Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy

Located at 3319 N Clifton Ave, in Chicago, Illinois, Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy is a big elementary school that hosts 642 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy sits 69% larger than that benchmark.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 64.6%; Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy posts 93.6%, +29.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Inter-American Elem Magnet School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 13%: 567 students in 2018 compared to 642 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 9% to 4% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.