002100 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.