HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in HASTINGS, Nebraska, run under HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 343 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,789 students; HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Adams County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Adams County shows median household earnings sit near $68,365, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Adams County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,228 students), of which HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 343). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 12% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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