Hawthorne Elementary School in Sweet Home, Oregon on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Hawthorne Elementary School is a town public school in Sweet Home, Oregon that is part of Sweet Home School District 55. It serves 260 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Its teachers have had 6 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 6

260 Students

18 Teachers

3205 Long St

Sweet Home, OR 97386 View local requests

http://www.sweethome.k12.or.us/elementary/hawthorne

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Hawthorne Elementary School Demographics

74%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Hawthorne Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 29, 2025

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