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If you could change one rule at HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY, what would it be?
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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004356
HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY
115 W JOSEPHINE ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212 · (210) 738-9795 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
559 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Source: STAAR. 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
740
-81 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.2:1
% White
6%
was 7%
% Hispanic
89%
was 90%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY
HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD, teaches 740 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 519.
Across the 100 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD (47,623 students total), HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY lists that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 29.1%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Bexar County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).
Nearest neighbor: GONZALES EARLY CHILDHOOD CAMPUS, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY has decreased 10%, going from 821 students in 2018 to 740 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- JEFFERSON H SHigh · 1,706 students
- LANIER H SHigh · 1,620 students
- BRACKENRIDGE H SHigh · 1,593 students
- HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 1,478 students
- BURBANK H SHigh · 1,405 students
- EDISON H SHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- GONZALES EARLY CHILDHOOD CAMPUS0.6 mi · 106
- TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE H S0.7 mi · 408
- CELEBRATE DYSLEXIA SCHOOL0.8 mi · 61
- GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA NORTH0.8 mi · 476
- BEXAR CO J J A E P0.9 mi · 5
- JJA0.9 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMYHow large is HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY?
HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY enrolls approximately 740 students in grades PK-08.
Is HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY is approximately 14.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY?
At HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY public or private?
HAWTHORNE PK-8 ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.