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Schools in Hawthorne

Hawthorne’s public schools

Mount Pleasant Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hawthorne. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 84% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.1K
▼ 1% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,941 students on the public path
In brief

Hawthorne’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hawthorne’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Westlake High School places highest (better than 84%); Westlake Middle School lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hawthorne, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Hawthorne Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant Central School DistrictNo scores
3–5Columbus Elementary Schoolin ThornwoodB
6–8Westlake Middle Schoolin ThornwoodB−
9–12Westlake High Schoolin ThornwoodA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Pleasant Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mount Pleasant Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,941 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$34,139NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 48.9% · 802 students tested
Math64%
State average 46.5% · 874 students tested

Hawthorne vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Hawthorne’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hawthorne—Mount Pleasant Central

Every school in Hawthorne

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hawthornein other towns
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2
417 students10:1Rate it →
Columbus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Thornwood
B
481 students9:1Rate it →
Westlake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thornwood
B−
477 students9:1Rate it →
Westlake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Thornwood
A−
566 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Hawthorne’s schools

Are Hawthorne’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hawthorne. Mount Pleasant Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hawthorne. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hawthorne in?

Mount Pleasant Central School District.

Where do Hawthorne kids go to high school?

Westlake High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.