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What advice would you give to incoming students at Hawthorne Elementary?
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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315005141
Hawthorne Elementary
2700 Irving St., Riverside, CA 92503 · (951) 352-6716 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
535 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 14% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
39.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
31.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.2pp 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 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 20.6% | 29.4% | 30.9% |
| Math | 11.8% | 20.0% | 30.9% | 37.4% |
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 | 39.7% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 27.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.9% | 24.4% |
| 2018-19 | 50.3% | 35.2% |
| 2017-18 | 42.5% | 31.6% |
| 2016-17 | 40.7% | 33.6% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
Where Hawthorne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,069 of 5,151 | #134 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,041 of 5,172 | #121 of 283 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #2,955 of 5,172 | #144 of 283 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,129 of 5,116 | #136 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #939 of 5,915 | #130 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,377 of 5,352 | #145 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #3,641 of 5,354 | #177 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #2,208 of 3,837 | #113 of 207 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
663
-104 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 23.2:1
% White
11%
was 17%
% Hispanic
79%
was 74%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 663 | 28.2 | 23.5:1 | 81% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 28.1 | 22.9:1 | 52% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 28 | 23.1:1 | 76% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 33 | 23.2:1 | 80% (613) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary.
About Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Riverside, California, under Riverside Unified. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 663 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
The district for Hawthorne Elementary is Riverside Unified, with 48 schools and 38,002 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hawthorne Elementary is 79% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 11% White, 5% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 51% Hispanic among all Riverside County residents. Hawthorne Elementary has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Hawthorne Elementary is 28.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 23.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Around 81% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
A school with Hawthorne Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 32.3%. Hawthorne Elementary scores 33.9%, 1.7 points above that line.
Riverside County census figures show that median household income is about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hawthorne Elementary is among the 543 public schools in Riverside County.
Nearby, Arlington High is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Hawthorne Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Hawthorne Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2017-18 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 14%, from 767 to 663. By 2024-25, 11% of students were White, compared with 17% in 2017-18.
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Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Unified
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 1,033 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Arlington High0.3 mi · 1,920
- Sherman Indian High School1.1 mi · 276
- Chemawa Middle1.2 mi · 885
- Harrison Elementary1.2 mi · 571
- Monroe Elementary1.7 mi · 596
- Liberty Elementary1.7 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne ElementaryHow many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary enrolls approximately 663 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Hawthorne Elementary serve?
Hawthorne Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorne Elementary?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Hawthorne Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hawthorne Elementary?
Student demographics at Hawthorne Elementary are roughly 11% White, 79% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary is overseen by Riverside Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.