Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks 3640 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 647 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chemawa Middle High : Arlington High High : Riverside STEM Academy

Hawthorne Elementary

Summary:

Hawthorne Elementary is a public elementary school located in Riverside, California, serving 647 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Riverside Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to district and state averages, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at the end-of-course level was 37.78% for Hawthorne, compared to 45.48% for Riverside Unified and 47.04% for California. Similarly, in Mathematics, the end-of-course proficiency rate for Hawthorne was 25.84%, compared to 31.57% for Riverside Unified and 35.54% for California. Hawthorne's chronic absenteeism rate has also significantly increased, from 9.9% in 2017-2018 to 23.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Hawthorne Elementary to other schools in the Riverside Unified district, it generally performs below the district averages in academic proficiency, with some exceptions. For example, Hawthorne's 3rd-grade English Language Arts/Literacy proficiency rate of 41.86% in 2023-2024 was higher than the district's 40.02% average, but in 5th-grade Mathematics, Hawthorne's proficiency rate of 12.9% was significantly lower than the district's 30.47% average. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and providing targeted interventions for different student subgroups could be key focus areas for improving Hawthorne Elementary's overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

2700 Irving St.
Riverside, CA 92503-5628

(951) 352-6716

District: Riverside Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3640^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,379

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chemawa Middle
High:	Arlington High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 647

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

White:

12.4%

African American:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hawthorne Elementary ranks worse than 62.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.38. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.8%), White (12.4%), African American (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hawthorne Elementary is 23.1, which is the 8^th best among 29 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Hawthorne Elementary employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hawthorne Elementary is $8,379, which is the 7^th highest among 29 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawthorne Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne Elementary 3640^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hawthorne Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Riverside Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverside Unified 774^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hawthorne Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.58	3658^th	4809	23.9%
2005	29.83	3291^st	4822	31.8%
2006	26.64	3548^th	4818	26.4%
2007	29.41	3615^th	5113	29.3%
2008	21.22	4259^th	5113	16.7%
2009	23.34	4181^st	5193	19.5%
2010	26.39	4125^th	5314	22.4%
2011	25.33	4314^th	5377	19.8%
2012	36.20	3512^th	5390	34.8%
2013	38.26	3439^th	5530	37.8%
2015	48.75	2513^th	5611	55.2%
2016	41.86	2969^th	5614	47.1%
2017	42.87	2930^th	5692	48.5%
2018	38.30	3262^nd	5662	42.4%
2019	45.65	2839^th	5789	51.0%
2022	35.78	3393^rd	5883	42.3%
2023	39.31	3185^th	5874	45.8%
2024	33.38	3640^th	5862	37.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.10	2176^th	3246	33.0%
2019	52.29	1132^nd	3275	65.4%
2022	47.27	1347^th	3311	59.3%
2023	31.00	2469^th	3250	24.0%
2024	20.88	3040^th	3160	3.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	17.92	2500^th	2634	5.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.52	2460^th	5084	51.6%
2019	53.78	2153^rd	5173	58.4%
2022	50.72	2237^th	5264	57.5%
2023	48.45	2464^th	5374	54.1%
2024	35.38	3493^rd	5511	36.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.25	3258^th	5413	39.8%
2019	43.54	2893^rd	5492	47.3%
2022	31.56	3612^th	5635	35.9%
2023	38.93	3091^st	5617	45.0%
2024	31.63	3666^th	5605	34.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.97	3113^th	5431	42.7%
2019	46.85	2622^nd	5510	52.4%
2022	40.20	2994^th	5663	47.1%
2023	39.84	3074^th	5650	45.6%
2024	36.04	3340^th	5636	40.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.35	2592^nd	4830	46.3%
2019	53.56	2064^th	4963	58.4%
2022	47.33	2377^th	5084	53.2%
2023	49.50	2256^th	5098	55.7%
2024	40.84	2912^th	5102	42.9%

