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Hawthorne Elementary

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Hawthorne Elementary ranks 3349 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 663 students in the Riverside Unified School District, located in an area where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

While Hawthorne's test scores in English, math, and science are below the district and state averages, the school is performing relatively well given its student population. It achieves stronger academic results than several nearby schools with similar or even lower poverty rates, such as Washington Elementary and Liberty Elementary. The school shows particular strength in supporting Hispanic students, who perform above the state average for their group. Furthermore, Hawthorne receives more funding per student than most comparable schools in the district, which may support its programs, and it has made significant progress in reducing chronic student absences over the past few years.

There are areas for growth, including a concerning recent drop in performance for English Language Learners and a pattern where math scores decline in the upper grades. Compared to Monroe Elementary—a higher-performing school nearby with a similar student population but lower per-student spending—Hawthorne could potentially learn from their approaches, especially in early grade instruction. Overall, Hawthorne is a school navigating significant challenges and shows pockets of effectiveness, particularly when compared to other high-poverty schools in the region.

663

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,530

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,349^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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%)	37.9	3349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.4	3646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	297	24.4	24.4	41.3	33.7	41.4	42.4	39.7	40.0	36.8	29.1	22.8	31.8	94.4						$18,530	$1,337	$17,193
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%)	34.2	3639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.6	3265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	374	15.7	15.7	40.5	43.9	33.7	32.9	37.4	44.3	43.9	19.1	21.1	31.3	96.6						$19,265	$1,982	$17,283
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%)	42.7	3028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		31.9	3793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	765	19.0	19.0	57.3	45.7	32.9	36.7	43.4	49.4	38.3	29.1	23.3	35.1							$16,912	$1,360	$15,552
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%)	21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.4	4163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	550	18.7	18.7	27.2	25.7	28.6	26.0	26.9	33.0	28.4	18.7	14.6	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$17,367	$1,240	$16,127
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%)	41.7	3094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		42.9	3004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	90	22.5	22.5	41.2	34.5	30.2	56.1	40.4	46.6	34.8	19.3	40.2	36.0	91.4	97.1	98.1	97.1	93.3	98.1	$17,011	$1,421	$15,590
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%)	25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		24.2	4437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	33	16.7	16.7	33.0	25.6	33.3	36.8	32.1	35.2	19.3	21.9	19.5	24.0	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$17,780	$1,277	$16,503
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%)	29.4	4007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		28.6	4057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	50	21.9	21.9	34.4	30.4	42.7	39.7	36.9	38.7	14.5	21.0	18.8	23.3	96.2				97.5		$16,296	$1,091	$15,205
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%)	34.3	3631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		39	3235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	396	19.2	19.2	48.1	32.9	39.1	48.2	41.2	45.3	31.0	15.1	16.7	26.3							$18,663	$1,548	$17,115
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	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%)	11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.7	5424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	103	6.3	6.3	21.9	18.1	15.4		18.4	23.0	17.8	11.4		17.3	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$21,166	$2,268	$18,898
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2760 Jane St.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7305	818	35	23.3	63.7%	104 (12.7%)	21 (2.6%)	657 (80.3%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	23.1	4582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		30.1	3922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.2%	660	12.8	12.8	23.6	33.3	29.0	34.1	29.5	26.8	34.4	18.1	20.0	25.1							$16,546	$855	$15,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks 3349^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

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.

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

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

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

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