The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 33% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Hawkins Elementary School
Hawkins Elementary School serves grades kindergarten through eight in Toledo, a mid-sized industrial city anchored by manufacturing, healthcare, and education on the western end of Lake Erie. The school sits in west Toledo at the edge of a neighborhood mix of residential blocks and commercial corridors. It is a regular public school within Toledo City School District.
Enrollment is small, with roughly equal distribution across the grades served. The student body is diverse in composition: a substantial plurality identify as Black, with a meaningful share identifying as white, two or more races, or Hispanic. The school serves very few Asian students and no American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner enrollment were not available, which is common for Ohio schools in some reporting contexts.
Academic performance in grades three through eight shows consistent challenges across all tested subjects. In English language arts, student proficiency sits in the lower range. In mathematics, proficiency is notably lower still. In science, proficiency drops further. All three subjects show full student participation in state testing, indicating the results reflect the school's full tested population rather than a partial cohort. Only one year of state assessment data is available for this school, so multi-year trends cannot be determined. Among Lucas County's districts, this school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile compared to other schools in the county.
The broader Toledo context matters for families considering enrollment. Toledo is in active revitalization, especially downtown, with significant new residential and commercial development, mixed-use districts, and major infrastructure investments underway. Downtown and the Warehouse District are walkable and vibrant; suburban areas are largely car-dependent. The city's major employers span healthcare, automotive manufacturing, glass production, and education. Housing values in the school's zip code are moderate and rising modestly.
The district itself is navigating substantial change. In November 2024, voters approved a new property tax levy—the district's first new operating money in more than a decade—intended for routine operations, building maintenance, and growth projects. Concurrently, in April 2026, the Toledo Board of Education approved a major restructuring plan to address a significant budget deficit. The plan includes closing and repurposing multiple elementary schools, shifting some K-8 schools to K-6 configuration, converting one high school to an arts and science focus, reconfiguring another high school for early career-technical education, and changing start times and transportation. This restructuring reshapes which schools students attend, grade configurations, athletics offerings, and daily schedules across the district beginning in the 2026-27 school year. Families moving to the area should verify the school's status and any changes to grade configuration or attendance boundaries that may result.
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