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Hawthorne Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wheaton, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 176. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 200, which is ranked 86 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.9% of Hawthorne students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 76.9% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 74% of Hawthorne students were proficient or better, compared to 61.1% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 41st out of 1,389 Illinois elementary schools for White students and 124th out of 1,947 for Male students in ELA.

However, Hawthorne Elementary School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.5% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a higher spending per student, ranging from $23,599 to $25,906 per student over the past few years, and a lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.2 to 9.4 students per teacher, compared to nearby schools like Whittier Elementary School and Longfellow Elementary School, which also demonstrate strong academic performance.

185

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,894

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

334 Wakeman Ave
Wheaton, IL 60187-3666

(630) 682-2065

District: Cusd 200

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School
High:	Wheaton North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Asian:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (77% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cusd 200

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg64%

Illinois avg44%

146^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Cusd 200

86^th of 811Cusd 200 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	146 of 2056	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	303 of 2067	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	418 of 2077	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	316 of 2082	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	311 of 1948	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	155 of 2086	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	147 of 2037	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	85.0	258 of 2044	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	321 of 2046	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	89.0	218 of 2052	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	68.4	664 of 2093	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	930 of 2167	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.0	1549 of 2166	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	1545 of 2147	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	60.0	1050 of 2139	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	738 of 2120	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	717 of 2092	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	82.9	178 of 2095	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	75.9	475 of 2086	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.7	256 of 2022	87.3%	★★★★☆
2004	64.7	851 of 2030	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.1	778 of 2020	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	5.9	235 of 243	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	191 of 242	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	594 of 1942	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.8	144 of 1957	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	83 of 1970	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	197 of 1680	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	92 of 2019	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	211 of 1964	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	91.4	58 of 1763	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	62.5	374 of 1514	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	369 of 1816	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	374 of 1765	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	124 of 1947	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	231 of 1959	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	501 of 1984	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	295 of 1977	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	417 of 1707	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	296 of 2019	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	124 of 1972	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	41 of 1389	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	121 of 1392	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	211 of 1419	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	96 of 1425	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	107 of 1308	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	8 of 1462	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	37 of 1463	97.5%	★★★★★

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 (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)97th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2024)69th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2019)3rd percentile-89 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+39 vs state

English Language Arts77%+24 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	334 Wakeman Ave	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 682-2065	185	23	8.0	36.8%	105 (56.8%)	3 (1.6%)	38 (20.5%)	29 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	91.5	146^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.9%		83	303^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	85.3%	157	79.2	66.7	79.2	87.5	76.9	66.7	73.9	83.3	74.0	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	99.0	93.4	94.4	$25,894	$1,256	$24,638
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	911 Bridle Ln	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 682-2222	395	31	12.8	36.7%	231 (58.5%)	34 (8.6%)	61 (15.4%)	49 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	87.7	228^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.9%		91.5	158^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.4%	70	58.6	70.5	76.7	79.3	75.4	68.3	67.8	63.8	66.7	95.7	96.3	96.3	96.3	99.7	96.3	95.7	$18,388	$511	$17,877
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 W Seminary Ave	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2080	318	22	14.4	18.6%	239 (75.2%)	14 (4.4%)	29 (9.1%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	94.9	69^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.1	71^st of 2067 public elementary schools	96.6%	2	76.9	75.0	86.3	88.5	83.4	73.5	88.2	86.5	82.9	92.8	92.2	92.2	92.2	97.9	92.2	92.2	$15,930	$311	$15,619
Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 S President St	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 682-2085	283	24	11.7	30.4%	183 (64.7%)	21 (7.4%)	25 (8.8%)	39 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	89.4	190^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.7	212^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.7%	22	67.5	70.0	73.5	80.0	74.4	70.0	65.3	80.0	71.3	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	98.9	95.7	95.7	$20,287	$748	$19,538
Carl Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	1345 Jewell Rd	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 682-2105	402	29	13.6	37.3%	217 (54.0%)	28 (7.0%)	89 (22.1%)	51 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	75.8	484^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.5%		79.7	375^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.9%	109	40.0	76.7	69.3	54.5	66.7	86.4	65.3	40.9	63.5	95.7	95.4	95.4	95.4	99.0	94.9	95.9	$17,611	$575	$17,036
Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-5	23W240 Geneva Rd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 790-6400	618	50	12.4		243 (39.3%)	15 (2.4%)	187 (30.3%)	150 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	69.1	620^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.8%		52.9	870^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.9%	250	41.6	58.8	54.5	62.2	58.3	64.3	52.5	48.3	54.8	95.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.3	96.6	98.0	$17,990	$882	$17,108
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	218 W Park Ave	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2185	433	31	13.9	9.5%	338 (78.1%)	17 (3.9%)	20 (4.6%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	92.8	116^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.6	113^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.5%	3	64.6	75.0	77.8	83.8	78.8	76.5	85.2	75.0	79.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	99.5	96.7	96.9	$16,690	$348	$16,343
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	119 S Woodlawn St	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2055	263	24	10.7	30.4%	163 (62.0%)	18 (6.8%)	30 (11.4%)	32 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	86.8	251^st of 2056 public elementary schools	87.8%		87.5	231^st of 2067 public elementary schools	88.8%	20	60.4	70.5	76.9	72.9	73.3	63.6	92.3	56.3	69.5	96.5	97.2	97.2	97.2	99.0	96.5	96.2	$21,159	$451	$20,708
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 Greenfield Ave	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 790-6400	559	36	15.3		424 (75.8%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.9%)	54 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	89.4	191^st of 2056 public elementary schools	90.7%		80	362^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	82.5%	171	71.6	72.6	60.9	76.1	70.4	81.9	75.0	73.4	76.6	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.4	97.8	98.1	$17,788	$388	$17,400
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Dawes Ave	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 682-2075	458	33	13.9	32.8%	274 (59.8%)	26 (5.7%)	85 (18.6%)	54 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	89.9	179^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.3%		93.4	142^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	93.1%	37	56.0	79.5	78.7	80.0	79.4	80.8	69.3	61.3	70.4	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	98.7	96.3	96.0	$17,246	$377	$16,869

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Hawthorne Elementary School ranks in the top 7.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Franklin Middle School
High : Wheaton North High School

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?

Cusd 200

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