Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578003126
Hawthorne Elementary
1111Maitland Dr, Waukesha, WI 53188 · (262) 970-1610 · Waukesha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
9.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
207 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
34.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 32.3% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 (33.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Elementary this school | 321 | 64.5% | 33.0% |
| Turtle Creek Elementary Delavan | 371 | 65.8% | N/A |
| Darien Elementary Darien | 223 | 65.9% | 46.2% |
| Heyer Elementary Waukesha | 328 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| Schurz Elementary Watertown | 223 | 67.3% | 42.1% |
| Jackson Elementary Green Bay | 382 | 57.6% | 36.2% |
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 Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #818 of 982 | #55 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #834 of 992 ▼ 11 | #55 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #792 of 992 ▼ 21 | #54 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #557 of 1,157 | #49 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #38 of 901 | #2 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #226 of 901 | #7 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #235 of 1,064 | #3 of 63 |
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
321
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 321 | 33.1 | 9.7:1 | 64% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 31.4 | 10.4:1 | 63% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 30.5 | 11.1:1 | 60% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 29 | 11.5:1 | 63% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawthorne Elementary.
About Hawthorne Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Hawthorne Elementary is part of Waukesha School District. There are 321 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Waukesha School District oversees Hawthorne Elementary and 26 other schools, with 10,922 students in total.
The largest group at Hawthorne Elementary is Hispanic students, at 57%. The remaining students are 29% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Waukesha County, the Hispanic share is about 6%. The diversity index for Hawthorne Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Roughly 64% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 17% for public schools in Waukesha County.
Hawthorne Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hawthorne Elementary is 5.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.0% actual, 38.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Waukesha County, home to about 411,762 people, median household income comes to about $106,076, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 113 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,032, Hawthorne Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Hawthorne Elementary is closest to Summit View Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hawthorne Elementary ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
Hawthorne Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 321 in 2024-25. The ratio was 11.5:1 in 2020-21 and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
Hawthorne Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukesha School District
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
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Other schools in Waukesha
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Other Hawthorne Elementary schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Hawthorne Elementary. Hawthorne Elementary is the 23rd largest of the 33.
- Hawthorne ElementaryMadison, WI · 360 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
- Summit View Elementary0.7 mi · 449
- Butler Middle0.7 mi · 786
- eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin0.8 mi · 639
- eAchieve Elementary0.8 mi · 111
- Lowell Elementary0.9 mi · 347
- Riverview School1.0 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Hawthorne ElementaryHow many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?
Hawthorne Elementary enrolls approximately 321 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 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hawthorne Elementary?
Student demographics at Hawthorne Elementary are roughly 29% White, 57% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hawthorne Elementary public or private?
Hawthorne Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waukesha School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.