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Hawthorn Elem.

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

8200 N Chariton, Kansas City, MO 64152 · (816) 359-4390 · Part of Park Hill School District

Kansas City’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
450
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Hawthorn Elem.

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8200 N Chariton, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 164
Grade 273
Grade 380
Grade 477
Grade 592
Enrollment over time
477’20
497’21
452’22
429’23
450’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 12%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hawthorn Elem. from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Park Hill School District

The district →
Gerner Family Early Ed CTR.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kansas City
392 students20:1
Union Chapel Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
A
609 students17:1
Southeast Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B+
548 students13:1
Tiffany Ridge Elementary SCHL
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B−
484 students13:1
Hopewell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B+
483 students13:1
Thomas B. Chinn Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B
466 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 Missouri’s other public schools; Kansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.