HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY

As a mid-tier primary school in CAMDENTON, Missouri, HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY hosts 405 students from grades 3 through 4, one of the schools within CAMDENTON R-III. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Across the 8 schools in CAMDENTON R-III (3,835 students total), HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Camden County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.3%; this one comes in at 16.3%, -34.1 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Camden County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,387 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Camden County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,831 students), of which HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 405).

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