Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852002410
Hawthorne Elementary
3344 Concord Ave, Madison, WI 53714 · (608) 204-2500 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest 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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
240 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 33.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary this school | 360 | 66.7% | 31.1% |
| Whitman Elementary Milwaukee | 339 | 71.4% | 32.8% |
| Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School Madison | 462 | 58.7% | 34.8% |
| Westside Elementary Sun Prairie | 434 | 66.1% | 27.3% |
| Cooper Elementary Milwaukee | 447 | 55.5% | 53.6% |
| Chappell Elementary Green Bay | 384 | 66.7% | 52.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Hawthorne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #836 of 982 | #66 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #856 of 992 ▼ 43 | #66 of 74 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #829 of 992 ▲ 29 | #67 of 74 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #438 of 1,157 | #50 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #70 of 901 | #13 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.4% | #7 of 901 | #2 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #210 of 1,064 | #6 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #523 of 664 | #51 of 61 |
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
360
+25 (+7%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 360 | 35.2 | 10.2:1 | 67% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 32 | 10.0:1 | 64% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 31.4 | 9.8:1 | 65% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 33 | 10.2:1 | 70% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 38.4 | 10.1:1 | 58% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 67% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 68% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 30 | 9.3:1 | 29% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 24 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (387 to 360); teachers down 8% (38.4 to 35.2).
About Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin. It enrolls 360 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
In Madison Metropolitan School District, 53 schools enroll a combined 25,155 students.
Of every 100 students at Hawthorne Elementary, about 33 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 25% Black, 18% White, 12% multiracial, and 11% Asian. For comparison, the population of Dane County is roughly 8% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 77%.
A staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.2:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. That is 35 points above the 32% average for public schools in Dane County.
Hawthorne Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Hawthorne Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.1% is 5.7 points below the 36.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Dane County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $89,975 a year, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hawthorne Elementary, Dane County has 169 public schools.
About 1.4 miles separate Hawthorne Elementary from the closest public school, Whitehorse Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Hawthorne Elementary ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.1% against a local average of 39.6%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 360 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 335.
People who know Hawthorne Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Metropolitan School District
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Madison
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne Elementary is the 20th largest of the 33.
- Hawthorne ElementaryWaukesha, WI · 321 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 259 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolHampton, GA · 813 students
- Hawthorne ElementaryRiverside, CA · 663 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElmhurst, IL · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Whitehorse Middle1.4 mi · 415
- Schenk Elementary1.4 mi · 394
- Isthmus Montessori Academy Public1.4 mi · 210
- Lowell Elementary1.5 mi · 329
- Emerson Elementary1.5 mi · 297
- East High1.7 mi · 1,643
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hawthorne Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawthorne Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hawthorne Elementary have?
Hawthorne Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hawthorne Elementary?
Student demographics at Hawthorne Elementary are roughly 18% White, 33% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?
Hawthorne Elementary is part of Madison Metropolitan School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.