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Hawthorne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorne Elementary is a public elementary school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 325. Despite being part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 166 out of 426 districts in the state, Hawthorne Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 5 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorne Elementary struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Wisconsin schools for female, male, and white students. The school performs slightly better for Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom 50%, and for English Language Learners, ranking in the bottom 40-50%. However, the school ranks in the bottom 20-30% for special education and low socioeconomic status students. Academically, Hawthorne Elementary consistently lags behind the Waukesha School District and the state of Wisconsin in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.24% to 44.44% in mathematics and 30.61% to 44.44% in English Language Arts.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Waukesha School District, such as eAchieve Elementary, Hadfield Elementary, and Waukesha STEM Academy, generally outperform Hawthorne Elementary in terms of statewide rankings, academic proficiency, and other key metrics. For example, Waukesha STEM Academy, a public charter school, ranks in the top 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates than Hawthorne Elementary.

321

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,023

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111Maitland Dr
Waukesha, WI 53188-2361

(262) 970-1610

District: Waukesha School District

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Butler Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

29.3%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2021 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (34% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 25 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg64%

Wisconsin avg54%

868^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Waukesha School District

166^th of 426Waukesha 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	21.2	868 of 1044	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	875 of 1061	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	866 of 1067	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	817 of 1067	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	870 of 1050	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	169 of 255	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	220 of 269	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	95 of 248	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	132 of 222	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	801 of 1001	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	822 of 1011	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	832 of 1010	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	745 of 1017	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	720 of 1004	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	239 of 322	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	235 of 331	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	151 of 290	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	140 of 296	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	157 of 274	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	772 of 870	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	790 of 866	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	766 of 871	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	650 of 859	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	764 of 847	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	839 of 1000	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	844 of 1012	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	780 of 1011	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	785 of 1017	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	873 of 1003	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	724 of 802	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	636 of 790	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	432 of 770	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	427 of 748	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	521 of 746	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	620 of 718	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	454 of 727	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	390 of 715	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	261 of 704	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	380 of 699	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies38%-25 vs state

English Language Arts36%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

Science29%-22 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 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	1111Maitland Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1610	321	33	9.6	64.5%	94 (29.3%)	23 (7.2%)	182 (56.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	21.2	868^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.9%		21.5	875^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.5%	7	44.4	36.0	30.6				44.4	38.5	12.2				38.5		28.9		$11,023	$846	$10,177
Summit View Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2100 Summit Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	Yes	No	No	(262) 970-2605	449	31	14.3	29.4%	310 (69.0%)	31 (6.9%)	54 (12.0%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	80.9	145^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.1%		76.2	214^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.8%	69	69.8	70.7	62.9				87.3	73.3	70.0				76.0		65.3		$10,499	$387	$10,112
eAchieve Elementary	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-5	301 Hyde Park Avenue	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(262) 970-1069	111	6	18.4	45.0%	61 (55.0%)	14 (12.6%)	22 (19.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	56.9	501^st of 1044 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.9	707^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.4%	206	70.0	77.8	57.1				80.0	55.6	28.6				44.4		33.3		$12,110	$818	$11,292
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 N Grandview Blvd	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1905	347	31	11.1	55.6%	210 (60.5%)	24 (6.9%)	80 (23.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	42.2	696^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.3%		41.4	716^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.5%	20	45.0	41.3	42.5				56.7	51.1	50.0				57.8		37.8		$10,754	$597	$10,157
White Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 Whiterock Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2705	286	1	381.3	11.5%	209 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.7%)	22 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.8%)	74.4	245^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.5%		68.6	345^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.5%	100	73.3	81.5	74.1	81.0	90.9	100.0	46.7	59.3	44.4	57.1	72.7	90.0	100.0	100.0	74.1	90.0	$11,949	$385	$11,564
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	410 Arcadian Ave	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	La Casa De Esperanza Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(262) 547-0887	310	20	15.8	72.3%	30 (9.7%)	69 (22.3%)	200 (64.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	11.3	934^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.5%		20.7	879^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.2%	55	21.9	16.0	14.8	22.2	36.8	21.4	34.3	32.0	18.5	33.3	36.8	35.7	32.0	57.1	20.0	21.4	$10,175	$00	$10,175
Hadfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Linden St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1505	338	37	9.0	73.7%	169 (50.0%)	44 (13.0%)	80 (23.7%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	35.4	765^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.7%		21.5	873^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	17.7%	108	50.0	48.9	20.9				60.0	51.1	32.6				48.9		33.3		$11,379	$1,126	$10,253
Bethesda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 S University Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1305	401	30	13.1	39.2%	208 (51.9%)	15 (3.7%)	152 (37.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	71	300^th of 1044 public elementary schools	71.3%		57.2	535^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.6%	235	68.6	64.0	53.0				78.9	68.0	63.6				70.0		54.0		$10,577	$386	$10,191
Banting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2019 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 970-1205	486	42	11.4	49.8%	184 (37.9%)	36 (7.4%)	197 (40.5%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	60.3	455^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.4%		57.6	527^th of 1061 public elementary schools	50.3%	72	41.4	52.4	60.0				60.9	58.5	72.3				72.0		51.2		$10,749	$666	$10,083
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Rolling Ridge Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2005	243	19	12.5	18.5%	197 (81.1%)	3 (1.2%)	28 (11.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	90.3	28^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.3%		88.2	53^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.0%	25	80.0	85.7	69.7				91.4	97.1	59.4				91.4		91.4		$10,615	$386	$10,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorne Elementary

What district is Hawthorne Elementary in?

Waukesha School District

What schools do graduates of Hawthorne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Butler Middle
High : North High

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorne Elementary?

Students at Hawthorne Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 29% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Hawthorne Elementary a good school?

Hawthorne Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Hawthorne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Hawthorne Elementary.

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