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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT·NCES 160153000261

HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1520 SOUTH BOULVEVARD, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402 · (208) 525-7636 · Bonneville County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Idaho 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.
  • ·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

Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
257 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K9324%
Kindergarten4512%
Grade 14111%
Grade 23810%
Grade 34512%
Grade 44311%
Grade 5359%
Grade 64311%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (43).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
25867%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
10427%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Two+
174%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
20854%
Female
17546%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
30.1%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
33.3%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 →

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SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school38367.1%N/A
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IDAHO FALLS
40469.8%N/A
LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POCATELLO
40167.8%N/A
EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN HOME
38663.7%N/A
TIEBREAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS
37962.3%N/A
PAYETTE PRIMARY SCHOOL
PAYETTE
47771.3%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
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Bonneville County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#258 of 323#22 of 28
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.1%#294 of 319#27 of 28
Enrollment
ranked largest first
383#158 of 393#21 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.2:1#241 of 295#16 of 27
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.0%#103 of 296#9 of 27
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.1%#43 of 328#5 of 27
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.3%#69 of 70#13 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
383
+52 (+16%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253831920.2:167% (257)
2023-243671919.3:159% (217)
2022-233291917.3:156% (185)
2020-213311620.7:151% (168)
2017-183822019.1:167% (257)
2015-164101724.1:164% (264)
2010-113242214.7:166% (215)
2000-013311522.1:141% (136)
1990-913141718.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (382 to 383); teachers down 5% (20 to 19).

About HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. Its 383 students are spread across pre-K through 6.

District-wide, IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT has 20 schools and 9,903 students.

White students make up a majority at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 67%. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bonneville County is roughly 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The ratio of students to teachers is 20.2:1, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. That is 26 points above the 41% average for public schools in Bonneville County.

allk12 grades HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

In the county around the school, Bonneville County, the median household income is $79,068, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Bonneville County is home to 57 public schools and about 27,028 public school students.

The nearest public school is ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

Enrollment is up 16% from 2020-21, when HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 331 students, to 2024-25, when it had 383.

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Bonneville County at a glance

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Population
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students

Quick facts

School name
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
Address
1520 SOUTH BOULVEVARD, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402
Phone
(208) 525-7636
County
Bonneville County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
383
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
20.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
257 (67%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
160153000261
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 20.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 67% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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