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Hawthorne Elementary

Q: Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 25% African American, 18% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : O'Keeffe Middle High : East High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary is a public elementary school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 321 students. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 317 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 884 and 970 out of over 1,000 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. Hawthorne Elementary's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam are significantly lower than the Madison Metropolitan School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.33% of 3rd graders at Hawthorne were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.45% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 35.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Hawthorne Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking in the top 35-57 out of 144 Wisconsin elementary schools in this subgroup. However, the school performs very poorly for Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Wisconsin elementary schools in this subgroup. The school also struggles with English Language Learners and students with special needs, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of Wisconsin elementary schools in these subgroups. Comparison to nearby schools in the district, such as Marquette Elementary, which is a high-performing school, highlights the significant academic achievement gap that exists at Hawthorne Elementary.

360

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,322

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3344 Concord Ave
Madison, WI 53714-1134

(608) 204-2500

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	O'Keeffe Middle
High:	East High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.5%

African American:

25.0%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (29% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

904^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

317^th of 426Madison Metropolitan School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	904 of 1044	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	907 of 1061	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	910 of 1067	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	906 of 1067	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	888 of 1050	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	884 of 1037	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	885 of 1025	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	913 of 1071	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	929 of 1075	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	970 of 1076	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	959 of 1061	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	927 of 1053	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	951 of 1045	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	865 of 1046	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	835 of 1045	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.5	769 of 1030	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	856 of 1021	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	577 of 689	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	598 of 712	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	509 of 632	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	580 of 633	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	35 of 144	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	48 of 137	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	57 of 138	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	72 of 133	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	75 of 141	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	70 of 161	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	38 of 165	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	44.0	55 of 122	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	59 of 107	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	147 of 255	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	112 of 269	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	173 of 248	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	128 of 275	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	149 of 287	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	852 of 1001	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	816 of 1011	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	829 of 1010	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	816 of 1017	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	856 of 1004	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	861 of 1002	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	836 of 997	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	265 of 331	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	280 of 290	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	192 of 296	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	91 of 274	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	173 of 266	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	233 of 271	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	818 of 870	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	805 of 866	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	830 of 871	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	790 of 859	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	815 of 847	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	783 of 874	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	793 of 854	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	868 of 1000	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	885 of 1012	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	888 of 1011	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	887 of 1017	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	811 of 1003	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	831 of 1002	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	869 of 997	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	7.3	85 of 85	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	52 of 76	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	49 of 67	26.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	644 of 802	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	492 of 790	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	629 of 770	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	457 of 746	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	587 of 742	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	515 of 721	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	478 of 718	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	300 of 727	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	265 of 715	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	281 of 704	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	445 of 699	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	510 of 718	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	485 of 686	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)76th percentile+62 vs school

Asian (2019)55th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies43%-20 vs state

English Language Arts31%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 vs state

Science20%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3344 Concord Ave	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2500	360	35	10.2	66.7%	65 (18.1%)	90 (25.0%)	117 (32.5%)	38 (10.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.7%)	15.3	904^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	907^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.5%	3	33.3	26.1	32.1	24.5	32.6	22.6	43.5	19.6	$17,322	$1,168	$16,154
Schenk Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1500	394	42	9.4	58.1%	116 (29.4%)	79 (20.1%)	138 (35.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	19.6	876^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.5	929^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.4%	53	28.2	34.6	24.6	30.1	30.9	17.7	55.4	41.1	$16,915	$1,377	$15,539
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Maple Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6600	329	28	11.7	44.7%	168 (51.1%)	84 (25.5%)	38 (11.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.4%)	59.6	467^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.3%		53.3	589^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.5%	122	55.4	64.3	52.2	62.5	57.1	37.0	66.7	64.3	$14,452	$402	$14,051
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2421 E Johnson St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2000	297	30	9.9	54.2%	128 (43.1%)	80 (26.9%)	44 (14.8%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.4%)	41.2	712^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.8%		45.7	671^st of 1061 public elementary schools	36.8%	41	46.7	50.0	48.1	41.3	48.4	36.5	64.5	48.4	$16,002	$886	$15,116
Sandburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4114 Donald Dr	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-7940	410	40	10.2	57.3%	76 (18.5%)	59 (14.4%)	199 (48.5%)	22 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.9%)	15.7	902^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.6%		9.1	954^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.1%	52	32.7	35.9	24.1	37.0	18.2	20.0	45.5	21.8	$15,782	$1,179	$14,604
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Meadowlark Dr	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3420	582	53	10.9	61.5%	174 (29.9%)	238 (40.9%)	62 (10.7%)	41 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.3%)	13.3	920^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.8	927^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	30.1	22.0	26.2	38.4	18.3	21.5	41.5	22.0	$13,952	$444	$13,509
Marquette Elementary	Public	3-5	1501 Jenifer St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3220	169	15	11.1	36.1%	97 (57.4%)	41 (24.3%)	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	70.1	315^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.8%		76.7	208^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.4%	107	71.7	63.3	69.4	70.0	51.0	59.2	67.4	57.1	$17,647	$1,078	$16,570
Lake View Elementary	Public	K-5	1802 Tennyson Ln	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4040	292	33	8.9	73.6%	26 (8.9%)	53 (18.2%)	81 (27.7%)	103 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	23	853^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.3%		16.2	913^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.9%	60	31.1	50.0	19.6	21.7	34.0	27.7	60.0	26.0	$18,068	$1,210	$16,859
Lapham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4140	182	23	8.0	44.0%	105 (57.7%)	33 (18.1%)	16 (8.8%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.6%)								(n/a)									$18,844	$645	$18,199
Elvehjem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5106 Academy Dr	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1400	415	31	13.6	36.6%	218 (52.5%)	51 (12.3%)	61 (14.7%)	23 (5.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.5%)	55.4	526^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.6%		59.2	497^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.2%	29	49.0	62.5	58.5	57.1	38.5	48.2	72.3	52.3	$13,778	$523	$13,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 25% African American, 18% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O'Keeffe Middle
High : East High

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

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