Hawthorne PK-8 Academy
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Hawthorne PK-8 Academy serves 740 students in grades Pre-K–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 679th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004356 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 740 | 44,047 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.5% | 87.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hawthorne PK-8 Academy in context
Size
Of the 48 elementary schools in San Antonio ISD, Hawthorne PK-8 Academy is the 3rd largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 374 students, so Hawthorne PK-8 Academy is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 96 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 56, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 8 has 40% more students than kindergarten (87 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 96 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 89.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Antonio ISD (89.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hawthorne PK-8 Academy has 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 740 students would have about 50 teachers, so Hawthorne PK-8 Academy has 1.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Celebrate Dyslexia School, 0.8 miles away in Celebrate Dyslexia Schools. There are 64 elementary schools within 5 miles and 181 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.1% |
| White | 5.5% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 96 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 56 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 63 |
| Grade 5 | 86 |
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 85 |
| Grade 8 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
115 W Josephine St, San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (210)738-9795
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hawthorne PK-8 Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrate Dyslexia School | Celebrate Dyslexia Schools | 0.8 mi | 61 | 12.2 | – |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista | Great Hearts Texas | 0.9 mi | 468 | 21.3 | 27.4% |
| Driscoll Madison Square Child Development Center | Driscoll ISD | 0.9 mi | 55 | – | – |
| Bowden Academy | San Antonio ISD | 1.3 mi | 439 | 15.7 | 96.1% |
| Mark Twain Dual Language Academy | San Antonio ISD | 1.3 mi | 694 | 15.1 | 54.3% |
| IDEA Carver Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 468 | 21.1 | 77.6% |
| Pershing Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.8 mi | 309 | 15.4 | 97.4% |
| Beacon Hill Primary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.9 mi | 267 | 18 | 88.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.