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Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary

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Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary ranks 2062 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2062^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary in Dallas, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Pleasant Grove area serving 434 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out for its exceptional support of English Language Learners and students from low-income backgrounds, even as it faces challenges in math and for its female students.

This school is a strong choice for families with English Language Learners, as its students dramatically outperform both the district and state on Spanish-language STAAR tests in reading and science. For example, 3rd graders scored 52.78% proficient in Spanish reading, compared to just 21.8% statewide. The school also excels at serving its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the 78th to 85th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to nearby John Q Adams Elementary, which serves a similar population but ranks in the 9th percentile overall. While Hawthorne has maintained a stable 3-star rating, its neighbor Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary has dropped to a 1-star school, highlighting Hawthorne’s resilience.

However, the school has notable areas for improvement. While reading scores are at or above district averages, math proficiency lags significantly—5th graders scored just 32.2% proficient in math, a 28-point gap compared to their reading scores. Additionally, female students rank in the 25th to 50th percentile, while male students rank much higher, suggesting a gender performance gap that may need attention. The school also struggles to support its "Gifted and Talented" students, who rank in the 19th percentile, indicating resources may be focused more on foundational support than enrichment. With per-student spending of $13,729, Hawthorne is adequately funded but not as effective as Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy, which achieves higher rankings with similar resources.

434

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,343

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7800 Umphress Rd
Dallas, TX 75217-1814

(972) 749-4700

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piedmont Global Academy
High:	W W Samuell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

African American:

2.5%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2018 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2018) to 55th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

2,062^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	2062 of 4627	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	2276 of 4651	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	2348 of 4710	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1793 of 4647	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2176 of 4581	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	2537 of 4578	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	1754 of 4479	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1681 of 4359	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.4	2160 of 4329	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.0	2496 of 4286	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.3	3558 of 4320	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	3655 of 4260	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	3039 of 4221	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	3059 of 4206	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	3304 of 4095	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	3673 of 3937	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	3529 of 3884	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	3542 of 3768	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	3475 of 3724	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	2812 of 3476	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	3362 of 3475	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	3247 of 3465	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.8	585 of 4461	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	939 of 4331	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	589 of 4295	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	728 of 4240	82.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	822 of 2918	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	947 of 3668	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	831 of 3556	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	876 of 3487	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	783 of 3446	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	622 of 3333	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	592 of 3226	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	2462 of 4575	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	2817 of 3744	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2341 of 4658	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2611 of 4588	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3111 of 4561	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	2691 of 4499	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	2061 of 4348	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	1753 of 4306	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	2493 of 3075	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	1861 of 2619	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	1875 of 2980	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	1754 of 2958	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	1848 of 3006	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	1704 of 3184	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2157 of 3106	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	1557 of 4413	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	1000 of 3644	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	1268 of 4465	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	1195 of 4401	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	1363 of 4376	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	2120 of 4329	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1336 of 4188	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1207 of 4168	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	1005 of 4520	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	550 of 3705	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	869 of 4594	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	819 of 4521	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	1174 of 4477	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	2053 of 4451	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	840 of 4309	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	899 of 4264	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	1770 of 4582	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.0	689 of 3739	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	1586 of 4647	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	1161 of 4585	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1492 of 4563	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	2181 of 4498	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	1514 of 4357	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	1540 of 4319	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	2039 of 4301	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	874 of 3549	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	876 of 4292	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	435 of 4086	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	1389 of 3952	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	1012 of 3799	73.4%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)87th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Umphress Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4700	434	30	14.4	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	414 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	51.1	2062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.4%		47.7	2276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.1%	214	51.5	60.0	64.3			38.5	46.4	60.6	59.0			51.8	50.0	32.2	46.2				$13,343
Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7203 Burton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-8100	497	33	15.0	96.2%	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.4%)	461 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.7	2134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		28.6	3525^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%	1391	45.0	55.6	52.9	33.3		42.9	42.9	38.9	50.0			48.2	51.8	55.9	44.8				$10,941
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8421 Bohannon Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 391-7964	578	30	19.0	99.3%	10 (1.7%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17	4190^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.4%		18.8	4097^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	93						32.4	36.2	33.8	37.2			11.8	30.9	29.9	24.5				$15,391
John Q Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8239 Lake June Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1200	399	29	13.7	98.0%	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.8%)	377 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33.8	3168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.5%		21.3	3958^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.9%	790	39.3	64.0	36.4			32.1	47.9	32.4	44.4			45.3	31.5	34.0	42.6				$13,457
Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 N Jim Miller Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4900	446	34	13.1	98.7%	12 (2.7%)	25 (5.6%)	403 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	61.6	1533^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.9%		66.1	1304^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.0%	229	56.0	65.0	35.0		30.0	53.6	47.1	63.2	32.1			58.0	50.0	83.3	54.7				$12,732
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Hume Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4200	437	31	14.3	96.1%	13 (3.0%)	32 (7.3%)	391 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69	1183^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.4%		53.7	1922^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%	739	38.7	44.8	61.9	0.0		46.9	40.0	65.4	66.0			56.7	57.1	61.4	53.2				$12,036
Henry B Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6610 Lake June Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3300	513	35	14.6	98.1%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.3%)	490 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	39.9	2753^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.5%		31.9	3319^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%	566	52.4	61.1	46.5	0.0	40.0	40.9	16.7	65.2				39.1	40.0	45.9					$10,350
Annie Webb Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8915 Greenmound Ave	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1700	685	48	14.2	97.8%	14 (2.0%)	63 (9.2%)	598 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53.1	1954^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.8%		56.7	1742^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%	212	37.5	56.9	44.0	20.0		35.7	40.6	38.7	44.6			52.5	56.5	80.5	25.3				$12,265
Nova Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 381-3088	77	7	11.3	88.3%	3 (3.9%)	43 (55.8%)	31 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							11.1						11.1						$14,066
Nova Academy Prichard	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy Southeast	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 808-7470	235	17	14.0	94.9%	3 (1.3%)	70 (29.8%)	159 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	26.9	3636^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.4%		35.9	3063^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%	573						16.7	13.3	28.6	61.9	45.2	80.0	16.7	13.3	23.8	57.1	54.8	62.5	72.0	$13,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary

Is Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary ranks 2062^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Piedmont Global Academy
High : W W Samuell High School

What is the racial makeup of Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary.

What district is Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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