Juan De Anza Elementary

Juan De Anza Elementary sits in Hawthorne, a working-class South Bay city that's quietly become one of the more interesting pockets of Los Angeles County — close to the beach, the aerospace corridor, and the buzz of SpaceX and SoFi Stadium nearby. As part of the tight-knit Wiseburn Unified district, De Anza punches well above its weight, landing in the top quarter of California elementary schools with particularly strong math scores. Families who value a genuine community feel over a flashy zip code, and who want solid academics without the pressure-cooker atmosphere of some Westside schools, tend to thrive here.