Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks 303 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 176 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 60% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Franklin Middle School High : Wheaton North High School

Hawthorne Elementary School

Summary:

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wheaton, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 161 students. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 200, which is ranked 79 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 147-664 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is impressive, with 64.4% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 50.7% proficient or better in Mathematics, both significantly higher than the state averages. Hawthorne's 3rd and 4th-grade students outperform the district and state averages in both ELA and Math, with 80% and 68% proficiency, respectively, in ELA. However, the school's 5th-grade students lag behind the district and state in ELA and Math proficiency.

Hawthorne's female and white students have consistently outperformed their peers across the state, ranking in the top 7% and 9% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, for the past three years. The school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have also performed remarkably well, ranking in the top 3% of Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022. In contrast, Hawthorne's Asian students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools in the past two years. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated, ranging from 3.8% in 2019-2020 to 15.9% in 2022-2023, which is slightly higher than the district average of 8.5% for Whittier Elementary, but lower than the 13.1% rate at Emerson Elementary and 14.0% at Lincoln Elementary. Hawthorne's high per-student spending of $25,906 in 2022-2023 and low student-teacher ratio of 8.3 in 2022-2023 suggest a strong investment in resources and personalized attention for students.

Detail:

Public K-5

334 Wakeman Ave
Wheaton, IL 60187-3666

(630) 682-2065

District: Cusd 200

SchoolDigger Rank:
303^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,871

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School
High:	Wheaton North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.4

Number of students: 176

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Asian:

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hawthorne Elementary School ranks better than 85.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 10^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Cusd 200 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.02. (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 Hawthorne Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Cusd 200 School District. Student population at Hawthorne Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59.7%), Hispanic (19.3%), Asian (15.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hawthorne Elementary School is 9.4, which is the lowest among 14 elementary schools in the Cusd 200 School District! (See more...)

Compare Hawthorne Elementary School employs 18.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hawthorne Elementary School is $24,871, which is the 2^nd highest among 13 elementary schools in the Cusd 200 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawthorne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne Elementary School 303^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hawthorne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cusd 200:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 200 79^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hawthorne Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	68.12	778^th	2020	61.5%
2004	64.73	851^st	2030	58.1%
2005	81.70	256^th	2022	87.3%
2006	75.85	475^th	2086	77.2%
2007	82.94	178^th	2095	91.5%
2008	70.17	717^th	2092	65.7%
2009	69.89	738^th	2120	65.2%
2010	60.02	1050^th	2139	50.9%
2011	37.13	1545^th	2147	28.0%
2012	38.00	1549^th	2166	28.5%
2013	60.54	930^th	2167	57.1%
2014	68.44	664^th	2093	68.3%
2015	88.98	218^th	2052	89.4%
2016	82.42	321^st	2046	84.3%
2017	85.01	258^th	2044	87.4%
2018	90.84	147^th	2037	92.8%
2019	90.10	155^th	2086	92.6%
2021	81.35	311^th	1948	84.0%
2022	83.18	316^th	2082	84.8%
2023	77.32	418^th	2077	79.9%
2024	83.02	303^rd	2067	85.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.15	374^th	1765	78.8%
2019	69.59	369^th	1816	79.7%
2021	62.52	374^th	1514	75.3%
2022	91.36	58^th	1763	96.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.22	211^th	1964	89.3%
2019	92.71	92^nd	2019	95.4%
2021	84.26	197^th	1680	88.3%
2022	94.64	83^rd	1970	95.8%
2023	90.77	144^th	1957	92.6%
2024	64.59	594^th	1942	69.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.04	124^th	1972	93.7%
2019	81.70	296^th	2019	85.3%
2021	70.55	417^th	1707	75.6%
2022	82.09	295^th	1977	85.1%
2023	71.27	501^st	1984	74.7%
2024	86.32	231^st	1959	88.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.29	191^st	242	21.1%
2019	5.94	235^th	243	3.3%

