Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks 1614 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 256 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 24% White, 17% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Innovation Middle High : Madison High

Hawthorne Elementary

Summary:

Hawthorne Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California, serving 236 students in grades K-6. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Hawthorne Elementary consistently outperforms the San Diego Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Hawthorne's 3rd-grade students scored 51.61% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.54% for San Diego Unified and 42.8% for California. In Mathematics, Hawthorne's 3rd-grade students scored 58.06% proficient or better, compared to 54.87% for San Diego Unified and 45.64% for California. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also strong, with 5th-grade students scoring 38.24% proficient or better, compared to 40.16% for San Diego Unified and 32.68% for California. Hawthorne's male students and Hispanic students, as well as its low socioeconomic status students, have shown particularly strong academic performance.

While Hawthorne Elementary is a strong-performing school, there are some areas for potential improvement. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.7% in 2022-2023 is higher than the state average, indicating a need for the school to address this issue. Additionally, nearby schools like Spreckels Elementary and Curie Elementary consistently outperform Hawthorne in both ELA and Mathematics, suggesting that Hawthorne may have opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies.

Detail:

Public K-6

4750 Lehrer Dr.
San Diego, CA 92117-1358

(858) 634-5701

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1614^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,247

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Innovation Middle
High:	Madison High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

Number of students: 256

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.8%

White:

24.2%

Two or more races:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hawthorne Elementary ranks better than 72.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 46^th among 117 ranked elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Student population at Hawthorne Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.8%), White (24.2%), two or more races (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.2% 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 25.6. 103 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Hawthorne Elementary employs 10 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hawthorne Elementary is $10,247, which is the 18^th highest among 117 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawthorne Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne Elementary 1614^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hawthorne Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Diego Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego Unified 604^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	56.59	1846^th	4809	61.6%
2005	57.00	1877^th	4822	61.1%
2006	60.69	1714^th	4818	64.4%
2007	61.29	1756^th	5113	65.7%
2008	61.14	1805^th	5113	64.7%
2009	67.28	1578^th	5193	69.6%
2010	60.34	1968^th	5314	63.0%
2011	67.08	1631^st	5377	69.7%
2012	50.09	2611^th	5390	51.6%
2013	52.25	2553^rd	5530	53.8%
2015	53.02	2288^th	5611	59.2%
2016	45.63	2734^th	5614	51.3%
2017	45.03	2800^th	5692	50.8%
2018	59.35	2065^th	5662	63.5%
2019	83.86	972^nd	5789	83.2%
2022	79.51	1207^th	5883	79.5%
2023	68.39	1653^rd	5874	71.9%
2024	69.44	1614^th	5862	72.5%

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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	58.12	1854^th	5084	63.5%
2019	91.15	265^th	5173	94.9%
2022	84.04	595^th	5264	88.7%
2023	63.62	1537^th	5374	71.4%
2024	60.70	1748^th	5511	68.3%

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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	53.82	2284^th	5413	57.8%
2019	75.40	1279^th	5492	76.7%
2022	77.46	1224^th	5635	78.3%
2023	64.63	1736^th	5617	69.1%
2024	62.13	1855^th	5605	66.9%

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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	62.87	1814^th	5431	66.6%
2019	83.86	871^st	5510	84.2%
2022	77.16	1234^th	5663	78.2%
2023	69.20	1541^st	5650	72.7%
2024	73.01	1357^th	5636	75.9%

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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	50.85	2173^rd	4830	55.0%
2019	78.06	783^rd	4963	84.2%
2022	85.43	529^th	5084	89.6%
2023	50.42	2212^th	5098	56.6%
2024	60.74	1646^th	5102	67.7%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	89.21	118^th	2834	95.8%

