Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks 687 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 456 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 34% White, 8% 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 : Highlands Middle School

Hawthorne Elementary School

Summary:

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Kennewick, Washington, serving a diverse student population of 474. The school is part of the Kennewick School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne stands out for its high percentage of Hispanic students (46.84%) compared to the state average (22.7%) and nearby schools like Canyon View Elementary and Southgate Elementary. The school also ranks 43rd out of 254 Washington elementary schools for English Language Learners, with a 4-star rating. However, Hawthorne's test scores in English Language Arts (46.57%) and Math (44.33%) are lower than the Kennewick School District (48.97% and 34.51%) and Washington state (52.63% and 41.68%) averages.

Hawthorne serves a high-need student population, with 76.3% to 79.75% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student has fluctuated between $12,081 and $17,874, which is generally higher than nearby schools like Edison Elementary and Vista Elementary. Despite these resources, Hawthorne's academic performance remains a concern, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to support its diverse learners and close the achievement gap.

Detail:

Public K-5

3520 West John Day Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336-2456

(509) 734-3690

District: Kennewick School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
687^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,865

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Highlands Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 456

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

White:

33.6%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hawthorne Elementary School ranks worse than 58.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 9^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Kennewick School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.35. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.6%), White (33.6%), two or more races (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73% 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 School is 14.2. 9 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Hawthorne Elementary School employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hawthorne Elementary School is $16,865, which is the 7^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Kennewick School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hawthorne Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawthorne Elementary School 687^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Hawthorne Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Kennewick School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennewick School District 135^th of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	53.72	480^th	1026	53.2%
2005	68.25	301^st	1031	70.8%
2006	39.20	691^st	1051	34.3%
2007	42.62	647^th	1069	39.5%
2008	54.70	506^th	1067	52.6%
2009	36.18	749^th	1072	30.1%
2010	29.20	836^th	1088	23.2%
2011	37.45	740^th	1092	32.2%
2012	41.32	700^th	1097	36.2%
2013	31.74	823^rd	1106	25.6%
2015	40.80	653^rd	1067	38.8%
2016	41.42	644^th	1053	38.8%
2017	47.52	566^th	1056	46.4%
2018	45.07	584^th	1054	44.6%
2019	35.25	760^th	1130	32.7%
2021	21.14	873^rd	1107	21.1%
2022	34.11	767^th	1169	34.4%
2023	39.02	703^rd	1169	39.9%
2024	39.35	687^th	1168	41.2%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	61.83	72^nd	333	78.4%
2019	45.23	111^th	248	55.2%
2023	75.76	43^rd	254	83.1%
2024	58.42	110^th	320	65.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.56	96^th	308	68.8%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	64.32	248^th	835	70.3%
2021	35.08	570^th	854	33.3%
2022	53.03	433^rd	1019	57.5%
2023	59.65	350^th	1013	65.4%
2024	57.07	411^th	1024	59.9%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.25	33^rd	61	45.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.22	621^st	1004	38.1%
2019	34.65	745^th	1068	30.2%
2021	13.74	928^th	1008	7.9%
2022	37.00	689^th	1100	37.4%
2023	29.83	787^th	1094	28.1%
2024	32.55	756^th	1093	30.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.01	501^st	999	49.8%
2019	39.58	676^th	1075	37.1%
2021	26.66	750^th	1025	26.8%
2022	32.11	752^nd	1113	32.4%
2023	44.54	580^th	1099	47.2%
2024	46.24	567^th	1099	48.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.46	241^st	540	55.4%
2019	48.84	349^th	697	49.9%
2021	31.14	348^th	501	30.5%
2022	51.54	284^th	694	59.1%
2023	51.04	289^th	633	54.3%
2024	41.90	400^th	651	38.6%

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Rank History for White students at Hawthorne Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	53.30	500^th	1027	51.3%
2021	22.56	771^st	943	18.2%
2022	35.31	698^th	1031	32.3%
2023	40.07	613^th	1011	39.4%
2024	55.43	437^th	1009	56.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, March 29, 2021

This is an amazing school! Teachers here do things above and beyond to make lessons engaging. All of our children have attended Hawthorne and we have seen outstanding achievement in their state tests and their love for learning. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

I certainly will not have my child enrolled here next year. The principal is very unfriendly when I visit the school. When I have a concern, he is very combative. In addition, the classrooms are very large. 34 students! Close Quote

