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Hawthorne Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 222 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio elementary schools, with a 1-star rating for most of the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on state tests across all grade levels and subject areas, and particularly low performance for certain student subgroups. Nearby schools in the Lorain City School District, such as Stevan Dohanos Elementary, Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary, and Larkmoor Elementary, also struggle academically, but generally outperform Hawthorne.

In contrast, two local charter schools, Lorain Preparatory Academy and Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy, have somewhat higher academic performance, with proficiency rates closer to state averages. This suggests that alternative educational models may be better equipped to serve the needs of the local student population. Despite the school's challenges, Hawthorne's per-student spending is on par with nearby traditional public schools, indicating that the issues may not be solely due to resource constraints.

218

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,372

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 W 20th St
Lorain, OH 44052-3733

(440) 246-1080

District: Lorain City

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High:	Lorain High School
	New Beginnings

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.4%

African American:

23.4%

White:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Ohio avg64%

1,411^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Lorain City

740^th of 828Lorain City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1411 of 1558	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1320 of 1577	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1353 of 1596	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1418 of 1588	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1295 of 1610	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1182 of 1676	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1255 of 1636	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.7	1144 of 1651	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1389 of 1678	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	1335 of 1684	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	1592 of 1687	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1554 of 1701	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	1498 of 1709	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	1432 of 1686	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	1313 of 1662	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	1265 of 1610	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1379 of 1582	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	1397 of 1609	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1353 of 1504	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.0	1232 of 1501	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.0	1142 of 1471	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	33.0	392 of 610	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	475 of 601	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	225 of 605	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	355 of 598	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1363 of 1452	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1370 of 1483	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1354 of 1488	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1277 of 1467	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1002 of 1502	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1189 of 1518	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	229 of 234	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	205 of 233	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	174 of 216	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	156 of 189	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	71 of 228	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	126 of 239	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1334 of 1473	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1220 of 1484	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1215 of 1447	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1260 of 1419	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1111 of 1404	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	869 of 1465	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1073 of 1465	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1265 of 1466	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1354 of 1485	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1251 of 1498	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1396 of 1518	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1204 of 1499	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1168 of 1535	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1181 of 1536	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	11.7	1201 of 1309	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)36th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2018)8th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-30 vs state

Science30%-33 vs state

Mathematics24%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Hawthorne Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	218	17	13.2		50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.3	1320^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.3%	91	30.0		22.2	33.3	15.0				27.0	38.1	35.0				$13,372
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	287	23	12.7		42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	10.2	1402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.5	1393^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.7%	9	46.4		11.1	12.2	10.7				27.8	31.7	39.3				$12,645
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 31st St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1114	259	17	14.9		34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.9	1530^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	26.7		19.5	13.6	0.0				19.5	9.1	26.7				$11,742
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	307 W 7th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 434-6320	248	17	14.5		9 (3.6%)	56 (22.6%)	169 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	12.9	1357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1418^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.1%	61	33.3	42.9	20.5	30.0	12.5	16.7		28.6	51.3	33.3	41.7	16.7		35.7	$10,958
Admiral King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 245-6315	278	20	13.9		72 (25.9%)	62 (22.3%)	103 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	4.9	1506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.5	1485^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	9.5		6.5	35.5	11.9				10.6	29.0	23.8				$13,743
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-2130	89	6	16.1		27 (30.3%)	24 (27.0%)	33 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	1.2	1557^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.1%		9	1426^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.6%	131			0.0	13.3					9.1	13.3					$16,149
Frank Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Marshall Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-5800	307	20	15.7		38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.6	1540^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.3%	51	20.7		7.5	39.5	6.9				11.1	15.8	31.0				$12,318
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Public, Charter	K-8	346 Illinois Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-4110	69	7	10.6		39 (56.5%)	6 (8.7%)	18 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	1.4	1555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.2%		1.9	1574^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.2%	19			0.0			0.0	9.1		0.0			0.0	9.1		$11,680
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 E 32nd St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1008	301	16	18.8		30 (10.0%)	73 (24.3%)	187 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	8.8	1428^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.2	1467^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.0%	39	20.5		50.0	5.4	7.7				29.5	10.8	35.9				$13,452
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 40th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-7008	324	14	24.0		68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	20.6	1248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.4	1218^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.8%	30	42.2		36.4	41.0	28.9				41.8	41.0	51.1				$13,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?

Lorain City

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High : Lorain High School
High : New Beginnings

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 39% Hispanic, 23% African American, 23% White, 14% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

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