Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences

As a minimally staffed secondary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences hosts 239 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

Across the 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (145,014 students total), Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 41% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.8%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of -11.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put median household income runs about $87,005, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Military and Global Leadership, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 239). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 27% to 46% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.