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	436	20	25	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	552
1989	449	16	20	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
1990	457	3	1	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1991	412	5	10	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1992	479	9	11	89	4	n/a	n/a	0	592
1993	342	13	12	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	398
1994	340	14	10	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1995	328	27	6	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1996	328	27	6	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1997	345	24	7	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1998	315	21	7	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
1999	309	19	7	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	391
2000	313	13	10	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	406
2001	310	14	16	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	420
2002	299	13	18	132	2	n/a	n/a	0	464
2003	299	13	18	132	2	n/a	n/a	0	464
2004	311	10	15	120	8	n/a	n/a	0	464
2005	246	10	13	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
2006	263	12	4	183	2	n/a	n/a	8	472
2007	251	14	9	183	2	n/a	n/a	25	484
2008	260	12	10	185	4	n/a	n/a	31	502
2009	240	15	14	229	5	n/a	n/a	39	542
2010	253	22	10	248	5	n/a	n/a	40	578
2011	215	15	9	235	6	3	0	0	483
2012	278	14	8	179	2	2	3	0	486
2013	276	14	7	172	2	1	10	0	482
2014	292	12	3	162	0	3	16	0	488
2015	304	13	2	184	0	3	23	0	529
2016	202	12	4	309	1	4	25	0	557
2017	204	10	6	302	1	4	27	0	554
2018	210	6	4	303	0	5	26	0	554
2019	146	14	5	191	1	3	21	0	381
2020	177	10	4	222	0	1	22	0	436
2021	138	13	2	209	1	1	20	0	384
2022	152	12	1	215	2	5	18	0	405
2023	181	31	2	222	1	5	32	0	474
2024	153	11	3	249	2	3	35	0	456

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	552	26.0	21.2	0
1989	565	25.0	22.6	n/a
1990	548	25.6	21.4	0
1991	529	26.7	19.8	n/a
1992	592	26.5	22.3	n/a
1993	398	21.6	18.4	n/a
1994	391	20.0	19.5	n/a
1995	411	20.2	20.3	n/a
1996	411	20.2	20.3	n/a
1997	434	20.7	21.0	n/a
1998	395	21.7	18.2	n/a
1999	391	22.4	17.5	n/a
2000	406	21.4	19.0	n/a
2001	420	22.0	19.1	n/a
2002	464	23.3	19.9	53
2003	464	23.3	19.9	53
2004	464	24.0	19.3	50.9
2005	424	24.3	17.4	59.7
2006	472	23.6	20.0	64.9
2007	484	23.5	20.6	70.8
2008	502	24.7	20.3	75.4
2009	542	24.7	21.9	80.9
2010	578	27.7	20.8	81.2
2011	483	22.7	21.2	72.5
2012	486	25.5	19.0	71.2
2013	482	24.4	19.7	72.6
2014	488	n/a	n/a	69.9
2015	529	32.0	16.5	80
2016	557	30.0	18.5	77.2
2017	554	32.9	16.8	0
2018	554	34.0	16.2	80.3
2019	381	30.9	12.2	85
2020	436	30.0	14.5	74.3
2021	384	33.1	11.5	76.3
2022	405	30.6	13.2	79.5
2023	474	32.0	14.8	79.7
2024	456	32.0	14.2	73

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	552	26.0	21.2	0
1989	565	25.0	22.6	n/a
1990	548	25.6	21.4	0
1991	529	26.7	19.8	n/a
1992	592	26.5	22.3	n/a
1993	398	21.6	18.4	n/a
1994	391	20.0	19.5	n/a
1995	411	20.2	20.3	n/a
1996	411	20.2	20.3	n/a
1997	434	20.7	21.0	n/a
1998	395	21.7	18.2	n/a
1999	391	22.4	17.5	n/a
2000	406	21.4	19.0	n/a
2001	420	22.0	19.1	n/a
2002	464	23.3	19.9	53
2003	464	23.3	19.9	53
2004	464	24.0	19.3	50.9
2005	424	24.3	17.4	59.7
2006	472	23.6	20.0	64.9
2007	484	23.5	20.6	70.8
2008	502	24.7	20.3	75.4
2009	542	24.7	21.9	80.9
2010	578	27.7	20.8	81.2
2011	483	22.7	21.2	72.5
2012	486	25.5	19.0	71.2
2013	482	24.4	19.7	72.6
2014	488	n/a	n/a	69.9
2015	529	32.0	16.5	80
2016	557	30.0	18.5	77.2
2017	554	32.9	16.8	0
2018	554	34.0	16.2	80.3
2019	381	30.9	12.2	85
2020	436	30.0	14.5	74.3
2021	384	33.1	11.5	76.3
2022	405	30.6	13.2	79.5
2023	474	32.0	14.8	79.7
2024	456	32.0	14.2	73

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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