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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMHURST SD 205·NCES 171397001748
Hawthorne Elementary School
145 W Arthur St, Elmhurst, IL 60126 · (630) 834-4541 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
54 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
81.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
76.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 76.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 64.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hawthorne Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary School this school | 568 | 9.5% | 77.8% |
| Audubon Elementary School Chicago | 606 | 9.1% | 79.1% |
| Blaine Elementary School Chicago | 639 | 10.3% | 79.7% |
| Wiesbrook Elementary School Wheaton | 496 | 11.9% | 69.7% |
| Arnett C Lines Elementary School Barrington | 501 | 14.0% | 74.7% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Chicago | 486 | 11.7% | 72.2% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #44 of 1,925 | #11 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #119 of 2,077 ▼ 12 | #28 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #105 of 2,077 ▼ 9 | #21 of 141 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #340 of 2,419 | #22 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #839 of 2,035 | #67 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #1,082 of 2,042 | #119 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.5% | #2,090 of 2,132 | #113 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #172 of 615 | #16 of 57 |
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
568
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 394
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 | 568 | 44.2 | 12.8:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 40.2 | 14.8:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 42.7 | 13.6:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 34.2 | 14.4:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 26 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 20 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (493 to 568); teachers up 29% (34.2 to 44.2).
About Hawthorne Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Elmhurst, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 568 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 49% bigger than average.
Hawthorne Elementary School is a school in Elmhurst SD 205. The district has 13 schools and 8,280 students.
At Hawthorne Elementary School, White students make up 74% of the student body. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 65% White share among all DuPage County residents. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hawthorne Elementary School and a ratio of 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 10% of enrollment. Public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
Hawthorne Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.8%) and its predicted rate (66.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In the county around the school, DuPage County, the median household income is $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 277 public schools in DuPage County, enrolling about 138,557 students in all.
The nearest public school is York Comm High School, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Hawthorne Elementary School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Hawthorne Elementary School's enrollment climbed 5%, to 568.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmhurst SD 205
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Bryan Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Conrad Fischer Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other schools in Elmhurst
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Bryan Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Conrad Fischer Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 33.
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolWheaton, IL · 185 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton, GA · 813 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryRiverside, CA · 663 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryOntario, CA · 549 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 538 students
Nearby schools
- York Comm High School0.6 mi · 2,590
- Edison Elementary School0.8 mi · 318
- Sandburg Middle School0.8 mi · 633
- Field Elementary School0.9 mi · 433
- Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 527
- Emerson Elementary School1.3 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hawthorne Elementary School?
Hawthorne Elementary School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hawthorne Elementary School serve?
Hawthorne Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hawthorne Elementary School?
At Hawthorne Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?
Hawthorne Elementary School is part of Elmhurst SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.