Hawthorne Elementary School

Hawthorne Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary school in SEATTLE, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 393 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Seattle School District No. 1, which oversees 107 schools and 50,773 students, Hawthorne Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hawthorne Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 14% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Black, 7% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hawthorne Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.6%; this one delivers 68.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (King County) logs that median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Hawthorne Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Interagency Open Doors, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hawthorne Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Hawthorne Elementary School's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 393). The White share of enrollment rose from 28% to 49% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Hawthorne Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.