Hawthorn Hills Elementary

Hawthorn Hills Elementary, a small elementary campus in Wausau, Wisconsin, run under Wausau School District, hosts 227 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 323.

Across the 21 schools in Wausau School District (7,738 students total), Hawthorn Hills Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hawthorn Hills Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 18% Asian, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Marathon County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hawthorn Hills Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marathon County) logs that median household income runs about $77,884, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marathon County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students), of which Hawthorn Hills Elementary is one.

Wausau Area Virtual Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hawthorn Hills Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hawthorn Hills Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

Hawthorn Hills Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 227 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 56% to 46%.

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