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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271356000698
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY
915 7TH ST, HAWLEY, MN 56549 · (218) 483-3316 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
98 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48%
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 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY→HAWLEY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
79.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 HAWLEY ELEMENTARY
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 579 | 16.9% | 68.4% |
| FALCON RIDGE NEW PRAGUE | 519 | 17.9% | 46.3% |
| PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY PINE ISLAND | 610 | 19.0% | 62.1% |
| EAGLE VIEW ELKO NEW MARKET | 527 | 15.2% | 51.1% |
| WINTERQUIST ELEMENTARY ESKO | 684 | 16.4% | 63.4% |
| RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE | 542 | 20.7% | 44.9% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 HAWLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #41 of 844 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #39 of 844 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #74 of 844 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #183 of 1,130 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #599 of 769 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #758 of 796 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #875 of 942 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #113 of 244 | N/A |
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
579
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 579 | 37.2 | 15.6:1 | 17% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 37.2 | 15.9:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 37.2 | 16.5:1 | 20% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 15% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 32.6 | 16.2:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 22% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 22% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAWLEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (527 to 579); teachers up 14% (32.6 to 37.2).
About HAWLEY ELEMENTARY
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in HAWLEY, Minnesota, and it is part of HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 579 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 68% larger than that mark.
HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3 schools; together they serve 1,058 students.
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY is 94% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Clay County overall, about 85% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HAWLEY ELEMENTARY scores 11%.
A staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.6:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 1.9 students per teacher. By family income, 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 23 points below the 40% average for public schools in Clay County.
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for HAWLEY ELEMENTARY is 56.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.4%.
In Clay County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 11,470 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills P, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, HAWLEY ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school's student count rose 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,059
Census ACS
Median income
$81,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
11,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAWLEY SECONDARYHigh · 453 students
- SPRING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 26 students
Other schools in HAWLEY
- HAWLEY SECONDARYHigh · 453 students
- Lake Agassiz Education CooperativeElementary · 103 students
- SPRING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARYElementary · 26 students
- INTENSIVE INTERAGENCY PROGRAMHigh · 16 students
- Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills PHigh · 15 students
Other Hawley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hawley Elementary. HAWLEY ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Hawley Elementary SchoolHAWLEY, TX · 358 students
- Hawley Elementary SchoolNewtown, CT · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills P0.1 mi · 15
- INTENSIVE INTERAGENCY PROGRAM0.1 mi · 16
- Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative0.1 mi · 103
- HAWLEY SECONDARY0.2 mi · 453
- SPRING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY7.1 mi · 26
- Lake Park Audubon High School10.4 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About HAWLEY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at HAWLEY ELEMENTARY?
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HAWLEY ELEMENTARY serve?
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAWLEY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAWLEY ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAWLEY ELEMENTARY?
At HAWLEY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is HAWLEY ELEMENTARY public or private?
HAWLEY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.