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Hawthorne Elementary - 56

Q: Is Hawthorne Elementary - 56 a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary - 56 ranks in the bottom 13.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary - 56?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Hawthorne Elementary - 56.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary - 56?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56 are 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary - 56 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in South Dakota, with 458 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Dakota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period.

Hawthorne Elementary - 56 significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 19.73% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.6% in math, compared to around 50% for the district and state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 28.1% over the past few years. In contrast, nearby schools like Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 and All City Elementary - 50 are performing significantly better, with proficiency rates in the 60-70% range.

The high rates of chronic absenteeism, large population of students from low-income backgrounds, and high percentage of English Language Learners and students with special needs may be contributing to Hawthorne Elementary - 56's poor academic performance. However, the school's 5th-grade students have performed better than their younger peers on standardized tests, suggesting that targeted interventions and support could help boost performance across all grade levels.

443

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,992

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 N Spring Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

(605) 367-4580

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.7%

Hispanic:

21.9%

African American:

20.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

261^st of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 25Elementary Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5

90^th of 147Sioux Falls School District 49-5 among South Dakota 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	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	261 of 300	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	196 of 201	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	193 of 204	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	194 of 202	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	200 of 206	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	192 of 204	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	196 of 207	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	189 of 206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	198 of 209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	184 of 201	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	194 of 214	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	172 of 205	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	181 of 206	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	179 of 196	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	182 of 194	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	177 of 197	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	175 of 189	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	11.3	170 of 187	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	60 of 81	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.4	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	134 of 176	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	265 of 291	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	160 of 165	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	144 of 154	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	148 of 150	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	148 of 151	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	152 of 155	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	154 of 163	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	60 of 61	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	124 of 163	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.2	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	56 of 61	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	206 of 237	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	94 of 112	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	76 of 80	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	98 of 106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	112 of 121	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	99 of 121	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	237 of 292	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	154 of 161	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	152 of 166	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	146 of 157	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	147 of 160	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	152 of 170	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	152 of 165	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	112 of 152	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	7 of 10	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	210 of 248	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	62 of 62	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	243 of 287	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	182 of 184	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	183 of 185	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	183 of 184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	185 of 191	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	157 of 186	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)72nd percentile+59 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

Native American (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Foster Care (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-21 vs state

English Language Arts20%-31 vs state

Mathematics14%-30 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, December 29, 2018

This was a great school! I went here years ago, and everyone there is an understanding and caring person. Hawthorne always took care of me and my family. At this school, you can tell everyone cares about the child and wants them to be safe. We made some very good friends here, who we're still in contact with to this day. I'm not sure how it is today, but hopefully it is still as amazing as when i attended this school. The best elementary in Sioux Falls (at the time and hopefully still) imho Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary - 56	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Spring Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4580	443	34	12.9	100.0%	136 (30.7%)	90 (20.3%)	97 (21.9%)	15 (3.4%)	58 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.3%)	16.9	261^st of 300 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.2	196^th of 201 public elementary schools	2.5%	65	11.8	19.6	28.0	19.7	13.7	13.0	14.0	13.6	20.0	$12,992	$2,182	$10,810
Lowell Elementary - 28	Public	PK, KG-5	710 W 18th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-8378	426	30	14.2	87.3%	114 (26.8%)	55 (12.9%)	143 (33.6%)	11 (2.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (10.1%)	28.2	233^rd of 300 public elementary schools	22.3%		18.3	177^th of 201 public elementary schools	11.9%	56	19.1	31.4	31.5	27.3	22.2	29.4	27.4	26.2	28.8	$12,342	$1,779	$10,563
Teachwell Elementary and Intermediate - 09	Public	K-5	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
All City Elementary - 50	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6120	149	9	17.4	22.8%	123 (82.6%)	13 (8.7%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	84.9	10^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.7%		85.3	17^th of 201 public elementary schools	91.5%	7	80.0	62.5	66.7	70.0	88.0	70.8	57.1	72.9	71.4	$11,236	$590	$10,646
Elementary Immersion Center - 43	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6120	106	8	13.3	100.0%	6 (5.7%)	37 (34.9%)	55 (51.9%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	293^rd of 300 public elementary schools	2.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$12,099	$1,661	$10,437
Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	1721 E Austin St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6140	412	38	10.8	85.2%	107 (26.0%)	89 (21.6%)	85 (20.6%)	16 (3.9%)	65 (15.8%)	7 (1.7%)	43 (10.4%)	19.2	253^rd of 300 public elementary schools	15.7%		6.2	191^st of 201 public elementary schools	5.0%	62	17.6	25.0	23.3	21.9	26.3	13.5	11.7	17.2	21.7	$13,235	$1,920	$11,315
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Wayland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6130	291	26	11.3	85.2%	95 (32.6%)	31 (10.7%)	105 (36.1%)	9 (3.1%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	23	243^rd of 300 public elementary schools	19.0%		9.8	186^th of 201 public elementary schools	7.5%	57	25.0	26.0	28.6	26.5	31.8	22.0	16.7	23.5	16.7	$13,906	$2,305	$11,601
Garfield Elementary - 19	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Roberts Dr	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6180	574	41	14.1	88.3%	183 (31.9%)	100 (17.4%)	141 (24.6%)	14 (2.4%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.4%)	17	260^th of 300 public elementary schools	13.3%		7.9	189^th of 201 public elementary schools	6.0%	71	16.2	26.4	18.5	19.7	22.2	20.8	10.2	17.2	14.8	$12,120	$1,798	$10,323
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	690	38	18.1	14.1%	514 (74.5%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	83.9	12^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.0%		82.6	21^st of 201 public elementary schools	89.6%	9	59.4	70.4	75.0	68.0	77.2	67.3	73.9	72.9	64.1	$11,008	$567	$10,441
Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	501 S Highland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6160	444	27	16.2	46.6%	300 (67.6%)	32 (7.2%)	38 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (13.1%)	58.7	132^nd of 300 public elementary schools	56.0%		42.2	122^nd of 201 public elementary schools	39.3%	10	43.2	47.0	53.6	47.4	55.4	43.4	48.2	48.8	58.9	$10,649	$591	$10,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary - 56

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary - 56?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary - 56 are 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary - 56 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary - 56?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Hawthorne Elementary - 56.

Is Hawthorne Elementary - 56 a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary - 56 ranks in the bottom 13.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

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