Summary:
Hawthorne Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 260 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 417 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hawthorne Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide rank between 993 and 1070 out of over 1,000 schools over the past decade.
Hawthorne Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.0% to 57.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's students also perform poorly on the Forward Exam, with proficiency rates well below the Milwaukee School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.22% of 3rd graders, 6.67% of 4th graders, and 2.86% of 5th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 21.43%, 22.74%, and 22.74%, respectively. Hawthorne Elementary also ranks particularly low for its performance with specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, and special education students, compared to other Wisconsin elementary schools.
Despite the high spending per student, ranging from $14,329 to $17,662 over the past three school years, and the relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.3 to 14.2, Hawthorne Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing schools in Wisconsin over the past decade, with no significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics. The nearby Thoreau Elementary, Kluge Elementary, and Browning Elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District also perform poorly and have similar challenges to Hawthorne Elementary, suggesting that more comprehensive interventions may be needed to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Milwaukee School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
1037th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,662
Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.6
Number of students: 260
Racial breakdown:
African American:
88.1%
Hispanic:
7.3%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Asian:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.5%
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