Hawthorne Elementary School

Set in KENNEWICK, Washington, Hawthorne Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Kennewick School District. It teaches 417 students across grades K through 5.

Kennewick School District comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 18,826 students; Hawthorne Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hawthorne Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hawthorne Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Benton County's rate of about 49%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Benton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,874 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Benton County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), Hawthorne Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kamiakin High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hawthorne Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 25% since 2018, when it stood at 554 (now 417). White enrollment moved from 38% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Hawthorne Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.