HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 225 MEMORIAL DR, in HAWTHORNE, New York, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that educates 417 students (grades K through 2), overseen by MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,941 students; HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Looking at school resources, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Westchester County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Westchester County reports that median household earnings sit near $118,976, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LINDEN HILL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 77% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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