Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in South Dakota, with 334 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in the state over the past decade, receiving 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, and faces significant challenges in serving its student population.
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 14.11% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 11.66% in math, compared to around 50% for the district and state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10% of South Dakota elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and White student performance, as well as for English Language Learners and students with special needs. Additionally, Hawthorne Elementary - 56 has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, with over 30% of students chronically absent in recent years.
In contrast, nearby schools in the Sioux Falls School District show a wide range of performance, with Sonia Sotomayor Elementary and All City Elementary among the top-performing schools in the state. The high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and diverse student population at Hawthorne Elementary - 56 likely contribute to the school's low academic performance, and targeted interventions and support may be needed to address these challenges.
In the 2022-23 school year, 334 students attended Hawthorne Elementary - 56.
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 ranks in the bottom 2.5% of South Dakota elementary schools.
Students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56 are 32% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% African American, 16% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.
Sioux Falls School District 49-5