Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-5·NCES 466627000936
Hawthorne Elementary - 56
601 N Spring Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · (605) 367-4580 · Minnehaha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 South Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
443 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 42%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 113 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 53% · 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
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +1.6pp since 2022
Math
14.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.5% | 13.9% |
| 2022-23 | 19.1% | 13.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for South Dakota 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 South Dakota'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 - 56
Hawthorne Elementary - 56's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary - 56 this school | 443 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
| Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls | 412 | 85.2% | 20.5% |
| Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls | 574 | 88.3% | 20.4% |
| Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls | 426 | 87.3% | 29.7% |
| Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls | 291 | 85.2% | 23.8% |
| Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls | 465 | 82.6% | 22.1% |
Matched among South Dakota 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 - 56 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #186 of 193 | #35 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #193 of 199 no change | #35 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #191 of 202 ▲ 4 | #34 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #43 of 331 | #20 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #38 of 131 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.0% | #2 of 131 | #2 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 209 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #53 of 87 | #10 of 16 |
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
443
+78 (+21%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 443 | 34.3 | 12.9:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 31.9 | 14.4:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 29.7 | 11.3:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 34.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 83% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 46 | 11.0:1 | 60% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 780 | 49 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary - 56.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (489 to 443); teachers down 1% (34.7 to 34.3).
About Hawthorne Elementary - 56
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is an elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, according to federal school records. There are 443 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 117% above the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5, where 44 schools serve 25,060 students.
Of every 100 students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56, about 31 are White, the largest group. It is also 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 13% Native American, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Minnehaha County is roughly 80% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 79%.
Teacher count: 34.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. Across elementary schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is 15.4:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 58 points above the 42% average for public schools in Minnehaha County.
Among South Dakota public elementary schools, Hawthorne Elementary - 56 outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is 5.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (16.9% versus 22.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
The school's county is Minnehaha County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $76,880 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Minnehaha County number 83, with about 34,919 students.
Hawthorne Elementary - 56's closest public school neighbor is Axtell Park Middle School - 47, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Hawthorne Elementary - 56, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 443 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 365. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.0:1 to 12.9:1.
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Other schools in Sioux Falls
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is the 9th 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
- Axtell Park Middle School - 470.8 mi · 31
- Structured Teaching - 120.8 mi · 16
- Whittier Middle School - 081.0 mi · 675
- Lowell Elementary - 281.2 mi · 426
- Elementary Immersion Center - 431.4 mi · 106
- All City Elementary - 501.4 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne Elementary - 56What is the total enrollment at Hawthorne Elementary - 56?
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hawthorne Elementary - 56 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorne Elementary - 56?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Hawthorne Elementary - 56.
How diverse is Hawthorne Elementary - 56?
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 reports a student body of 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Hawthorne Elementary - 56 public or private?
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sioux Falls School District 49-5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.