Hawthorne Elementary

Hawthorne Elementary is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Waukesha, Wisconsin, operated by Waukesha School District, hosting 321 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 27 schools in Waukesha School District (10,922 students total), Hawthorne Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hawthorne Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest looks like 29% White, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 6% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Waukesha County (around 17%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hawthorne Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 33.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Waukesha County put median household earnings sit near $106,076, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Hawthorne Elementary is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

Nearest neighbor: Summit View Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hawthorne Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Hawthorne Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.