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Hawthorne Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 706 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sweet Home, Oregon, serving 279 students in grades K-6 as part of the Sweet Home School District 55.

Hawthorne Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency was 24.3%, compared to the district's 43.5% and the state's 40.3%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th and 6th grade Mathematics, with proficiency rates of only 11.9% and 32% respectively, compared to the district's 19.1% and 36.2%, and the state's 31.3% and 29.3%. Hawthorne Elementary also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.3% to 42.3% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

While Hawthorne Elementary spends more per student ($17,446 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Sweet Home Charter School and Holley Elementary School, generally outperform Hawthorne Elementary in academic proficiency. The school's relatively strong performance for special education and low-socioeconomic status students indicates that it may have effective strategies in place for supporting these subgroups, which could potentially be scaled to benefit the broader student population.

260

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,446

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3205 Long St
Sweet Home, OR 97386-3093

(541) 367-7167

District: Sweet Home School District 55

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sweet Home Junior High School
High:	Sweet Home High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oregon average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

Oregon avg38%

542^nd of 706

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Sweet Home School District 55

74^th of 140Sweet Home School District 55 among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	542 of 706	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	566 of 710	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	484 of 706	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	392 of 706	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	398 of 705	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	488 of 709	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	537 of 701	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	582 of 697	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	657 of 706	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	44.1	418 of 695	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.8	642 of 707	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	40.6	482 of 730	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.9	362 of 695	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.3	300 of 674	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.4	424 of 665	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	552 of 655	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.8	503 of 652	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	493 of 636	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.3	403 of 629	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	72.6	139 of 586	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	474 of 653	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	453 of 658	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	497 of 652	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	354 of 646	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	344 of 621	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	417 of 681	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	142 of 518	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	241 of 523	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	319 of 595	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	388 of 703	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	153 of 597	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	303 of 640	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	483 of 664	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	610 of 662	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	347 of 665	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	321 of 654	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	413 of 623	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	536 of 680	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	79 of 352	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	150 of 303	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	364 of 481	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	605 of 669	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	637 of 670	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	558 of 656	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	525 of 666	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	474 of 662	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	591 of 683	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+49 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-11 vs state

Mathematics22%-12 vs state

Science19%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSAS English Language Arts (2025)						OSAS Mathematics (2025)						OSAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-6	3205 Long St	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7167	260	17	15.2	74.2%	220 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	25.3	542^nd of 706 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.6	566^th of 710 public elementary schools	20.3%	24	24.3	35.7	37.2	28.0			32.4	14.3	11.9	32.0			18.6		$17,446	$2,046	$15,400
Oak Heights Elementary School	Public	K-6	605 Elm St	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7165	303	17	17.8	74.9%	245 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	35.3	446^th of 706 public elementary schools	36.8%		31.4	482^nd of 710 public elementary schools	32.1%	36	41.3	33.3	28.8	36.7			41.3	41.0	9.6	30.6			17.3		$13,801	$1,145	$12,656
Foster Elementary School	Public	K-6	5526 Poplar	Foster	97345	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7180	277	17	16.2	75.1%	227 (81.9%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	38.3	412^th of 706 public elementary schools	41.6%		47.9	325^th of 710 public elementary schools	54.2%	87	42.9	28.9	36.6	52.8			26.2	26.7	19.5	47.4			15.0		$12,718	$967	$11,751
Sweet Home Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	28721 Liberty Rd	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 367-1833	142	6	23.6	62.7%	124 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	78.9	127^th of 706 public elementary schools	82.0%		53.2	286^th of 710 public elementary schools	59.7%	159	66.7	63.2	47.6	63.2			61.9	78.9	52.4	26.3			42.9		$6,097	$531	$5,566
Holley Elementary School	Public	K-6	40336 Crawfordsville Dr	Sweet Home	97386	Linn County	Sweet Home School District 55	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 367-7162	157	9	17.4	73.9%	133 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.3%)	42.7	370^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.4	330^th of 710 public elementary schools	53.5%	40	58.3	39.1	25.0	33.3			54.2	29.2	21.9	42.9			18.8		$14,350	$1,503	$12,848
Sand Ridge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	30581 Sodaville-Mt Home Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(541) 258-5550	359	19	18.8	61.0%	300 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	90.4	58^th of 706 public elementary schools	91.8%		84.3	93^rd of 710 public elementary schools	86.9%	35	65.1	52.6	72.1	70.0	89.7	77.3	65.1	68.4	62.8	60.0	61.5	59.1	51.2	40.9	$4,935	$330	$4,605
Hamilton Creek School	Public	K-8	32135 Berlin Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8574	252	15	16.9	86.9%	198 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	31.2	486^th of 706 public elementary schools	31.2%		25.1	537^th of 710 public elementary schools	24.4%	51	41.2	33.3	24.2	32.4	40.0	48.0	35.3	29.2	9.1	27.8	36.0	40.0		19.2	$16,920	$911	$16,009
Riverview School	Public	K-5	1011 Mountain River Dr	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8451	423	20	20.7	87.7%	299 (70.7%)	3 (0.7%)	91 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	42.9	368^th of 706 public elementary schools	47.9%		51.3	299^th of 710 public elementary schools	57.9%	69	55.2	31.4	30.1				47.7	35.7	25.0				16.7		$14,982	$1,089	$13,893
Lacomb School	Public	K-8	34110 E Lacomb Rd	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8565	228	11	20.9	88.6%	199 (87.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	58.4	249^th of 706 public elementary schools	64.7%		46.2	344^th of 710 public elementary schools	51.5%	95	42.3	60.0	30.4	66.7	53.3	36.8	36.0	53.8	21.7	48.4	27.6	30.0	17.4	20.0	$16,601	$661	$15,940
Cascades School	Public	K-5	2163 7th St	Lebanon	97355	Linn County	Lebanon Community School District 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(541) 451-8524	262	17	15.6	105.7%	209 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.4%)	46.6	335^th of 706 public elementary schools	52.5%		30.2	493^rd of 710 public elementary schools	30.6%	158	46.2	34.1	40.0				50.0	45.0	20.5				25.6		$17,249	$1,097	$16,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary School?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sweet Home Junior High School
High : Sweet Home High School

What district is Hawthorne Elementary School in?

Sweet Home School District 55

Is Hawthorne Elementary School a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Oregon elementary schools.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Hawthorne Elementary School.

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