Elementary Schools in Hawley Public School District

Summary:

The Hawley Public School District in Minnesota is home to two elementary schools, Hawley Elementary and Spring Prairie Elementary, serving students from kindergarten through sixth grade.

Hawley Elementary stands out as the larger and higher-performing school within the district. It has consistently ranked among the top 40-107 elementary schools in the state, earning 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Spring Prairie Elementary is a much smaller school with only 18 students and lower academic performance.

Hawley Elementary has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments compared to the district and state averages, with 79.07% of its students proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025. Meanwhile, Spring Prairie Elementary has much lower proficiency rates, with only 20% proficient or better in Math and 40% in Reading in 2023-2024. Additionally, Hawley Elementary has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 19.43%, while Spring Prairie Elementary has a very high rate of 83.33%.

District Detail

714 Joseph St
Hawley, MN 56549-4819

(218) 483-4647

SchoolDigger Rank:
13^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,058

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hawley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	915 7th St	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 483-3316	579	37	15.5	16.9%	546 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	90.7	40^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.4%		83.5	107^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.9%	67	88.8	87.5	68.2	71.3	79.1	66.3	64.2	68.2	73.8	67.9	$9,863
Spring Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	6189 170th St N	Hawley	56549	Clay County	Hawley Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 483-3316	26	3	8.6	88.5%	26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$15,293

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative	0.12 mi	3
Lake Park Audubon School District	10.38 mi	3	271^st
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	12.34 mi	4	141^st
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	13.71 mi	2	163^rd
Barnesville Public School District	16.83 mi	2	36^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.