Hawthorne Elementary School in Albuquerque, New Mexico on �ǿմ�ý

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Hawthorne Elementary School

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Hawthorne Elementary School is an urban public school in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is part of Albuquerque Public Schools. It serves 311 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Its teachers have had 64 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

311 Students

29 Teachers

420 General Somervell St NE

Albuquerque, NM 87123 View local requests

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Hawthorne Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

89%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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