Hawthorne Elementary, Ontario CA

Original Research by School Decision on Hawthorne Elementary

Hawthorne Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Ontario, a rapidly growing city in the Inland Empire east of Los Angeles. The school enrolls a small student body and sits within the Ontario-Montclair School District.

The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This reflects both the economic conditions of the immediate neighborhood and the broader character of Ontario, which is a mixed-use city with older residential areas alongside newer master-planned developments and serves as a major logistics and distribution hub.

Academic performance at Hawthorne is below the midpoint among schools in San Bernardino County. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from around one-third of students in grades three and four to roughly midway through grade five, then falls back. Math proficiency is notably lower, particularly in grade six, where fewer than one in five students meet the state standard. Science proficiency in grade five sits at roughly one in four. These results paint a picture of consistent challenge across the tested grades, with some relative strength in grades four and five for ELA but a sharp decline in math by the upper elementary grades.

The school does have data for only one year, so trends cannot be assessed. Parents evaluating the school may want to look into what academic support or intervention programs are in place, particularly for mathematics and for the upper grade levels. The school's status as a regular public school with no specialized magnet or charter designation means it follows the standard Ontario-Montclair curriculum and operates within that district's broader framework.

Housing in Ontario's 91762 zip code, where the school is located, is more affordable than state and national medians, reflecting the city's character as an established, moderately priced area. The city itself is experiencing substantial growth, particularly through the Ontario Ranch master-planned community being built to the south with new residential neighborhoods and new schools. The older neighborhoods near Hawthorne, along with the downtown civic core, represent the city's more established character, with walkable downtown areas mixed with more car-dependent residential zones.

The Ontario-Montclair School District brief did not identify recent parent-relevant changes, so the available context here is limited to the school and community profile itself rather than district-level shifts.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 40% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 34% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 32% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 37% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 40% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 47% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 47% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolOntario-Montclair, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income47%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income88%55 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income47%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income63%33 pp gap