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Hawthorne Elementary

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Hawthorne Elementary ranks 3276 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary serves 663 students in grades K–6 in Riverside, California, as part of Riverside Unified. Its 2025–2026 results are below district and state averages in all three tested subjects, but its clearest strength is English language arts (ELA): Hawthorne had the highest all-grade ELA result among nearby schools.

Hawthorne’s ELA result was 42%, below the district’s 47% and California’s 49%, but 7 percentage points above the nearby-school average and 3 points higher than the next-best nearby result, at Madison Elementary. Math and science results were also below district and state averages; among nearby schools, Hawthorne ranked fifth in math and third in science. Results vary by grade: fourth- through sixth-grade ELA was comparatively strong locally, while third-grade ELA was 32%, 12 points below the state result.

Over the years compared, math made the largest gain, rising 4 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026; ELA rose 1 point and science rose 2. However, Hawthorne’s gap with the state widened in ELA and science, while narrowing slightly in math. Chronic absenteeism improved from 33% in 2021–2022 to 17% in 2025–2026, slightly above the district’s 17% and below the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger places Hawthorne in the 44th percentile statewide with 2 stars, the highest percentile among nearby schools; its student-teacher ratio is 23.5, compared with a nearby-school average of 23.9. In 2024–2025, 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show a notable rise for Special Education Students: from the 5th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 50th in 2025–2026, compared with Hawthorne’s overall 44th percentile.

663

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,275

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2700 Irving St.
Riverside, CA 92503-5628

(951) 352-6716

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chemawa Middle
High:	Arlington High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

White:

11.0%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg42%

3,276^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

475^th of 968Riverside Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	3276 of 5804	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	3349 of 5857	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3646 of 5869	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	3179 of 5859	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3393 of 5883	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2839 of 5789	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	3262 of 5662	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	2930 of 5692	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	2969 of 5614	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	2513 of 5611	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.3	3439 of 5530	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.2	3512 of 5390	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.3	4314 of 5377	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	4125 of 5314	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	4181 of 5193	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	4259 of 5113	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	3615 of 5113	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	3548 of 4818	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.8	3291 of 4822	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.6	3658 of 4809	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	3042 of 3162	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	2466 of 3245	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	1347 of 3311	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	1132 of 3275	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	2176 of 3246	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	3170 of 5569	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	3160 of 5597	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3672 of 5612	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3089 of 5609	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3612 of 5635	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2893 of 5492	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	3258 of 5413	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2770 of 5085	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	2480 of 5107	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	2916 of 5107	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	2254 of 5087	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2377 of 5084	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	2064 of 4963	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2592 of 4830	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2901 of 5412	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	2662 of 5460	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	3497 of 5517	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	2462 of 5363	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2237 of 5264	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	2153 of 5173	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	2460 of 5084	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	3178 of 5590	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	3280 of 5628	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3345 of 5643	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3071 of 5638	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2994 of 5663	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2622 of 5510	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	3113 of 5431	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	1469 of 2920	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	1806 of 2847	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	973 of 2532	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	1484 of 2598	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1590 of 2651	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2235 of 2661	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2487 of 2726	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1681 of 2834	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2016 of 2737	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)62nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Irving St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6716	663	28	23.5	80.7%	73 (11.0%)	30 (4.5%)	522 (78.7%)	16 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	39.1	3276^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.6%		37.9	3349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%	73	26.5	26.5	32.2	44.7	45.8	45.7	41.9	34.4	29.8	30.1	32.1	31.7	94.4						$25,275	$24,190	$1,085
Harrison Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Harrison St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6712	571	26	21.9	77.2%	65 (11.4%)	35 (6.1%)	414 (72.5%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	38.1	3349^th of 5804 public elementary schools	42.3%		34.2	3639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%	290	20.0	20.0	52.8	37.1	36.9	28.6	38.5	48.6	43.5	30.8	19.1	34.8	96.6						$26,371	$24,892	$1,479
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	8535 Garfield Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8241	596	25	23.8	88.9%	35 (5.9%)	17 (2.9%)	508 (85.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	38.8	3300^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.1%		42.7	3028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%	272	27.8	27.8	38.2	25.6	48.6	43.6	38.5	42.7	27.9	33.3	33.3	33.9							$22,674	$21,716	$958
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	26.7	4244^th of 5804 public elementary schools	26.9%		21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%	469	8.5	8.5	38.2	32.6	15.5	35.6	31.3	41.6	32.3	12.7	22.1	28.1	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$23,923	$23,180	$743
Casa Blanca Elementary	Public	K-6	7351 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 788-7135	0			—															(n/a)	25.5	25.5	23.3	17.3	31.4	29.0	24.9	31.7	21.2	17.3	10.5	21.3
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	3635 Madison St.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8236	675	27	25.0	86.7%	66 (9.8%)	38 (5.6%)	535 (79.3%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.1%)	36.9	3432^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	40.9%		41.7	3094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%	338	18.4	18.4	34.9	43.2	28.6	48.8	39.4	34.5	37.8	20.9	36.1	32.8	91.4	97.1	98.1	97.1	93.3	98.1	$21,318	$20,350	$968
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	657	27	23.9	90.0%	45 (6.8%)	31 (4.7%)	556 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	24	4453^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	23.3%		25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%	49	17.3	17.3	31.7	40.7	28.4	25.5	31.5	30.1	37.2	16.1	10.6	23.3	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$25,575	$24,652	$923
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	4285 Jefferson St.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8218	886	35	25.6	86.5%	39 (4.4%)	38 (4.3%)	769 (86.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	27 (3.0%)	28.5	4109^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.4	4007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	102	19.8	19.8	33.1	36.4	35.1	33.1	34.4	42.4	31.7	17.3	18.1	27.4	96.2				97.5		$21,897	$21,080	$817
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	8362 Colorado Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6709	487	20	24.3	84.4%	31 (6.4%)	16 (3.3%)	426 (87.5%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	33.9	3665^th of 5804 public elementary schools	36.9%		34.3	3631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%	34	26.2	26.2	39.4	43.6	33.3	38.9	38.6	43.7	30.9	23.1	15.3	28.1							$28,283	$27,240	$1,043
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1610	451	20	22.2	93.3%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.6%)	408 (90.5%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	15.5	5160^th of 5804 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%	367	15.7	15.7	26.5	25.7	18.6		23.6	26.5	18.6	12.9		19.2	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$32,946	$30,742	$2,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chemawa Middle
High : Arlington High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks 3276^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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