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Hawthorne Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with 350 students. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the Oklahoma City and state averages on standardized tests, with only 9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13% in math in 2024-2025, well below the district and state averages.

Hawthorne Elementary serves a high-need student population, with 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the nearby Wilson Elementary (49.25%) and John Rex Charter Elementary (51.04%). The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 38.8% in 2024-2025, more than double the rates at nearby schools.

Despite being located in the same Oklahoma City school district, Hawthorne Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Oklahoma elementary schools, with a 2024-2025 ranking of 569 out of 614 schools. This places it well below the nearby Wilson Elementary (ranked 76), Cleveland Elementary (348), Eugene Field Elementary (303), and Mark Twain Elementary (297).

321

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,086

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Northwest 15th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73107-3107

(405) 587-5900

District: Oklahoma City

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Taft Middle School
High:	Northwest Classen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

7.5%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2009 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (11% vs 26% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2009

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg14%

Oklahoma avg26%

569^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Oklahoma City

389^th of 452Oklahoma City among Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	569 of 614	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	574 of 646	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	479 of 498	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	760 of 957	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.4	610 of 846	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	728 of 845	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	732 of 840	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	57 of 83	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	92 of 110	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	460 of 502	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)31st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics13%-13 vs state

English Language Arts I9%-17 vs state

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Hard working teachers and parents! The children are wonderful and so is the education that takes place there! Close Quote

Schools Near Hawthorne Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)							OSTP Mathematics (2025)							OSTP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2300 Northwest 15th Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-5900	321	20	16.0	96.9%	24 (7.5%)	15 (4.7%)	255 (79.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	14 (4.4%)	12.3	569^th of 614 public elementary schools	7.3%					(n/a)	10.0	8.0					9.0	16.0	10.0					13.0				$15,086
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2725 Northwest 23rd Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-8200	456	26	17.5	71.3%	138 (30.3%)	43 (9.4%)	178 (39.0%)	20 (4.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.7%)	43.1	348^th of 614 public elementary schools	43.3%		48	201^st of 389 public elementary schools	48.3%	147	31.0	26.0					29.0	23.0	25.0					24.0				$13,691
Astec Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2600 General Pershing Blvd	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Astec Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 947-6272	579	31	18.7	96.5%	27 (4.7%)	26 (4.5%)	511 (88.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	8	603^rd of 614 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	4.0	3.0	6.0				5.0	5.0	6.0	8.0				7.0	13.0		13.0	$12,471
Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 North Klein Avenue	Oklahoma City	73106	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-5700	362	25	14.4	93.1%	35 (9.7%)	56 (15.5%)	223 (61.6%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.8%)	49.6	303^rd of 614 public elementary schools	50.7%		7.9	377^th of 389 public elementary schools	3.1%	74	20.0	29.0					24.0	30.0	40.0					34.0				$14,882
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2451 West Main Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-3700	269	19	14.2	93.3%	33 (12.3%)	18 (6.7%)	196 (72.9%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	50	297^th of 614 public elementary schools	51.6%					(n/a)	31.0	21.0					25.0	26.0	42.0					35.0				$15,614
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Northwest 21st Street	Oklahoma City	73103	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-7100	405	25	16.1	44.9%	194 (47.9%)	62 (15.3%)	69 (17.0%)	19 (4.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.6%)	82.8	76^th of 614 public elementary schools	87.6%		69.1	105^th of 389 public elementary schools	73.0%	29	71.0	44.0					57.0	70.0	30.0					49.0				$14,264
Emerson Alternative Education (Es)	Public	PK, KG-5	715 North Walker Avenue	Oklahoma City	73102	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(405) 587-7900	44	9	5.0	75.0%	16 (36.4%)	7 (15.9%)	10 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.5%)								(n/a)																		$3,371
Virtual Prep Elementary School	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	309 NW 13th Street	Oklahoma City	73103	Oklahoma County	Virtual Preparatory Academy (CHARTER)	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(405) 212-5694	196	9	21.7	81.1%	99 (50.5%)	48 (24.5%)	20 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.7%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							16.0							7.0			21.0	$6,378
John Rex Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	500 West Sheridan	Oklahoma City	73102	Oklahoma County	John Rex Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 875-0032	810	46	17.6	45.3%	249 (30.7%)	111 (13.7%)	286 (35.3%)	38 (4.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (13.7%)	56.7	241^st of 614 public elementary schools	60.7%		58.2	148^th of 389 public elementary schools	62.0%	93	43.0	37.0	27.0	34.0	38.0	31.0	36.0	49.0	42.0	16.0	10.0	34.0	18.0	31.0	24.0	43.0	32.0	$9,237
Buchanan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4126 Northwest 18th Street	Oklahoma City	73107	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-4700	460	30	15.3	95.9%	31 (6.7%)	23 (5.0%)	379 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	12.3	568^th of 614 public elementary schools	7.5%					(n/a)	13.0	3.0					8.0	15.0	13.0					15.0				$12,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?

Oklahoma City

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Taft Middle School
High : Northwest Classen High School

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