Hawthorne Elementary School

Hawthorne Elementary School is one of the small primary schools in Atlanta, Georgia, run under DeKalb County, with 378 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 38% smaller than typical.

DeKalb County comprises 131 schools with combined enrollment of 92,088 students; Hawthorne Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hawthorne Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 24% Black, 23% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Hawthorne Elementary School records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 83% of students at Hawthorne Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Hawthorne Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 33.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for DeKalb County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,644, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Hawthorne Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

The closest other public school is Henderson Mill Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hawthorne Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

Hawthorne Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Hawthorne Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 378). Hispanic enrollment moved from 39% to 44% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.