Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Summary:

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.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 601 N Spring Ave
       Sioux Falls, SD  57104


(605) 367-4580

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

SchoolDigger Rank:
196th of 201 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,070 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  334

Racial breakdown:

White:
32.3%
Hispanic:
20.7%
African American:
17.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Hawthorne Elementary - 56 ranks worse than 97.5% of elementary schools in South Dakota. It also ranks last among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.21. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Hawthorne Elementary - 56 has the largest elementary school student body size in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is $12,070, which is the 3rd highest among 23 elementary schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawthorne Elementary - 56:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne Elementary - 56 196th of 201 South Dakota public elementary schools. (See Hawthorne Elementary - 56 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sioux Falls School District 49-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Sioux Falls School District 49-5 72nd of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hawthorne Elementary - 56

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Rank History for all students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 11.29 170th 187 9.1%
2004 10.78 175th 189 7.4%
2005 13.70 178th 194 8.2%
2006 19.31 177th 197 10.2%
2007 22.02 169th 194 12.9%
2008 10.06 182nd 194 6.2%
2009 15.23 179th 196 8.7%
2010 24.23 181st 206 12.1%
2011 33.02 172nd 205 16.1%
2012 19.80 194th 214 9.3%
2013 9.84 184th 201 8.5%
2015 8.42 198th 209 5.3%
2016 12.42 189th 206 8.3%
2017 5.37 196th 207 5.3%
2018 9.15 192nd 204 5.9%
2019 5.52 200th 206 2.9%
2021 6.09 194th 202 4.0%
2022 3.36 200th 202 1.0%
2023 9.36 193rd 204 5.4%
2024 4.21 196th 201 2.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.78 11th 11 0.0%
2023 36.88 11th 15 26.7%
2024 28.80 10th 13 23.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.22 62nd 62 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.46 99th 121 18.2%
2019 18.66 112th 121 7.4%
2021 21.42 98th 106 7.5%
2022 17.80 76th 80 5.0%
2023 23.82 94th 112 16.1%
2024 15.66 103rd 110 6.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.49 154th 163 5.5%
2019 3.56 152nd 155 1.9%
2021 6.07 148th 151 2.0%
2022 4.66 148th 150 1.3%
2023 11.25 144th 154 6.5%
2024 6.22 160th 165 3.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.87 152nd 170 10.6%
2019 11.87 147th 160 8.1%
2021 10.16 146th 157 7.0%
2022 3.56 152nd 154 1.3%
2023 11.75 152nd 166 8.4%
2024 5.80 154th 161 4.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.36 9th 9 0.0%
2019 45.45 6th 11 45.5%
2024 26.64 9th 11 18.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.41 15th 18 16.7%
2019 35.16 12th 21 42.9%
2021 49.67 6th 18 66.7%
2024 13.04 22nd 22 0.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.17 28th 28 0.0%
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Rank History for White students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.56 157th 186 15.6%
2019 8.14 185th 191 3.1%
2022 4.20 183rd 184 0.5%
2023 6.33 183rd 185 1.1%
2024 4.29 182nd 184 1.1%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota 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 - 56 Test Scores
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Data source: South Dakota Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Saturday, December 29, 2018

Open Quote This was a great school! I went here years ago, and everyone there is an understanding and caring person. Hawthorne always took care of me and my family. At this school, you can tell everyone cares about the child and wants them to be safe. We made some very good friends here, who we're still in contact with to this day. I'm not sure how it is today, but hopefully it is still as amazing as when i attended this school. The best elementary in Sioux Falls (at the time and hopefully still) imho Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hawthorne Elementary - 56

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 648 648
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 756 756
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 780 780
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 780 780
1993 497 20 7 5 55 n/a n/a 0 584
1994 409 9 5 10 50 n/a n/a 0 483
1995 427 24 20 20 34 n/a n/a 0 525
1996 427 24 20 20 34 n/a n/a 0 525
1997 402 17 13 19 45 n/a n/a 0 496
1998 355 32 17 24 58 n/a n/a 0 486
1999 293 31 24 48 77 n/a n/a 0 473
2000 300 29 20 66 77 n/a n/a 0 492
2001 315 40 15 73 63 n/a n/a 0 506
2002 318 34 13 85 54 n/a n/a 0 504
2003 318 34 13 85 54 n/a n/a 0 504
2004 326 47 9 82 67 n/a n/a 0 531
2005 225 56 4 77 36 n/a n/a 0 398
2006 225 42 11 85 33 n/a n/a 0 396
2007 218 50 10 83 35 n/a n/a 0 396
2008 165 55 8 71 46 n/a n/a 0 345
2009 240 75 20 98 91 n/a n/a 0 524
2010 148 52 16 85 72 n/a n/a 0 373
2011 132 61 18 75 70 1 5 0 362
2012 201 98 24 86 96 2 17 0 524
2013 210 120 32 93 79 1 28 0 563
2014 185 130 27 91 57 2 33 0 525
2015 166 138 35 88 76 3 45 0 551
2016 144 118 33 89 63 1 50 0 498
2017 158 103 11 88 61 0 53 0 474
2018 158 105 17 73 71 0 65 0 489
2019 138 101 13 78 81 1 59 0 471
2020 115 75 9 73 68 1 56 0 397
2021 114 68 8 74 56 2 43 0 365
2022 128 65 10 66 52 3 35 0 359
2023 108 59 11 69 52 4 31 0 334