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Rank History for White students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	93.08	37^th	1463	97.5%
2019	96.30	8^th	1462	99.5%
2021	86.99	107^th	1308	91.8%
2022	87.98	96^th	1425	93.3%
2023	80.23	211^th	1419	85.1%
2024	86.91	121^st	1392	91.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hawthorne Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	303	5	11	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	325
1989	320	5	12	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	345
1990	234	11	7	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	272
1991	240	18	13	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
1992	221	16	16	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
1993	244	32	12	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
1994	222	27	17	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1995	235	26	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
1996	235	26	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
1997	222	27	20	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	288
1998	235	29	19	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
1999	210	31	25	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	288
2000	213	18	28	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
2001	202	28	26	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
2002	178	33	19	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2003	178	33	19	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2004	180	34	27	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2005	181	39	19	71	0	n/a	n/a	6	316
2006	188	34	16	69	0	n/a	n/a	10	317
2007	178	34	15	46	0	n/a	n/a	12	285
2008	191	39	20	45	0	n/a	n/a	9	304
2009	209	32	20	47	0	n/a	n/a	14	322
2010	200	27	22	53	0	n/a	n/a	18	320
2011	186	24	31	86	1	0	9	0	337
2012	184	25	37	97	0	0	13	0	356
2013	176	12	37	83	0	0	16	0	324
2014	164	7	42	65	0	0	12	0	290
2015	157	5	56	61	0	0	11	0	290
2016	156	5	57	51	0	0	12	0	281
2017	148	4	57	40	0	0	9	0	258
2018	142	3	68	34	0	0	7	0	254
2019	119	6	63	33	0	0	7	0	228
2020	120	9	56	36	0	0	7	0	228
2021	95	3	44	41	0	0	7	0	190
2022	93	1	27	33	0	1	9	0	164
2023	94	3	27	29	1	1	6	0	161
2024	105	4	27	34	0	1	5	0	176

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hawthorne Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	325	13.0	25.0	n/a
1989	345	13.5	25.5	n/a
1990	272	14.0	19.4	n/a
1991	281	14.5	19.3	n/a
1992	258	14.0	18.4	n/a
1993	294	16.0	18.4	n/a
1994	284	15.7	18.1	n/a
1995	294	16.3	18.0	n/a
1996	294	16.3	18.0	n/a
1997	288	14.7	19.6	n/a
1998	303	14.0	21.6	n/a
1999	288	13.6	21.2	n/a
2000	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
2001	290	18.7	15.5	n/a
2002	277	21.4	12.9	28.2
2003	277	21.4	12.9	28.2
2004	310	20.9	14.8	29.4
2005	316	23.1	13.7	31.6
2006	317	21.3	14.9	30
2007	285	20.0	14.3	30.4
2008	304	20.0	15.2	32.2
2009	322	20.4	15.8	26.6
2010	320	18.5	17.2	36.1
2011	337	22.9	14.7	46
2012	356	21.1	16.8	46.3
2013	324	27.5	11.7	36.4
2014	290	21.5	13.4	39.7
2015	290	21.0	13.8	42.4
2016	281	21.0	13.3	38.8
2017	258	20.9	12.3	38.8
2018	254	20.3	12.4	38.2
2019	228	22.7	10.0	42.1
2020	228	19.4	11.7	41.7
2021	190	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	164	19.9	8.2	31.7
2023	161	19.2	8.3	29.2
2024	176	18.7	9.4	30.7

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	325	13.0	25.0	n/a
1989	345	13.5	25.5	n/a
1990	272	14.0	19.4	n/a
1991	281	14.5	19.3	n/a
1992	258	14.0	18.4	n/a
1993	294	16.0	18.4	n/a
1994	284	15.7	18.1	n/a
1995	294	16.3	18.0	n/a
1996	294	16.3	18.0	n/a
1997	288	14.7	19.6	n/a
1998	303	14.0	21.6	n/a
1999	288	13.6	21.2	n/a
2000	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
2001	290	18.7	15.5	n/a
2002	277	21.4	12.9	28.2
2003	277	21.4	12.9	28.2
2004	310	20.9	14.8	29.4
2005	316	23.1	13.7	31.6
2006	317	21.3	14.9	30
2007	285	20.0	14.3	30.4
2008	304	20.0	15.2	32.2
2009	322	20.4	15.8	26.6
2010	320	18.5	17.2	36.1
2011	337	22.9	14.7	46
2012	356	21.1	16.8	46.3
2013	324	27.5	11.7	36.4
2014	290	21.5	13.4	39.7
2015	290	21.0	13.8	42.4
2016	281	21.0	13.3	38.8
2017	258	20.9	12.3	38.8
2018	254	20.3	12.4	38.2
2019	228	22.7	10.0	42.1
2020	228	19.4	11.7	41.7
2021	190	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	164	19.9	8.2	31.7
2023	161	19.2	8.3	29.2
2024	176	18.7	9.4	30.7

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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