Hawthorne Middle School

Hawthorne opened in September 1957 as a combined junior high/elementary school to serve students living in the North Pocatello area. By 1973, the elementary school established its own name, and two years later, received its own building at another site. The junior high took over the vacated portion of the old building.

Before Hawthorne opened, the school district had operated under a 6-2-4 plan, i.e. six years of elementary school, two years of junior high school, and four years of senior high school. With the additional space Hawthorne provided, the district switched to a 6-3-3 plan, retaining graduating 8th graders at the junior highs as 9th graders. Currently the school district operates under a 6-2-4 plan again; Hawthorne Junior High became Hawthorne Middle School to reflect the change.

Mission

Maximizing learning for all students through rigor, relevancy, and relationships. Whatever it takes!

Parents Options

Parents are encouraged to participate in their children's education and activities at Hawthorne. Parents are urged to join the PTO organization, volunteer time, chaperone activities, or just come and observe. Parent access to school information is available on faculty web sites.

2006–2007 Student Body

• 5% participated in gifted and talented programs
• 40% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch
• 0.006% participated in programs to learn English

2006–2007 Average Class Sizes

	Hawthorne	District
Seventh Grade	23	22
Eighth Grade	22	23

2006–2007 Highlights

• Significant growth in ISAT scores by individual students in all tested areas
• Being awarded the "Spirit of Idaho" award from Senator Crapo
• Continuing to provide extra curricular counseling/clubs including after-school tutoring club
• Diversity of our student population: economically disadvantaged at 40 percent, Hispanic 8 percent, and Native American 12 percent, and a total minority population 23 percent
• Attendance at "back-to-school night" of over 400
• Having a culture that reduces the discipline incident rates of our school
• Sponsoring the annual Native American Pow Wow

2006–2007 Academic Performance

	Hawthorne Average	District Average	State Average
ISAT Reading Proficiency	81.49%	83.00%	80.86%
ISAT Math Proficiency	66.47%	75.71%	77.02%
Language Usage	58.03%		*78.00%

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