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Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWLEY ISD·NCES 482280002310
Hawley Elementary School
420 AVE H, HAWLEY, TX 79525 · (325) 537-2721 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
170 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 63% · 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
Hawley Elementary School→Hawley Middle School
Based on grade levels within HAWLEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hawley Elementary School
Hawley Elementary School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley Elementary School this school | 358 | 47.5% | 33.1% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School AZLE | 389 | 48.3% | 50.2% |
| Mildred Elementary School CORSICANA | 385 | 48.1% | 47.5% |
| Foster Elementary School RIESEL | 355 | 49.6% | 66.9% |
| Bowie Intermediate School BOWIE | 342 | 50.0% | 35.5% |
| Spicewood Elementary School SPICEWOOD | 310 | 44.5% | 54.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Hawley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #3,358 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,621 of 4,466 ▲ 1,346 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,350 of 4,466 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #3,819 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #10 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #2,761 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #3,675 of 4,789 |
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
358
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 358 | 38 | 9.4:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 35.9 | 11.3:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 34.5 | 11.8:1 | 55% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 58% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 59% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 60% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 56% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 57% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (358 to 358); teachers up 27% (30 to 38).
About Hawley Elementary School
Hawley Elementary School is a small elementary school in HAWLEY, Texas. The school's 358 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
HAWLEY ISD is the local district for Hawley Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 773 students.
Hawley Elementary School's enrollment is 69% White. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Hawley Elementary School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.4 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%. The 58% average for public schools in Jones County is 11 points higher.
Hawley Elementary School scores 20.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 33.1% actual versus 53.4% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Jones County this way: median household income is about $59,464, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jones County number 14 and enroll about 2,572.
Hawley Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Hawley Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Hawley Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 379 in 2020-21 and 358 in 2024-25, a decrease of 21 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.4:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,304
Census ACS
Median income
$59,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,572 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAWLEY ISD
- Hawley High SchoolHigh · 216 students
- Hawley Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
- Hawley Center for Accelerated LearningHigh · 6 students
Other schools in HAWLEY
- Hawley High SchoolHigh · 216 students
- Hawley Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
- Hawley Center for Accelerated LearningHigh · 6 students
Other Hawley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hawley Elementary. Hawley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- HAWLEY ELEMENTARYHAWLEY, MN · 579 students
- Hawley Elementary SchoolNewtown, CT · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Hawley Middle School0.2 mi · 193
- Hawley High School0.2 mi · 216
- Hawley Center for Accelerated Learning0.3 mi · 6
- Mann Middle School9.9 mi · 776
- Long Early Learning Center10.0 mi · 692
- Ortiz Elementary School10.1 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Hawley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hawley Elementary School?
Hawley Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hawley Elementary School serve?
Hawley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hawley Elementary School have?
Hawley Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hawley Elementary School?
At Hawley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hawley Elementary School in?
Hawley Elementary School is part of HAWLEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.