Hawthorne Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Pocatello, Idaho

Hawthorne Middle School in Pocatello, Idaho enrolled 612 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Idaho middle-school median of 17.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program. On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

674 students in 2022-23, 625 students in 2023-24, 612 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.5 to 35.3.

Students enrolled at Hawthorne Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-236742023-246252024-25612
Students enrolled at Hawthorne Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-236742023-246252024-25612
Students enrolled at Hawthorne Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-236742023-246252024-25612
Students enrolled at Hawthorne Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 625, 2024-25: 61202004006008002022-236742023-246252024-25612
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367435.519.0
2023-2462537.016.9
2024-2561235.317.3

17.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Idaho middle schools

Among the 111 Idaho middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 17.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 17.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 17.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 17.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 234 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hawthorne Middle School enrolled 703 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 234 of the 703 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions29
  • Chronically absent0.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.5% of students were White, 15.5% Hispanic, 10.8% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White67.5%
  2. Hispanic15.5%
  3. American Indian10.8%
  4. Two or more races4.9%
  5. Black0.7%
  6. Asian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hawthorne Middle School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2259%60%54.8%
Math, 2022-2336%46% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Pocatello

4 public middle schools in Pocatello report 2024-25 enrollment; Hawthorne Middle School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Franklin Middle School71820.826.3%
Irving Middle School70219.138.7%
Hawthorne Middle School61217.345.4%
Alameda Middle School57217.338.1%

All public schools in Pocatello →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hawthorne Middle School

  1. Alameda Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 572 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Irving Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 702 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Hawthorne Middle School with Alameda Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pocatello District spends per student$9,898 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,898
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoHawthorne Middle School is the number 40 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#40 of 113
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.17.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hawthorne Middle School

  1. How many students attend Hawthorne Middle School?
    612 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 674 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pocatello, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawthorne Middle School?
    17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for middle schools is 17.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hawthorne Middle School a Title I school?
    Hawthorne Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Hawthorne Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hawthorne Middle School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hawthorne Middle School in?
    Pocatello District, NCES district ID 1602640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160264000471 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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