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Hawthorne Elementary School

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Hawthorne Elementary School ranks 790 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 540 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Westerville City School District, which is ranked 270 out of 828 school districts in the state.

While Hawthorne Elementary has shown some strengths, such as strong performance for its gifted and talented students and English Language Learners, the school has faced challenges in overall academic achievement. Compared to the district and state averages, Hawthorne has consistently performed below in subjects like Science, Math, and English Language Arts. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% to 19.3% in recent years. Additionally, Hawthorne serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 59.3% to 69.07% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools in the Westerville City School District, Hawthorne Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures. For example, Wilder Elementary School and Minerva France Elementary School have higher proficiency rates in most subject areas and grade levels. However, Hawthorne has shown a strong performance for its gifted and talented students, ranking in the top 3% of Ohio elementary schools in this category in the 2017-2018 school year.

538

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,373

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5001 Farview Rd
Columbus, OH 43231-4044

(614) 797-7130

District: Westerville City

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Westerville-South High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

White:

25.8%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Westerville City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg72%

Ohio avg64%

790^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 828Westerville City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	790 of 1558	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	899 of 1577	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	937 of 1596	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	799 of 1588	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	849 of 1610	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1078 of 1676	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	994 of 1636	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	1063 of 1651	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.0	1014 of 1678	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.8	683 of 1684	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.5	1013 of 1687	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.8	842 of 1701	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	1028 of 1709	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.3	944 of 1686	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.0	1011 of 1662	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	1043 of 1610	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	936 of 1582	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.6	711 of 1609	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.8	802 of 1504	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.5	1031 of 1501	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.7	1054 of 1471	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	96 of 615	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	73 of 603	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	48 of 610	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	20 of 601	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	27 of 533	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	93 of 605	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	76 of 598	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	58 of 78	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	59 of 78	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	48.3	366 of 824	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	396 of 765	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	648 of 956	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	634 of 1021	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	68 of 281	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	117 of 258	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	159 of 239	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	66 of 213	69.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	74 of 183	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	69 of 169	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	66 of 174	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	657 of 1452	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	863 of 1466	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	937 of 1483	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	848 of 1488	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	768 of 1467	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	922 of 1502	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	919 of 1518	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	69.1	22 of 759	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	27.4	167 of 233	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	137 of 216	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	95 of 189	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	130 of 228	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	157 of 239	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	673 of 1473	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	771 of 1484	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	703 of 1447	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	338 of 1419	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	582 of 1404	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	883 of 1465	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	706 of 1465	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	832 of 1466	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	861 of 1485	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	861 of 1498	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	693 of 1518	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	859 of 1499	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1040 of 1535	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	998 of 1536	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	73 of 218	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	90 of 202	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	78 of 183	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	91 of 162	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	57 of 139	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	93 of 154	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.8	29 of 166	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	468 of 935	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	352 of 900	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	490 of 856	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	477 of 1175	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	657 of 1190	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	844 of 1215	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	734 of 1242	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	653 of 1249	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	953 of 1271	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	951 of 1309	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)97th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)28th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+6 vs state

English Language Arts61%~ state avg

Science56%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests 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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	5001 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7130	538	28	18.9	71.4%	139 (25.8%)	234 (43.5%)	57 (10.6%)	38 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	56.5	790^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.3%		51.7	899^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.0%	109	56.3		77.3	64.0	67.8				56.2	58.8	69.0				$12,373
Minerva France Elementary School	Public	K-5	4990 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-7500	559	25	22.5	68.2%	113 (20.2%)	251 (44.9%)	53 (9.5%)	94 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	48.3	924^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.7%		65.5	645^th of 1577 public elementary schools	59.1%	279	55.8		52.6	68.7	53.7				51.6	57.6	72.6				$12,170
Avalon Elementary School	Public	K-3	5220 Avalon Ave	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5361	399	19	21.0		19 (4.8%)	217 (54.4%)	118 (29.6%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)			61.6						43.0						$15,190
International Academy Of Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2439 Fuji Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	International Academy Of Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 794-0643	313	12	26.0		43 (13.7%)	268 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.3	843^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	45.9%		49	940^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.4%	97	55.0	46.7	78.6	72.0	35.0	25.0	46.4	28.9	71.4	68.0	70.0	50.0	77.8	55.6	$10,334
Huber Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5757 Buenos Aires Blvd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7150	481	24	20.0	69.0%	175 (36.4%)	157 (32.6%)	71 (14.8%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	49.2	906^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.8%		46.9	959^th of 1577 public elementary schools	39.2%	53	58.3		61.2	75.0	47.2				56.5	53.6	65.3				$14,021
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	2835 Morse Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 475-4585	774	58	13.3		23 (3.0%)	664 (85.8%)	57 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31.2	1106^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.0%		28.6	1156^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.7%	50	35.0		40.5	62.3	37.6				43.0	63.7	50.4				$17,160
Northtowne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4767 Northtowne Blvd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5488	321	16	20.0		11 (3.4%)	198 (61.7%)	68 (21.2%)	26 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	15.9	1312^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.8%		9.4	1415^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.3%	103	33.3		39.4	37.8	17.8				39.4	40.5	44.4				$13,202
Wilder Elementary School	Public	K-5	6375 Goldfinch Dr	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7330	491	27	18.1	50.7%	207 (42.2%)	155 (31.6%)	41 (8.4%)	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.6%)	56.8	785^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.6%		71.3	513^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.5%	272	57.3		65.6	60.3	68.9				63.4	59.5	74.2				$12,522
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-0920	721	36	20.3		5 (0.7%)	711 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.7	1039^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.3%		23.1	1225^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.3%	186	53.2	32.3	57.1	58.4	32.3	26.4	30.3	45.2	57.5	61.0	62.9	32.1	59.2	45.2	$10,062
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Public, Charter	K-1	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 206-2169	134	10	13.4		1 (0.7%)	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)															$11,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 43% African American, 26% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Westerville-South High School

What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?

Westerville City

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks 790^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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