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Hawthorne Elementary School

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Hawthorne Elementary School ranks 799 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary School is a K–5 school in the Westerville City district at 5001 Farview Rd in Columbus, OH, serving 538 students. In 2025–2026, it ranked 799th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 49th percentile with 2 stars — while the Westerville City district ranked 270th of 773 districts, in the 65th percentile with 3 stars. The school has improved from roughly the 36th–40th percentile in the late 2010s to the high 40s/low 50s recently. About 71.38% of students received free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism was 15.0% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 18.2%.

Among nearby same-district schools, the school had the highest 2025–2026 rank percentile: 49, compared with 44 for Wilder Elementary School, 39 for Minerva France Elementary School, and 32 for Huber Ridge Elementary School, even though it had the highest free/reduced-lunch rate in that group. It also generally outranks several nearby charters, and International Academy Of Columbus is the closest other-district peer by rank (40th percentile) but has higher chronic absenteeism and a 26:1 student-teacher ratio. Math is the school’s strength: grade 3 math was 74.7% and grade 5 math 64.0%, both above the state, while grade 4 math was 65.6%, below the district but above nearby same-district peers. Science is the clearest gap: grade 5 science was 56.8%, below the district’s 69.3% and state’s 62.7% for four straight years. ELA is uneven: grade 5 ELA was 71.6% and grade 4 ELA 61.5%, but grade 3 ELA was only 54.3%, below the district and state.

Subgroup results show standout relative strengths: African American students ranked in the 90th percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, and English Language Learner students ranked in the 76th percentile with 4 stars. Attendance remains a relative strength. The bottom line: it is a mid-performing, high-poverty school doing comparatively well against its immediate district peer group, especially in math and for specific student groups, but science and grade 3 ELA are clear improvement opportunities, and its overall profile is still below the Westerville City district average.

538

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,373

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

799^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 773Westerville 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
2026	55.6	799 of 1560	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	85.3	60 of 631	90.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.8	75 of 318	76.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	57.0	710 of 1452	51.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.2	659 of 1467	55.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.5	808 of 1467	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	57.9	94 of 220	57.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.2	444 of 914	51.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	48.9	692 of 1181	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)90th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)28th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+5 vs state

English Language Arts62%-3 vs state

Science57%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						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	Directly certified (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	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	—	139 (25.8%)	234 (43.5%)	57 (10.6%)	38 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.8%)	55.6	799^th of 1560 public elementary schools	48.8%		56.5	790^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.3%	9	56.8		74.7	65.6	64.0				54.3	61.5	71.6				$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	—	113 (20.2%)	251 (44.9%)	53 (9.5%)	94 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	46.1	949^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.2%		48.3	924^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.7%	25	60.2		45.7	60.8	61.1				54.7	51.0	74.5				$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	53.1%	19 (4.8%)	217 (54.4%)	118 (29.6%)	26 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)			52.9						45.8						$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	77.6%	43 (13.7%)	268 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	930^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.4%		53.3	843^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	45.9%	87	40.0	72.4	83.7	82.8	28.0	34.1	21.7	69.0	63.6	75.9	60.0	39.0	39.1	69.0	$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	—	175 (36.4%)	157 (32.6%)	71 (14.8%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	37.1	1065^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.7%		49.2	906^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.8%	159	43.0		47.9	58.8	47.3				52.8	55.8	63.4				$14,021
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	2835 Morse Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-0177	774	58	13.3	32.0%	23 (3.0%)	664 (85.8%)	57 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31.1	1120^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.2	1106^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.0%	14	44.3		40.8	47.5	46.4				50.0	52.5	60.8				$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	65.7%	11 (3.4%)	198 (61.7%)	68 (21.2%)	26 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	17.5	1294^th of 1560 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.9	1312^th of 1558 public elementary schools	15.8%	18	25.0		50.0	34.4	18.2				47.2	34.4	52.3				$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	—	207 (42.2%)	155 (31.6%)	41 (8.4%)	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.6%)	50.8	877^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.8%		56.8	785^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.6%	92	43.8		61.7	61.0	60.8				61.3	65.0	71.3				$12,522
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 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	25.0%	5 (0.7%)	711 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39.4	1035^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.7%		37.7	1039^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.3%	4	56.1	41.1	39.0	50.0	56.6	28.6	28.3	47.3	31.2	61.5	77.1	52.4	53.3	54.8	$10,062
Focus Learning Academy of Central Columbus	Public, Charter	K-3	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	75.4%	1 (0.7%)	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)			100.0						100.0						$11,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

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 799^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?

Westerville City

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

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