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Hawthorne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary is a PK–5 school with about 400 students in Albert Lea, a small city in southern Minnesota, and is part of the Albert Lea Public School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 690th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 21st percentile, or 1 star — placing it in the bottom quarter statewide, within a district that itself ranks 353rd of 458 in Minnesota.

Hawthorne sits in the lower-middle of nearby schools: it ranks above Sibley Elementary (741st), Banfield Elementary (713th), Alden-Conger Elementary (714th), and Sumner Elementary (769th), but well below Halverson Elementary (512th), Lakeview Elementary (523rd), Southgate Elementary (525th), NRHEG Elementary (474th), and United South Central Elementary (159th). Reading (36.3% proficient) is a relative strength within the district, above the district average of 33.7% but below the state’s 48.6%. Math (30.4%) matches the district average exactly. Science is the standout weakness: 3.9% proficient versus 18% district and 25.5% state — the lowest among nearby schools reporting science data, and down from 30.16% in 2022–2023.

Grade-level results show a clear split. Third-grade reading was 46.2% — above the district and close to the state — while 5th grade scored 6.1% in math, 27.5% in reading, and 3.9% in science. The school’s effectiveness with English Language Learner students ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide (4 stars), far above its overall standing, while its Special Education effectiveness rank fell to the 6th percentile and its low-income student rank sits at the 30th percentile. Reading has improved three years running (30.06% to 36.3%), and overall rank edged up from the 17th to the 21st percentile. The clearest priorities are 5th-grade math and science, science overall, and Special Education support.

400

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,375

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 E Hawthorne
Albert Lea, MN 56007-3613

(507) 379-4960

District: Albert Lea Public School District

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Middle
High:	Albert Lea Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Asian:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

690^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Albert Lea Public School District

353^rd of 458Albert Lea Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	690 of 869	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	717 of 872	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	731 of 881	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	663 of 845	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	637 of 858	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	685 of 869	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	673 of 870	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	646 of 847	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.2	599 of 853	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.9	615 of 848	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.6	524 of 840	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.3	578 of 826	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.5	659 of 824	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	622 of 820	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.1	548 of 814	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	627 of 803	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	339 of 434	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.4	486 of 781	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.5	658 of 777	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	573 of 756	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.5	346 of 685	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.6	488 of 676	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	34.4	526 of 674	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	118 of 143	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	110 of 140	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	82 of 305	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	59.1	79 of 303	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.0	202 of 303	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	111 of 276	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	672 of 790	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	700 of 799	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	705 of 809	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	670 of 787	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	616 of 799	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	621 of 783	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	633 of 787	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	623 of 774	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	170 of 256	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	197 of 238	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	153 of 249	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	89 of 214	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	100 of 209	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.8	126 of 153	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	147 of 219	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	129 of 220	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	534 of 764	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	534 of 764	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	621 of 793	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	544 of 774	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	415 of 663	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	517 of 683	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	554 of 740	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	488 of 728	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	582 of 807	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	617 of 812	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	654 of 826	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	583 of 799	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	592 of 808	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	655 of 784	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	618 of 798	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	572 of 779	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	546 of 579	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	393 of 562	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	436 of 572	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	463 of 524	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	362 of 500	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	405 of 515	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	309 of 463	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	639 of 710	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	685 of 714	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	711 of 730	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	686 of 712	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	616 of 725	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	677 of 710	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	663 of 722	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	662 of 712	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-12 vs state

Math30%-15 vs state

Science4%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					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 (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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Hawthorne	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4960	400	29	13.7	63.0%	195 (48.8%)	19 (4.8%)	81 (20.3%)	79 (19.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	23.9	690^th of 869 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.2	717^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.8%	27	46.2	35.1	27.5		36.3	3.9	3.9	46.2	36.8	6.1		30.4	$12,375
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 Abbott St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5020	400	28	14.2	52.3%	240 (60.0%)	8 (2.0%)	105 (26.3%)	25 (6.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	44.3	523^rd of 869 public elementary schools	39.8%		46.3	508^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.7%	15	38.2	40.6	32.4		37.0	16.2	16.2	70.6	57.6	38.2		55.4	$14,996
Halverson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	707 E 10th St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-4900	360	24	14.9	69.7%	170 (47.2%)	11 (3.1%)	117 (32.5%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	45.4	512^th of 869 public elementary schools	41.1%		39	580^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.5%	68	32.7	43.1	45.0		39.7	30.0	30.0	43.6	64.7	35.0		48.6	$15,829
Sibley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Front St	Albert Lea	56007	Freeborn County	Albert Lea Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 379-5080	275	23	11.9	66.5%	143 (52.0%)	11 (4.0%)	55 (20.0%)	54 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	16.3	741^st of 869 public elementary schools	14.7%		21.5	705^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.2%	36	24.5	24.4	29.0		25.6	12.9	12.9	26.5	40.9	18.2		29.4	$11,409
Glenville Emmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	240 2nd Ave SW	Glenville	56036	Freeborn County	Glenville-Emmons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 448-3334	132	12	11.1	46.2%	112 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	26.4	671^st of 869 public elementary schools	22.8%		34.8	600^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.2%	71	22.2	53.8	30.4	35.7	33.8	17.4	17.4	38.9	61.5	17.4	6.7	29.0	$12,553
Alden-Conger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	215 N Broadway	Alden	56009	Freeborn County	Alden-Conger Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 874-3240	229	23	10.0	34.5%	206 (90.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	21.1	714^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.8%		41	563^rd of 872 public elementary schools	35.4%	151	36.1	44.4	32.3	23.1	33.8	12.9	12.9	44.4	33.3	9.7	5.1	23.2	$10,670
Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	354	31	11.4	42.1%	319 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.3	474^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.1	456^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.7%	18	51.2	33.3	50.0		45.2	13.8	13.8	70.5	56.3	42.4		54.4	$11,190
Banfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 17th St SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 460-1200	574	40	14.5	61.1%	223 (38.9%)	52 (9.1%)	148 (25.8%)	104 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	21 (3.7%)	21.6	713^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.3	733^rd of 872 public elementary schools	15.9%	20	37.6	23.3			30.7			40.9	26.5			34.0	$13,687
Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 19th Ave SW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1300	539	40	13.6	55.7%	242 (44.9%)	26 (4.8%)	160 (29.7%)	76 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	22 (4.1%)	44.2	525^th of 869 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.9	648^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.7%	123	43.2	46.0			44.9			44.8	47.6			46.5	$13,247
Sumner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	805 8th Ave NW	Austin	55912	Mower County	Austin Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 460-1100	387	29	13.4	72.1%	86 (22.2%)	54 (14.0%)	168 (43.4%)	44 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	18 (4.7%)	13	769^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.3	807^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.5%	38	29.1	14.5			22.3			36.7	17.4			27.7	$12,892

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Albert Lea Public School District

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle
High : Albert Lea Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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