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Rank History for White students at Hawthorne Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.43	2016^th	2737	26.3%
2019	45.69	1681^st	2834	40.7%
2022	11.64	2487^th	2726	8.8%
2023	19.64	2234^th	2662	16.1%
2024	44.02	1587^th	2647	40.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hawthorne Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	361	32	12	149	3	n/a	n/a	0	557
1989	381	27	15	159	1	n/a	n/a	0	583
1990	341	34	20	200	2	n/a	n/a	0	597
1991	315	28	23	205	3	n/a	n/a	0	574
1992	327	30	19	211	5	n/a	n/a	0	592
1993	289	21	26	235	7	n/a	n/a	0	578
1994	256	27	27	253	5	n/a	n/a	0	568
1995	217	38	27	293	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	217	38	27	293	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	195	46	29	302	7	n/a	n/a	0	579
1998	189	50	30	330	7	n/a	n/a	0	606
1999	174	56	39	325	8	n/a	n/a	0	602
2000	183	49	34	310	5	n/a	n/a	0	581
2001	171	39	36	326	5	n/a	n/a	0	577
2002	154	43	31	381	2	n/a	n/a	0	611
2003	154	43	31	381	2	n/a	n/a	0	611
2004	140	42	26	405	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
2005	118	40	26	436	2	n/a	n/a	0	622
2006	114	39	21	452	1	n/a	n/a	0	627
2007	106	32	25	462	2	n/a	n/a	7	634
2008	124	30	22	432	6	n/a	n/a	0	614
2009	112	39	20	466	6	4	7	0	654
2010	96	21	12	472	6	5	10	0	622
2011	103	37	13	462	9	5	15	0	644
2012	114	43	13	457	4	2	14	0	647
2013	115	29	16	482	3	2	15	0	662
2014	105	39	18	503	3	5	13	0	686
2015	117	43	23	511	2	4	13	0	713
2016	127	48	16	539	1	4	9	0	744
2017	148	50	12	575	4	4	8	0	801
2018	129	42	11	566	3	8	8	0	767
2019	118	34	10	558	4	6	6	0	736
2020	103	32	12	549	2	8	5	0	711
2021	82	25	18	484	2	6	7	0	624
2022	70	17	13	487	3	2	9	0	601
2023	80	20	18	516	2	2	9	0	647

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hawthorne Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	557	21.4	26.0	n/a
1989	583	21.6	26.9	n/a
1990	597	24.0	24.8	n/a
1991	574	23.0	24.9	n/a
1992	592	23.4	25.2	42.7
1993	578	22.0	26.3	46.5
1994	568	21.0	27.0	55.1
1995	580	25.5	22.7	64.3
1996	580	25.5	22.7	64.3
1997	579	29.0	20.0	67.4
1998	606	28.1	21.6	68.3
1999	602	33.1	18.2	68.8
2000	581	31.0	18.7	70.2
2001	577	28.8	20.0	75.9
2002	611	30.1	20.3	78.6
2003	611	30.1	20.3	78.6
2004	613	30.8	19.9	78.3
2005	622	29.8	20.9	83.3
2006	627	31.7	19.8	78.3
2007	634	29.8	21.3	81.3
2008	614	33.0	18.6	76.2
2009	654	32.4	19.0	79.5
2010	622	31.0	20.0	79.4
2011	644	n/a	n/a	69.9
2012	647	26.1	24.7	n/a
2013	662	24.6	26.8	77.9
2014	686	26.2	26.1	77.6
2015	713	28.0	25.4	76.2
2016	744	29.0	25.6	77.3
2017	801	32.0	25.0	74.3
2018	767	33.0	23.2	79.9
2019	736	31.0	23.7	76.5
2020	711	n/a	n/a	75.9
2021	624	26.2	23.8	81.4
2022	601	26.2	22.8	76.4
2023	647	28.0	23.1	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hawthorne Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	557	21.4	26.0	n/a
1989	583	21.6	26.9	n/a
1990	597	24.0	24.8	n/a
1991	574	23.0	24.9	n/a
1992	592	23.4	25.2	42.7
1993	578	22.0	26.3	46.5
1994	568	21.0	27.0	55.1
1995	580	25.5	22.7	64.3
1996	580	25.5	22.7	64.3
1997	579	29.0	20.0	67.4
1998	606	28.1	21.6	68.3
1999	602	33.1	18.2	68.8
2000	581	31.0	18.7	70.2
2001	577	28.8	20.0	75.9
2002	611	30.1	20.3	78.6
2003	611	30.1	20.3	78.6
2004	613	30.8	19.9	78.3
2005	622	29.8	20.9	83.3
2006	627	31.7	19.8	78.3
2007	634	29.8	21.3	81.3
2008	614	33.0	18.6	76.2
2009	654	32.4	19.0	79.5
2010	622	31.0	20.0	79.4
2011	644	n/a	n/a	69.9
2012	647	26.1	24.7	n/a
2013	662	24.6	26.8	77.9
2014	686	26.2	26.1	77.6
2015	713	28.0	25.4	76.2
2016	744	29.0	25.6	77.3
2017	801	32.0	25.0	74.3
2018	767	33.0	23.2	79.9
2019	736	31.0	23.7	76.5
2020	711	n/a	n/a	75.9
2021	624	26.2	23.8	81.4
2022	601	26.2	22.8	76.4
2023	647	28.0	23.1	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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