Hawthorne Elementary School

Summary:

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Westerville City School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary School has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 28.91% White, 40.15% African American, 10.13% Hispanic, 5.52% Asian, and 15.29% two or more races. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking between 799 and 937 out of 1,588 to 1,596 Ohio elementary schools. Hawthorne's proficiency rates in Ohio State Tests are generally lower than the Westerville City School District and the state average, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, in 5th grade Science, Hawthorne's proficiency rate was 57.6%, compared to the Westerville City School District's 71.4% and the state's 64%. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.5% to 25.6% over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools.

While Hawthorne shares the same school district as Wilder Elementary and Huber Ridge Elementary, its academic performance and student-teacher ratio are generally lower than these nearby schools. The nearby charter schools, such as Horizon Science Academy Primary and Columbus Bilingual Academy-North, have lower overall academic performance compared to Hawthorne, but they serve a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 5001 Farview Rd
       Columbus, OH  43231-4044


(614) 797-7130

District: Westerville City

SchoolDigger Rank:
899th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Heritage Middle School
High:    Westerville-South High School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  543

Racial breakdown:

African American:
40.1%
White:
28.9%
Two or more races:
15.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.3% Help


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Compare Details Hawthorne Elementary School ranks worse than 57% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawthorne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne Elementary School 899th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Hawthorne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
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Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
African American students:
White students:


Westerville City:

SchoolDigger ranks Westerville City 255th of 839 Ohio 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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 38.70 1054th 1471 28.3%
2005 41.46 1031st 1501 31.3%
2006 56.82 802nd 1504 46.7%
2007 63.63 711th 1609 55.8%
2008 53.99 936th 1582 40.8%
2009 50.19 1043rd 1610 35.2%
2010 52.97 1011th 1662 39.2%
2011 58.30 944th 1686 44.0%
2012 55.20 1028th 1709 39.8%
2013 62.76 842nd 1701 50.5%
2014 54.54 1013th 1687 40.0%
2015 65.77 683rd 1684 59.4%
2016 50.03 1014th 1678 39.6%
2017 46.98 1063rd 1651 35.6%
2018 49.30 994th 1636 39.2%
2019 45.01 1078th 1676 35.7%
2021 55.40 849th 1610 47.3%
2022 58.68 799th 1588 49.7%
2023 49.32 937th 1596 41.3%
2024 51.70 899th 1577 43.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.80 29th 166 82.5%
2019 41.27 93rd 154 39.6%
2021 57.09 57th 139 59.0%
2022 41.89 91st 162 43.8%
2023 51.67 78th 183 57.4%
2024 54.16 90th 202 55.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.10 66th 174 62.1%
2019 54.40 69th 169 59.2%
2021 52.05 74th 183 59.6%
2022 64.01 66th 213 69.0%
2023 37.17 159th 239 33.5%
2024 52.76 117th 258 54.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.00 490th 856 42.8%
2024 52.70 352nd 900 60.9%
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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 OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.56 706th 1465 51.8%
2019 47.80 883rd 1465 39.7%
2021 59.26 582nd 1404 58.5%
2022 72.56 338th 1419 76.2%
2023 54.70 703rd 1447 51.4%
2024 53.05 771st 1484 48.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.62 919th 1518 39.5%
2019 48.83 922nd 1502 38.6%
2021 53.39 768th 1467 47.6%
2022 51.09 848th 1488 43.0%
2023 42.26 937th 1483 36.8%
2024 49.17 863rd 1466 41.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.71 634th 1021 37.9%
2019 33.34 648th 956 32.2%
2021 43.11 396th 765 48.2%
2022 48.33 366th 824 55.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.15 22nd 759 97.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.26 998th 1536 35.0%
2019 40.11 1040th 1535 32.2%
2021 48.16 859th 1499 42.7%
2022 61.71 693rd 1518 54.3%
2023 50.53 861st 1498 42.5%
2024 50.30 861st 1485 42.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.99 59th 78 24.4%
2022 39.82 58th 78 25.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.97 76th 598 87.3%
2019 77.12 93rd 605 84.6%
2021 91.52 27th 533 94.9%
2022 95.07 20th 601 96.7%
2023 86.06 48th 610 92.1%
2024 81.57 73rd 603 87.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.85 157th 239 34.3%
2019 42.42 130th 228 43.0%
2021 47.30 95th 189 49.7%
2022 34.58 137th 216 36.6%
2023 27.42 167th 233 28.3%
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Rank History for White students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.00 951st 1309 27.3%
2019 36.63 953rd 1271 25.0%
2021 52.68 653rd 1249 47.7%
2022 49.02 734th 1242 40.9%
2023 40.13 844th 1215 30.5%
2024 52.50 657th 1190 44.8%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio 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.

