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What's something HAWTHORN ELEM. does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK HILL·NCES 292355002841
HAWTHORN ELEM.
8200 N CHARITON, KANSAS CITY, MO 64152 · (816) 359-4390 · Platte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
102 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
Student demographics
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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
78.7%
MO avg 49.5% . +17.8pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 71.4% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
Where HAWTHORN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #64 of 968 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #142 of 974 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #105 of 974 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #248 of 1,294 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #700 of 950 | #13 of 17 |
| Racial diversity ranked most diverse first | Largest group 70.4% | #359 of 953 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #260 of 684 | #5 of 13 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
450
-90 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.0:1
% White
70%
was 76%
% Hispanic
10%
was 8%
% Black
12%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 23% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 22% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 30.5 | 14.8:1 | 19% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 33.7 | 16.0:1 | 20% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAWTHORN ELEM..
About HAWTHORN ELEM.
HAWTHORN ELEM. is a public elementary school run by PARK HILL in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 450 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 43% above average.
HAWTHORN ELEM. is one school in an 18-school district, PARK HILL, which enrolls 11,937 students.
About 70% of the student body at HAWTHORN ELEM. is White. Other groups make up 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 79% of Platte County residents are White.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at HAWTHORN ELEM., giving a ratio of 14.1:1. The school's 14.1:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. By family income, 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
HAWTHORN ELEM. is 23.0 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Missouri.
The county, Platte County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $96,227 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting HAWTHORN ELEM., Platte County has 37 public schools.
A public school about 2.0 miles away, UNION CHAPEL ELEM., is the closest to HAWTHORN ELEM.. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. HAWTHORN ELEM. comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns HAWTHORN ELEM. the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 540 students in 2017-18, enrollment fell to 450 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, 12% of students were Black, compared with 6% in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 16.0 in 2017-18 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to HAWTHORN ELEM. can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK HILL
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,890 students
- WALDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
- PLAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 653 students
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.2.0 mi · 609
- CONGRESS MIDDLE2.0 mi · 601
- GERNER FAMILY EARLY ED CTR.2.0 mi · 392
- PARK HILL HIGH2.2 mi · 1,947
- PRAIRIE POINT ELEM.2.2 mi · 437
- ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.2.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About HAWTHORN ELEM.How many students attend HAWTHORN ELEM.?
HAWTHORN ELEM. enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HAWTHORN ELEM. serve?
HAWTHORN ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAWTHORN ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAWTHORN ELEM. is approximately 14.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAWTHORN ELEM.?
At HAWTHORN ELEM., the student body is approximately 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees HAWTHORN ELEM.?
HAWTHORN ELEM. is overseen by PARK HILL in Platte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.