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Hawthorne Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

995^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary School in Hampton, GA, serves about 813 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Clayton County School District, where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has held a 1-star rating for several years, currently ranking in the 19th percentile statewide—a slight improvement from last year but still below the state median. One of the most encouraging stories here is attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from nearly 30% to 18.2%, which is now better than the district average (28%) and nearly on par with the state (17.7%). That’s a big win, especially compared to nearby schools like Suder Elementary (31.4%) and Lee Street Elementary (37.1%).

Academically, the picture is more mixed. In the latest testing cycle, 3rd and 4th grade math proficiency (31.6% and 33.8%) actually beat the district averages (29.6% and 31.4%), and 3rd grade math jumped nearly 9 points from the prior year. However, 5th grade math (21.2%) fell below both district and state averages, and 5th grade science (22.0%) also lags behind the district (26.3%) and state (44.2%). This pattern—stronger early grades, weaker upper grades—shows up across subjects. Notably, Kemp Elementary, just 0.68 miles away with the same poverty level, outperforms Hawthorne in every grade-level math test while spending less per student ($15,614 vs. $16,200).

Spending has risen 40% over three years to $16,200 per student, yet academic gains haven’t kept pace with that investment. The school’s strongest subgroup performance is among African American students (37th percentile), while special education students face the biggest challenges (8th percentile). English Language Arts scores from the most recent cycle aren’t available yet, but last year Hawthorne beat the district in all three tested grades. With attendance improving and funding increasing, the foundation is there—but the school will need to focus on upper-grade instruction and science to reverse its long-term decline from the 34th percentile in 2017-2018 to its current 19th.

813

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,200

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10750 English Rd
Hampton, GA 30228

(770) 472-7669

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eddie White Middle School
High:	Lovejoy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.2%

Hispanic:

28.3%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

995^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Clayton County

164^th of 202Clayton County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	995 of 1222	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	974 of 1238	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1007 of 1236	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1015 of 1223	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	994 of 1220	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	955 of 1214	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	826 of 1234	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	803 of 1209	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	878 of 1205	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	942 of 1233	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	943 of 1240	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.4	930 of 1231	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.0	865 of 1225	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	1028 of 1201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	999 of 1212	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	948 of 1183	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	904 of 1133	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	1007 of 1134	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	926 of 1125	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.9	863 of 1101	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	520 of 829	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	461 of 892	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	535 of 879	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	517 of 870	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	533 of 876	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	263 of 317	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	262 of 304	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	259 of 283	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	957 of 1189	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	889 of 1224	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	949 of 1223	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	886 of 1212	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	995 of 1206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	408 of 504	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	504 of 583	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	508 of 565	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	483 of 535	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	468 of 516	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	968 of 1186	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1052 of 1225	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1074 of 1220	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1124 of 1210	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	970 of 1209	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	429 of 466	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	499 of 565	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	484 of 487	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)37th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

Science22%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 15, 2013

Hawthorne has proven to be a top-notch school in Clayton County. The teachers are competent and personable. The administration is and front office are exceptional leaders. I am glad my 3rd grad son attends school here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	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	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 English Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-7669	813	52	15.6	100.0%	15 (1.8%)	522 (64.2%)	230 (28.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	19.8	995^th of 1222 public elementary schools	18.6%		21.8	974^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.3%	21	31.6	33.8	21.2	22.0	$16,200	$1,689	$14,511
Kemp Elementary School	Public	3-5	10990 Folsom Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2870	586	40	14.6	100.0%	12 (2.0%)	453 (77.3%)	82 (14.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	27	881^st of 1222 public elementary schools	27.9%		25.5	921^st of 1238 public elementary schools	25.6%	40	40.7	36.7	28.6	19.2	$15,614	$1,761	$13,853
Kemp Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1090 McDonough Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4300	626	44	14.2	100.0%	9 (1.4%)	482 (77.0%)	97 (15.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)					$16,482	$1,598	$14,883
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11808 Panhandle Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2850	1,048	64	16.3	100.0%	23 (2.2%)	863 (82.3%)	107 (10.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.5%)	29.5	846^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.8%		23.7	948^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.4%	102	25.7	36.3	32.7	38.3	$14,723	$1,552	$13,171
Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9771 Poston Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2785	671	46	14.5	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	543 (80.9%)	90 (13.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	17	1048^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.2%		22.7	963^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	22.2%	85	26.2	26.6	21.0	27.0	$15,956	$1,666	$14,289
River's Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Northbridge Rd	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 460-2340	652	46	14.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	542 (83.1%)	66 (10.1%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	31.2	814^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.4%		37.3	725^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.4%	89	35.5	48.2	24.8	30.8	$16,016	$1,374	$14,642
Suder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Lake Jodeco Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2820	592	44	13.4	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	425 (71.8%)	122 (20.6%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	15.9	1063^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.3	1062^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.2%	1	26.1	32.5	19.6	19.8	$17,275	$1,602	$15,673
Lee Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	178 Lee St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2815	515	38	13.5	100.0%	17 (3.3%)	364 (70.7%)	105 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	10.8	1147^th of 1222 public elementary schools	6.1%		5	1234^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.3%	87	9.1	28.4	18.8	16.5	$16,354	$1,804	$14,550
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Stockbridge Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2800	454	32	14.1	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	309 (68.1%)	83 (18.3%)	22 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	25.6	899^th of 1222 public elementary schools	26.4%		38.6	704^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.1%	195	40.9	38.1	21.0	24.6	$16,407	$1,542	$14,865
Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0101	518	32	16.1	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	433 (83.6%)	39 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	45.4	613^th of 1222 public elementary schools	49.8%		56.4	485^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.8%	128	43.6	34.0	48.1	40.0	$14,661	$1,274	$13,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 64% African American, 28% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eddie White Middle School
High : Lovejoy High School

Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?

Clayton County

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

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