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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270297000071
Hawthorne Elementary
1000 E HAWTHORNE, ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 · (507) 379-4960 · Freeborn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
252 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
26.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary this school | 400 | 63.0% | 26.6% |
| PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY MARSHALL | 407 | 60.7% | N/A |
| Sibley Elementary ALBERT LEA | 275 | 66.5% | 27.7% |
| Banfield Elementary AUSTIN | 574 | 61.1% | 27.8% |
| Southview Elementary MARSHALL | 524 | 58.6% | 44.3% |
| Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS | 491 | 53.8% | 51.8% |
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 Hawthorne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Freeborn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #702 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #712 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #682 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #480 of 1,130 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #407 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #173 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #203 of 942 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #343 of 499 | 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
400
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 63% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 67% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 69% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 29.8 | 14.7:1 | 61% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 64% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 62% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 33% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 22 | 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 9% (438 to 400); teachers down 3% (29.8 to 29).
About Hawthorne Elementary
Among the schools in ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, is Hawthorne Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 400 students.
Hawthorne Elementary is one of 9 schools in Albert Lea Public School District, which enrolls 3,335 students in total.
At Hawthorne Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Freeborn County, the White share is about 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. Roughly 63% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Freeborn County.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.2%. Hawthorne Elementary scores 26.6%.
In Freeborn County, the median household earns about $71,023 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Freeborn County counts 19 public schools with about 4,061 students.
Albert Lea Area Learning Center is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Hawthorne Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hawthorne Elementary ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.6% against a local average of 33.1%.
NCES describes the area around Hawthorne Elementary as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Hawthorne Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Freeborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,623
Census ACS
Median income
$71,023
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Lea Public School District
- Albert Lea Senior HighHigh · 1,196 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Sibley ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Other schools in ALBERT LEA
- Albert Lea Senior HighHigh · 1,196 students
- Southwest MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Halverson ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Sibley ElementaryElementary · 275 students
- Albert Lea Area Learning CenterHigh · 113 students
Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne Elementary is the 16th 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
- Albert Lea Area Learning Center0.9 mi · 113
- Brookside Early Childhood Sp Ed0.9 mi · 68
- Albert Lea Secondary Online Academy0.9 mi · 37
- Albert Lea Senior High1.2 mi · 1,196
- Lakeview Elementary1.2 mi · 400
- Halverson Elementary1.8 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hawthorne Elementary serve?
Hawthorne Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hawthorne Elementary have?
Hawthorne Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hawthorne Elementary?
Student demographics at Hawthorne Elementary are roughly 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary is overseen by Albert Lea Public School District in Freeborn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.