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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hawthorne Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000401
Hawthorne Elementary
125 Kingston Rd, Baltimore, MD 21220 · (410) 887-0138 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
415 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 104 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
30.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
13.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 12.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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
Hawthorne Elementary's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary this school | 499 | 83.2% | 18.1% |
| Halls Cross Roads Elementary Aberdeen | 425 | 85.9% | 37.7% |
| Greenwood Elementary School Princess Anne | 507 | 82.4% | 34.9% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary Great Mills | 460 | 76.3% | 36.1% |
| Van Bokkelen Elementary Severn | 471 | 87.0% | 21.5% |
| Magnolia Elementary Joppa | 545 | 88.1% | 26.4% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #810 of 853 | #107 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #816 of 853 ▼ 12 | #108 of 109 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #719 of 853 ▲ 94 | #91 of 109 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #381 of 898 | #44 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #395 of 857 | #18 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #303 of 857 | #55 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #149 of 885 | #1 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #384 of 551 | #58 of 84 |
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
499
+57 (+13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 499 | 36.5 | 13.7:1 | 83% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 34.2 | 14.9:1 | 83% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 87% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 81% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 100% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 82% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 74% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 60% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (544 to 499); teachers up 11% (33 to 36.5).
About Hawthorne Elementary
In Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore County, Hawthorne Elementary is an elementary school. A total of 499 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Hawthorne Elementary is one of 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, which enrolls 110,872 students in total.
Hawthorne Elementary's enrollment is 52% Black. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 18% White, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Baltimore County residents are about 31% Black. By the diversity index, Hawthorne Elementary comes in at 65%.
A ratio of 13.7:1 comes from the school's 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Baltimore County, the average is 53%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hawthorne Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 18.1% actual against 25.0% predicted.
In the county around the school, Baltimore County, median household income is about $91,768, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hawthorne Elementary is among the 180 public schools in Baltimore County.
The closest public school, Martin Boulevard Elementary, is about 0.7 miles from Hawthorne Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hawthorne Elementary ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Hawthorne Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 442 in 2020-21 and 499 in 2024-25, a 13% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.6:1 to 13.7:1.
Community posts for Hawthorne Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne Elementary is the 6th largest of the 33.
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton, GA · 813 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryRiverside, CA · 663 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 568 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryOntario, CA · 549 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Boulevard Elementary0.7 mi · 253
- Middlesex Elementary0.8 mi · 448
- Stemmers Run Middle1.1 mi · 831
- Mars Estates Elementary1.1 mi · 400
- Kenwood High1.3 mi · 1,900
- Middleborough Elementary1.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne ElementaryHow large is Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hawthorne Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawthorne Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hawthorne Elementary have?
Hawthorne Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 21% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary is overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools in Baltimore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.