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 - 56

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 648 44.3 14.6 n/a
1990 756 45.1 16.7 n/a
1991 780 49.7 15.6 n/a
1992 780 50.7 15.3 n/a
1993 584 44.8 13.0 n/a
1994 483 41.9 11.5 n/a
1995 525 40.7 12.9 n/a
1996 525 40.7 12.9 n/a
1997 496 41.7 11.9 47
1998 486 42.7 11.4 64.2
1999 473 42.3 11.2 63
2000 492 55.4 8.9 50.4
2001 506 46.9 10.8 60.1
2002 504 38.6 13.1 55
2003 504 38.6 13.1 55
2004 531 40.8 13.0 57.6
2005 398 39.0 10.2 73.6
2006 396 39.8 9.9 72
2007 396 39.1 10.1 80.8
2008 345 37.7 9.2 0.9
2009 524 37.2 14.0 73.1
2010 373 36.3 10.2 86.3
2011 362 35.6 10.1 82.6
2012 524 35.1 14.9 86.1
2013 563 38.0 14.7 89
2014 525 37.6 13.9 85.7
2015 551 39.0 14.1 100
2016 498 38.0 13.1 100
2017 474 32.9 14.3 100
2018 489 34.7 14.0 100
2019 471 33.5 14.0 100
2020 397 29.9 13.2 100
2021 365 26.7 13.6 100
2022 359 26.9 13.3 100
2023 334 29.6 11.2 100

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 - 56

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 648 44.3 14.6 n/a
1990 756 45.1 16.7 n/a
1991 780 49.7 15.6 n/a
1992 780 50.7 15.3 n/a
1993 584 44.8 13.0 n/a
1994 483 41.9 11.5 n/a
1995 525 40.7 12.9 n/a
1996 525 40.7 12.9 n/a
1997 496 41.7 11.9 47
1998 486 42.7 11.4 64.2
1999 473 42.3 11.2 63
2000 492 55.4 8.9 50.4
2001 506 46.9 10.8 60.1
2002 504 38.6 13.1 55
2003 504 38.6 13.1 55
2004 531 40.8 13.0 57.6
2005 398 39.0 10.2 73.6
2006 396 39.8 9.9 72
2007 396 39.1 10.1 80.8
2008 345 37.7 9.2 0.9
2009 524 37.2 14.0 73.1
2010 373 36.3 10.2 86.3
2011 362 35.6 10.1 82.6
2012 524 35.1 14.9 86.1
2013 563 38.0 14.7 89
2014 525 37.6 13.9 85.7
2015 551 39.0 14.1 100
2016 498 38.0 13.1 100
2017 474 32.9 14.3 100
2018 489 34.7 14.0 100
2019 471 33.5 14.0 100
2020 397 29.9 13.2 100
2021 365 26.7 13.6 100
2022 359 26.9 13.3 100
2023 334 29.6 11.2 100

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 - 56

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $1,786 (17.5%) $8,429 (82.5%) $10,215
2021 $2,262 (20.6%) $8,691 (79.3%) $10,954
2022 $2,346 (19.9%) $9,432 (80.1%) $11,779
2023 $2,941 (24.4%) $9,129 (75.6%) $12,070

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hawthorne Elementary - 56

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 200th of 206 Elementary schoolsRanks 193rd of 204 Elementary schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)18.27.7
 10.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.641.2
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)49.145.3
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)12.715.4
 2.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)4947.7
 1.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)52.751.1
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)25.512.8
 12.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)46.245.1
 1.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.347.2
 3.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)18.210.3
 7.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.745.3
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)4947.7
 1.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)3731.7
 5.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)51.345.9
 5.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.148.7
 5.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)11.112.2
 1.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)39.137.5
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)40.539.4
 1.2%
5th Grade Science (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)16.731.7
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)34.937.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Science (South Dakota)42.139.9
 2.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)26.817.7
 9.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)49.747
 2.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Hawthorne Elementary - 56)1412.6
 1.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.141.3
 1.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students471334
 29.1%
African American10159
 41.6%
American Indian8152
 35.8%
Asian1311
 15.4%
Hispanic7869
 11.5%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White138108
 21.7%
Two or More Races5931
 47.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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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.

Hawthorne Elementary - 56 ranks in the bottom 2.5% of South Dakota elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 334 students attended Hawthorne Elementary - 56.


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