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Hawley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hawley Elementary is a PK–6 public school serving 579 students in Hawley, Minnesota, a small town in the west-central part of the state served by the Hawley Public School District. It ranks 45th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 95th percentile, or roughly the top 5% in the state — and earns a five-star rating for 2025–2026.

Academically, Hawley leads every nearby comparable school. In 2025–2026, 76.1% of students met state standards in math, 68.4% in reading, and 43.4% in science, compared with statewide figures of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. The closest like-for-like comparison is Barnesville Elementary School, also PK–6 and similar in size, where math proficiency is 62.1% and science 20.0%, with reading roughly level at 66.1%. Other neighbors trail further: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary, Dorothy Dodds Elementary School in Moorhead, Lake Park Audubon Elementary, and Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary post math scores 18 to 34 points lower, and all of them fall below the state line in science. Hawley's science score is the only one in the group clearly above it.

Hawley's improvement has been sustained, not a one-year spike: it climbed from the 69th percentile a decade ago to the 95th in each of the last two years. Math is the engine, up about 9 points over four years, while reading has held steady. Two things to watch: science has declined across several years (though a change in the state science test may be part of that), and third-grade reading, at 58.1%, is the school's narrowest margin over the state. Notably, students from low-income families and students receiving special education services rank at or above the school's overall standing.

579

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,863

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

915 7th St
Hawley, MN 56549-0608

(218) 483-3316

District: Hawley Public School District

Students who attend Hawley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hawley Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (69% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg60%

Minnesota avg43%

45^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 458Hawley 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	89.9	45 of 869	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	40 of 872	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	107 of 881	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	101 of 845	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	238 of 858	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	149 of 869	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	88 of 870	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	243 of 847	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	69.9	268 of 853	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.4	183 of 848	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	76.2	170 of 840	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.3	90 of 826	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	153 of 824	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.8	270 of 820	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	320 of 814	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	324 of 803	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.6	182 of 434	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	231 of 781	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	64.9	272 of 777	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.3	248 of 756	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.6	359 of 685	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.7	189 of 676	72.0%	★★★★☆
2003	50.3	415 of 674	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	77 of 790	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	60 of 799	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	155 of 809	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	95 of 787	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	229 of 799	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	208 of 783	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	58 of 787	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	71.2	210 of 774	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	46 of 764	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.9	79 of 764	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	160 of 793	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	102 of 774	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	91 of 683	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	414 of 740	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	479 of 728	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	34 of 807	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	35 of 812	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	72 of 826	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	115 of 799	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	238 of 808	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	118 of 784	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	145 of 798	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	275 of 779	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	107 of 579	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	69 of 562	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	152 of 572	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	265 of 524	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.4	458 of 500	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	297 of 417	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	279 of 463	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	104 of 710	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	73 of 714	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	173 of 730	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	149 of 712	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	323 of 725	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	195 of 710	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	109 of 722	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	312 of 712	56.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math76%+31 vs state

Reading68%+20 vs state

Science43%+18 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	89.9	45^th of 869 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.7	40^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.4%	5	58.1	73.5	68.0	76.1	68.4	43.4	43.4	76.4	86.7	66.7	76.1	76.1	$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)					53.8							30.8	$15,293
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary	Public	K-6	27 NW 2nd St	Ulen	56585	Clay County	Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 596-8853	144	13	10.6	44.4%	114 (79.2%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.5%)	54.7	404^th of 869 public elementary schools	53.5%		51.7	459^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.4%	55	63.6	56.5	56.3	47.4	56.3	18.8	18.8	68.2	52.2	25.0	15.8	42.5	$11,769
Lake Park Audubon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 4th St	Audubon	56511	Becker County	Lake Park Audubon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 325-0754	275	35	7.9	41.1%	228 (82.9%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	50.1	458^th of 869 public elementary schools	47.3%		54.1	434^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.2%	24	52.6	44.9	54.5	51.7	50.6	18.2	18.2	68.4	45.8	36.4	24.1	41.8	$9,754
Barnesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 5th St SE	Barnesville	56514	Clay County	Barnesville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 354-2300	490	33	14.6	21.4%	456 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	75.4	201^st of 869 public elementary schools	76.9%		80.7	142^nd of 872 public elementary schools	83.7%	59	75.3	64.2	61.3	63.5	66.1	20.0	20.0	90.5	71.6	49.3	37.8	62.1	$10,114
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	108 N Main	Dilworth	56529	Clay County	Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 477-6997	555	40	13.8	35.7%	460 (82.9%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	52.7	425^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.1%		44.7	523^rd of 872 public elementary schools	40.0%	98	40.7	45.3			43.1			67.0	49.6			57.9	$10,431
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	Public	K-4	4400 24th Ave S	Moorhead	56560	Clay County	Moorhead Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 284-1300	625	48	13.1	46.6%	365 (58.4%)	124 (19.8%)	54 (8.6%)	9 (1.4%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	55.9	394^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.7%		43.5	534^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.8%	140	50.9	43.8			47.9			62.1	47.1			55.7	$11,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hawley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hawley Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Hawley Elementary?

Students at Hawley Elementary are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hawley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Hawley Elementary.

What district is Hawley Elementary in?

Hawley Public School District

Is Hawley Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hawley Elementary ranks in the top 5.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

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

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