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Hawthorne Elementary

Q: Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 86% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle Middle : Lincoln Middle Middle : Roosevelt Middle High : Audubon Technology and Communication High High : Bradley Technology High High : Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus High : King International High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts High : Milwaukee School of Languages High : Reagan College Preparatory High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1006^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 259 students on Milwaukee's northwest side (6945 N 41st St), part of the Milwaukee School District, which ranks 418th of 432 districts in Wisconsin. The school itself ranked 1006th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025‑26 (3rd percentile, 0 stars), and this is not a one-year dip — it has sat in the bottom 1–5 percentile every year on record. Nearly all students (96.91%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, the highest rate in its comparison group, and per-student spending is $22,933.

Test results in every subject and grade fall below both district and state averages, with gaps to the state of roughly 33 to 50 percentage points. Yet Hawthorne is not the outlier among its Milwaukee peers: all seven MPS schools in its comparison set sit between the 2nd and 5th percentile, and Hawthorne lands mid-pack — ahead of Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary and Browning Elementary, behind Barton Elementary, Kluge Elementary, Thoreau Elementary and Thurston Woods Elementary. Just over two miles away, Brown Deer Elementary in the Brown Deer School District sits at the 42nd percentile, with grade‑3 math proficiency of 80.73% and ELA of 62.39% — while spending the least of the group at $15,061 per student and serving a population that is about 58% free/reduced lunch.

Attendance is Hawthorne's clearest success: chronic absenteeism fell to 42.5% in 2024‑25, down 15.9 points from its 2021‑22 peak, the first year the school came in below its district average and the lowest rate of any MPS school in the comparison group. Grade‑5 ELA has climbed steadily (0% → 2.86% → 6.9% → 20%), the highest grade-level ELA result among those MPS peers, and the special education subgroup ranks at the 15th percentile versus 3rd percentile overall. Weak spots persist: grade‑4 math has not exceeded 6.9% in four years, grade‑5 math hit 0% in 2024‑25, and grade‑4 science has stayed between 0% and 8%. Because grade-level cohorts are small, year-to-year swings should be read cautiously.

259

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,933

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6945 N 41st St
Milwaukee, WI 53209-2204

(414) 247-7200

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bradley Technology High
	Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus
	King International
	More...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.7%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (10% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

1,006^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

418^th of 432Milwaukee 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	2.8	1006 of 1039	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	1005 of 1044	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1037 of 1061	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1056 of 1067	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1045 of 1067	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1044 of 1050	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1012 of 1037	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	993 of 1025	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	1017 of 1071	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.6	1070 of 1075	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.7	1040 of 1076	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	1032 of 1061	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	969 of 1053	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	981 of 1045	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	981 of 1046	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	995 of 1045	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	985 of 1030	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	795 of 1021	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.5	504 of 689	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	64.1	322 of 712	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.3	429 of 632	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.6	319 of 633	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	127 of 137	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	139 of 161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	95 of 165	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	945 of 986	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	938 of 1001	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	983 of 1011	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1009 of 1010	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	998 of 1017	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	998 of 1004	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	982 of 1002	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	978 of 997	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	947 of 989	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	960 of 1000	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	987 of 1012	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	989 of 1011	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	986 of 1017	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	995 of 1003	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	965 of 1002	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	948 of 997	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	675 of 791	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	718 of 802	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	741 of 790	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	724 of 770	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	699 of 748	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	696 of 746	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	679 of 742	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	604 of 721	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)15th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2024)7th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies19%-47 vs state

English Language Arts11%-42 vs state

Mathematics9%-44 vs state

Science4%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		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 (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6945 N 41st St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 247-7200	259	16	16.0	96.9%	3 (1.2%)	222 (85.7%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	2.8	1006^th of 1039 public elementary schools	3.2%		3.2	1005^th of 1044 public elementary schools	3.7%	1	6.9	7.4	20.0				13.8	3.7	8.0				18.5		3.7		$22,933	$3,357	$19,576
Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 W Green Tree Rd	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3900	283	17	16.3	90.5%	8 (2.8%)	240 (84.8%)	8 (2.8%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	4.3	985^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.2%		3.9	992^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.0%	7	16.1	18.2	18.5				12.9	9.1	14.8				21.2		9.4		$21,722	$2,779	$18,942
Thurston Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5966 N 35th St	Milwaukee	53209	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-2800	256	15	17.0	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	227 (88.7%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	2.9	1002^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	3.6%		1.5	1036^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.8%	34	0.0	28.6	0.0	6.7	15.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	15.0	0.0	21.4	27.3	21.4	9.1	$20,831	$3,159	$17,672
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7878 N 60th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 236-1800	353	23	15.3	95.8%	8 (2.3%)	303 (85.8%)	20 (5.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	3	997^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.2	1003^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	3.9%	6	2.9	21.7	7.7	14.6	6.1	11.1	2.9	0.0	0.0	7.1	6.1	14.8	30.4	18.5	17.4	14.8	$20,913	$3,236	$17,677
Brown Deer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 W Dean Rd	Brown Deer	53223	Milwaukee County	Brown Deer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 371-6800	709	46	15.3	58.0%	91 (12.8%)	361 (50.9%)	46 (6.5%)	131 (18.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.9%)	49.1	605^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.8%		42.1	698^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.1%	93	62.4	49.1	44.0				80.7	52.8	37.6				56.5		41.7		$15,061	$967	$14,094
Milwaukee Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7000 W Florist Ave	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-0197	696	36	19.3	83.0%	4 (0.6%)	561 (80.6%)	23 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (15.1%)	7.3	956^th of 1039 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.2	945^th of 1044 public elementary schools	9.5%	11	6.9	17.5	36.2	22.6	48.7	40.0	8.2	16.1	25.9	14.5	33.3	39.1	29.8	39.1	8.8	26.1
Kluge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5760 N 67th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 578-5000	301	21	14.3	92.7%	6 (2.0%)	250 (83.1%)	15 (5.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	3.1	995^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.2%		4.3	988^th of 1044 public elementary schools	5.4%	7	9.3	11.8	11.4				11.6	2.9	11.4				26.5		11.8		$26,270	$3,172	$23,098
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	5910 N Milwaukee River Pkwy	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7190	490	40	12.4	38.0%	208 (42.4%)	162 (33.1%)	43 (8.8%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.8%)								(n/a)	45.5						45.5										$18,397	$580	$17,818
Browning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 N 64th St	Milwaukee	53218	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-5200	279	18	15.6	90.7%	3 (1.1%)	252 (90.3%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2.2	1019^th of 1039 public elementary schools	1.9%		2.4	1016^th of 1044 public elementary schools	2.7%	3	9.8	6.3	8.3				14.6	2.1	6.1				17.0		4.2		$21,790	$2,861	$18,929
Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7900 W Acacia St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3800	384	24	15.9	92.2%	5 (1.3%)	314 (81.8%)	22 (5.7%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	2.7	1009^th of 1039 public elementary schools	2.9%		1.6	1033^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	1.1%	24	15.0	5.7	0.0	24.4	0.0	25.9	7.5	2.9	0.0	4.9	3.0	7.4	11.8	22.2	2.9	11.5	$26,248	$2,725	$23,523

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 86% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bradley Technology High
High : Carmen Mid/High Northwest Campus
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

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