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Hawthorne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

887^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary is a PK–5 school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving about 360 students as part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. The district itself ranks 321st of 432 in Wisconsin — about the 26th percentile, 1 star — so Hawthorne operates within a bottom-quartile district.

At the school level, Hawthorne's 2025–26 statewide rank is 887th of 1,039, or the 15th percentile, with 1 star. This is not a one-year dip: the school has ranked around the 13th–15th percentile with 1 star in each year from 2015–16 through 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism is an acute concern at 35.0% in 2024–25 — the highest among nearby schools, above the district's 29.6% and far above the state's 17.3%. It improved after a 47.3% spike in 2021–22 but rose again in 2024–25. Test scores trail district and state averages in every subject and grade; 3rd grade math (9.3%) and 3rd grade ELA (18.6%) are the lowest among nearby schools, making the early grades a key pressure point.

Nearby same-district schools split into two groups. Marquette, Lowell and Elvehjem rank considerably higher, while Sandburg, Kennedy, Lake View and Schenk form a low-performing cluster at or just above Hawthorne's level — so Hawthorne sits at or near the bottom of its immediate comparison group. About 66.67% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, second highest nearby. Per-pupil spending ($22,157) and the student–teacher ratio (10.2) are both mid-range, and some higher-performing nearby schools spend less, suggesting resources alone do not explain results. The school shows relatively stronger effectiveness for English language learner students, but very low effectiveness for low-income and special education students. The most urgent priorities appear to be attendance, 3rd grade math and ELA, and targeted supports for those groups.

360

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,157

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

83%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

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 — 14th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (31% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg55%

887^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

321^st of 432Madison 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
2026	17.5	887 of 1039	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.6	80 of 150	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	42.0	137 of 245	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	20.6	823 of 986	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.7	300 of 347	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	771 of 848	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.0	848 of 989	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.2	132 of 142	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.9	710 of 791	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	60.5	270 of 697	61.3%	★★★☆☆
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)

White (2026)61st percentile+47 vs school

Asian (2019)55th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies54%-11 vs state

Science33%-21 vs state

English Language Arts28%-26 vs state

Mathematics24%-29 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	17.5	887^th of 1039 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.3	904^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.4%	17	18.6	34.8	29.0	9.3	32.6	31.6	54.4	32.6	83%		$22,157	$1,261	$20,896
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	873^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	16.0%		19.6	876^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.1%	3	22.2	35.9	31.6	22.2	26.9	24.6	52.6	41.0	93%		$25,633	$1,089	$24,545
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%)	68.4	340^th of 1039 public elementary schools	67.3%		59.6	467^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.3%	127	47.8	72.2	62.8	60.9	55.6	58.1	74.1	75.9	91%		$21,086	$695	$20,391
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%)	39.9	724^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.3%		41.2	712^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.8%	12	50.0	49.2	41.2	41.7	40.3	38.2	55.6	55.6	83%		$23,216	$1,144	$22,073
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%)	20.7	858^th of 1039 public elementary schools	17.4%		15.7	902^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	13.6%	44	37.7	38.6	35.9	38.7	22.4	22.2	46.6	32.8	79%		$25,290	$789	$24,502
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-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%)	19.4	869^th of 1039 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.3	920^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.9%	51	21.9	42.9	21.4	33.3	31.9	20.0	47.8	42.9	71%		$23,491	$1,260	$22,230
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%)	77.2	209^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.9%		70.1	315^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.8%	106	70.4	75.4	63.0	70.4	65.6	55.6	80.3	72.1			$20,381	$527	$19,854
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%)	19.5	867^th of 1039 public elementary schools	16.6%		23	853^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	23.8	27.8	32.1	31.0	43.4	17.0	57.4	27.8	86%		$24,632	$1,759	$22,873
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)									89%		$21,320	$492	$20,829
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%)	58.1	479^th of 1039 public elementary schools	53.9%		55.4	526^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.6%	47	55.4	63.0	52.2	60.7	54.4	35.8	73.9	71.7	≥ 95%		$22,344	$491	$21,853

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

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 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.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

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

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