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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONTARIO-MONTCLAIR·NCES 062847004399
Hawthorne Elementary
705 West Hawthorne St., Ontario, CA 91762 · (909) 986-6582 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
454 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.9pp since 2014
Math
28.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 23.6% | 22.4% | 37.7% |
| Math | 12.4% | 16.2% | 30.8% | 40.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.4% | 21.9% |
| 2021-22 | 31.4% | 20.3% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 28.8% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.6% | 29.7% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary this school | 549 | 82.7% | 34.0% |
| Vista Square Elementary Chula Vista | 554 | 80.7% | 32.4% |
| Belvedere Elementary Highland | 557 | 83.7% | 28.5% |
| Old River Elementary Downey | 540 | 80.7% | 50.9% |
| Armona Elementary Armona | 571 | 84.9% | 39.9% |
| Elkhorn Village Elementary West Sacramento | 557 | 85.6% | 27.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hawthorne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,063 of 5,151 | #137 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,363 of 5,172 ▼ 383 | #152 of 321 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,937 of 5,172 ▲ 166 | #132 of 321 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #855 of 5,116 | #52 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #1,874 of 5,915 | #157 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,346 of 5,352 | #279 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #4,202 of 5,354 | #250 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #1,900 of 5,625 | #163 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,521 of 3,837 | #94 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
549
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 549 | 22.1 | 24.8:1 | 83% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 23.2 | 24.1:1 | 81% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 23.2 | 24.9:1 | 78% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 87% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 27 | 25.1:1 | 81% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 31 | 25.7:1 | 79% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | N/A | N/A | 75% (567) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 41 | 22.8:1 | 66% (621) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 26 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (679 to 549); teachers down 18% (27 to 22.1).
About Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Ontario, California. Its 549 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
Hawthorne Elementary is a school in Ontario-Montclair. The district has 33 schools and 17,640 students.
Hispanic students make up 87% of enrollment at Hawthorne Elementary. Next come 7% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all San Bernardino County residents. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 22.1 full-time equivalents, or about 24.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 24.8:1 here. About 83% of students, or 454, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Hawthorne Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hawthorne Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.0%, compared with a predicted 31.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. San Bernardino County is home to 583 public schools and about 393,648 public school students.
Citrus Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Hawthorne Elementary. The five-mile area around Hawthorne Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 34.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Hawthorne Elementary's enrollment dropped 5%, to 549.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ontario-Montclair
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- Ontario HighHigh · 1,994 students
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- Ranch View ElementaryElementary · 738 students
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Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne Elementary is the 4th largest of the 33.
- Hawthorne ElementaryRiverside, CA · 663 students
- Hawthorne ElementarySan Luis Obispo, CA · 437 students
- Hawthorne ElementarySan Diego, CA · 248 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton, GA · 813 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Citrus Elementary0.5 mi · 494
- Vina Danks Middle0.6 mi · 544
- Chaffey High0.6 mi · 3,127
- Elderberry Elementary0.9 mi · 544
- Edison Elementary1.0 mi · 736
- El Camino Elementary1.0 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne ElementaryHow many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary enrolls approximately 549 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Hawthorne Elementary serve?
Hawthorne Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawthorne Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hawthorne Elementary is approximately 24.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Hawthorne Elementary public or private?
Hawthorne Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ontario-Montclair.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.