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Hawthorn Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

1300 Bobcat Cir, Salem, IL 62881 · (618) 740-0952 · Part of Salem School District 111

Salem Township’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Hawthorn Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Salem Township kids: Salem Community High School

On the path

Where Salem Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–3Hawthorn Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Salem Community High Schoolin Salem

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1300 Bobcat Cir, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten116
Grade 195
Grade 2101
Grade 3109
Enrollment over time
382’20
397’21
399’22
378’23
421’24

Up 10.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hawthorn Elem School from Salem Township families.

Other schools in Salem School District 111

The district →
Franklin Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Salem
B+
528 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Salem Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.