HMSA is a public school that has built its curriculum around the A – G requirements and the California high school graduation standards.

HMSA accepts students from all over Los Angeles County, as long as students can make it to school on time every morning.

HMSA is a dependent charter school. We are dependent on the Hawthorne School District. HSD has been in existence and functioning since the early part of the 1900’s.

Every incoming 9th grade student must attend a parent informational night in the fall the year before enrolling in HMSA. Students then must fill out a lengthy application and submit it within the acceptance window. Students then take an assessment exam in math and English, and then the family interview follows. Incoming 9th grade students also must participate in the summer school math program and the summer bridge orientation program. Only then can a student be considered for entrance into HMSA.

HMSA takes transfer students from other high schools as well. Transfers must complete an application and submit official transcripts for review by the acceptance committee. Transfers must then meet with the career counselor to see how their respective classes transfer into the HMSA graduation requirements. Transfers will be held to the same academic standard for graduation that incoming 9th grade students must complete.

HMSA is a charter high school that emphasizes four years of math & science for every student. Students must take four years of math that includes at least Geometry, Algebra II and either Pre-calculus or Trigonometry. Students must also take fours years of laboratory science that includes Biology and Chemistry. Students still take the English, foreign language, history and electives.