The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in Math. The lowest is 16% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hawthorne Elementary School
Hawthorne Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Indianapolis’s Warren Township, a public elementary building that sits within the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township. For a family looking at early-elementary options on the far east side, this is a neighborhood school with a student body that reflects the broader diversity of its community.
The roughly 370 students enrolled represent a range of backgrounds. Black and Hispanic students each make up a substantial share, with White students and students identifying as two or more races also well represented. More than two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that the school serves many families with lower household incomes. The school runs KG through fourth grade, so there are no older grades on site, and therefore no graduation rate to report. If you are looking for middle or high school data for this feeder pattern, that would be at other buildings within MSD Warren Township.
On the 2025 state assessments, Hawthorne’s math proficiency rate sat above the midpoint among Marion County elementary schools in the district-level comparison. The overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades also placed the school above the midpoint relative to districts in Marion County, giving a clearer picture of how the school’s results land among its county peers. Within the school’s own results, math proficiency was higher than English language arts, and science proficiency was lower still. The share of students meeting the state bar in reading was notably below the math figure. A parent may want to discuss with the school how literacy instruction is delivered and what supports are in place for students who are still building foundational reading skills. Those figures represent a single year’s snapshot, and they do not include a trend line, since the data did not contain prior-year results for comparison.
The school building sits in a residential section of Indianapolis, in the 46219 zip code, where home values and rents are below the national median, consistent with many parts of the city’s east side. The typical home in this area is priced well under the national benchmark, and rents are moderate relative to local incomes. The broader Marion County housing market is more expensive than this pocket, but for a family buying or renting near the school, the costs are lower than what you would find in many other parts of Indianapolis.
Because Hawthorne serves only early elementary grades, a number of typical school metrics do not apply. There is no high school graduation rate, no chronic absenteeism measure in the data, and no course access data for advanced or career programs. The school’s discipline statistics were not available. If those factors matter to your decision, you would need to look at the middle and high schools in Warren Township to get a fuller picture of the secondary experience. The district itself, MSD Warren Township, appears to have made no recent changes that would be of major note to parents—no boundary redraws or program overhauls surfaced in our research.
This is a school where a family can expect a diverse, economically mixed student body and a staff that works with children in the primary grades. The academic results show a math program that sits above the county midpoint, while reading and science scores are areas where the school is working to raise achievement. The housing costs in the immediate area are comparatively affordable, which may be relevant for families choosing where to live. If strong early literacy is a top priority, it is worth a direct conversation with the school about their reading curriculum and any intervention programs.
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