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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWTHORN ACADEMY·NCES 490013701493
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan
1437 W 11400 S, SOUTH JORDAN, UT 84095 · (801) 260-3040 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
161 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 33%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 49% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 43.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Hawthorn Academy South Jordan
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Academy South Jordan this school | 621 | 25.9% | 46.5% |
| Jordan Hills School WEST JORDAN | 631 | 24.7% | 62.7% |
| Freedom Preparatory Academy - Vineyard VINEYARD | 505 | 21.2% | 46.8% |
| Summit Academy - Draper Campus DRAPER | 601 | 25.0% | 50.8% |
| Mountain View School LAYTON | 696 | 25.9% | 53.2% |
| Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs SARATOGA SPRINGS | 637 | 19.5% | 43.0% |
Matched among Utah 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 Hawthorn Academy South Jordan ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #299 of 562 | #78 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #301 of 578 ▲ 21 | #75 of 180 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #354 of 578 ▼ 36 | #91 of 180 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #170 of 613 | #48 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #189 of 556 | #68 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #114 of 559 | #79 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #329 of 582 | #103 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #384 of 388 | #132 of 133 |
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
621
+70 (+13%) vs 2020
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 | 621 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 26% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 28.7 | 20.5:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | N/A | N/A | 22% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | N/A | N/A | 37% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | N/A | N/A | 25% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorn Academy South Jordan.
About Hawthorn Academy South Jordan
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is a medium-sized elementary school for students in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah. A total of 621 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students, so this school is 26% bigger than average.
The district for Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is Hawthorn Academy, with 2 schools and 1,364 students.
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan's enrollment is 62% White. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander. In Salt Lake County overall, about 70% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Hawthorn Academy South Jordan belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan operates with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. About 26% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Hawthorn Academy South Jordan a C+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.5% versus 47.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
Census Bureau estimates for Salt Lake County show that median household income is about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, which together enroll about 209,757 students.
The nearest other public school, South Jordan School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hawthorn Academy South Jordan. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hawthorn Academy South Jordan went from 551 students to 621.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hawthorn Academy
- Hawthorn Academy West JordanCombined · 743 students
Other schools in SOUTH JORDAN
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- South Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Elk Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,151 students
- Early Light Academy at DaybreakCombined · 1,022 students
- Aspen ElementaryElementary · 901 students
Nearby schools
- South Jordan School0.3 mi · 863
- Rosamond School1.1 mi · 573
- Monte Vista School1.3 mi · 783
- Bingham High1.6 mi · 2,461
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #31.6 mi · 719
- Valley High School1.6 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorn Academy South JordanHow large is Hawthorn Academy South Jordan?
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan enrolls approximately 621 students in grades KG-06.
Is Hawthorn Academy South Jordan an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Hawthorn Academy South Jordan?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Hawthorn Academy South Jordan.
How diverse is Hawthorn Academy South Jordan?
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan reports a student body of 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hawthorn Academy South Jordan in?
Hawthorn Academy South Jordan is part of Hawthorn Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.