Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT·NCES 160036000054
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2401 TARGEE STREET, BOISE, ID 83705 · (208) 854-5000 · Ada County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Idaho public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
258 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 46%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
58.0%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 264 | 97.7% | N/A |
| OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 167 | 96.4% | N/A |
| HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 472 | 98.3% | N/A |
| SILVER SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 250 | 54.8% | N/A |
| GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY BOISE | 402 | 98.8% | N/A |
| USTICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 389 | 65.3% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #77 of 323 | #34 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #73 of 319 | #38 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #258 of 393 | #65 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #31 of 295 | #11 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #32 of 296 | #17 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #8 of 328 | #8 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #51 of 208 | #24 of 58 |
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
264
+64 (+32%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 264 | 18.4 | 14.3:1 | 98% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 17.5 | 15.6:1 | 64% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 17.5 | 15.2:1 | 64% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 64% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 18.3 | 19.2:1 | 64% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 64% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 56% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 42% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (352 to 264); teachers up 1% (18.3 to 18.4).
About HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT in BOISE, Idaho. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 264 students. It has 20% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Idaho (about 332).
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. The district has 52 schools and 22,134 students.
The share of White students at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 63%, a majority. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Ada County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Idaho average 18.1:1, 3.7 more students per teacher than here. A total of 258 students, or 98%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in Ada County.
On the allk12 Grade, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 64% of Idaho public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Ada County, median household income comes to about $91,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 80,006 students.
About 0.6 miles separate HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, PEACE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL. The five-mile area around HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 200 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 264 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,170 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 886 students
- WEST JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in BOISE
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,290 students
- INSPIRE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,210 students
Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 27th largest of the 33.
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 383 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton, GA · 813 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryRiverside, CA · 663 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 568 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryOntario, CA · 549 students
Nearby schools
- PEACE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 192
- OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 167
- WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 469
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 278
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 533
- MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-06.
Is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT.
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