Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317158001052
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2200 W 9TH ST, HASTINGS, NE 68901 · (402) 461-7540 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
187 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
56.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 SCHOOL
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 343 | 54.5% | 58.0% |
| MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MITCHELL | 345 | 50.7% | 64.6% |
| GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLIANCE | 283 | 54.4% | 53.1% |
| NEBRASKA CITY NORTHSIDE ELEM NEBRASKA CITY | 370 | 58.9% | N/A |
| DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY FREMONT | 290 | 50.7% | 52.6% |
| COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COZAD | 432 | 58.8% | 55.4% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #238 of 311 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #288 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #311 of 438 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #191 of 587 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #47 of 379 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #189 of 379 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #66 of 359 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #158 of 220 | 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
343
-74 (-18%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 343 | 29.1 | 11.8:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 58% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 25.8 | 12.9:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 25.4 | 14.4:1 | 46% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 36% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 16% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (365 to 343); teachers up 14% (25.4 to 29.1).
About HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in HASTINGS, Nebraska, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrolled students number 343 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students each.
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 3,789 students in 8 schools, and HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
A majority of students at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 70%, are White. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 84% share among Adams County residents. By the diversity index, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 45%.
The teaching staff at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.8:1. That ratio is under the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%. The rate at public schools in Adams County averages 42%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C+. Compared with Nebraska public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Nebraska, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 58.0% actual against a predicted 57.3%.
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Adams County, where median household income is about $68,365, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 18 public schools in Adams County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,228.
The closest public school to HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 58.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 5 nearby schools.
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 417 to 343 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
Community posts for HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,052
Census ACS
Median income
$68,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 991 students
- HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 501 students
- RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOLElementary · 336 students
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 289 students
Other schools in HASTINGS
- HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 991 students
- HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- ADAMS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 506 students
- MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 501 students
- ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCHHigh · 452 students
- RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOLElementary · 336 students
Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 22nd 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
- MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER0.6 mi · 501
- RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL0.7 mi · 336
- HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 757
- HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 991
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 305
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 70% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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