Hawthorne Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.4% |
| Met Standard | 20.0% |
| Below Standard | 65.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Hawthorne Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Ontario-Montclair district average of 17.3%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.3% exceeded — 4.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 20.3% | 16.5% | 36.7% |
| 4th | 74 | 16.2% | 23.0% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 74 | 17.6% | 27.0% | 44.6% |
| 6th | 86 | 11.6% | 27.9% | 39.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 10.1% | 20.3% | 30.4% |
| 4th | 75 | 10.7% | 20.0% | 30.7% |
| 5th | 74 | 17.6% | 18.9% | 36.5% |
| 6th | 87 | 11.5% | 6.9% | 18.4% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.2