Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 200·NCES 174218004212
Hawthorne Elem School
334 Wakeman Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187 · (630) 682-2065 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
68 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 56%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
76.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
185
-69 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 12.5:1
% White
57%
was 56%
% Hispanic
21%
was 13%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
16%
was 27%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hawthorne Elem School
As a tight-knit elementary-level community in Wheaton, Illinois, Hawthorne Elem School works with 185 students from grades K through 5, part of CUSD 200. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 381.
Hawthorne Elem School is one of 20 schools operated by CUSD 200, a district that caters to 11,639 students overall.
On demographics, Hawthorne Elem School lists that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Hawthorne Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hawthorne Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.3%; actual is 72.8%, +22.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, DuPage County reports that median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Hawthorne Elem School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Franklin Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hawthorne Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hawthorne Elem School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 68.6%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Hawthorne Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 185). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 27% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Hawthorne Elem School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 CUSD 200
- Wheaton Warrenville South H SHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Hubble Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Pleasant Hill Elem SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in Wheaton
- Wheaton Warrenville South H SHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Briar Glen Elem SchoolElementary · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Middle School0.6 mi · 525
- Washington Elementary School0.6 mi · 395
- Wheaton North High School0.9 mi · 1,863
- Longfellow Elem School0.9 mi · 318
- Hadley Junior High School1.1 mi · 1,143
- Lowell Elem School1.2 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne Elem SchoolHow many students attend Hawthorne Elem School?
Hawthorne Elem School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hawthorne Elem School serve?
Hawthorne Elem School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawthorne Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hawthorne Elem School is approximately 8.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hawthorne Elem School?
Hawthorne Elem School reports a student body of 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawthorne Elem School?
Hawthorne Elem School is overseen by CUSD 200 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.