Hawthorn Elem School

Hawthorn Elem School operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in Salem, Illinois, run under Salem SD 111. Current enrollment sits at 421 students spanning grades K through 3.

Salem SD 111 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 949 students. Hawthorn Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hawthorn Elem School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Marion County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Hawthorn Elem School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hawthorn Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.3%; this one delivers 48.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $61,240, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students), Hawthorn Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Franklin Park Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Hawthorn Elem School. On composite proficiency, Hawthorn Elem School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hawthorn Elem School's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 381 (now 421).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.