The top reported proficiency rate is 12% in Math. The lowest is 8% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hawthorne Es
Hawthorne ES is a public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools district, the state’s largest district by enrollment, which covers a sprawling capital city known for its oil-and-gas economy, downtown entertainment districts, and wide suburban and rural stretches. The school itself sits in the northwestern part of the city, an area where home values are well below national and state medians and rents are relatively affordable, though both have moved in opposite directions recently: home prices have declined year over year while rents have edged upward.
The student body is small for a public elementary school. The vast majority of students are Hispanic, with smaller shares of white, Black, multiracial, and Native American students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners are not reported in the available state data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these supports. The school serves only the earliest grades, so there is no graduation rate to report and no state testing for the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten levels.
State assessment results for math and English language arts are available for grades three and four, and those numbers indicate that the proportion of students scoring proficient or above is low. In third grade math, roughly one in seven students reached the proficient bar; in fourth grade math, the figure is about one in eleven. English language arts results are similarly low, with fewer than one in ten students scoring proficient in either grade. Science testing data is from a prior year and grade level no longer served at the school, but it also showed a low proficiency rate. When Hawthorne’s overall performance across tested subjects and grades is compared with other schools in districts across Oklahoma County, it falls in the bottom quarter of that set.
No information on course access, staffing levels, discipline, or attendance patterns is available in the data provided, so it is not possible to describe the day-to-day learning environment or student support systems from this source. The school is not a charter or magnet, and its Title I status is not listed.
For a family considering this school, the central facts are its early-elementary grade span, its overwhelmingly Hispanic student population, and its academic outcomes, which are substantially below the county median. The surrounding housing market is more accessible than most of the Oklahoma City metro area, with home prices roughly one-third below the state average and rents near the national median for rent-to-income. The city itself continues to grow, driven by long-term public investment programs, a strong federal employer base, and energy-sector employment, though that growth has been concentrated in downtown and outlying suburban counties rather than in the immediate neighborhoods around the school.
Who this school fits depends heavily on a family’s priorities. For a parent who values a neighborhood school with a small enrollment and a population that reflects the area’s Latino community, Hawthorne offers that setting. For a parent who places a high priority on state test performance, the proficiency rates here are a clear concern that would likely require further investigation into classroom instruction, curriculum, and supplemental supports. Because the district-level data on recent bond measures or strategic initiatives were not included in the materials reviewed, it is unclear whether there are broader district efforts underway that might affect this school’s trajectory. A parent may want to speak with the principal or visit the school to get a fuller picture of how the building addresses academic challenges given its current results.
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