Hawthorne Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.1% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 46.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Hawthorne Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the San Luis Coastal Unified district average of 34.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 35.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 35.9% | 15.1% | 50.9% |
| 4th | 47 | 31.9% | 23.4% | 55.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 35.1% | 17.5% | 52.6% |
| 6th | 41 | 46.3% | 19.5% | 65.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 30.9% | 25.4% | 56.4% |
| 4th | 47 | 31.9% | 23.4% | 55.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 24.6% | 15.8% | 40.4% |
| 6th | 42 | 45.2% | 9.5% | 54.8% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.0