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Hawthorne Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

777^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mexico, Missouri, serving 429 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Mexico 59 school district, which is ranked 311 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower test scores compared to state and district averages, and an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite relatively high spending per student, the school's academic performance remains poor, with a declining statewide ranking over the years. In contrast, some nearby schools like Hallsville Primary and Two Mile Prairie Elementary in other districts are performing significantly better, suggesting that factors beyond just socioeconomic status may be contributing to the challenges at Hawthorne Elementary.

The school's declining performance and the stark contrast with some higher-performing nearby schools indicate the need for a comprehensive and data-driven approach to address the root causes of Hawthorne Elementary's challenges and implement effective interventions to improve student outcomes. This may involve a closer examination of the school's resource allocation, teaching practices, and targeted support for specific student subgroups to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

442

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,916

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 W Curtis
Mexico, MO 65265-1855

(573) 581-3064

District: Mexico 59

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mexico Middle
High:	Mexico High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Two or more races:

13.6%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

777^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Mexico 59

311^th of 367Mexico 59 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	777 of 900	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	747 of 906	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	733 of 898	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	615 of 908	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	586 of 901	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	570 of 1052	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	462 of 1045	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.2	572 of 1032	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	595 of 865	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	798 of 1058	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.7	857 of 1089	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.3	717 of 1108	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	744 of 1085	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	688 of 1088	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.1	699 of 1066	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.9	539 of 1053	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	379 of 1084	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.6	461 of 1080	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	452 of 1074	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	46.6	64 of 120	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	37 of 105	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	455 of 638	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	375 of 625	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	307 of 611	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.4	95 of 532	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	94 of 574	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	176 of 907	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	103 of 887	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	647 of 666	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	649 of 668	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	625 of 673	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	579 of 675	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	502 of 691	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	525 of 917	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	404 of 898	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-20 vs state

Science22%-20 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Hawthorne elementary in Mexico MO has been excellent for all three of my children but has been wonderful for my son with Autism. He attended a neighboring school his entire life before we relocated and there is no comparison. Mr Señor is highly aware of what his disability involves and has been of great help to my son and myself. Highly recommended Close Quote

Schools Near Hawthorne Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	1-5	1250 W Curtis	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-3064	442	33	13.4	100.0%	309 (69.9%)	13 (2.9%)	58 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.6%)	14.5	777^th of 900 public elementary schools	13.7%		18.1	747^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.5%	30	19.2	14.7	7.9	22.1	26.9	20.1	23.5	$11,916	$1,085	$10,831
Eugene Field Elementary	Public	1-5	704 West Blvd	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-5268	418	33	12.4	100.0%	306 (73.2%)	41 (9.8%)	31 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.9%)	11.8	805^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.6%		18.8	743^rd of 906 public elementary schools	18.0%	62	8.4	26.6	9.2	18.3	14.2	22.1	18.0	$12,338	$896	$11,442
McMillan Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1101 E Anderson	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-5029	319	24	13.1	100.0%	246 (77.1%)	26 (8.2%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)								$15,164	$833	$14,331
Chance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	510 S Rollins	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 682-2014	370	24	15.1	29.2%	337 (91.1%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$10,734	$742	$9,992
Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35063 Hwy Bb	Laddonia	63352	Audrain County	Community R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(855) 708-7567	144	14	10.1	57.6%	134 (93.1%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)		39.2						$14,125	$1,060	$13,065
Centralia Intermediate	Public	3-5	550 W Lakeview	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 682-3451	273	20	13.5	31.5%	247 (90.5%)	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	59	370^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.3	476^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.5%	106	41.4	54.4	40.1		42.7	51.4	38.0	$9,984	$484	$9,500
Hatton-McCredie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4171 County Rd 240	Kingdom City	65262	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 642-4333	238	19	12.2	34.9%	216 (90.8%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	40.7	555^th of 900 public elementary schools	38.3%		37.3	586^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.3%	31		39.9	24.0	27.0	43.2	43.5	23.1	$12,256	$1,659	$10,597
Hallsville Intermediate	Public	3-5	411 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 696-5512	361	26	13.9	27.4%	308 (85.3%)	13 (3.6%)	8 (2.2%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	60.6	354^th of 900 public elementary schools	60.7%		58.6	361^st of 906 public elementary schools	60.2%	7	39.3	51.4	43.3	45.5	41.2	55.2	44.8	$9,688	$435	$9,254
Hallsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	6401 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 696-5512	387	28	13.9	33.3%	323 (83.5%)	14 (3.6%)	17 (4.4%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)								(n/a)								$10,799	$528	$10,271
Wellsville-Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Burlington Rd	Wellsville	63384	Montgomery County	Wellsville Middletown R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 684-2047	116	11	10.8	56.0%	107 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)		57.8			23.2			$14,907	$622	$14,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mexico Middle
High : Mexico High

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Mexico 59

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 70% White, 14% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

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