Hawthorne Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Ohio Department 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 735 88 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 839
1989 729 91 18 3 0 n/a n/a 0 841
1990 709 103 16 0 0 n/a n/a 0 828
1991 692 96 12 1 2 n/a n/a 0 803
1992 683 98 11 6 6 n/a n/a 0 804
1993 660 98 12 4 1 n/a n/a 0 775
1994 680 113 12 3 2 n/a n/a 0 810
1995 645 132 11 6 3 n/a n/a 0 797
1996 645 132 11 6 3 n/a n/a 0 797
1997 609 120 11 6 10 n/a n/a 0 756
1998 573 139 13 5 7 n/a n/a 0 737
1999 565 141 15 8 5 n/a n/a 0 734
2000 535 164 13 11 4 n/a n/a 0 727
2001 511 180 20 5 5 n/a n/a 0 721
2002 423 157 27 8 2 n/a n/a 55 672
2003 423 157 27 8 2 n/a n/a 55 672
2004 403 178 29 15 2 n/a n/a 58 685
2005 378 187 23 30 3 n/a n/a 49 670
2006 376 186 23 34 1 n/a n/a 66 686
2007 379 179 15 34 0 n/a n/a 63 670
2008 347 186 13 41 0 n/a n/a 70 657
2009 326 179 13 46 1 n/a n/a 67 632
2010 314 195 15 45 1 n/a n/a 68 638
2011 297 214 18 65 2 0 64 0 660
2012 282 207 15 65 1 1 61 0 632
2013 256 229 16 55 1 2 68 0 627
2014 267 215 15 51 0 0 67 0 615
2015 258 220 17 69 0 1 75 0 640
2016 263 240 14 66 0 0 68 0 651
2017 248 245 24 72 0 0 74 0 663
2018 249 218 42 78 0 0 78 0 665
2019 251 261 59 80 0 0 82 0 733
2020 217 296 63 80 0 0 118 0 774
2021 214 280 74 77 0 0 98 0 743
2022 210 287 75 78 0 0 89 0 739
2023 157 218 30 55 0 0 83 0 543

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 839 34.0 24.6 0
1989 841 33.0 25.4 n/a
1990 828 32.9 25.1 n/a
1991 803 32.9 24.4 n/a
1992 804 32.0 25.1 10.8
1993 775 32.0 24.2 9.5
1994 810 33.4 24.3 11.2
1995 797 31.4 25.4 14.2
1996 797 31.4 25.4 14.2
1997 756 28.9 26.2 14.4
1998 737 30.4 24.2 11
1999 734 32.0 22.9 18.4
2000 727 33.0 22.0 21.9
2001 721 31.5 22.9 24.3
2002 672 31.0 21.7 26.3
2003 672 31.0 21.7 26.3
2004 685 35.2 19.5 33.7
2005 670 35.3 19.0 43
2006 686 37.8 18.1 47.9
2007 670 32.1 20.9 44.6
2008 657 34.3 19.2 n/a
2009 632 34.1 18.5 51.7
2010 638 33.0 19.3 51.4
2011 660 33.0 20.0 47.9
2012 632 33.0 19.1 53.5
2013 627 32.6 19.2 51.7
2014 615 30.2 20.3 53.3
2015 640 n/a n/a 56.6
2016 651 32.0 20.3 63.1
2017 663 30.2 21.9 59.1
2018 665 29.4 22.6 59.7
2019 733 30.2 24.2 56.2
2020 774 30.0 25.8 57.2
2021 743 30.0 24.7 n/a
2022 739 30.1 24.5 n/a
2023 543 25.3 21.4 59.3

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 839 34.0 24.6 0
1989 841 33.0 25.4 n/a
1990 828 32.9 25.1 n/a
1991 803 32.9 24.4 n/a
1992 804 32.0 25.1 10.8
1993 775 32.0 24.2 9.5
1994 810 33.4 24.3 11.2
1995 797 31.4 25.4 14.2
1996 797 31.4 25.4 14.2
1997 756 28.9 26.2 14.4
1998 737 30.4 24.2 11
1999 734 32.0 22.9 18.4
2000 727 33.0 22.0 21.9
2001 721 31.5 22.9 24.3
2002 672 31.0 21.7 26.3
2003 672 31.0 21.7 26.3
2004 685 35.2 19.5 33.7
2005 670 35.3 19.0 43
2006 686 37.8 18.1 47.9
2007 670 32.1 20.9 44.6
2008 657 34.3 19.2 n/a
2009 632 34.1 18.5 51.7
2010 638 33.0 19.3 51.4
2011 660 33.0 20.0 47.9
2012 632 33.0 19.1 53.5
2013 627 32.6 19.2 51.7
2014 615 30.2 20.3 53.3
2015 640 n/a n/a 56.6
2016 651 32.0 20.3 63.1
2017 663 30.2 21.9 59.1
2018 665 29.4 22.6 59.7
2019 733 30.2 24.2 56.2
2020 774 30.0 25.8 57.2
2021 743 30.0 24.7 n/a
2022 739 30.1 24.5 n/a
2023 543 25.3 21.4 59.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hawthorne Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,854
2022 $10,713
2023 $11,043

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Hawthorne Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1078th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 937th of 1596 Elementary schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Elementary School)64.566.7
 2.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Westerville City)74.372.9
 1.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hawthorne Elementary School)59.562
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Westerville City)78.474.9
 3.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Elementary School)63.458.5
 4.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Westerville City)7973.8
 5.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hawthorne Elementary School)5653.7
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Westerville City)71.166.9
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Hawthorne Elementary School)52.950.6
 2.3%
   5th Grade Science (Westerville City)70.671
 0.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Elementary School)55.851.8
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Westerville City)71.270.4
 0.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hawthorne Elementary School)70.359.5
 10.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Westerville City)77.380.2
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students733543
 25.9%
African American261218
 16.5%
American Indian00
Asian5930
 49.2%
Hispanic8055
 31.3%
Pacific Islander00
White251157
 37.5%
Two or More Races8283
 1.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.2%59.3%
 3.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 40% African American, 29% White, 15% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Westerville-South High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 543 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks 899th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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