Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005476
Hawthorne Elementary
4750 Lehrer Dr., San Diego, CA 92117 · (858) 634-5701 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
153 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 56 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
59.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.1pp since 2014
Math
51.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.9% | 28.2% | 20.0% | 20.9% |
| Math | 29.1% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 25.4% |
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 | 59.1% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 50.5% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 52.2% |
| 2021-22 | 58.9% | 57.5% |
| 2018-19 | 69.6% | 65.6% |
| 2017-18 | 52.4% | 49.5% |
| 2016-17 | 40.4% | 37.6% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
| 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary this school | 248 | 61.7% | 54.2% |
| Woodside Elementary Concord | 289 | 60.6% | 37.8% |
| Mountain View Elementary Concord | 267 | 56.2% | 34.3% |
| Stanislaus Elementary Modesto | 307 | 60.6% | 49.0% |
| Carl Hankey Elementary Mission Viejo | 284 | 57.0% | 63.1% |
| Jack London Elementary Santa Rosa | 258 | 60.1% | 30.6% |
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 Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,441 of 5,151 | #157 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,472 of 5,172 ▲ 14 | #156 of 393 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #1,400 of 5,172 ▲ 135 | #157 of 393 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #1,015 of 5,116 | #85 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #5,131 of 5,915 | #402 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,638 of 5,352 | #169 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #514 of 5,354 | #41 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #3,393 of 5,625 | #212 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #758 of 1,139 | #61 of 97 |
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
248
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 248 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 62% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 10 | 25.6:1 | 60% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 11 | 21.4:1 | 61% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 10 | 23.2:1 | 54% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 10 | 23.6:1 | 64% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 10 | 24.0:1 | 79% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | N/A | N/A | 84% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 41% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 22 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (236 to 248); teachers up 10% (10 to 11).
About Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 248 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Hawthorne Elementary is one of 174 schools in San Diego Unified, which enrolls 94,828 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Hawthorne Elementary is Hispanic, with 40% of students. Other groups include 31% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 2% Black. The diversity index for Hawthorne Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hawthorne Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. At Hawthorne Elementary, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
Hawthorne Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Hawthorne Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 43.4%. Hawthorne Elementary scores 54.2%, 10.8 points above that line.
The county, San Diego County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 766, with about 467,437 students.
Learning Choice Academy, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hawthorne Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 232 students in 2020-21 to 248 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Hawthorne Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 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 31st largest of the 33.
- Hawthorne ElementaryRiverside, CA · 663 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryOntario, CA · 549 students
- Hawthorne ElementarySan Luis Obispo, CA · 437 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton, GA · 813 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 568 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne ElementaryHow many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hawthorne Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawthorne Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hawthorne Elementary have?
Hawthorne Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hawthorne Elementary?
Student demographics at Hawthorne Elementary are roughly 31% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?
Hawthorne Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
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