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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	274	15	86	63	49	n/a	n/a	0	487
1989	256	16	82	76	38	n/a	n/a	0	468
1990	284	13	75	78	42	n/a	n/a	0	492
1991	278	16	77	93	42	n/a	n/a	0	506
1992	295	18	70	104	47	n/a	n/a	0	534
1993	290	25	85	99	44	n/a	n/a	0	543
1994	294	34	89	80	29	n/a	n/a	0	526
1995	281	20	74	110	15	n/a	n/a	0	500
1996	281	20	74	110	15	n/a	n/a	0	500
1997	262	24	85	116	11	n/a	n/a	0	498
1998	255	20	94	112	10	n/a	n/a	0	491
1999	243	27	89	117	6	n/a	n/a	0	482
2000	225	23	95	115	8	n/a	n/a	0	466
2001	203	31	96	103	11	n/a	n/a	0	444
2002	153	29	90	105	16	n/a	n/a	0	393
2003	153	29	90	105	16	n/a	n/a	0	393
2004	140	25	85	100	17	n/a	n/a	0	367
2005	124	31	72	91	13	n/a	n/a	0	331
2006	112	21	71	88	10	n/a	n/a	0	302
2007	87	18	72	119	10	n/a	n/a	6	312
2008	90	16	65	131	6	n/a	n/a	0	308
2009	87	16	48	159	6	3	0	0	319
2010	90	12	49	158	3	2	11	0	325
2011	84	15	41	199	3	5	12	0	359
2012	77	16	30	193	1	1	15	0	333
2013	84	11	30	188	1	2	16	0	332
2014	83	11	24	160	0	3	16	0	297
2015	78	9	23	167	0	4	15	0	296
2016	55	6	17	149	0	3	10	0	240
2017	54	1	18	139	0	1	14	0	227
2018	62	1	23	125	0	2	23	0	236
2019	61	3	21	121	0	2	38	0	246
2020	67	6	21	111	0	5	38	0	248
2021	58	3	22	102	0	6	41	0	232
2022	51	2	17	95	0	8	33	0	206
2023	58	4	33	98	0	8	35	0	236
2024	62	5	36	102	0	7	44	0	256

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	487	20.1	24.2	n/a
1989	468	19.1	24.5	n/a
1990	492	20.1	24.4	n/a
1991	506	22.1	22.8	n/a
1992	534	22.5	23.7	25.1
1993	543	22.1	24.6	27.4
1994	526	23.0	22.9	38.4
1995	500	24.0	20.8	48.6
1996	500	24.0	20.8	48.6
1997	498	24.0	20.8	51.2
1998	491	25.0	19.6	45.4
1999	482	26.0	18.5	45.9
2000	466	25.0	18.6	51.5
2001	444	25.5	17.4	40.5
2002	393	21.5	18.3	53.2
2003	393	21.5	18.3	53.2
2004	367	21.0	17.5	46.6
2005	331	20.0	16.6	51.7
2006	302	20.0	15.1	55.3
2007	312	17.8	17.5	58.5
2008	308	20.0	15.4	62.7
2009	319	20.0	15.2	69.9
2010	325	15.0	21.6	76
2011	359	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	333	19.3	17.2	99.1
2013	332	16.6	20.0	99.1
2014	297	11.0	27.0	60.9
2015	296	10.0	29.6	74.3
2016	240	10.0	24.0	78.8
2017	227	9.0	25.2	76.2
2018	236	10.0	23.6	64.4
2019	246	10.0	24.6	59.8
2020	248	n/a	n/a	60.5
2021	232	10.0	23.2	53.9
2022	206	10.0	20.6	60.2
2023	236	11.0	21.4	61.4
2024	256	10.0	25.6	60.2

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	487	20.1	24.2	n/a
1989	468	19.1	24.5	n/a
1990	492	20.1	24.4	n/a
1991	506	22.1	22.8	n/a
1992	534	22.5	23.7	25.1
1993	543	22.1	24.6	27.4
1994	526	23.0	22.9	38.4
1995	500	24.0	20.8	48.6
1996	500	24.0	20.8	48.6
1997	498	24.0	20.8	51.2
1998	491	25.0	19.6	45.4
1999	482	26.0	18.5	45.9
2000	466	25.0	18.6	51.5
2001	444	25.5	17.4	40.5
2002	393	21.5	18.3	53.2
2003	393	21.5	18.3	53.2
2004	367	21.0	17.5	46.6
2005	331	20.0	16.6	51.7
2006	302	20.0	15.1	55.3
2007	312	17.8	17.5	58.5
2008	308	20.0	15.4	62.7
2009	319	20.0	15.2	69.9
2010	325	15.0	21.6	76
2011	359	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	333	19.3	17.2	99.1
2013	332	16.6	20.0	99.1
2014	297	11.0	27.0	60.9
2015	296	10.0	29.6	74.3
2016	240	10.0	24.0	78.8
2017	227	9.0	25.2	76.2
2018	236	10.0	23.6	64.4
2019	246	10.0	24.6	59.8
2020	248	n/a	n/a	60.5
2021	232	10.0	23.2	53.9
2022	206	10.0	20.6	60.2
2023	236	11.0	21.4	61.4
2024	256	10.0	25.6	60.2

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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